Boy’s Life – 1953-09 – A Rifle Case – Ben Hunt
Good article on how to make a riffle case out of canvas
All guns need protection from rough handling
These gun cases also provide some safety for casual interactions with guns, but will not stop a person determined to hurt themselves by messing with a gun when they should not be
Today it would be more likely that someone would purchase a commercial gun case
I would call this a gun sock or a gun cover, not a case, today a case is expected to be a hard shell
W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles
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Boy’s Life – 1953-09 – A Rifle Case – Ben Hunt
