Does anyone catalog their firearms?

[Superpsy]

I've been thinking about this for a while and finally got around to it today. Some of it is for insurance purposes etc. But I've also thought about the unthinkable, "What if some of my firearms are stolen/lost and I have no record of what I owned?"

I created an Excel spreadsheet and put in pictures of the guns that I own. I also recorded the manufacturer, model, serial number, caliber & estimated value. Am I crazy or does anyone else do this? If you do catalog your guns is it just a list of serial numbers? Or is it as detailed as mine?

This was alot of fun to do btw...I started humming, "We are family..." while I was taking pictures and recording information.

 

[TX1911fan]

I found a free softwre program that does it. It's called gun safe. Works pretty well. You can add pictures too.

http://www.somanyroads.org/gunsafe/

 

[BlazingAngel01]

I do and the ATF has a booklet for it. Also keep a jump drive separate in a safe place.

 

[TAB]

I do for both insurance and to protect myself should they be stolen... that way I can file a police report with not only make, model and serial number, but also pics.

 

[Ratzinger_p38]

In some states (such as Ohio, which is otherwise near perfect on gun rights) you have to report them stolen, basically, right away. So it helps to have a good list of what you have just in case it happens, and so you can perhaps get them back someday. I put that together with old sales receipts, locked up, and I feel covered.

 

[jrfoxx]

I use GunSafe software.Keeps pics, serial numbers, NRA gun condition, price paid, current value, caliber, action type, model, info on accessories and scopes, and tons of other stuff, in a really conveniant, easy to use format.I love it.

 

[Mac45]

Have an Access database w/ descriptions and serial numbers.
Also have digital photographs.
Did it in case of theft, for insurance, and also they're all listed in my will.
Hopefully the will part won't be needed for a good many years

 

[Feanaro]

I use gunsafe to keep track of serial numbers, accessories, and other information.

 

[ZeSpectre]

+1 gunsafe.
I track all the purchase info, serial numbers, custom work done, value, and a running round count.
I also have a second folder on my machine that has all the paperwork scanned in.

This, along with other insurance related info is also regularly burned to a CD and stored at the inlaws house in a small lockbox we have there.

 

[Cannonball888]

I have a file for 20 guns. I like the old fashioned system with original receipts of purchases and expenses.

 

[cpttango30]

I have built an access database that has all my firearms with pictures and all information on each firearm. My father keeps three written ledgers with all information.

I burn two copies of my database and place one in side a fire safe inside my gun safe. Then the other says with all my other software at the computer. I also back up that database to an external hard drive.

 

[bumm]

I keep a list for insurance and theft reasons as has been mentioned before. As far as a will goes, I've told my kids to TAKE 'em if something happens to me. They belong to my family. The government doesn't get to take it's half out of the middle.
Beyond that, many of my guns, especially those that have family stories, have a booklet that I keep with them so that the stories and history won't be lost. I wish I could have such a thing with some of the antiques...
Marty

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I should, in case of theft - which has happened before - or other loss. Pictures would also be helpful.

 

[woad_yurt]

I do. I started when I got my C&R license and later I included all of the non-C&R stuff. This way, I can prove that they existed if something were to happen to them.

 

[knockonit]

list

Yep, have hard copy file with pictures but will start with the software, nice find.
Only problem is don't have a whole day or two to log and picture everything. Geez, i'm lazy.
rj

 

[Blackbeard]

I only have three, but I have details in an Excel spreadsheet -- serial#, date of purchase, photos, etc.

 

[Arkady]

Detailed records.
Model. serial, any aftermarket accessories, sights/optics, and any unique markings.

Example:
Sig Sauer P228 w/Trijicon Night Sights (9mm Luger)
Hogue grip panels -no finger grooves
Black Ladder Tape on front strap
Serial Number:

 

[Billy_H]

Aside from the file with all the original paperwork from purchases I keep an electronic inventory. I keep track of serial number, make, model, finish, purchase price, date of purchase, location of purchase and I also have a "Notes" field where I can keep track of any extras or the like. Plus there is a digital photo of each.

There is a copy on my hard drive and a flash drive and another copy saved on a remote server.

 

[gbran]

I keep a spreadsheet along with purchase documents on most of my guns. I do have a few that, while legal, are not on my list.

 

[searcher451]

If the time ever comes when you need to provide the police or an insurance agency with a detailed listing of what you owned (note the past tense), your memory will not suffice ... and not by a long shot, either. Detailed notes with photos, stored in a secure place (I use a bank's safe deposit box), will save you a lot of hardship should the unthinkable strike at your door.

 

[paperpuncher49]

Color me paranoid, but I do in a password protected file stored on both hard drive and CD that has a misleading name and I use an use an encryption format that would make no sense to anyone else. Someone would have to do a lot of work to get at it, if they even could.

 

[Jdude]

I keep a complete inventory with ClarisWorks database, and save my files on a 3.5" floppy. I have s/n, calibur, and a brief description of markings on the gun. For the ones I have sold I put a little *sold* marker, so if my inventory is stolen I won't give the s/n of an innocent gun's owner.

 

[Regolith]

Somewhere between the first two.

It makes things much easier in the case they are lost or stolen.

 

[TehK1w1]

I have an excel spreadsheet that I use to keep track of my guns.

 

[P95loser]

I try that link to gunsafe software and it asks for a user name/password... anyone know what the deal is?