Bore-Stores

By Jeff John

Jeff has used Bore-Stores for more than 20+ years now, and they still serve well protecting the
guns from rust and each other in the safe. New ones (top) now have a label to record the gun.

The old gun store I worked in was an early dealer for Big Spring’s Bore-Stores, and I’ve long put high-value or highly finished guns in them. After all these years, my original Bore Stores still do yeoman duty protecting my guns, and Big Spring is still a mom-and-pop operation now employing 6 people making soft gun-storage cases individually cut, sewn and treated with silicone and a specially formulated rust inhibitor. Bore Stores come in sizes to fit almost any size and type firearm, as well as barrels, magazines and even knives. These days I’ve been slowing adding them for all my arms. They are available at better gun stores, and I always add a few when I order from Brownells, since they add little weight to the order. The material is thick and provides a decent cushion when packed together in the safe.

Although I’ve long used the Braille system to locate guns in the safe the new ones come with a sewn-on tag for you to write the make and model on the outside. Some of the hook-and-loop closures have begun to lose their power in the last 20+ years of use, but I don’t mind, since I never count on simple closure methods to hold anyway. They still serve well and protect my nicest guns from harm. Prices run from $7.97 for a Derringer-size one to $24.97 for a 52-inch scoped shotgun model.

Big Spring Ent., via Brownells
(800) 741-0015
https://gunsmagazine.com/company/brownells-inc/

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