Jury rigged rifle scabbard?

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Anybody have a cool hack for turning this into a saddle scabbard? I'm riding into camp with my brother, and this will be our back-up rifle. I don’t need to be able to get it out of the case quickly because the season doesn’t open until two days after we get to camp. I don’t want to sling the rifle across my back because we’ll be riding along a creek with plenty of overhanging branches to duck, which will be bad enough without a rifle on my back.
 

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Will you have pack horses? If so would be easy to pack
We have three pack horses, but I’m reluctant to put a scoped rifle on one. I had one of my horses try to take down a 4” aspen tree with his pack a few years back and damaged my scope. Speaking metaphorically, Since then my rifles have an “I ride inside!” Bumper sticker on them.

Another horse tripped and rolled on his pack on another trip. ( Rifle was with me so no harm). And I’ve seen many a rodeo where a pack horse has smashed his pack into a tree. For the same reason I also don’t let them carry the eggs. Those go in my pack.

I feel a lot better with the rifle under my leg, where at least I stand a chance of reining the horse away from any obstacles.
 
Do you really need a spare rifle?
Yeah…. We’re paying for a drop camp, and it’s a once every 20 years Nevada bull elk tag. 4 hour walk and an 8 hour drive home if something happens to my brothers rifle or scope. So yeah, definitely.

I really like wyosteve’s idea. Time to get out the needle and thread. Unless somebody gives me an easier fix.
 
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