Gun Horror Story--no, really

[Meowhead]

You know what, I've always wanted to do that....sort of.

I wouldn't chop one down with a rusty hacksaw. But maybe, just maybe a professional conversion (probably new barrels and wood, so I could swap the old parts back) or a custom gun from the factory? For some reason I've always wanted a really high grade, richly engraved, exposed hammer, short side by side.

 

[rondog]

Man, there's a shop here in Denver that sells guns of that quality. It's absolutely stunning to go in there and look at 'em, I'm scared to even touch them. Only place I know of that has .700 Nitro Express ammo in stock, and the double rifles to shoot them with. http://www.mwreynolds.com/

 

[foghornl]

Not on the same level as this tragedy, but I USED to have a shooting budd that called me up one day and said "Hey, I'm thinking about making 'Gramps' old shotgun into an HD gun. Can you help?"

ME: "Sure, I'll be over in about 30 minutes. Wait for me."

By the time I got there, he had already chopped the barrels on 'Gramps' fine old Savage 311, and dented the remaining portion of the barrels in the vise by clamping it so hard. Badly cut, too...one barrel was about 1/2" shorter that the other.

Well, I picked up the chopped parts, chased him out of the garage and 4 blocks down the street. Haven't spoken to him since.

 

[NG VI]

I heard a similar story about a guy bringing in a Holland double and asking the gunsmith school to cut it down for a defense weapon. Obviously, they refused.

I would have offered my far more suitable AR-15 in trade. Might even throw in my Mossberg 500 Persuader, just for good measure. Can't have a citizen going without a good home defense weapon.

 

[NG VI]

That criminal needs to be kicked in the groin every remaining minute of his worthless life.

Fixed it for you.

 

[benEzra]

I hope the officer told the punk that he had $125,000 in his hands, and destroyed it.

 

[ZeSpectre]

Oh noes, ZOMBIE THREAD!
Died - September 5th, 2007
Returned to plague the living - September 12th, 2008
One year gone and not forgotten, time for the zombie thread killer <grin>.

 

[Cosmoline]

Death is too good for that bubba. He should be sawn in half himself.

 

[jordan1948]

This is not just a crime it is a SIN, and he should burn for all eternity for his SINFULL ways. Honestly to molest a beautiful peace of art like that............I have nothing more to say.

 

[rondog]

Gotta wonder how many guns like that have been turned in during "buybacks" and outright confiscations, like in England and other places, and ended up in a shredder.

 

[cmdio]

Is there any legal issues in starting your own buyback program, only you keep the guns? something like 50 bucks a gun would probably be worth it if you were running it, youre gonna get some lorcin junk, but also probably alot of nice old guns too. I might look into this

 

[rojocorsa]

 

[bakerj]

There is a similar situation in Cormac McCarthys book Blood Meridian. Cowboy with an english shotgun asks a guy to cut the barrels down and the guy refuses because the gun is so nice and he figures it was stolen.

 

[Sixtigers]

A couple of things don't sound right. Sure, tragic story and all, but why wasn't that very expensive evidence in lockup? You can't tell me that people who buy such weapons don't take precautions against their theft, and then fail to insure them as well...And wouldn't the insurance company have something to say about this thing being paraded about town? I'm not familiar with LE procedures, but this story 'feels' wrong. 'Feels' a bit like a fable.

Think about it: Thief cases mansion. Plans assault on mansion. Makes it past security system. Drills gunsafe. Removes prize shotgun, then makes his getaway...once clear, he cuts the barrels off? Nah. This sounds like something somebody made up.

The real tragedy here? Somebody spent $125K-$200K on a shotgun. That's...criminally silly. I submit that anybody that can afford to drop that much money for a scattergun just won't be that affected by its loss.

I know, I know...not a popular opinion here. I'm just sayin'!