Hard shipping case for a 38” Win 94 carbine?|General Discussions & Questions|Forum|Winchester Collector

Before you buy anything, go look at what Cameron Packaging of Lima Ohio offers as its Custom Rifle Kit. It consists of a heavy cardboard outer box,  three layers of cross-linked foam inserts cut to fit tightly in the box. There is also a large swatch of anti-rust impregnated sheeting, in which the rifle is to be wrapped.

1. The rifle is laid out on the middle layer of foam and its outline cut out with a razor knife or, more easily, with a hot knife. [Cross-lined foam is what marine docking fenders are made of.]
2. The middle layer of foam is placed over the bottom layer.
3. The rifle is wrapped in the anti-rust sheeting and placed into the outlined and cut cavity of the middle layer. 
4. The top layer is placed over the middle layer and the three-layer sandwich is fitted into the box, which is sealed – preferably with hot glue and shipping tape. 

These kits are not cheaper than the plastic case you propose to use, but I’ve never had a firearm damaged in the twenty years I’ve used them. Even when the box itself was damaged. 

http://www.cameronpackaging.com