What would you replace?

[minutemen1776]

I'm interested in hearing from those who have collections exceeding 20 guns. Those of you who have experienced tragic boating accidents may be able to speak from personal experience.

Assuming your collections are adequately insured, how much of your collection would you replace if you experienced a total loss (fire, theft, etc.) and your insurance company handed you a fat check? If there are things you wouldn't replace (excluding things that might be irreplaceable), why do you keep those things in your collection now?

Personally, I doubt I'd replace half of what I have. I've amassed a lot of historic pieces over the years that were fun to find and buy, but I don't really use them to any extent. I've not sold them thus far because I seem to have a sentimental attachment to the "collection" and I see it as an investment as well. I also have some sentimental guns I wouldn't replace. I rarely use most of them because I have much better guns to shoot, but I just can't part with them because of how long I've had them, who gave them to me, etc.

 

[Hokkmike]

I'd buy back my Sako bolt action and forgo the rest for a typr 56 Norinco AK!

 

[Guillermo]

my gun safe would look very different

more Colt revolvers, less shotguns, more AR's, fewer modern bottom-feeding brass-chuckers, more 1911's, no 380's, fewer .22s

 

[CWL]

I used to buy one of every new pistol, until I settled down into quality & not quantity.

My replacement pistol collection would look a lot different, less plastic, more steel and probably all .45ACP in pistol calibers.

Rifles would differ since my state still bans Black Rifles.

Shoutguns would remain the same.

 

[Dravur]

All Howdah Pistols

 

[CoRoMo]

I would not replace the cheap stuff. Once my Hi-Point dies, it will be forgotten.
The better stuff would be upgraded.

 

[mack]

Why did you have to bring up the TBA. I already have TBA-PTSD. I cried during titanic. If I had the money I would replace all but one or two - really didn't have anything I didn't like or want.

 

[Drachenstein]

Wouldn't replace anything with Winchester on it.

 

[zombienerd]

Shoutguns would remain the same.

Where can I get a Shoutgun

 

[Guillermo]

Wouldn't replace anything with Winchester on it

my Model 63 is a cherished possession...it would be replaced

 

[DFW1911]

I would only replace one of my ARs. I'd consider the rest gone and replace them with Sig 556 / Steyrs / FNs / etc.

The rest of the stuff I'd buy back if I could find it.

 

[Guillermo]

Where can I get a Shoutgun

from the yell-mercado...obviously

 

[bannockburn]

I have quite a few guns that were gifts; don't know if I would replace them with the same thing if they were lost. I think I would replace everything else with fewer, but more high end versions of what I had. Definitely would be looking at adding more vintage wheelguns.