OK, I am officially a gun crank.
I was having the discussion with a friend at work, and said “If you know how many guns you own, you’re not a gun crank.” and I proceeded to run through a list of my collection.
Smug in my competence, until I came home, and remembered the SKS and the other 22 auto are at the nephews, and the single shot shotgun in the shed, and the little 22 revolver in the basement. Still, it only took me a little while to remember.
And then I unlocked the hall closet door. Ashamed, I re-locked it.
And then I opened the dresser drawer and pulled out some underwear. I forgot the damned Iver Johnson revolvers.
Damn. I’m a gun crank. A real one.
I’ve had that problem – it’s one of the more benign problems to have, in my opinion.
The area where I get tripped up in the exact number of firearms I own is when I own more than one of the same type. I do not know exactly how many SKSs, Swedish Mausers, Nagant rifles or Carcanos I own.
I believe that I would probably define “crank” more in terms of having to consult a written list to even get a good idea of the numbers in the inventory.
I reckon I am not a gun crank unless one figures when one doesn’t know for sure how much ammo one has stockpiled..and I don’t just know I have a couple or more ammo cases full and just keep buying
Guncrank?
Fuck that. You can’t own too many guns.
While I agree that you can’t own too many guns, you can own enough. The problem is the number is …just one more.
I thought the only gun you cranked was a Gatling gun.
(I’ll go quietly. LOL)
Og- you’re not alone. Like Charles above, I have to take off my shoes when inventorying the SKS’ and Enfields.
And I forgot that cute little 1906 Webley in the desk drawer.
And the Chinese Contract Hi-Power in the endtable drawer – the only reason I sussed that was when I found the stock… empty.
While there are no little ones wandering around the house now, it did force me to get out the Bound Book and do a full accountability inventory (with annotations).
Sigh. It’s just hard work, owning that many guns.
No, none of you can have any of them.
Oh – and thanks for the recommendation on magazine lip repair. While I won’t use it on the magazine in question, I’ve got some replacement .45 mags to try it on.
Kasenit is cool stuff, but I can’t take credit for it, it was Anvil Boy who showed it to me. And I have had fun wiht it since!