PROTECTING THE HERD

Make sure your home owners insurance covers them. Check it to be sure as you may need to list all of it with them to be covered. Same with firearms. Some homeowners policies will not cover guns of any kind unless you have a rider and list them all with the insurance company. At least that's what I was told. So, don't take my word for it, check with your insurance agent.

Another option to freely giving all your weapon inventory data to a third party organization with perhaps some emotional weak links. That may or may not be provided to UNKNOWN OTHERS; who you may wish not to have such personal information. I humbly submit purchasing the best SAFES as needed to safety store your babies. Today one has to consider that somethings have changed and as such act accordingly to the threat environment. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Pro 22:3

Am assuming you already have a safe? 

you cant stop theives once they target you .. dont flaunt your stuff ... i unfortunately used to be around unsavory types building hotrods and saw how they operate ... if they see your stuff thats how they decide who to hit .. DONT flaunt it and keep it hidden from sight ... also a sturdy fence is a huge deterrent if theres only one way in ...

Where theres a will there's a way. Everything else is just deterrence. Def as what dizzums said... def add low key habits to the list.

Listing an inventory of what you have and it's value on the internet.

Way to protect the herd!

If I were you I'd edit that info out of the original post.

Alarm systems that work keep the casual thief or burglar away. (Operative word- work. So many people have ones that are not functioning.) 

Good exterior lighting. Cut the bushes back so you can see your windows from the street and there is no place for criminals to hide.

Good video cameras inside and out, with cloud storage. If the criminal steals the camera you still have them on video.

A good “safe, directly mounted to the floor.” Most “safes” sold are not in fact, safes. They are gun cabinets and can be opened with a spud bar in under a minute. Real safes are much more difficult to pry open.

Insurance- it gets very expensive, very fast, if you have a decent collection. Most homeowners insurance policies cover up to $5000 worth of “sporting goods.” Basically, that new FX Mk3 and not much else. Question?- did your add your $3000+ compressor to the itemized list?

Subterfuge. There are many products on the market that “hide” collections. If the criminal cannot find it, they cannot steal it.

Fire is even more of a danger than criminals. 30 minute fire safes are not enough. It can take that long for the fire department to get to your house if you live in the sticks. 60 minute fire safes, or more, should be a rule. Oh, by the way, when you call because your house is burning know this- the fire department is not coming to save your house and possessions. They are trying to prevent the fire from spreading to other peoples houses. Consider everything you have a total loss.



edit- added fire info

Large Sign "Do to the ammunition shortage I will no longer be firing a warning shot" lol

There is no simple answer if someone targets you for a professional burglary. Bluntly, you are not going to keep a professional thief out of your home, or your safe, especially if you are often away from home for extended periods of time. What you can do is make it difficult for them, thereby suggesting that they move on to an easier target. Lights, alarms, stout doors and locks, safes, etc.

At the end of the day, good insurance, from a company that specializes in insuring “collectible” items is best. Most homeowner insurance policies will not help you if you have any kind of substantial investment in guns (all types) camera’s, jewelry, etc. I actually use a different company than the one which provides my home and auto coverage. They insure Collectibles and go by the same name. There are others. Luckily, I have not had to test out my coverage, and yes, I do have all of the “difficulty modifiers” mentioned above, plus the ability to defend myself. to be clear, I’ll defend myself and my family. The stuff, if it comes to that, they can have. I’ll deal with the insurance companies.

Chris

A little thing that will cover your butt called "spp". With photos and serial numbers will save you time and money if loss occure.

The worst thing you can do is list your airguns and powder burners on forums all over the internet and then go on social media and tell everything you do and every where you go. Like going on a forum and telling the world about your upcoming iguana hunt and when your going while you're showing a complete list of all your high dollar airguns on your post. Not hard to find addresses on line. A friend bragged on a PB forum about an Elk hunting trip out West in a few weeks and how he had a collection of antique Winchesters he had and got robbed while he was gone. He lost thousands of dollars worth of guns he spent 30 years collecting. Never got any back. They also did alot of damage getting them out of is house and safes.

I’m with BA49 along with all the other good suggestions advised on here. Every once In awhile a topic comes up like “SHOW US YOUR PCP’s” or IMPACT PICS, LETS SEE THEM”. I never participate in any of those. I mean, c’mon, unless Saber Tactical or K&L made pieces for your gun that are one of, every fully dressed Impact looks the same, along with the Taipans, Crickets, etc. Some guys will take the time and line up all their PCP’s fully dressed on $300 each bipods for the big photo shoot and show n tell, well, that’s just opening up yourself for possible theft once someone figures out where you live. 

My son has brought home friends once and asked if I could bust out the pcp’s. Nope. Don’t know them. No gun talk from now on until I get to know his buddies

Like my brother always says,"locks are a figment of your imagination" I say" locks are there to keep honest people honest". That's about it for locks and safes as far as I am concerned. As others have stated you can slow a thief down but a professional will still get in. If they know it's there and they want it it's gone not allot you can do about it. So slow them down as much as your pocketbook can afford and hope they don't want what you have and know where you live.

Cut of their hands.

Oops, sorry that's after the event.

Thread got me going all old Testament,

again.

Get a good safe and do not get one with an electric digital lock!! My good friend is a locksmith, the digital locks can be opened with a 9 volt battery and a couple wires. Get a good mechanical lock and make sure the bolts in the doors have over center locking! I had a local safe company build a safe to my own specs, I made the mechanism for the locking bolts so they cant be driven open. It would take C4 to blow the heavy door hinges to get into my safe. Also bolted to solid concrete wall so it cant be moved unless blown up. I hate the thought of ever having to move it!!

Get a good safe and do not get one with an electric digital lock!! My good friend is a locksmith, the digital locks can be opened with a 9 volt battery and a couple wires. Get a good mechanical lock and make sure the bolts in the doors have over center locking! I had a local safe company build a safe to my own specs, I made the mechanism for the locking bolts so they cant be driven open. It would take C4 to blow the heavy door hinges to get into my safe. Also bolted to solid concrete wall so it cant be moved unless blown up. I hate the thought of ever having to move it!!

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Seen enough crime movies to know that a strong door an excellent lock means nothing, your safe is only as strong as its weakest link. How strong is the other five sides of your safe?

You will never stop a real thief only slow them down. Even a safe won’t save you. Need to have extra insurance to cover your loss only real way to protect them. I along with one other above have the unfortunate past to have been associated with real criminals. As stated don’t flaunt your goods insure them for the max then don’t worry about it.