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Monty:
hello fellow cape cod resident!
The pelican 1750 is the ticket - I bought mine off ebay for 170.00 with ship.
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I doubt the 1750 will fit in his car's trunk. Also, the 1750 is a heavy case empty, and just gets heavier. I've got one for my Winchester M70, which I wanted protected extremely well.
I would suggest a cheaper hardcase or even a soft case. It sounds like you are looking for something that meets your department's policy, and not for something that needs to be bullet proof, so to speak. A cheap hardcase will protect the gun in the trunk, not weigh a huge amount, and probably open pretty easily.
My 20" AR fits really nicely in a 42" Bagmaster case. I went with the 42" because my AR has a forward pistol grip, and this case length was the minimum that would allow the grip to remain attached and still fit in the case.
Good luck and stay safe!