Firearm carrying case

A dual utility firearm carrying case, comprising:

• a rigid outer housing and flexible inner shell;
• the outer housing including a body and an end cap;
• the body including a first contoured wall defining a first chamber and a first open end;
• the end cap including a second contoured wall defining a second chamber and a second open end;
• the body and end cap interconnected to define an interior cavity;
• the flexible inner shell including a soft wall defining an opening, an interior cavity for receiving a firearm and having a closure fastener associated with the opening, such that the inner shell is complementarily configured to be selectively, cooperatively and slidingly received within the cavity disposed partially within the first chamber and partially within the second chamber such that removal of the end cap exposes a portion of the inner shell extending from the body such that the closure fastener associated with the portion of the inner shell may be moved so that the firearm may be inserted and removed from the inner shell while the inner shell is disposed within the body.

A dual utility firearm carrying case, comprising:

• a rigid, outer housing and a flexible inner shell;
• the outer housing including a body and an end cap;
• the body including a first contoured wall having a generally tapered configuration from a first dimension at a first end to a second dimension at a second end, defining a first chamber open at the first end and closed at the second end, and an alignment contour disposed in at least one side wall disposed adjacent the first end;
• the first end including a free end which lies in a first plane obliquely disposed to a longitudinal axis of the case, and a first engagement portion defined in a recessed sleeve offset from the body at a shoulder having at least two longitudinally spaced interconnection elements;
• the end cap including a second contoured wall having a generally uniform dimension configuration, including a second engagement portion and defining a second chamber closed at a first end and open at a second end;
• a free end of said second contoured wall lying in a second plane complementary to the first plane, and a second engagement portion defined adjacent the free end having at least one interconnection element, such that body and the end cap interconnect to define a line of separation obliquely disposed to the longitudinal axis of the case;
• the flexible inner shell including a bottom edge, a top edge, a back edge defining an interior cavity and an opening with an associated closure fastener so that a firearm may be selectively, cooperatively and slidingly received within the first chamber and the second chamber when the body and end cap are interconnected, and within the first chamber when the end cap is removed such that said closure fastener is entirely accessible to remove or insert the firearm from the inner shell while the inner shell remains partially disposed within the first chamber, whereby the firearm may be carried by selective disposition within the flexible inner shell independently of the rigid outer housing and in cooperation therewith.