nobody must have actually read my entire post.
i guess my real question would in regards to the ammo. is how im doing it now ^^^ legal?
I have a GTI..so since it's a hatchback it should be the same deal as a pickup. I put my pistol in the case I bought it in, with a cable lock on it. That goes in the hatch. I put the ammo in any container since it doesn't have to be locked AFAIK. I just use whatever..either in an unlocked ammo can and that goes on the floor in front of the passenger seat
or in a ziplock bag if I'm making a quick trip to the range so I can collect the casings back in the same bag.

