Merely sue them as a common law "man" (but, of course, while toting a couple fully automatic AR-15's sporting beta magazines just in case they get wise to their free reign to kill any and all common law claimants they wish).
Yea but even if I sue and win, its still an unconfortable and unnecesary thing, why would i wase 1-2 days perhaps weeks to recover my own property? Why is it stolen in the first place?
It should be repaid with interest (counting the number of days between the theft and recovery, with the % intrest rate currenly available). That should be bare minimum.
Also the court costs should be paid by the losing half.
This is true. You have to decide where the best benefit lies for you. sometimes the short term benefit is long term detriment.