Thread: More Pistols and Semi Autos Stolen

Originally Posted by 40mm

Just a little cautious paranoia.
a decoy safe with some cheap guns might help. (firing pins gone etc)

@40mm

Got burgled a number of years ago when on hols. We got off lightly, thieves were (I believe, based on qualified guesswork and a quick mental survey of known candidates in the neighbourhood) a young adult and a kid, but bottom line is they got excited at finding a .177 air rifle and pistol and in carrying this away defocused from looking for other things.

Our money-and-important-papers safe were surrounded by cardboard so looked like a cardboard box at the bottom of ********. Gun safe similarly camouflage to look like junk clutter.

I have often thought of acquiring a couple of old springer air rifles and welding their barrels up (permanent deactivation!) and leaving them on the wall somewhere to be found early. Of course with cheap scopes and silencers. No pellets in sight in case they decide to test them.

Thieves, when they break in and steal, are nervous as heck*. Discovering a couple of cool guns (a) gives them a sense of having found something and an excuse to make it off now, and (b) gives them a logistical challenge that is to your advantage: that cool long gun is awkward to carry off so other items must get left behind - the lovely gun will definitely have to come with!

*Some will be high on drugs to overcome their fear, which is why if you hear an intruder, do NOT sneak up on them. Rather make a racket to ensure no nasty confrontation.