Dr. Ichabod Flickenheimer & Co. Deluxe Range Box OK,
face it. There's one inevitability in shooting. You will never have enough space
to carry all your shooting gear in one box! Believe me I have tried, and the
best I can do is get it down to about 3 boxes, for a day at the range, 2 if I
really scrimp.
Up until recently it was 4 boxes, (1) shooting box, (1) ammo box, (1) gun
box, (1) cleaning box. Luckily, the range I go to is out door, and I can back my
Cherokee fairly close to the table. Still, its a hassle. So, when I saw Dave
& Denise Goodrich's, Dr. Ichabod Flickenheimer & Co., Delux Range Box in
a copy of The Cowboy Chronicle, I gave them a call. First of all let me say,
they are two of the nicest people you could ever hope to talk to. They were
quick to answer all my questions concerning the box in their ad., and in no time
at all they had all the information needed to start on my box.
I got it right at the end of December. Due to the weather and many family
activities, it was quite a while before I got to take the box out and do
anything with it. First of all, the box is beautiful. The workmanship is very
nice, with dovetail joints and close fitting parts. Aside from a beautifully
crafted box, the artwork on the front is top notch too. It has my initials on
the lid, my SASS Alias, and SASS badge complete with my SASS number. The most
unique item is the rifle vice, that makes for easy cleanup, although I hesitate
to use it for anything more than a stand, because I don't want to mar the box's
finish. A last, and very nice, finishing touch is the all leather and brass
handle, that is very comfortable. A note of apology here, I fully intended to
have a picture ready, but due to scanner problems (I don't have one and I need
to find a new source for scanning pictures) I will have to post one here at a
later date. Please check in The Cowboy Chronicle for a picture of the Deluxe
Range Box.
Inside it's a fairly open design, offering lots of storage room for the many
items I carry. A quick trip to a local Container store, got me all the plastic
storage boxes I needed. Taking the measurements with me, I was able to fit (2) 6
? x 11 x 1 ? closed top boxes for cleaning gear, and (1) 7 ? x 10 ? x 1 ?
inch open top box. Each box was compartmentalized, so I could store lots of
little parts. This left me with an additional 7 x 8 x 5 area open for my ear
muffs, shooting glasses, cleaning patches and a few bottles too big for the
boxes. All in all I get everything but my Chrony into this one box, a real feat
for me! The lid of the box also has about 2 inches of clearance, so I was able
to fold a couple of shop towels, that I always take along for hand rest pads and
cleaning, and store them on top of the rest of the stuff.
So now when I go to the range I'm stylin. The box gets a lot of attention
from other shooters, and I am able to get all my crap.... I mean stuff, in and
out in short order. Thanks a ton, Dave and Denise, I think I'll be keepin this
little box.
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Posted Nov 28 2008 12:01PM
