I agree. Big rifle cases are a PITA unless traveling. I have a 22-25lbs Pelican case. The thing is huge, won't fit inside a regular Uber. Only good for traveling.Magpul - the Yeti of firearm accessory companies. More choices are fine but lightweight padded soft cases are so much easier than back breaking heavy hard cases. I have a ton of hard cases and never use them anymore. Unless traveling on a plane, there just isn't any point. Took me while to realize lugging heavy cases was just a waste of energy for the normal range trip. And adding ammo to an already heavy hard case?
But, when traveling, I can fit 2 scoped rifles, over 100 rounds (depending how I organize it and caliber), tripod and knives. They could probably air drop the case from the airplane to the airport without a parachute and the rifles would be fine.
But walking around with that thing blows.