Covert rifle carry

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Greg
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CombatController wrote:Toolbox I saw once, but is not too easy to lug around, the covert bag NPR linked to though has some merits.
Toolbox? No you want to blend in, there are too few situations where a toolbox is appropriate- most of the time it'd be just "wtf is he carrying?". Same problem for a guitar case. Who carries a guitar case?? Seriously.

Just go to a bag store. Seriously, there are stores that exist for the sole purpose of selling 'stylish' bags. Laptop bags, messenger bags, etc etc. Tom Bihn is your friend. You'd be INVISIBLE.
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I would prefer really covert over semi but semi over TUBAR.
I'd go for a large backpack or a gym bag (I'm not big on trying to use 'hipster douchebag' as a disguise). Don't underestimate gym bags, people have been building BOB's and range bags and whatnot from bags that are the same size, shape and basic design as some gym bags, they just are styled differently. Even one of those old-fashioned tubular "laundry day" tote-style gym bags could work, if you pack it properly (you're going to need some foam, if nothing else).
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Legman688
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I love how nearly all of those "covert" rifle bags still come in two colors: Coyote Brown/Flat Dark Earth/Tan and Black. Because that doesn't defeat the purpose AT ALL.

The Cav Arms DRB bag looks good though.

CC, what were you thinking about for that SBR? I've never particularly felt the need for an AR (why the hell would I spend $2000, including mags, pouches, optics and ammo, for a gun useful only for shooting poodles? Especially on a grad student budget.) but lately I've been thinking about standardizing my self-defense arsenal on .40 S&W and an SBR built on a Rock River Arms AR-15 pistol in .40 has been sounding pretty yummy.
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Jered
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What about a golf club bag?

I'd avoid a guitar case. Genre savvy people know what's in a guitar case.
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Durham68
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Any thought for the various brief case AR options?

Like this
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I'd love to have something like this for work, even if we're not allowed to have firearms at work. An AR and multiple spare magazines under my desk? It'd be nice.
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Trombone gig bag?
http://www.wwbw.com/Trombone-Cases---Gi ... WRWXGG&o=1
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Greg wrote:Toolbox? No you want to blend in, there are too few situations where a toolbox is appropriate- most of the time it'd be just "wtf is he carrying?".
A Toolbox raises eyebrows?


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FelixEstrella
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The problem I see with any kind of "removable" covert carry option is that unless you're carrying it all the time (I put down any backpack I might be carrying when I get to my office and it sits there even when I leave my office) in all likelihood you won't have it with you when you need it.
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Ben Rumson
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Nah. An angry jazz musician might jack you for the horn. :P
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Actually, what you really need is this:

http://www.tommygunshop.com/cgi-bin/ite ... ?itmid=555
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