has anyone tried this with a pelican case

[siccmademuzak]

I got a good deal on a used 1700.I was looking at a Troy m7 case and i got to thinking I'd like to fit all 3 of my ar15's inside. Has anyone been able to fit 3 ar's in a 1700?

This is what I was thinking
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One of my lowers is out getting painted

[Siberian64]

nice 30 rounders...

[ExtremeX]

I have 3 1700 cases but I find it a little too congested trying to even cram two rifles inside...

Everything I have is wearing optics tho... and I prefer to leave adequate protection on all sides vs trying to get the most out of my case space.

If you want to play with foam thickness and make a custom fit configuration you might be interested in this website...

http://www.foambymail.com/

I re-foamed all my cases with the open cell charcoal firm foam... closely resembles what comes in a factory iM3100 pelican.

http://www.foambymail.com/charcoal-foam.html

[Paperchasin]

Are you supposed to cutaway and use the upper foam like that?

[aawillia]

Are you supposed to cutaway and use the upper foam like that?

I wouldn't!

[siccmademuzak]

I have 3 1700 cases but I find it a little too congested trying to even cram two rifles inside...

Everything I have is wearing optics tho... and I prefer to leave adequate protection on all sides vs trying to get the most out of my case space.

If you want to play with foam thickness and make a custom fit configuration you might be interested in this website...

http://www.foambymail.com/

I re-foamed all my cases with the open cell charcoal firm foam... closely resembles what comes in a factory iM3100 pelican.

http://www.foambymail.com/charcoal-foam.html

Bobs foam Factory quoted me 40 for replacement foam, and 40-50 to cut out everything. so i'm playing with ideas for the case. I've only got a xps2 and i figure i can cut back on mags if i get a acog later and fill the mag spot with the acog but that's probably going to be about it for me as far as optics go. everything fits with about a 1 inch barrier of foam all the way around the case. is that not sufficient enough padding?

[ExtremeX]

Do the labor and cutting yourself... its easy stuff... may not be as pretty as a professional cut foam but I'm not going for looks or trying to impress people, I'm just trying to protect my hardware.

$100-120 bucks shipped to my door got me enough foam for 4 pelican cases (3 1700s and 1 iM3100) along with multiple configurations per case.... I basically ordered more "center pieces" so depending on what Im shooting that day, I can just switch the main layer for whatever I want to pack... plus I can now use the case for more than just gun stuff...

1" barrier around is probably fine but I like to leave a little more, but im still not a fan of packing stuff into the lid layer or floor layer of the case... not sure where the lower receivers would go in that configuration...

I beat the hell out of my cases, so I prefer to give adequate protection and not overstuff the cases also protecting things inside from smashing into themselves with too little foam between internal case objects.

[perpetual otter]

nice 30 rounders...

Hmmmm...