I had a chance to check out a bunch of new gear at GunCon 2025 back in June. MTM Case-Gard had a couple of slick new products geared towards your NFA gear. I followed up with them when I got home, and arranged to get a couple of samples to try out firsthand.
Protect Your Valuable Assets with These MTM Cases
The SC3 Suppressor Case
One of the things that stood out was MTM’s SC3 Suppressor Protector Case. At first glance, it looks like a hard pistol case. Inside, though, it’s fitted with foam padding with slots cut to hold suppressors. I always have suppressors rolling around in my range bag, so a case like this makes a lot of sense. It looked like a good way to store them between range sessions, too.
The Suppressor Protector case is 13.1 x 9.7 x 3.2 inches in size. Internal dimensions are 12.5 x 8.1 x 3.0 inches. It’s made from high-impact polypropylene on the outside and has foam padding on the inside. There are slots for three suppressors. But that depends on your suppressor size. I was able to fit more than that inside.
There are two latches and two integrated locking points to keep your suppressors secure. MTM notes that you can store your Form 4s in the space under the padding. I also found I could stick a Griffin Armament Bushwacker Wrench in that space as well. The case comes in Flat Dark Earth.
MSRP: $21.95.
I had plenty of space to hold my Griffin Sportsman Ultra Light HD .36 suppressor with Gate Lok installed. Next to it, I tucked a case holding my other direct thread adapters for that suppressor. That only took up one slot. Above that, I put my Savage A22 AccuCan. In the last slot, I could fit my Surefire Ryder and Bowers Bitty suppressors side by side.
The case is sturdy and holds the suppressors securely. It’s a good way to take them back and forth to the range. Much better than just tossing them in my range bag like I’d been doing. MTM does note that you have to let your suppressor cool down before putting it in the case, though, so that you don’t melt the foam padding. At home, I’ve just been storing my suppressors in the case. It keeps them all together and doesn’t take up much space.
The $21.95 price tag is extremely reasonable, I think. Which is good, because if I get one more suppressor, I’m going to need another case.
The RC34 Short Barrel Rifle Case
SBRs and braced pistols are common now, but hard cases for them are not. I have a lot of both, and all I had for them were soft cases. The folks at MTM also realized there weren’t many hard case options for short guns, and they were in a position to do something about it. They came up with a compact, TSA-compliant, padded hard case for your SBR needs. The RC34 Short Barrel Rifle Case is a practical and affordable solution to the problem.
The SBR Case is 35 x 11.8 x 4.0 inches. It had an interior space of 34 x 9.5 3.2 inches. That gives you enough room for most SBRs or subguns assembled. It will also fit longer carbines and PCCs broken down. I didn’t have any to try, but it should work with takedown shotguns and rifles, too.
The case is made from MTM’s usual rugged high-impact polypropylene. It has an egg crate foam lining to protect your guns and optics. There are four latches to keep it closed, as well as multiple locking points for air travel.
MSRP: $49.55.
I used my SBR case over the summer with a variety of SBRs and braced pistols. I’ve been working with a Franklin Armory F22-braced pistol, and you can see that it fits nicely in the case. I could also fit my Keltec KS7, my 635 SMG clone, and a variety of other AR-based carbines and pistols.
The MTM case offers superior protection against drops or knocks as compared to a soft case. I also like that it takes up less space in the back of the Jeep than if I were using a typical rifle hard case. That’s the main reason I wasn’t using hard cases more in the past. Most of my rifles are short, and I didn’t like taking up the extra space that a full-sized rifle case needed.
Inexpensive Protection for Expensive NFA Items
The MTM Case Gard Suppressor Case and Short Barrel Rifle Case are solid options for protecting your gear. They’re well built, and all made in the USA. MTM is an Ohio-based company. The prices are extremely reasonable, and I appreciate the focus on NFA items. I can see adding a couple more of these to my kit, and if you have suppressors and SBRs or braced pistols, you should look into them, too.
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