Sportsman's Finest in Bee Cave robbery

[spill]

Bee Cave burglar steals high-powered rifles | kvue.com Austin

Heard on KLBJ this afternoon that the seven scope units were Nightforce systems. No specifics on the rifles.

 

[itchin]

Sounds like an inside job. He used a key, walked in, and took the rifles.

 

[TXARGUY]

Review the last few weeks security tape and you'll catch the guy. This is someone who knows the store well and most likely has shown an interest in the stolen firearms prior to committing the crime.

 

[Vaquero]

I hate thieves.
I hope they get caught with the stolen goods and receive justice.

 

[Mic]

Oh. I thought you were referring to a purchase you made from them....

 

[TXARGUY]

^^^777 posts.

 

[txgunner00]

Did anyone else hear the report made by Barbra McCarley on KLBJ yesterday at about 4:30? As with any libtard, anti-gun media source you can expect they typical embellishment and sensationalism to make it seem the equipment can jump up and kill you on it's own, but her report was over the top. She used the usual "souped up high powered sniper rifle" and other typical sensational, hyped up lines but the description of the scopes was dumbfounding. She said (paraphrsing) "they also got 9 Nightforce capable of hitting a target 3/4 of a mile away in the dark"! I had to call their news room just to make sure I heard it right and also to inform them of how stupid and inaccurate that report was. Of course the lady I talked to at KLBJ, Diane, made excuses and blamed William Pittmon at Bee Caves PD for giving them the information. If anyone else heard this I would urge you to call KLBJ's news room at 832-4027 and email their news director, Todd Jefferies, at todd@590klbj.com. As Tom Gresham says, "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth".

 

[SIG_Fiend]

According to the article, here's what was stolen:

-Sako TRG 42, .300 winmag, tan (if the picture is right), Serial A81138
-LMT 308 MWSB, Serial LMS11154
-FNH Scar 16, 5.56, tan (if pic is right), Serial LC22062

Be on the lookout if you're in or around the Austin area. These are definitely guns that stand out.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Across the border already, lol....

 

[Army 1911]

Holder probably knows where they are.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Holder probably knows where they are.

 

[Acera]

Strange choices considering what else was in the store last time I visited.

Don't they have a pair of Browning M2s mounted as you walk in?
I remember a counter with NFA firearms like H&K MP-5s, etc in it.
Don't they also have an Anzio 20mm rifle in one of the side rooms?

All of those I would think would be a better profit makers on the Mexican market.

The guns stolen sound like someone wanted them for their collection, and the scopes as easy to move, hard to trace, trade or sale items.

 

[shortround]

No matter how the thief got into the place, why were the firearms not properly secured in a safe after closing?

Yes, I know, lots of gun shops rely on reinforced doors and windows so they can keep their guns in display cases and rifle racks.

Bonny & Clyde stole their BARs from an unguarded National Guard Armory.

Some enterprising thieves cut through the roof of a local gun shop and stole a large number of semi-automatic rifles.

Until gun shops learn how to defeat thieves, they will continue to suffer losses.

 

[itchin]

Just google Ron Peterson's Firearms. That place has been broken into and cleaned out a bunch of times. There is something fishy about this one in bee cave though.

 

[itchin]

Nevermind, I just googled, and not much came up, but I remember hearing on the news all of the time about that place getting burglarized. It is located smack dab in the worse neighborhood in Albuquerque. The locals call the neighborhood "the war zone".

 

[zembonez]

I hate thieves.
I hope they get caught with the stolen goods and receive justice.

Amen!

 

[Tejano Scott]

+1

 

[Texas1911]

Just google Ron Peterson's Firearms. That place has been broken into and cleaned out a bunch of times. There is something fishy about this one in bee cave though.

Nah, the owner has enough money to buy and build that store over 50 times. He has multitudes of machine guns and shotguns worth WAY WAY more than that stock that was stolen.

August is the general manager, and he's a member here. They've sponsored the forum in the past as well.

 

[itchin]

Ahhh, Thanks for the info. Maybe it was an ex employee? The news said he had a key.

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Guys, lets keep the chatter to a minimum and stick to the facts. These threads are supposed to be here in the event they might help out track down the thieve(s) and stolen items. Speculation might not be that helpful.