Gun Case Locks?

[SCHUNTER73]

What do you guys recommend for a pelican type rifle case? Keyed lock, I presume?

 

[Killo]

What do you guys recommend for a pelican type rifle case? Keyed lock, I presume?

Key lock and long neck so they will fit

 

[TnKen]

I used some cheap harbor freight locks. I figured they are just secured through pieces of plastic lops on the case. They can just cut or melt the plastic to get I. Ti the case if they want, and not even mess with defeating the locks.

 

[SCHUNTER73]

Thanks, gents. I also just found the other long thread that I was looking for from a few years ago.

 

[Russ16]

Does anyone use combo locks? I'm always super paranoid I'm going to lose the key.

 

[cmeng12]

Abus 88/40's that are custom keyed. I use those on most of my pelicans in every single keyhole. Works great when I'm flying cross country on a pelican case of MG's.

If my case will permit though, I prefer Stanley 24/7 60mm. They are more robust, but slot in well and are beefy.

Reminder: all locks are 100% penetrable by someone that knows what they are doing. You're just trying to dissuade someone from easy access. The above locks can easily be defeated by the lockpicking lawyer, but they will work for a flight.

 

[SRvet]

I buy keyed alike padlocks whic generally gives you 2 keys per lock - 12 keys in total for 4 gun case locks and 2 ammo case locks. You can have several keys in your possession at once!
When you have to do the customs checks it is very quick to open each lock in turn. Massively quicker than putting a combination into each lock in turn.