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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2024 11:27:49 PM EDT
[#1]
A few of my 1911s were built by gunsmiths who have passed away, it would be very difficult to replace them.
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Posted: 4/24/2024 11:28:06 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ThrustMyStoma]
[#2]
the 4 times removed foreign owner ones. minebea p9s for instance
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Posted: 4/24/2024 11:28:47 PM EDT
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It would be a toss up, 1932 Colt .38 super, H&K P7M8, Shiloh Sharps Buffalo rifle.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2024 11:28:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 556Cliff]
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In Washington, any of them would be very difficult if not impossible to replace. But I'm still going to give it to the Beretta ARX-100s.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 EDT
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Not mine but one I bought for my son. Started off like this. Complete junker 54 caliber left hand Kit Carson rifle, Bubba did everything wrong that could be done wrong. I bought it for a song and went to a gunsmith buddy of mine who specializes in BP rifles.
And he turned it into a work of art. 
There is no way it could ever be replaced. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:17:32 AM EDT
[#6]
M-16
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:20:02 AM EDT
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NIB West German P228
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:29:04 AM EDT
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A pair of sequentially numbered H&K P7 Jubilee's.
Not finding that again in this lifetime. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:29:06 AM EDT
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Nothing in my collection is all that old, rare, or hard to replace.
I’d hate to lose my USP Compact 9mm because it was my dads, but other than the sentimental aspect, the gun itself would be easy to replace. My Galil ACE 308 first generation rifle is discontinued and hard to find, but I could simply replace it for an inflated price. My P90 SBR was probably the most pain-in-the-ass as far as the steps required to acquire the proper FN parts for shorty status, so it would likely be the most difficult to recreate, but again it’s more cost-suckage than outright difficulty. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:33:37 AM EDT
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This O.F.Mossberg 42M-C. Not because it's rare but because my Pap bought it for me when I was born and gave it to me when I was old enough to hunt.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:34:50 AM EDT
[#11]
A Femaru M37. My dad left me one after he passed back in 2001. I have never seen another in person.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 12:56:43 AM EDT
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Man, it's kinda sad. I don't think I have anything in my collection that would be super hard to replace. But there are a few that are out of production and/or have sentimental value.
WWII M1 Carbine maybe, or Swedish Mauser. Hakim 8mm maybe... |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:03:27 AM EDT
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I don't have anything like that, after thinking about it.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:04:44 AM EDT
[Last Edit: TexanInOhio4]
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Military issue 1945 Colt Service Ace.
Not mine, but just like it (ETA: Except this one pictured doesn't have the original spur hammer)..... 
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:07:32 AM EDT
[#15]
John Noveske’s .300BLK SBR clone.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:17:07 AM EDT
[#16]
Remington No. 1 1/2.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:17:12 AM EDT
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Either my enfield jungle carbine, due to condition it's in or my m1 garand "tanker".
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:18:12 AM EDT
[#18]
Transferable Swedish K
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:19:21 AM EDT
[#19]
1898 Krag in excellent condition. Great shooter too.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:21:23 AM EDT
[Last Edit: jbntex]
[#20]
Probably my transferable German HK21E / 23E.
Outside of the outsized replacement cost, it took me years to get that gun built from start to finish. Original German complete E parts kits and the 5.56 conversion parts are even that much more rare today. I think there is one, maybe two gunsmiths left who are willing to that conversion work even if I found all of the parts and a donor G3 machinegun to start all over again. That's probably one of those guns that if it got stolen, etc. even with the insurance proceeds there is decent odds I would never own another one ever again unless I got really lucky and there was a seller of a complete gun and kit that just happened to pop up for sale. For sheer replacement cost I have a transferable M60E4 with a brand new in box E6 kit. M60s come up for sale pretty regularly so finding a new one wouldn't be a huge bar to clear and I could probably chase down another E6 kit as well. While expensive the M60 could be replaced in a year or less. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:31:58 AM EDT
[#21]
Colt 1910 380 auto
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:39:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:41:06 AM EDT
[#23]
My Colt Anaconda 5”
They only made 150 guns with a 5” barrel |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:47:11 AM EDT
[#24]
My great grandfather’s M&P revolver.
My dad’s Model 28 Highway Patrolman. Underwood M-1 carbine. Winchester M-1 Garand. Colt SP-1 carbine. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:47:59 AM EDT
[#25]
STI Duty One 1911
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ID, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 1:58:29 AM EDT
[#26]
Arsenal SLR106. Not sentimental or rare, just not currently made and go for stupid money used.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 2:00:05 AM EDT
[#27]
My Infinity Open gun. It's one of a kind and could not be replaced identically. I'd have to buy one that was similar and the wait on them is about a year. Also, I can't afford it.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 2:26:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Low_Country: Afghan Jezail with a Tower of London brown bess flintlock. 2nd post is the winner so far. Surprised at the Tactical Tunas and P7s making the list a bunch. Everything in my collection is common and findable. For sentimental reasons the Remington 511 that was my grandpa's rifle as a boy would be tough to lose. I refinished the stock a few years ago and added some usable sights, no fiber optic though, brass bead front. |
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ITA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 2:50:54 AM EDT
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My recently acquired MP44…
I got it from a good friend of mine.. it only took me 15+ years of stalking 
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JPN
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Posted: 4/25/2024 3:04:21 AM EDT
[#30]
M-1919A4 built from a complete GI parts kit on a transferable right side plate.... ...for about $1,500 total.
Transferable, NIB Powder Springs MAC-10 bought in May, 1986. Early Para-Ordnance steel frame (before they were making complete guns) built with a "sanitized" South American Colt slide. I suppose that it might be technically possible to replace these but not likely to be in the same condition and quality of components - and would take years to chase down all the parts. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 3:41:37 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Banshee35]
[#31]
My CMP M1 Garand that was the last gun my grandfather got. It actually arrived after he died.
My transferable Valmet m78 that was one of the guns used in the original Red Dawn Marine Corp return Colt 1911, Army return Sig M17 Several others not because they are rare but prices would put me out of the market for one like my SVT40 and G43 |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 3:46:35 AM EDT
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I have a three gun FNAR. It's based on a BAR hunting rifle. It fell off a table and the stock broke, but it's discontinued low volume gun. It's not good or valuable but it's probably the hardest to replace.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 3:50:10 AM EDT
[#33]
Some of my customized Berettas.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:01:30 AM EDT
[#34]
 I have only ever seen one, so I bought it! |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:07:10 AM EDT
[#35]
 These would also be hard to replace. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:20:52 AM EDT
[#36]
State law would prohibit me from being able to replace my ARs should something happen to them. Of course moving to almost any of the other states would remove that impediment
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:22:49 AM EDT
[Last Edit: c8z06]
[#37]
Original Henry rifle (first model/1864):
    Winchester 1876 Canadian NWP carbine:  
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VA, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:25:49 AM EDT
[#38]
Love gun.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:27:43 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ThreadKiller: Man, it's kinda sad. I don't think I have anything in my collection that would be super hard to replace. But there are a few that are out of production and/or have sentimental value. WWII M1 Carbine maybe, or Swedish Mauser. Hakim 8mm maybe... |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 4:33:53 AM EDT
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Either my 4 digit U.S.Cav SAA or my 1915 Springfield 1911 complete original If I had to pick a rifle, 1876 Winchester 45-75 |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 5:09:09 AM EDT
[#41]
Probably my 1852 Sharps (that served on BOTH sides of the war).
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USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 5:41:32 AM EDT
[#42]
Anything preban.
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NY, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 5:44:58 AM EDT
[#43]
Marlin 30.... Straight stocks, 18" barrel, 2/3 magazine tube. Lots and lots of Marlins out there, but straight stocked are very rare. Only took me a solid 12 or 15 years of dedicated searching to find this one
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:06:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aimless: I have a three gun FNAR. It's based on a BAR hunting rifle. It fell off a table and the stock broke, but it's discontinued low volume gun. It's not good or valuable but it's probably the hardest to replace. Were you able to replace the stock? I've got an FNAR and looked into options for different furniture and there basically weren't any. Haven't looked in awhile. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:10:03 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By fxntime: Doesn't have to be the most expensive or rarest but the one you probably would never run across again in your life without some serious dedicated searching for that specific make or model. May also be because of condition. It would probably be a toss up between the most expensive and one of the older ones, just due to the money. I hope I never have to find out. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:17:06 AM EDT
[#46]
Vepr 308 v2 (integrated gas block/fsb). Sanctions and whatnot, or an inherited Stevens 520 shotgun.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:20:26 AM EDT
[#47]
My French MAS-49.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:25:16 AM EDT
[#48]
my Remington 742 30-06 that I bought when I was 12 in 1982 with lawn mowing money out the side door of a pawn shop- no questions asked.
hundreds of deer have died to that gun. the sentimental value of that rifle is immeasurable. 2nd would be a T/C Renegade .50 that I built from a kit in 1983? both are extensions of me in the woods. |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:28:04 AM EDT
[#49]
Maybe my SBR with a Noveske rail? I don't think the rail is made anymore.
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Posted: 4/25/2024 6:55:53 AM EDT
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For me it's probably my Colt .38 special 1911 or my Colt Marshal.
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