Check out the leather slips from Murray
www.murraycustomleather.com.I've had 2 of his leather slips (one for me & one for my wife)for about 15 years & use them exactly as you describe for local travel & in between coverts.
They have no zippers or any other metal to scratch a nice gun. The down side is that you can't open them up to dry but I am always careful to wipe a wet gun off before putting it into the slip & I've come to prefer this style slip.
They are not cheap but are of excellent quality. Mine have held up very well & offer a lot of protection for transporting a nice gun in a vehicle & the gun doesn't get worn from taking it in & out of the slip as I've found with zippered slips & cases.
Boyt makes a padded canvas slip w/o a zipper & I have one of those also. Much less expensive but doesn't offer the level of protection that the Murray does.
