Dad's rifles were stolen last month (true story)

I've had a few thefts over the yrs,camera,chainsaw,motorcycle.I agree,ask me why I find rehabilitating a tweeker is best done without their physc meds?Let them climb the walls ,if they survive the home invasion.

Here's a cheap, nifty little gadget no home should be without: http://www.defensedevices.com/autodialer-alarm.html
I have one of these, and if the motion detector senses an intruder, the unit dials my cell phone number. If I'm in town, whoever is in my house had better hurry up with their burglary, because their lives depend on how quickly they can get out of there!
You can program up to five additional phone numbers into this thing, so your trusted neighbors can get in on the fun as well.

I think I'd rather ask where you live and why you haven't moved. That's awful, sorry for your loss(es).

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Saxon seems a little beyond the pale, but it is my understanding that if you get burgled once and they get good stuff, they keep coming back expecting you to replace what they got the first time with more good stuff.

I have heard of two local cases like this that got hit three times, every couple months.

The first burglary was only the crime at that address. The rest occurred at several different homes in a couple of states. At next house I was burglarized after 3 days. I get hit no matter where I live.

Wow that would make me a hermit with a kill zone of at least 100yrds set with trip wires motion sensors and claymores...or at least try to move from the state/city/ local area..No I can't get claymores and probably can't afford property like that..reality verses fantasy

They may not be worth much-the Savage 12fv is the only one to break the $300 mark at $550, but I love the heck out of em.

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Same here - most of my firearms are not very valuable (monetarily) , but the thought of them in someone else's inept, greasy, thieving hands gives me the urge to vomit.

I had someone steal the first firearm I ever owned - a Savage Model 64G, along with a Stevens Model 87A, a O.L. Mossberg and Sons Model 44, a Mosin Nagant 91/30 (that I took my first deer with, and that my mom - not anti-gun, but simply uninterested in guns - bought me), and my first shotgun - a 12 gauge Stevens Model 77. Never got them back, and because I was under 18 at the time and had no insurance, I didn't get jack squat for them. It's one of the worst feelings in the world to know that someone undeserving has your things, will never give them back, and that you will receive zero compensation for them.

I myself am in favor of old-world punishment as far as thievery goes. Those caught stealing for the first time (we're not talking CD's or candy from a supermarket here, but other people's hard-earned possessions) ought to have the thumb of their dominant hand cut off. Next time - their dominant hand itself. If they still have not learned a lesson, remove the other hand when they are caught for the third time: No tax-payed stay at the big house with 3 meals and a bunk, and NO health care (except to cauterize the cuts - which could be done cheaply with a hot 1950's radiator).

Saxon....

No offense buddy...but you have a cloud of ***** over your head! Man....you have had more bad experiences than any 10 people should have.

Uh....I'd buy you a beer....but I might be a little nervous to sit with you for fear of lightning strike...or drive by fruiting.

Holy Cow man.... WATCH YOUR 6!

Cheers
Mac.

It absolutely AMAZES me how often people lose guns and don't have the serial numbers recorded. My best friend recently had several guns stolen and he has no clue what the serials are so the chances of recovery are nil. They won't even be recognized as stolen guns by future buyers.

Here are my missing guns:

Stolen Guns:
Ithaca M51 510056499
S&W M29-2 N306868
DWM Luger Dated 1918 4859
S&W M27-2 N392847
Manurhian P-38 223842
Colt Gold Cup 70N76880
1851 Colt replica 3012
Colt Python V24573
Remington O/U Derringer 53
Colt Diamondback D80674
Winchester M70 G1234135
Colt Frontier Scout 132214P
Remington M30S 19485
Savage M72 A952825
Mossberg M500 H071780
CZ BRNO Mauser 34630 7x57


I once asked a cop investigating a home burglary why I was victimized so often. He said; "You have nice things and aren't home 24/7, that's all it takes to attract the attention of thieves."

So you were able to recover a handful of those 23 guns?

guns and more said:

first rule. Don't let anyone know you have anything.
Second rule. Lock it up.

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+8,000,545

Kind of on topic:

Does anyone else come home to an unlocked door, walk in on their family all wearing headphones and scream, "I COULD BE A RAPIST STEALING DAD'S GUNS?!"

...I HATE it when my wife leaves the door unlocked and has her headphones on. HATE IT.

Hahaha.

CoRoMo- 16 are still missing. Three were recovered within the first year. One was returned 16 years later. Of the remaining three, two were so old they did not have serial numbers and one was not recorded (still don't know how that happened).

My neighbour's renters stole a bunch of WW2 firearms, including a fully automatic MP40, several M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, and numerous other nice toys. Rather sad on that. The MP40 was awesome to shoot.

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A class III license, funds to afford a class III firearm, and funds to shoot it, but not the common sense or cash to pickup a quality safe and lock them up?

He wouldn't need a class III license to own a full auto MP40, only to engage in the business of dealing.

SaxonPig, I can fully sympathize with you and I have exactly the same feelings about thieves as you. Last time they hit me they ran off with my prized Colt AR, mini 14, 308 Mauser, and a bunch of quick sell items. To top it off they tossed my 50 ton jack through a new duo-pane window to gain entry. Adjacent to it was on old single pane that had not been replaced yet. We were at church and oddly enough was teaching SS about being a witness and that people knew where you were on Sunday morning. Yep, they did.

I have to agree with Guns and More. My Dad was in Law Enforcement for many years, and one thing he's always told us is "Don't tell ANYBODY anything you don't want the whole world to know." And he's right about that.

bigalexe said:

Are my guns venerable? Yes!

Do I care... Well consider that the medical equipment in the same room as my guns, and my custom PC and LCD TV which are both closer to the points of entry are all worth more than any of my guns and by that I mean street value.

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You should care. You could come home to a bad guy aiming your gun at you.

Or worse, the bad guy could use your gun on me.

Try to think past your own immediate needs!

Az

I am constantly amazed at the stories on the internet of folks having guns stolen from nightstands, bedroom closets, glove compartments, etc. These are the first places you look if you are stealing guns! The only time my gun spends any time on the nightstand is if I'm sleeping next to it.

I'm extremely paranoid. I have a safe, bolted to the concrete floor. Hidden behind a bunch of crap in a secret room, and the secret room has a deadbolt lock. Just to be safe, all ammo (except that on my person) is stored in another safe in a different location. My worst nightmare is having someone in my family killed by one of my own guns.

I won't mention the burglar alarm or internet cameras that I can watch on my iPhone.

I want pictures of who took my stuff. If they're lucky, the cops will find them first.

Az