Only if you want the RCMP to come and verify that they are all registered.
Post your collection!!!
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Yeah, same here... All given away or sold.
Oh well, I guess I'll have to find a new hobby.
Oh well, I guess I'll have to find a new hobby.
Dang - all my were stolen. Shoot, I forgot to record the serial numbers. Oh well. Yeah, buying guns is waste of money.
I had 4 guns stolen once in a home burglary. My home owners insurance picked up the tab, put me in touch with a firearm dealer in Miami, and we worked out replacements. Some weren't replaceable due to them being antique, so they gave me replacement cost towards other firearms.
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor. To make matters worse, it was a (former) friend that did it and he went to jail for 4 years.
No sense in me publishing what I own, nor do I even show them to anyone that isn't close family.
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor. To make matters worse, it was a (former) friend that did it and he went to jail for 4 years.
No sense in me publishing what I own, nor do I even show them to anyone that isn't close family.
It's sad, but this is not uncommon. I knew someone who was not careful and is now deceased because he happened to come home when the thieves were looting his collection. They stabbed him to death for his guns.
You have to be really careful who you share your collection with and if you are sharing online, take sufficient measures to protect your online identity.
Also, if someone is nice enough and trusts you enough to share their collection, please don't tell others about it.
You have to be really careful who you share your collection with and if you are sharing online, take sufficient measures to protect your online identity.
Also, if someone is nice enough and trusts you enough to share their collection, please don't tell others about it.
Originally Posted By: bigmike
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor.
Most safes really aren't very safe. Mine are UL rated as "residential security containers" and will keep honest people and children out. Many don't even have that minimal UL rating. Safes with a true burglary rating ("T" ratings, I think) are very expensive.
My warehouse / car shop was burglarized a couple of weeks ago, and the safe I had there was cracked open with a pry bar. It was empty, so they wasted their time, but they got in it and the safe was destroyed.
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor.
Most safes really aren't very safe. Mine are UL rated as "residential security containers" and will keep honest people and children out. Many don't even have that minimal UL rating. Safes with a true burglary rating ("T" ratings, I think) are very expensive.
My warehouse / car shop was burglarized a couple of weeks ago, and the safe I had there was cracked open with a pry bar. It was empty, so they wasted their time, but they got in it and the safe was destroyed.
Originally Posted By: Win
Originally Posted By: bigmike
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor.
Most safes really aren't very safe. Mine are UL rated as "residential security containers" and will keep honest people and children out. Many don't even have that minimal UL rating. Safes with a true burglary rating ("T" ratings, I think) are very expensive.
My warehouse / car shop was burglarized a couple of weeks ago, and the safe I had there was cracked open with a pry bar. It was empty, so they wasted their time, but they got in it and the safe was destroyed.
I know and understand what you're saying. Because of this, I put mine in a location that it would be difficult to find and difficult to access. There are walls on 3 sides and very little room to maneuver, even a small pry bar.
There are 2 safes, the larger for the long guns on the bottom, the top one is smaller and bolted to the one underneath and to the wall. I keep the long gun ammo in the small safe with the handguns and handgun ammo in the larger safe with the long guns. I figure if someone did break into one, at least the ammo isn't easily accessible. Not to mention, to pick them both up would be several hundred pounds.
I also added several thousand to my home owner's policy for firearm coverage. The cost was minimal and part of a package deal.
I figure if they can overcome my 85 pound bandogge (pitt mastiff), security system, and the safe, then what else can I do? I'd be much, MUCH more angrier if they hurt my dog and I'm not responsible for what would happen to them afterward. The person that broke into my house knew my dog, thus didn't hurt her and she didn't attack them. Lesson learned! Now I only introduce my dog to family members.
Of course, if I'm home, they'll be shot dead and none of those others things will be necessary.
Originally Posted By: bigmike
This was before I got smart and added a safe, lag bolted to the wall and concrete floor.
Most safes really aren't very safe. Mine are UL rated as "residential security containers" and will keep honest people and children out. Many don't even have that minimal UL rating. Safes with a true burglary rating ("T" ratings, I think) are very expensive.
My warehouse / car shop was burglarized a couple of weeks ago, and the safe I had there was cracked open with a pry bar. It was empty, so they wasted their time, but they got in it and the safe was destroyed.
I know and understand what you're saying. Because of this, I put mine in a location that it would be difficult to find and difficult to access. There are walls on 3 sides and very little room to maneuver, even a small pry bar.
There are 2 safes, the larger for the long guns on the bottom, the top one is smaller and bolted to the one underneath and to the wall. I keep the long gun ammo in the small safe with the handguns and handgun ammo in the larger safe with the long guns. I figure if someone did break into one, at least the ammo isn't easily accessible. Not to mention, to pick them both up would be several hundred pounds.
I also added several thousand to my home owner's policy for firearm coverage. The cost was minimal and part of a package deal.
I figure if they can overcome my 85 pound bandogge (pitt mastiff), security system, and the safe, then what else can I do? I'd be much, MUCH more angrier if they hurt my dog and I'm not responsible for what would happen to them afterward. The person that broke into my house knew my dog, thus didn't hurt her and she didn't attack them. Lesson learned! Now I only introduce my dog to family members.
Of course, if I'm home, they'll be shot dead and none of those others things will be necessary.
Had:
1. Westernfield bolt action 20 gauge shotgun
2. Revelation .22 cal. lever action rifle
3. H&R .410 single shot
4. Glock 19
All given away..
As for the discussion of gun safes, if I had any valuable guns, a close family member had a very, very, very secure safe I could have used.
1. Westernfield bolt action 20 gauge shotgun
2. Revelation .22 cal. lever action rifle
3. H&R .410 single shot
4. Glock 19
All given away..
As for the discussion of gun safes, if I had any valuable guns, a close family member had a very, very, very secure safe I could have used.
I have a few locked storage containers that I keep things in. Documents and personal files.
Been considering getting a Liberty safe for quite some time.
Very interesting safe company.
I need to save up for one.
Been considering getting a Liberty safe for quite some time.
Very interesting safe company.
I need to save up for one.
Previously acquired:
Ruger LCR (.38 Special)
Beretta Cheetah 84FS (.380 Auto)
Kimber Ultra Carry II (.45 ACP)
Newly acquired:
H&K USP Compact 40 (.40 S&W)
H&K USP Compact 45 (.45 ACP)
Hi-Point 4095 carbine (.40 S&W) (just spent a bunch on accessories too!)
Ruger LCR (.38 Special)
Beretta Cheetah 84FS (.380 Auto)
Kimber Ultra Carry II (.45 ACP)
Newly acquired:
H&K USP Compact 40 (.40 S&W)
H&K USP Compact 45 (.45 ACP)
Hi-Point 4095 carbine (.40 S&W) (just spent a bunch on accessories too!)
Originally Posted By: SuperDave456
...Been considering getting a Liberty safe for quite some time...
My father in law has one, and it is very nice...and extremely heavy. It took four of us to get it moved into his house. I think he paid around a grand for it a couple years back.
...Been considering getting a Liberty safe for quite some time...
My father in law has one, and it is very nice...and extremely heavy. It took four of us to get it moved into his house. I think he paid around a grand for it a couple years back.
My home / office safes are Liberty.
Most of theirs have the UL residential security container rating. I don't think they offer anything in a higher rating.
I don't recall the brand of the one that got mangled open in my commercial burglary, but it was not a Liberty. I don't recall it having any UL rating.
Most of theirs have the UL residential security container rating. I don't think they offer anything in a higher rating.
I don't recall the brand of the one that got mangled open in my commercial burglary, but it was not a Liberty. I don't recall it having any UL rating.
I don't have the money for a real safe, but what you would look for is a TL30x6 rating. I don't think anyone makes a 'gun safe' with this rating. That means it would take a knowledgeable person 30 minutes to open with tools, on any of the 6 sides. These usually will not be fire rated. There are higher rates, but usually on jewelry safes.
http://www.thesafesource.com/safe_ratings.htm
http://www.thesafesource.com/safe_ratings.htm
Those are BEAUTIFUL examples of russian surplus!!! That SVT40 is gorgeous!
Originally Posted By: yaris0128
Those are BEAUTIFUL examples of russian surplus!!! That SVT40 is gorgeous!
Thanks. I was lucky to find this one, as it was unfired since the arsenal refurbishment. The bore is mirror bright and like new, which is unusual for the SVT40s.
You can still make out the Tula star on the re-finished stock. The crossed hammers mark is a typical refurb inspection mark, or so I've been told.
Those are BEAUTIFUL examples of russian surplus!!! That SVT40 is gorgeous!
Thanks. I was lucky to find this one, as it was unfired since the arsenal refurbishment. The bore is mirror bright and like new, which is unusual for the SVT40s.
You can still make out the Tula star on the re-finished stock. The crossed hammers mark is a typical refurb inspection mark, or so I've been told.
Very nice. That SKS45 is beautiful.
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
Very nice. That SKS45 is beautiful.
She's a safe queen!
That's the only firearm in my collection that hasn't been fired and it's my earliest SKS45.
Since it hasn't been refurbished, all of the markings on the stock including the original inspection proofs are very clear. And of course, that aged Russian red shellac finish.
Very nice. That SKS45 is beautiful.
She's a safe queen!
That's the only firearm in my collection that hasn't been fired and it's my earliest SKS45.
Since it hasn't been refurbished, all of the markings on the stock including the original inspection proofs are very clear. And of course, that aged Russian red shellac finish.
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