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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Accessories » Pistol Case Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Pistol Case   Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:05 am Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA My Marksman 2004 (Beeman P17) is the gun I take traveling, but with all the stuff I've hung on it it barely fit in the cloth case. Several years ago I got this empty power tool case for free at a garage sale - it just seemed too nice to pass up. I ripped out the innards with a Dremel Multi-Max (a great tool, in my estimation): I covered up the box's former identity with panels of fine Corinthian Naugahyde (remember Ricardo Montalban and the Chrysler Cordoba?). The vinyl was left over from a church costume project, and the plywood was from drawers that I've been saving since our kitchen remodel five years ago: I built back the insides with construction styrofoam (again, from a previous home improvement project): Just so that Eric can't call me cheap again, let me point out that I purchased the Polar Fleece liner material at full retail price, which was about $2.00 at Walmart. I had the spray contact adhesive on hand: _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:05 am Crosman140 Senior Member Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 663 Location: USA Great project. Nicely done too. My travel gun rides in a soft-sided briefcase that I had for years. My 1377 fits in it perfectly along with my shoulder stock and other shooting equipment. It looks like a businessman's briefcase instead of a gun case. _________________ My Critter Gitters .22 Crosman 140 (1955) .177 Crosman G1 (2009) .177 Crosman 1377 (2009) .177 Daisy 880 (2019) BB Daisy Red Ryder (2012) BB Daisy Buck (2019) BB Crosman 1600 (1980) BB Marksman 1010 (1979)   Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:49 am walter Veteran Member Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Posts: 181 Location: towson md. thats great! gorgeous construction and attention to detail! two thumbs up. walt _________________ modified 1377c. first gen. Beeman hw97k. 177.cal.   Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:31 pm Bozo Veteran Member Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 107 Location: The remote parts of El Dorado County, CA Very nice! some more ideas to file away for future reference. I keep intending to build some nice wooden cases for my guns, but I have to unbury the table saw first. _________________ Sheridan Blue Streak , Barska Red Dot sight, .20 Gamo Big Cat 1200, 4x32 Ruger scope, .177   Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 3:30 pm 720fly Veteran Member Joined: 17 Oct 2010 Posts: 150 Location: a top of the Mountain of dreams So much better when you do it yourself, nice work   Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:52 pm Mark5043 Silver Status Member Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 1379 Very cool Slavia...I really like it.   Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:06 pm GrizzlyMan Member Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 80 Great job, I am thinking on getting one of those airguns.   Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:30 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6908 Location: "Out There" Where'd this topic come from?!? I must've been asleep that week in December! Now who's going to call Slavia "cheap" ? Actually, I have the same problem- I have a small collection of these sorts of plastic cases (from an old video camera, some sort of small/handheld vacuum cleaner, and a couple more from different tools)- but I don't seem to have any extra Fine Corinthian Leather ("Cordoobba") or polar fleece laying about. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront Is Plastic ok?   Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:49 pm Dartssnake Member Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Posts: 28 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA Take a look at these...you can even buy the foam here... http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=25092&catid=802 _________________ Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Wyatt Earp   Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:50 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. I can't believe I missed this post too! Awesome work Slavia and great idea. Man I just threw away two DeWalt tool cases that I had laying around a week ago! BTW is that a bi pod I see on that P17? That thing looks bada$$. I would love to see more pics of it! Ernesto   Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:26 pm Airhead Member Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 65 Location: Southern Ontario Tool cases work the best! they were basically designed to last and protect a tool from abuse. Im using a old "porter cable" case for an oscilating sander, it is a solid case made of good gauge steel with metal hinges, handle and clasps. No one knows that its a pistol case, and i like it that way! _________________ Webley Alecto .177 Webley Alecto .22 Benjamin Trail AW NP Benjamin Classsic Walthers CP Sport   Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:01 pm robert w Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 574 Location: usa and to think im usin a cheep walmart hunters bag that cost me $12.50 but ti has sides that hold 10 tins of pellets .the weight with my diana 5g tm and all those pellets seem like about 25 pounds but you did a nice job makin that tool case useable slavia _________________ ,crosman 400,gamo big cat in .22, diana 5g,diana 54 air king, diana 34 in .22 diana 34 in .177, wilrauch hw-55,and a romainian pioner training rifle , and a huge collection of powder burners 35 last count . 1 would think i have a gun store   Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:20 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: I would love to see more pics of it Okey dokey. This is a Marksman 2004, the previous name for the Beeman P17. It is a single-stroke pumper with a beautiful 2-stage trigger. The gun is only about 3 FPE, but pretty accurate - good enough for spent 12 gauge shells at 25 yards. It is a Chinese copy of the HW40/Beeman P3. It can be had for under $40.00 USD, while the HW40 is $200 more. I'm sure the HW40 is built better, but I'm not sure how it could be $200 worth of "better." The P17 is a lot of gun for $40.00. I have both read of and experienced three major failures with this gun. First, the inlet to the cylinder is often burred, which chews up the piston seal. I fixed that with a bit of 800 grit abrasive paper and a new "O" ring from an automotive parts store. Second, there is a nut on the valve stem that works loose, causing incomplete air release. That only required a bit of Loctite. Finally, the "hammer" pivot and latch pins work out sideways. One could probably fix that with some Loctite or fingernail polish, I chose to add threaded inserts ("T" nut barrels) and setscrews. The holes were already there, waiting and empty (see bottom photo). Inside (where you can't see it) I honed and deburred the trigger parts, and shimmed them against side play with Coke can washers. I added a mix of steel BB's and epoxy to the vacant recesses of the grip to balance the weight of the sight. The transfer port was drilled out from 0.098" to 0.125", which added a miniscule amount of velocity but really tightened up the velocity spread. The muzzle crown was polished. The bipod and bubble level holder were made from "T" slot rail surplussed out by a former employer. The flashlight is mounted in a ring from a cheap 15mm BB gun scope - you can turn that bottom ledge into a dovetail by scraping with the point of a penknife. The target knobs on the scope are instrument knobs from Radio Shack. The trigger was grooved by scraping a tap sideways with a vise grip as an edge guide. The overtravel limiter is a screw in a threaded brass anchor with teflon tape to keep it in place. The "hammer" spur extensions are socket head screws that thread into the spur and meet halfway through. Ballistics information went into the scope caps, and I removed the paint from the rear of the ocular bezel to create a kind of ghost ring effect - it helps me center the dot to reduce parallax error. The grip material is a 20" bicycle tube. The heel rest and thumb shelf are paint on wood, carved with a Dremel. The heel rest brings muscles of the forearm into play, and reduces stress on the wrist. The cocking pad is toolbox drawer liner. Here you see the pin retainers I mentioned before. The two wood-type barrel mounting screws were replaced with machine screws and "T" nut anchors. The barrel was bedded in black epoxy. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:03 pm Big Ern Veteran Member Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 357 Location: Miami Fl. Wow Slavia! That is a serious pistol you got there. You have done some amazing work on it. It has to be one of the baddest pistols I've ever seen, great job! Thanks for sharing. Ernesto   Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:14 pm robert w Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 574 Location: usa slavia thats 1 badazz lookin pistol there _________________ ,crosman 400,gamo big cat in .22, diana 5g,diana 54 air king, diana 34 in .22 diana 34 in .177, wilrauch hw-55,and a romainian pioner training rifle , and a huge collection of powder burners 35 last count . 1 would think i have a gun store Pistol Case     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Accessories You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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