NcStar Discreet Pistol Case Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the NC Star pistol case (black) with the UTG Deluxe pistol case. (I am writing a review for both by way of comparison here.) Both units are made in China. The UTG has a thicker and stronger nylon mesh than the NCstar. It is also slightly larger, has an almost full-legnth velcro closer external pouch (versus the NCstar's half-length zipper pouch that is very tight), and has a microfiber-like felt-feel interior (versus the smooth nylon of the NCstar). The UTG feels slightly more padded than the NCstar from the exterior, but not noticably so with the interior pouches. The UTG's mag pouches are sewn sealed at the case's bottom seam while the same six mag pouches on the NCstar are made by sewing an elastic band across the inner dividing flap of the case. The UTG secures and pads magazines much better than the NCstar. The NCstar may gain someone's favor in that it has a pouch in on both side of the flyleafs (imagine the case as a book opened before you) while the UTG has the magazines on one side and a divided pouch on the other. The two pouches on the UTG are sewn down well and can easily hold a 1911 or Glock 20/21. The mag holder on the UTG will JUST BARELY receive a Glock 20/21 double-stack magazine. The NCstar receives them with some slack--and therefore doesn't really secure them much until the case is closed. YOU COULD DROP A MAG from the NCstar easily when opening it. And, as you've probably already guessed, the NCstar can't really retain 1911 mags unless you stack two of them.

Having two larges interior flaps is really the only advantage of the NCstar over the UTG Deluxe. The magazine retaining band in literally in the middle of the case, sewn to the ouside of one of the two pouches, so that it doesn't interfere with laying two full size pistols down. Unlike one cheap case that I bought locally, the straps on the NCstar are sown well and so are the seems. "Overstuffing" the case with two guns and a few mags will not rips the seams or pull the straps from the case easily. The NCstar really is a good cheap case--if you look past its limitations and find the pouches an advantage over the UTG.

In every other way than the possible advantage of the gun pouch arrangement, the UTG is a much better pistol case than the NCstar. When I bought mine to compare them, I found the NCstar and the UTG at the same Amazon vendor (Outdoor Bunker). The NCstar was about $1 cheaper.

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