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GA precision 30-06 in a McMillan A2 stock

We had a break in a few years ago and they made off with my
baby a Weatherby 338-06 ultra lt. wt.
Winchester Model 12 my brother gave me 12 ga.
S&W 629 44 mag I had over 20 years
My turkey gun Browning BPS 10 ga.
Weatherby Mark V ultra lt wt 270 WIN. with Leupie Vari X III
4.5-14x40
Remington 870 slug gun w/ rifle sights
Custom Robar Browning BAR 7 mm Rem Mag
TC Encore 30-06 Camo Dipped
Ruger Super Redhawk 44 mag
Savage 99 308 Win. not a collector but a deer getter with style.
Browning 1895 30-06 NO tang safety!
WBY Mark V stainless 30-378 wby mag
Wife`s S&W Chiefs Spc. Nickel 38 spc.
Desert Eagle STAINLESS 50 AE
Randall Model 11 Alaskan Skinner with stag handle w/ sheath
Randall Firemans special s.s. w/ sheath.
I miss the WBY 338-06 THE MOST

AMRA,
I am sorry that happened to you. What is most sickening is the burglars probably sold those guns for not much more than $100-200 each. God will make them pay.

The one I miss the most was also stolen.

It was one of the first 500 MRC actions witha Lilja bbl chambered in 243AI. I sure liked that rifle. It was a shooter and a lot of fun.

Someone has Montana action in a bowling ball green Micky stock and probably has no idea what they have. I'd love to have it back

Ditto on the break in. We had a break in back in the late eighties:

My Great Grandmother's 28 gauge S/S Tabb Brothers hammer gun, in NRA 90%. She even had written her name under the butt plate.

The first rifle I learned to restore with my grandfather: Springfield Armoury sell/off 30.40 Krag my grandfather bought for $5.00 many years ago. I spent @ a month bringing the military stock back up to a nice hand rubbed Tung oil finish, and refinishing the metal work to as new condition. Looked like a museum piece with all of the stamps and proofs intact. I made a custom case to place it in to show it off. They left the case.
The rest:
03/A3 Smith Corona pre-stamped metal
M1 Garand my grandfather gave me.
Remington M1 carbine
Berreta AL2
Citori 12ga
Early model Ithica 16ga pump
Charles Daly 20 ga O/U
Series 70 Colt full sized .45acp
My first sigle shot bolt action rifle,.22LR Savage,
My grandfather taught me how to shoot with.

Of all of them I would like to have my great grandmother's S/S and that Kragg back. The stories that my grandparents told of them and that time period were priceless. Maybe the Beretta as well, it was like an extension of my arm. Shot my first NSSA 100 straight with it on the skeet range.

Pre 64 M70 300 Win Mag.

First child just born, thought I was broke.. Kick myself often on that one.

As the thread starter, I too feel especially bad for those of you who lost prized guns through theft. It would seem that rifles chambered in wildcat cartridges might be more easily traceable as some one either has to be looking for ammo or if he knows anything about guns, he'll have to bring it to a smith to identify the chambering if it isn't marked on the barrel.

I would encourage everyone to invest in a strong safe, then anchor it to something like a concrete floor. Handguns especially. Stolen guns often end up in criminals' hands with the end result that liberals scream for yet more gun control.

I do hope all your lost guns are recovered.

Every one of my Rugers.

federali,

Thank you for your thoughts. One thing it did do was increase our general awareness about security. We live pretty far out of the way and did not even think about someone breaking in.

Right after the incident we had a good alarm installed and formed a neighborhood watch group. Secondarily, replaced the Colt with a Belgium Highpower and started attending classes on how to use it correctly. Burned up many cases of ammunition and prayed I would never have to use it.

Although the loss of the family heirlooms was/is painful...It would be nothing compared to loosing a family member. As a family we have taken the appropriate steps to protect all of us incase the next break in is while we are at home.

I would urge all to do the same. The next time it may be your house. Like you, we never thought it would happen to us either.

Me, too on that one....this thread is too depressing to comment further.

Bob, I can think of one more you should have kept.

22 Gebby Varminter built on a VZ24 action by Emil Koshollek

Don't remind me.....like I said.....painful

Remington rolling block .45-70 with double set triggers. Winchester 70 .375 with a 3-digit serial number. Winchester 94 "exhibition grade" .25-35. Couple double rifles. A exposed hammer cape gun in .30-40 x 12 guage. Pristine, "above base grade" Win 95 .405.

(Bunch more stuff I've had that I don't particularly miss.)

More mundane stuff, marlin cowboy .38-55, winchester 94 trapper .30-30, 700 Sendero in 7mm STW, Ruger #1H SS .375 H&H.

Someone out there has some nice guns that used to be mine.

Tom

How did your insurance claim turn out on that loss?

I thought we had all of them on our homeowners insurance but my wife God Bless her FORGOT to add them on!!!!
So I was SOOL!!!
S**T OUT OF LUCK!!
It took me over 30 years to put together my perfect for me
collection and one long weekend away to wipe it all out.
Moral of this cluster [bleep] make Dang sure that you have yourtoys
covered by insurance!!!
AMRA

Sako Forester M591 in .243. Beautiful wood and more accurate than most shooters. Sold it to buy a pistol. I regret it to this day.

fishnpbr: Sako Forester--a truly great rifle and one that didn't get away from me. I have two: one in the original configuration in .243 and a custom made rifle in 7mm-08 built on a Forester action. Incidentally, I have the original .243 barrel from my custom rifle just sitting around if you ever need it.

Great you just had to remind me...

300win Custom... It had a Mauser action with a [bleep](sp) stock.... Someone poured a ton of money in it to have it built and got it for a song when I was a kid..

Mossberg model 640K in 22 mag. It shot great. Shortly after my first wife and I divorced, had someone break into my apartment and they stole my rem m700 in 6mm rem. It was a great prarie dog and coyote rifle, very accurate with 80 grain speers.