[HighVelocity]

do you hope that you're carrying at the time? Assuming there was nothing salvageable from the home.

I would have to say my Custom 1911 Combat Govt. 1) It cannot be replaced easily and 2) it has sentimental value.

[R.H. Lee]

That is too terrible to contemplate, but it would have to be a Colt 1911 Combat Government. It belonged to my dad.

[homeka45]

Here in hawaii, nothing :mad:

[R.H. Lee]

If it's a metal firearm, it might be salvageable. A Glock on the other hand..........

[armoredman]

CZ P01

[Soap]

Colt 1911 Government Model

[Atticus]

S&W 37.

[Dienekes]

*That* is why my gun safe is fireproofed.

[HSMITH]

My SuperX2 :what: :neener: . Since this is the handgun forum I will choose one in that category too. I would hope to have my K38 Combat Masterpiece. Everything else could be replaced with one as nice or nicer, but not this one.

[Sven]

Valtro, Winchester Carbine.

[Jonathan]

My heavy-barreled .308 Rem.

Ironically, it is out of the house as much as my carry handgun, so it's a possibility. While it's not a particularly special rifle, it wears an custom engraved USO scope that was an engagement "trade" for a custom-made platinum ring. Sentimental value.

[cool45auto]

Well I'd be carrying my Beretta so I wouldn't have to worry about it. All that ammo, on the other hand! Wow, they'd have to take cover for a couple of hours! :p

[Marshall]

OK, I'm going to carry everything from now on. :evil:

[orionengnr]

that's why we buy fire resistant gun safes!!

[Magnum88C]

S&W model 29.

Only one I own that isn't fairly easy to replace.
Now the sentimental value. . .

[stans]

If it's a metal firearm, it might be salvageable.
House fires can get incredibly hot, so steel frame firearms may be totally cooked as far as their heat treatments are concerned and no longer safe. Aluminum and polymer guns will most likely be slightly melted and unusable.

*That* is why my gun safe is fireproofed.
Yeah, but for how long? A gun safe can quickly become an oven and toast those firearms.

As for which one I would be carrying, most likely my S&W 640-1 as that is my daily carry piece.

[boofus]

My M10/9 SMG, but it's a real bear to CC. :neener:

[joab]

Any of them.
None are irreplacable and only one has any real sentimental value and all are over insured.

[Prof]

My Novak-customized Colt 1911A1 Series 80 .45acp wondergun! :D

[psyopspec]

Scary. Since none of mine have sentimental value, I'd hope to be out at the range with my AR when my pad burned down. At the very least I could sell it to replace a couple pistols. If it were a handgun, HK USPc .45. Simply my favorite, and the gun that brings me the most comfort to carry.

[badgerrr]

My 5 1/2" bobbed-barrel Ruger Bisley 45 LC. It's the sixgun I grab when I got serious business to attend to. Nothing else I have gives me the confidence of that hogleg.

Would hate to lose it. :uhoh:

[Onmilo]

For me, this is easy to answer.
I don't keep all my firearms in one location.

Except for the really hard to find collector guns, I can replace any of the others fairly easy.

My all original 1905 made Colt 1903 .32 acp would hurt the most to lose though.

[Chris Rhines]

The $8000 custom Winchester Mdl 70 Safari Grade, presently in the shop for a new extractor. :eek:

- Chris

[Smoke]

Granddaddy's Model 42 .410

Smoke

[nero45acp]

My 1930 Colt 1903 Hammerless .32acp in approximately 95% condition.

I made the mistake of selling it and almost immediately regretted it. I was lucky enough to buy it back from the guy I sold it to because he needed the money when he found out his wife was pregnant. We were both happy. :D



nero

[J Miller]

None in IL, can't cary at all.

But if my house were to burn down and everything I own was destroyed, I'd just call my brother in CA and have him wire me a one way ticket west.

No bother, no packing, no nuthin,


J:rolleyes:e

[Bob41081]

Almost one yr ago(Feb. 7) I had a house fire. It was a grease fire on the stove. I was lucky, I got my dogs out and went back to get the phone to call FD. I ended up having to crawl out my bedroom window to get out. All of my guns except one were in my 20 yr old gun safe that is in my dining room next to the kitchen. The fire was hot enough to warp the steel of the safe about 1/8 inch. Luckily the FD got the fire out in about 30 min. Only the kitchen and dining room were totaled. the living room totalled due to water damage.
About 4 hrs after the fire I check the safe all of the guns were ok except for some soot . Worrying about other thing the guns stayed there until the following Monday. By that time humidity for the water used fightring the fire in the closed safe badly rust the guns and hurt stocks.
Insurance paid to restore my guns to the tune of $7600. I only lost a Ruger MK II and a T/C .22 Classic that were beyond repair. Make sure you have replacement valve insurance, working smoke detectors and working fire extinguishers. I was in my bedroom on the computer and the smoke detector didn't work-- my pup alerted to the fire but 5 or 6 min to late. Also make sure your extinguisher works-mine didn't. When my house was rebuild it had to be brought up to 2000 code vs the 70's code when it was built. I now have hard wired detectors and multiple extinguishers that are checked monthly. Most ins companies or your insurance agent will have info on types and placement of detectors and extinguishers. I highly recommend taking the time to equip your home with both. Had mine been working my total damage would have been much less, not to mention 2 + months out of the house and all the material thngs I had to replace.
If you have a fire DON"T worry about guns or any material possesions . GET your family out and then stay out. The fire dept. told me usually you have about 3 min to get out . I was lucky

Bob

[ruger357]

Colt 1911. Though I'd probably burn up trying to grab all of them. :eek:

[Camp Cook]

I have only 2 guns in my safe that are not replaceable and they are my Colt Delta Elite 10mm and my Winchester 1897 pump 12 gauge that was made in 1903 and which I use in Cowboy action competitions.
I don't want to lose any of my guns ever though. :fire:

[MAURICE]

I will second what Mr. Smoke said, except it is granddaddy's model 20 .410.
The rest can be easily replaced, and none are 'high dollar'.

[crt360]

None of them. While I like them all they can be replaced fairly easily. I'd more likely have a guitar in each hand.

[albanian]

None of mine have any real sentimental value either but a few of them would be hard to replace. I guess if I had to say which gun I would miss the most it might be my Kahr K-9. I have two of them but one is better than the other. I also would hate to loose my Beretta 92fs.

[Redhawk1]

My S&W500 MAG 4 inch. :evil:

[Border]

3 quarters of my pistols you can't buy new in Mass@*!chusetts any more! I'd go then with my Colt 1911 Government Model Series 80.

[Zeke Menuar]

Shove my LW Commander in my back pocket and grab Grandads M99 Savage.
My other CF handgun is a CZ-83. I expect that gun to survive anything short of a nuclear blast.

Everything else is replacable and heavily insured.

ZM

[CB900F]

Fella's;

OR, you can buy a true safe that meets or exceeds the U.L. one-hour fire rating & avoid the entire gut-wrenching question.

Just send me the money & I'll send you the safe. After all, it's what I do for a living.

900F

[Caliburn]

Thanks for the motivation (and sorry about your troubles, Bob).

The one I'd have to chose is my FAL, since it's the most expensive of the colelction and my anti-Martian Invaders weapon.

Would a polymer frame melt, or actually burn?

[4v50 Gary]

Slabside Broomhandle or a left handed .45. Oh, the humanity! :(

[Richard.Howe]

None of which would be a concern if you have a decent homeowner's policy and a safe that came with a fire/replacement guarantee.

Love people, use things.

[ken grant]

I lost a life long collection (50 yrs +) to a fire. I never want to have that feeling again. :fire:

[BamBam-31]

Handguns: My dad's Colt Diamondback. Then my Springer Loaded, P7M8, CZ 75b Tactical, P-01, Springer TRP Operator, etc.

Rifles: My M1 Garand (first rifle). Then my M1a, M1 Carbine, LE No. 4 Mk. II, SMLE No. 1 Mk. III*, MN M39, etc.

This thread is depressing. I'm gonna invest in some fire extinguishers....

[Hemi Magnum]

Definitely my pre-series 70 Colt Government model 1911.

[CB900F]

Caliburn;

Whether or not a polymer frame would melt or burn would depend on the temperature it was subjected to.

Expose water to a high enough heat level & it sho-nuff WILL burn.

900F

[Spieler]

I've got a couple that have some sentimental value, but if forced to choose only one I suppose it would be my dad's Glock 17. He, and now I, have had it for almost 19 years and it has been to hell and back and I still use it for CC.

[Langenator]

My two irreplacable pistols: my stainless Colt Delta Elite and my WWII vet Ithaca made M1911A1. Not that I ever carry either of them-they live in the safe.

What I would be carrying-either my Sig 229 or Kahr K40.

[Stickjockey]

The one I would be carrying would be my Gold Cup.

that's why we buy fire resistant gun safes!!

Bingo!

[LiquidTension]

Hopefully I'd be at the range with all of my toys if my house burns down. Otherwise, I'll definitely be carrying my Kimber. My Mossy 500 might be in the car if I'm working.