Damaging the skirts was my biggest concern too. The JBL case actually has a hard top and a soft back. I've used 2 foam circular cut outs from the JSB tins to ensure the pellets have adequate cushioning. Haven't seen a pellet with a damaged skirt yet. Hopefully that lasts."skygear"That is an old JBL case, not JSB- = - Personally, soft cases always are a no for me. I am too worried about messing up the skirts. UNLESS, you are keeping it in a hard case or back in the pellet tin so there isn't any noise to scare off the animals.
I had done this once. Took an old exercise mat. Then punched holes in it. The pellets sat next to each other well. Skirts also stayed intact."skygear"Thats useful information. I hadn't realized that. a buddy wanted to take a piece of thick hard plastic and drill out a bunch of holes to set pellets in for shooting and transportation. I told him to just get a couple more magazines and some more foam for the tins.