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Unread 10-17-2018, 09:11 AM   #1
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A gun safe is great if you have kids or maybe if there is a fire, but they are kind of a joke as far as security. All of the weight in a gun safe is in the insulation material the rest is just sheet metal.
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There was an avid hunter, a Chebeague Island, Maine Selectman -- birds, big game, Africa -- who with three other guys were on their way to hunt the Gaspe Peninsula, Province of Quebec. Outside their motel their truck was stolen. Everything was taken -- guns; clothing; new Ford pickup.

The show went on, due to helpful guides and other people providing guns and whatever else was needed.

I do not know if any of the guns were insured, but it is an object lesson in the travel exposure that Randy references, an exposure that can exceed the heartbreak and monetary loss of falling on (or with) one’s gun; or driving away with it on the roof, truck bed cover or tailgate.
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Bill,
I've had a safe since 1990. A few years ago a neighbor had his safe taken.
It would be nice if the insurance companies could take that into consideration.
Eastern has contacted me and it appears their price per $100.00 of coverage is much better that NRA's.
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Having guns that no one wants to steal is another method
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I gladly pay my Eastern Insurance premiums every year, no worries shooting and hunting my guns, no ugly expensive safe and the enjoyment of keeping my guns on display. I can't imagine having a great collection and locking it away in a safe. If I had to do that I wouldn't collect guns or decoys.
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The best part of having the safe is my wife don't know what guns I have.
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In a recent conversation with the late Jack Richardson he conveyed to me that almost all their firearm claims stemmed from hunting, shooting, and shipping accidents. Only in a rare instance was there a theft or fire claim. I started insuring with Eastern (and Jack) many years ago. 👍
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In a recent conversation with the late Jack Richardson he conveyed to me that almost all their firearm claims stemmed from hunting, shooting, and shipping accidents. Only in a rare instance was there a theft or fire claim. I started insuring with Eastern (and Jack) many years ago. ��
That's what Jack told me too. I have a vault but when I'm at events or hunting or shipping guns I don't have to worry, so the price is worth it for my own piece of mind.
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Eric..."Ditto" 👍😊
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I am glad you guys posted this. I guess I always just worried about my gun at home so I bought a Browning safe. I never considered that a policy would protect against damage either shipping or accidentally damaging a gun. I am going to look into a policy.
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