M10 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Feel free to move if in the wrong section! So, it's that time of year again, the bike is going through it's MOT ready for some fair weather riding Where do I stand transporting my gun if I am on the bike? I've seen some pretty good bike mounted gun cases in the US and was tempted to bring one back next time I'm over... It would be mostly travelling direct from home to a shoot. No leaving unattended. Any one ever done it? Anyone know the rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I've seen guys turn up at shoots on bikes with the gunslip thrown over their shoulder. As long as it's in a slip you can transport it however you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 yes you can do it, i used to sit on mine many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Back in the day.I used a slip over my shoulder.Barrells down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Quite legal. I've taken mine in a slip over my shoulder many a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M10 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Thanks for the replies. I guess I shouldn't be surprised really Beats sitting in summer traffic jams getting to the shoots, will definitely give it a go then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 Glad this came up, I had been pondering just the same question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 No problem . Old boy I used to shoot with only had a Honda 50 scooter . Had a box on the back for his gear and gun over his shoulder in a slip . Used to ride down the tram lines to get to where he wanted to be . He parked up on the tram lines on some high flowering rape one year and when he wanted to go home he couldn’t remember where he had left the bike and it took him a while to find it . harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog1408 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Ha, I got knocked off my bike in October whilst carrying my wife's shotgun back from the gunsmiths, landed on the gun and broke two ribs.............first question wifey asked was if her gun was ok!!!! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I used to put mine in it's hard case to give more protection and strap it across the rack, strapped a holdall on top with the rest of my gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Years ago, I used to ride to the air rifle club with a slip on my back. But nowadays, through Bristol, past a police man? Not so sure. I’d definitely go broken down in a case and strapped on the saddle or rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Rode up to shoot evening flight at Holy Island in the seventies,parked bikeleft crash hat on bars, put hat on in the dark & got a piece of grass or similar in my eye,rode back to south of the Tyne,it would clear for a while & then I would blink & back came pain, I kept thinking it would cry out but no such luck, it was a long ride home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 We used to have a member who rode a Harley and he modified a guitar case because he got fed up being stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 48 minutes ago, Vince Green said: We used to have a member who rode a Harley and he modified a guitar case because he got fed up being stopped. Is it Bill Harriman who advocates using a tuba, trombone or some sort of musical instrument case plastered with 'concert' stickers to divert attention away from its true contents ? Perhaps a bit OTT but a good idea if say, staying in a hotel. A case (excuse the pun) of 'What the eye don't see, the heart don't grieve over'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 You can buy those guitar gun cases but to me they are just massive and no good for a bike from watching too many action films you should get someone else to ride and you sit backwards behind them so they ride past the quarry while you shoot back - I think it might start a new discipline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 05/05/2018 at 16:59, The Mighty Prawn said: You can buy those guitar gun cases but to me they are just massive and no good for a bike from watching too many action films you should get someone else to ride and you sit backwards behind them so they ride past the quarry while you shoot back - I think it might start a new discipline? They come in different sizes and he had a very small soft case. Then he cut a couple of bits of thin ply or hardboard to give it the right shape and the broken down shotgun fitted into a foam space in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin55 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 23 minutes ago, Vince Green said: They come in different sizes and he had a very small soft case. Then he cut a couple of bits of thin ply or hardboard to give it the right shape and the broken down shotgun fitted into a foam space in the middle. There are a few breakdown slips available which are more discreet, Napier do 1, Williamanson also do 1. I've seen another (Wards, advertised on here) that looks like a full slip cut in 2 then with straps to keep the 2 parts together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Thinking back to when I used to cycle everywhere to fish - how about something like this as gun camoflage?- https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/advanta-3-rod-stalking-quiver?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuMrXBRC_ARIsALWZrIh08fDLdVUvXJjYxnIfRd2EjrhaXfCLX_4SWd-0FvnhkqdibZin6MgaAkQNEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 If you want to be more discreet get yourself a vintage leg of mutton case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Why not get a fishing rod tube at a car boot, (for the barrels) then one of the silicone bag things (for the stock and forend). Pack the whole thing into a decent rucksack, along with the rest of your gear (you can leave the rod tube sticking out at the top), straps over both shoulders and your away. It looks nothing like a gun that you are carrying, which could help when you are entering or leaving your home. On 05/05/2018 at 16:59, The Mighty Prawn said: from watching too many action films you should get someone else to ride and you sit backwards behind them so they ride past the quarry while you shoot back - I think it might start a new discipline? NOT in this part of the world, it is already an established 'discipline' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog1408 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 What's wrong with LEGALLY just carrying the gun in a slip?!!!, Christ paranoiacs rife here, just waiting for someone to suggest a bloody cello case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Seadog1408 said: What's wrong with LEGALLY just carrying the gun in a slip?!!!, Christ paranoiacs rife here, just waiting for someone to suggest a bloody cello case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rst1990 Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 45 minutes ago, Seadog1408 said: What's wrong with LEGALLY just carrying the gun in a slip?!!!, Christ paranoiacs rife here, just waiting for someone to suggest a bloody cello case. Nothing wrong with it, but you leave yourself vulnerable sadly in this day and age people houses broken into etc just to steal guns. Much easier to knock someone off their bike and steel the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Rst1990 said: Nothing wrong with it, but you leave yourself vulnerable sadly in this day and age people houses broken into etc just to steal guns. Much easier to knock someone off their bike and steel the gun. Like you say; nothing wrong with it. Nephew used to pushbike to work and back as a schoolboy through town and along the A66 for a mile or so with his slipped gun over his shoulder with BERETTA stitched into it in bright yellow thread. It was only a handful of years ago. I'll admit times have changed since the local 'keeper used to stroll through town with his gun over the crook of his arm, but I think we do tend to get a little paranoid about such things sometimes. If I was the OP I'd be more concerned about coming off and damaging my gun than having it nicked. Get a hard case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 29/04/2018 at 18:23, M10 said: Feel free to move if in the wrong section! So, it's that time of year again, the bike is going through it's MOT ready for some fair weather riding Where do I stand transporting my gun if I am on the bike? I've seen some pretty good bike mounted gun cases in the US and was tempted to bring one back next time I'm over... It would be mostly travelling direct from home to a shoot. No leaving unattended. Any one ever done it? Anyone know the rules? where is the dog going to sit then .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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