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dav1965
I keep pretty good records of who and how much i paid for the gun along with caliber, finish ect.

I do not keep up with the length of the barrel and when the gun was made.

Is that something i should keep up with also?

If so any other ideas on what i need to keep up with?
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  • mrmike08075
    At a minimum I keep a comprehensive one sheet spec document on each firearm...

    I maintain a binder with copies of each one sheet for quick and portable quick reference.

    I maintain a file (in a file cabinet) on each firearm - each file has a copy of the one sheet as well as other ephemera (copies of trade publication and magazine articles - catalogs - receipts - gun broker thread print outs - test targets - pictures - manuals - etc)

    Mike
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  • 84Bravo1
    I've been needing/wanting to do this. I've lost track of a lot of the particulars of the individual Firearms in my collection. Price, method acquired, year of mfgr.,etc.

    It bothers me I've not kept up on this.
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  • sharpshooter039
    I keep a running spreadsheet that I update everytime I buy or sell a firearm.. Make,model serial number and any other information I feel needed,,then I e-mail it to myself and keep it in a secured folder in my e-mail account,,If I am ever robbed or a fire I can pull up that information from any computer with internet
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  • hillbille
    quote:Originally posted by sharpshooter039
    I keep a running spreadsheet that I update everytime I buy or sell a firearm.. Make,model serial number and any other information I feel needed,,then I e-mail it to myself and keep it in a secured folder in my e-mail account,,If I am ever robbed or a fire I can pull up that information from any computer with internet


    +1 on serial numbers, my insurance agent said to collect you would need serial # and in some cases proof of purchase?,, that I don't know why but I keep a notebook with this info and if I do a face to face I allways get the person to say they sold me such and such on this date. guess better safe than sorry
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  • grumpygy
    Check this one out I have asked if the folks I put the link up for has one for windows 10.

    The Link is for android.

    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=714766
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  • wundudnee
    Mine is kind of old school. I have a large index card on every gun with serial#, make, model, purchase price, condition, when purchased and from whom, any thing special or rare, with a number from 1 to whatever on the card. I then put a hangtag on the trigger guard with that same number and the serial# and model on it. In my demise my family can pick up a gun, read the number and match it to the index card to get the guns history and info.

    I also have an off site photo program with many pictures. A lot of my old guns are pre 68 and didn't require serial#'s but can be matched with pictures or condition marks.

    I hope that will help my survivors.

    I really need to go back and include boxes, grips, choke tubes, magazines, clips, letters etc. on the cards.
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  • llama
    I keep a list of make, model, serial, and a photo. Only keep 'em for theft-reporting needs, haven't needed 'em yet and hope to never need 'em.
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  • He Dog
    I modified an Excell page to store information on firearms. One page to each manufacturer. I keep price paid, to whom, date purchased (and sold if I actually let one go), shipping fee, transfer fee, who transferred it. Breathe, Manufacturer, model, finish, barrel length caliber. stocks if replaced with custom (a lot of my handguns wear custom stocks), to whom sold, price an date. I also have a large box for additional information, such as history documented or stated by seller, if there is a factory letter (WWII Colts and Smiths). and a link to photos of each. The document is on the computer, with a copy on thumb drive in one of the safes, and an additional updated every six months in the lock box. same with photos.
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  • varian
    my son is an excel genius so i got him to develop a spread sheet for the firearms. just have make, model number, serial number, and brief description. printed several copies and also copied to a couple of memory sticks all being stored in different locations just in case.
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  • Lago
    I have an Excel spreadsheet with all the information about the firearm:
    Full description, purchase amt, current value, and hyperlink to copy of receipt, and another to picture of firearm, with S/N on the picture.
    Lago
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  • yoshmyster
    What I paid, what I done did as in mods and parts. I keep it on a hard drive and on a stick. After my pc crapped out last time but was fortunate enough to recover the HD I made sure to keep a second record on a stick. Every time I do mods or buy a new to me I update.
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  • gruntled
    I keep the records of all purchases & a record of all sales. Nearly 50 years ago I sold a Luger on consignment. Soon afterward two cops showed up on my doorstep & informed me the pistol had been stolen & wanted to know the details of how I had acquired it.
    I remembered I had bought it at a gun show & had paid for it with a check. I invited them in & looked for the check. When I found it I had written Luger & the serial number at the bottom left of the check. They took the check & that was the last I ever heard of it. I even got paid for the pistol.
    That convinced me to keep records of all guns I bought & sold from then on.
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