let's we have a chat about the 42 inch plano all weather tactical gun case
it is a best-seller on Amazon as of January 2018 and this is no doubt heavily
influenced by its competitive price point of around $68 which is very
competitive in comparison to the $200 plus price tags for some of the high-end
gun cases that are out there now obviously if you're watching this is
you're trying to decide whether to buy it or not and I can say to you right up
front it really depends on your intended applications and you know what level of
expectations you have for the gun case I've already done the research what
follows is an effect like a sum of all the reviews we're going to talk about
what the positive reviewers are like about it things to consider and what the
critical reviewers criticized about it by the time we finish this this should
save you a whole heap of time spent on research and give you a good steer as to
whether the some is going to be an appropriate gun case for what you are
needing it for so without further ado this we get into it the positive review
highlights the first thing I can say is about 95% of the reviews are four or
five star reviews which i think is very impressive for what is essentially a
price point gun case you won't be surprised to hear that the number one
thing that people praised it for is the great value it represents with multiple
reviewers literally using those words that they believe it to represent great
value I'll give you a couple of other quotes one gentleman saying this
case is almost as good as the Pelican case at a quarter of the price
and half the weight of one some other people saying overall it's a good case
for a great price for the money it's a good case etc etc the second thing it
gets praise for is the quality of construction people describing it as
being well-built one reviewer saying look I wouldn't run this over with a
Hummer but for my application it's fits the
bill some other people saying look it's superior protection to a soft case and
just to give you a little bit of a heads up this is kind of how I personally see
this case having done the research it's definitely a step up from a soft case
but as by no means a high-end case so if that's the sort of part of the
market you're looking for somewhere in the middle then you know keep watching
keep considering in this case it's been more of a judgement call as to whether
it is you know you know in the right part of the spectrum for what you're
looking for at the price point the third thing its praised for is the fact that it
is lighter in comparison to say let's say some of the Pelican cases and number
four that it is easy to customize a lot of people like the pluck foam cutouts
makes it very convenient for customizing for your needs you don't even need a
utility knife as noted by various reviewers now moving on to things to
consider and this is the category in which I've got the most number of items
for your consideration first of all it is noted by some that it is bulky now
this is primarily in comparison to someone who's used to using soft cases
but it was also noted that this case will not stand up on its side
one reviewer saying look the fins on the base which is on the opposite side of
the carry handle and not long enough to keep the case stable so it tips over as
soon as there's weight inside it this means you need to store the case flat on
its side at all times so take that into consideration whether that's going to be
an issue for you or not the second thing that comes up a lot is that there is a
very large number of reviewers who have made use of a product called plasti-dip
to get a better finish or a finish that they prefer with the foam so I'll give
you a couple of quotes this should hopefully paint the picture for you one
person saying I sprayed the finished product with Plasti Dip to give it a
more crisper look and hide any of the marker markings and precuts of the
remaining foam so when I was saying instead of plucking the foam I cut it
with a hot wire and then spray black plastic tip over it to give it a darker
color and help seal the perforations from the pluck foam cuts now if you're
interested in going down this road you can read some more of the reviews to get
the specifics of how people went about it I've also put a link in the
description below for the see the plasti-dip product moving on its
suitability for storage was questioned there was a reviewer saying that the
phone retains moisture and that he would not recommend it for storing a firearm
only for using it for transportation now I couldn't get a black-and-white answer
on that but be careful there because especially if it's a valuable firearm
you're obviously not gonna want to give it any rust on it or anything like that
perhaps you could mitigate the issue with some moisture absorbing products I
forget the name off the top of my head but you would perhaps need to change
them out frequently if you're you know putting the firearm into long-term
storage I think enough said lets we move on its suitability for travel
was also heavily questioned now a lot of the positive reviews said this is the
reason they liked it they considered it ideal for travel on a commercial
aircraft whereas on the other side of the coin there's a lot of people who said
basically the exact opposite they didn't feel it was up to the job and I also saw
some pictures of a case that was all cracked and broken up after receiving
some rough handling from an airline so if I had to make a judgment call there my
preference like if I were buying this for myself I would say I'd lean to the
slightest thing it's perhaps not ideally suited for travel on a commercial
aircraft but you know as stated it's not a black-and-white answer there for you
next consideration do check the size before you buy it make sure you actually
do a measurement there were some people who receive cases that were too big or
too small for their requirements and usually it was because they made their
decision based on the pictures of firearms in the cases that are on the
advertisements but this is quite you know you could easily be misled by that
obviously this you know for example ar-15 they come in many different
flavors and different sizes long story short do some measurements
before you buy it to make sure you're getting the right size the next thing to
think about the security now this case I would say is definitely not an ideal
case if security is a high priority for you people are saying you really
to use two padlocks if you want any decent security because the case by
itself can be opened very easily some people saying with the screwdriver some
others saying that the the the clasps are too easy to pull off and push back
on the locks in the case are essentially worthless because of us do not rely on
the locks someone else pointing out that all the locks are keyed alike for plano
cases and there's a story in there about a guy I forgot those keys went to the
range but fortunately someone else had a plano case and his keys worked just fine
to open his case so that's another consideration for you
the next one is just basically your budget and the value of the rifle you're
going to be storing in it if you're a budget conscious buyer you know it's
gonna be a good case to consider but I'll give you a few quotes if you can
afford it pay the extra dollars for a Pelican someone else saying all and all
if I had a nicer rifle I probably get something better
another quote the hardshell case is pretty solid for the money but it's
budget orientated and it shows in a few places etc etc now to be fair there were
people saying these are all things I can live with for the price it's a
reasonable price for a good but not great product was what one person said
so I think you get the idea here this is sort of a mid-range product at a
competitive price you need to decide whether it's good enough for what you're
wanting to do with it moving on to the critical review highlights now first up
only 2% of the reviews were one or two star reviews and again I think this is
very impressive for a price point gun case there's three main things that got
criticized the first thing was the foam itself now as I mentioned before some
people are using that Plasti Dip to get the more the finish they liked but other
people just not happy with the quality of the foam or not happy with the look
of the foam so I'll give you some quotes I don't like the pool in black
foam it looks sloppy unless the item you're putting in there has all right
angles now what he's talking about there is the pull and pluck foam is all
little square grids so you pull those out to kind of get the shape around your
rifle but obviously it's not going to be a smooth looking shape it's going to be
quite squarish looking more chunky looking with lots of right angles as per
this quote lots of people say it feels weaker than traditional solid foam I'll
likely order a solid piece of foam and cut it myself lots of other quotes
around us some people describing the foam inserts it's super cheap and that
the foam falls apart with use this came up quite a lot a lot of people
saying look if I could do it over I'd rather have a case with a solid foam
insert over the pluck squares love the case just wish the foam held together a
lot better so I think you get the idea there the second thing that came in for
a lot of criticism was the latches or locks people referring to them different
ways I'll give you some quotes once again the latches are kind of a pain the
way easy too easy to get open so we talked about this under security people
saying the locks a complete expletive plastic locks hinges are plastic and
flimsy cheap fragile plastic latches etc etc I'm having a little bit of a
mishmash but these are the things that critical reviewers highlight about the
product the third thing they criticized it for is the durability of the plastic
they described it has been flexible plastic one gentlemen saying the
plastic is thinner than say a Pelican case the case itself is pretty soft
pliable plastic that bulges when the contents within it is too wide not as
quite as sturdy as the top-dollar cases like Pelican gets the rifle to the range
and home just fine so as mention it all comes down to your intended use the
plastic on that case is too soft super flimsy only good for range transfer I
only trust my Pelican for travel and it's referencing there you know as an
commercial aircraft etc looks like a hard case but not exactly a hard case
the plastic walls are soft and flexes with light pressure one last quote a
gentleman saying very cheap polymer material I left it out
on a table had a shootout and it warped the hinges came off
so hopefully this kind of gives you an idea why I said earlier on in this video
that I really feel this is a step up from a soft case but it's not a high end
case now this may well be fine and especially if you're only wanting to use
it for range transfer and basic applications and you don't have too higher
expectations I think this case could you know really serve you well however if
you're planning on using it for travel on commercial aircraft or you have high
expectations about its durability you may want to do a little bit more
research and dig a little bit deeper because you know it may not cut the
mustard for you a couple of the criticisms a few reviewers criticizing
the seals saying look it's described as been and whether that case but the seals
don't appear to be very tight with one gentleman giving the example they
believed it in his truck bed and it rained during the night and he woke up to
find it full of water lastly to round things out critical reviewers talked
about quite a few different quality control complaints which they
criticized quality control for not picking up perhaps this is
not so surprising it is a price point gun case after all but I hope that gives
you the idea as always I will put the links in the description below and I'll
probably in a future video do a review of Pelican cases since that was such a
popular reference point for this case anyway I hope this has been helpful and
we'll see you next time cheers
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