Dear Amazon Shopper,
This case is virtually indestructible. I own both this case and a Pelican Storm IM3300; I trust this case over the Pelican for a few reasons.
1 - This case is sturdier than its Pelican counterpart. I have taken both cases to an outdoor range multiple times and have abused the hell out of them in terms of cramming them into a vehicle or dropping them on the ground. The SKB case looks as pristine as the day I bought it; the Pelican case is significantly cosmetically marred, appearing as if a horde of cats used it as a platform on which to engage in battle. This having been said, the Pelican case is styled a little more attractively and none of the contents of either case have come out damaged.
2 - The SKB case has built-in locks. Both cases have ample attach points for additional locks, but the SKB case comes with locks built-in, which gives you peace of mind from the moment it arrives and you place your weapons in it. Additionally, if you do not cut out the foam of your Pelican case, the body tends to bow, making it more difficult to line up locks (which actually reduces the range of locks you can use on the case). Overall, the SKB case has a more secure look, feel, and initial function.
3 - As you may have guessed from the tendency of the Pelican case to bow when overloaded, there is more give in terms of the Pelican case's exterior. If I had to wager on which case was "crush-proof", my money would be on the SKB. In fairness, that's just from eyeballing it, but the SKB case looks to be made from sterner stuff.
Both cases come with wheels and a handle, both of which are huge pluses when transporting them any significant distance. In fairness to the IM3300, I feel compelled to mention that it is advertised as "watertight" whereas the SKB is not. Whether or not this is true is not something I have had occasion to test. However, if you plan on taking your case with you when night-fishing, whether or not the case is watertight might be an important factor for you to consider. It is also worthy of note that if you do cut the foam in your Pelican case, I would trust your rifles to fit more snugly, your optics to hold zero better, and the bowing problem would be resolved. However, this can be a MASSIVE pain and even with cutouts the Pelican would not offer quite as much room as the SKB (although see below).
Now comes my major gripe with this SKB case: Calling it a "double-rifle" case is pushing it. I have used mine to both store and transport an FS2000 and PS90 simultaneously. For those of you who are familiar with these weapons, they are VERY compact. The case accomodates them, attached optics, and some spare mags HANDILY, but there's a rub; I have to situate them such that neither is over the other. That is to say if I put the PS90 on the left side of the bottom level of the case, I need to put the FS2000 on the right side of the top level or I would need to sit on the case to close it. If you're looking to store two beefy guns in this case, you might have a bit of an issue squeezing them in, or if you can, their zero may be thrown off due to the pressure on the optics. However, if you are looking to store something like two long bolt-guns, you might have an easier time of it (assuming you minimize the overlap as much as possible).
The bottom line is that this case is spacious, secure, and has the durability of a tank. It would be a challenge to break this case if you tried. At $200 it's priced in the range of a few worthy competing products, but if this is your first hard storage/transport case and you're not looking to make cutouts for your weapons or take the case fishing, the SKB is hands-down the way to go.
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