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Sorry for the your loss. How did the fire start? Will insurance help out??

Tough to hear. Hope everything works out for you and family. Lost my childhood memories in one.

Wish you the best with the situation.

Wow... terrible to hear brother. Hope everyone is ok .. horrible to lose ur guns but they can be replaced. Ur well-being is second to none.

Might be down the road a bit but if u had any Leupold scopes you may call them. I can't remember exactly but years ago I think they replaced a badly damaged one from my buddy's truck fire. Nevertheless they may give u partial credit if anything

Very sorry for your loss. This is an important reminder for all of us to reevaluate our position as it relates to a house fire. Losing a home and contents is traumatic. I pray you and your family are well.

I am very sorry for your loss.

Ive been through it buddy. It sucks and I feel your pain.

Terrible thing

Sorry you lost your home. I’ve never heard of guns in a safe fairing well in a fire; the story has been repeated here several times.

That is so Sad. I am sorry for your Loss.
We recovered a safe from a friends house that burned down , and it was full of water and ash from the fire. I was able to salvage a couple of them , but most were damaged
beyond repair and lost heat treatment.
Glad you are Ok, Guns can be replaced !

Truly sorry for your loss. I’ve been close to a couple families that lost their homes to fire. It’s a terrible experience but does get better with time. Hopefully all people and animals involved are safe. The families I know who dealt with your current misfortune all seem to have created a stronger bond because of the tragedy they shared.

To all those who are interested in the burnt guns I will be more than happy to get rid of them, but will not ship , local pickup only.

We have no pets and my wife and I both got out okay but only had the clothes on our backs.

Fire was started by charging a lithen battery.

Sorry for your loss, that sux!

I also had some canada 1 oz silver coins in the safe some of them got tarnished and bent, but did not melt

You've experienced my worst nightmare.
That's so regrettable.
Sorry for your loss and hope that you recover from the event.

John

ElkHunter, I realize you have more pressing priorities at the moment, but if you need a loaner rifle to get you through this year's hunting season there are a lot of good guys on this site willing to help, including myself.

Horrible news. Thankfully you are both safe. I have a scope I would loan if you need one for this season.

Dang that sucks. Hope your insurance company comes through.

+1. Same goes for gear.


elkhunter1945 - we all feel for ya. Damn.
But glad to hear no one was injured.

Sorry to hear of the devastation, you and your wife are alive, to that ...give God the glory. I experienced this in 1976 while at work, did not lose guns but lost all possessions.
The safes present a false sense of security, I also lived tthrough Hurricane Katrina and safes to not protect against flooding. There were millions of guns lost during this event. Some might could have been saved if we had been allowed back to our homes in short order. For me it was 17 days I was away, and the water came within a city block of my house. Again protected by God. My thoughts and prayers go out to you. When we are sent through the fire, we may not always believe, but God goes through with us. My condolences.

Sorry to hear about this , we all need to get better prepared . If I can help you out with a rifle please let me know. I’m serious.