Rifle Bag (for AR-15) and heat

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pturner67

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I have a nice rifle bag I use to carry my AR-15 but it looks like the inside lining isn't very heat friendly. Currently, I wrap 5-6 large used targets around the barrel prior to putting the AR back into the bag so the heat doesn't melt the nylon fabric

The barrel on my AR gets scorching hot and I was wondering if there's a rifle bag out there that has a heat resistant lining...maybe the same material as the wool-lined kevlar gloves

or...

has anyone here bought lining material and had an upholstery shop line your existing bag
 
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I suspect its more like virtually everyone here on TFL would simply let their rifle barrel cool down enough to touch before placing it in its rifle bag, which doesnt take very long...
 
I wrap the barrel in a towel - then put both towel and rifle in bag.

I pay for my range by the hour and cant wait around for the barrels to cool down.
 
I use one of these for my AR bag and I've never had any problem, but then again, I don't put a hot rifle in the bag.

I notice that it's on sale right now for $20.00 and that's a heck of a deal on a bag of this quality. No, it's not a Pelican case, but its a heck of a bag for the price. I've got one in each length. The short bag holds my A2 clone, along with magazines and cleaning rods. The longer bag holds a standard hunting rifle with 22" barrel. Not a bad deal at all.
 
I've put em in pretty hot. But generally I just start shooting another weapon while the others cool. Try pulling out the bcg and popping out the rear slide pin, that'll help with the air flow.

If you had an ak you could just dump it in a bucket of water afterwards ;)
 
The ranges here are by the hour and there are usually a ton of people waiting. We get kicked off at 59 minutes. It's pretty difficult to let my AR cool down enough to put it in the bag.

The towel idea is pretty good.
 
I don't put my guns away hot.

My AR rifles get a cool down period before being put away. Depending on ambient temperatures that's anywhere from 5 min to 20 min. They'll be warm to the touch (maybe even a bit hot) but certainly not hot enough to melt the foam liner of my gun cases.

If you're on a time limit then learn to use your time wisely. Its not smart to shoot up till the last minute. In fact good etiquette would say that you give yourself enough time to allow your weapon to cool and clean up after yourself ie. police your brass, used targets etc. Then at the appropriate time you pack up and leave the range as clean as or cleaner than you found it. This also prevents your rifle barrel from melting the liner of your rifle bag.
 
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