what those have been filed off 
Get caught with a firearm with altered serial numbers and get ready to go to jail.
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From the beginning, I’ve always thought that if it saves my life and/or the lives of loved ones, it’s a small price to pay. Really, what’s the price I would put on protecting a loved one? If someone said, “Unless you give me $2,000 right now, I’ll kill her.” Would you respond with, “That’s kinda high. How about $600?” I know I wouldn’t. I would happily surrender a $1,500 or $2,000 gun if I needed it to save the life of a loved one.
Having said that, the Sheriff’s Dept in my county in CA say that they’ve always returned them if it was used in self defense. They also say that you should have multiple guns listed on your carry permit so you can immediately carry a different one if they confiscate one (in CA, you can only carry the ones listed on your permission slip). But move on over to an adjacent county and they all say that you’ll never see that firearm again.
My biggest concern has always been speed & accuracy and trying to avoid any collateral damage. Just like the price I’d pay to protect loved ones, what’s the price I’d pay to avoid hitting an innocent bystander? $1,500 vs $700 isn’t a factor if I’m even slightly more accurate with the $1,500 gun. I don’t want to stop at “proficient”. A real life self defense situation is going to be more dynamic, with more moving people, and far more shoot/no-shoot decisions to make than most of us practice for (typically due to limitations of the range we use). Do I want to sacrifice even a little bit of accuracy to save a couple hundred bucks if I never get my gun back?
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Im with Jamey on this one. My shield 9 is easy to shoot, accurate and reliable. If i gotta replace it, what? At most $300. Id probably upgrade to the X.
I got a couple others id carry also like my G43, or even micro9. All easily replaceable without breaking the bank.
Obviously, replacing the gun is the least of my worries when it comes to money in the worst case scenario
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For most guys I ‘carry’ I have another one just like it.
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I have a one-of-a-kind gun. It is very special, but I would not want to EDC it.
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I’ve always been meaning to get a “twin” shield 9 for the just in case. I got mags, holsters and I’m comfortable with it. Unfortunately I’m like my daughter, shiny ball syndrome and I buy another gun I want instead.
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I probably read it here in another thread here, someone suggested having two of the same EDC in case one is lost, stolen, or locked in evidence.
I thought about that for the Shield compact which is priced really well for a quality handgun.
Now that I have a VP9SK, I needed to save more.
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I have 2 CZ’s for that reason.
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I should clarify, I didn’t want to loose my “We the people” finish gun to an evidence locker,
and Colorado will charge you with “intent to cause harm” if you’re carrying hornaday “zombimax” bullets in your gun….
So secondly to not wanting to loose the unique finished gun, I didn’t want to give a prosecutor any additional ammunition against me saying that I am an extremist because of the words on the gun! 
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Good Topic Bruh,
What price Life? What price FREEDOM? Welp, I’ve carried almost all my handguns @ one time or another. (won’t list them here) I always circle back to my M&P sidearm (Service weapon) the most comfortable not terribly expensive—accurate, dependable. I lost my 686 to the Fed’s @ a young age after a good shoot, my first thought was I’m Still Alive! (while I mourned the loss, I blessed her and prayed she went to some ‘Alphabets’ home and was mounted on his wall). Guns are tools. A means for survival. Do I have a favorite? sure but they are metal and plastic. I USE them all no Safe Queens in my house (heard the term here).
Never let FEAR dictate your responses.
WWG1WGA
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I don’t own a $1,500 handgun … yet! So, no worries for me about losing one
However, I WILL be carrying a $5k+ handgun when my lottery numbers hit, and not one concern about losing it!
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I’ve caught flack for taking some of my collectors grade guns to the range for proof of function shooting.
And while I’m not about to EDC my numbers matching 1935 Mauser P-08, it’s just a pretty paperweight if it doesn’t actually fire!
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That is a nice piece Blood. You are a very lucky man.
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Excellent point, Brother.
My life and the lives of my family are worth more than my weapon. My freedom and the freedom of my family is worth more than my weapon. Lives and freedoms are not replaceable. Weapons are.
While my choice of weapons didn’t cost me $1500 new, it is still of a high enough quality I feel I can trust it to ensure my life and freedom are protected adequately enough. The quality of a weapon is usually defined by the price. Higer price usually means higher quality.
Is your weapon of a high enough quality for you to trust it to defend your life and freedom? If there is a question mixed in with the answer, you should probably trade up.
Do not get all teary eyed when your weapon is confiscated as evidence. If the shooting is righteous, most municipalities will return the weapon…after getting as much identifying information they can from the weapon.
Guns are tools. A means for survival.
Another excellent point.
There is a reason professional automotive technicians buy the high dollar Snap-on, Mac or Matco tools. The tools are purchased because of the quality and will work almost every single time the technician uses them. ALMOST. They don’t last forever.
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Filed S/Ns can be easily lifted. There is a better way where they can’t.
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I guess it depends on which State you live in. In FL, if it’s a justified use of lethal force, you get your pistol back! So, I’ll continue to carry my “ Not cheap” Wilson Combat CQB or if I’m going lite my CZ 75PCR. Don’t go cheap when your life might depend on it!
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I don’t want to give up any of my Guns but if I have to because I protected myself and or my wife then so be it. I can’t put a cost on our lives and I will just come home and get another one out of the safe. This is why I train and run drills with all I own. I have two I carry the most but can use all I own equally as well.
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