the last few days have been 'interesting'

went to go shooting and was hunting for my suppressor

couldn't find it - anywhere, and couldn't find the tax stamp that goes with it

turned the place upside down, opening boxes, opening them again...shelf by shelf

went through the garage, the storage shed...

finally found it - took me 36 hours to find the damned thing

so I guess I don't need to turn myself in and go to prison this week

I was seriously worried when I opened the rifle case and it wasn't there...

So, for future reference, want to share where you ultimately found your supressor?

I'd rather not make the same mistake

I'm betting it was on the last place he looked.

when I moved, I wrapped it in a green foam bag (one that you would use for packing dishware) and put it in a small Pelican that was stuffed into a corner with a larger case in front of it

now all I need to do is find the stamp

With me it usually turns out to be in the "safe place I put it so that I won't lose it." D'OH!

Sure sounds familiar !

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My best friend lost a $3000 custom browning hi power sometime before Christmas. I say “sometime” because he couldn’t figure out where or when he last saw it

He isn’t the most organized person in the world to start out with, and basically will come with a myriad of different guns in a myriad of different containers, shoot two of them and go home

His best guess was one of the times he didn’t shoot it, it fell out or was left at the range, and grew feet

He has filed a report, called his insurance, etc etc

Every night since he realized it was gone I have looked on local and national sights and forums to see if it’s for sale

Nothing

Until last night

When we were back at the range, he comes walking up to me with his pistol rug and gun

It had been in his bag the whole time. Another pistol rug had basically rolled it down onto the floor of the central compartment in this bag, and he had never actually emptied out the whole bag. Just put his hand where it was supposed to be



There will be an endless river of shit headed his way for a eternity

We will be waiting for the bomb to drop and the last thing I will say to him is

“SHAME! SHAAAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEE!!”

We just moved as well. I can't find a compact Beretta 92, been looking here and there for about a month. I thought maybe I stashed it somewhere in the new house for protection, no luck locating it. It will come to me, one day

Just buy another...your "lost boy" will appear!

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Originally posted by BigSwede:
We just moved as well. I can't find a compact Beretta 92, been looking here and there for about a month. I thought maybe I stashed it somewhere in the new house for protection, no luck locating it. It will come to me, one day

I'm with Expert308, I don't know how many things I've "lost" after putting them in a "safe place so that I won't lose it." No suppressors, yet, but keys, optics, tools, etc.

The only thing worse than getting older is the alternative.

Damn! And I thought I was having "senior moments!" You guys certainly trump my hand! LOL

don't feel bad

I went to the BLM to go shooting (about 5 miles from my house) and left all my ammo at the house after humping rifles across the desert from my truck - about 1000 yards off the road

some days, you just need a checklist

That is not unusual. I remember a past thread about a Ruger left in a car trunk, that turned up someplace else.

Lost a Glock 30 like that once. I was putting guns in a new safe and could not find it to save my life. Eventually realized I tossed it in an ammo can while picky like packing up at the range months prior. It just came to me one day.

A buddy lost an XD between the range and his house. Was certain enough somebody stole it while he was unloading in his parking lot that he reported it stolen. A year or so later he recovered it, from his range bag...

I don't know how many times I've driven away from the range, just hit pavement (it's a dirt road to the range), then pulled over and done a physical check of all NFA items in the bags.

Mind you I always do a complete walk around of my bench (multiple times, as I pick up brass) and there is nothing on the bench or ground when I leave. I put the weapons into the rifle / range bags and load them into the vehicle - I'm mentally inventorying / counting each bag and weapon.

Even then, I usually stop 1/8 mile from the range when I get that thought "do you remember putting XYZ away", get out, and open the bags / touch every NFA item.

I've never left something behind and I'm determined to never have that happen.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
some days, you just need a checklist

I write up a shopping list before going to the grocery store, so I won't forget anything. Then get to the store and realize I left the list sitting on the kitchen counter. I also use checklists for camping trips, road trips (even just across town) to matches, etc.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:

When we were back at the range, he comes walking up to me with his pistol rug and gun

It had been in his bag the whole time.

I've done that too. Left a gun in the case in my range bag and then go crazy searching the safe only to realize I forgot to unpack the gun after getting home.

Ive wrapped a gun in a cloth to keep it from getting oil on other stuff and then set other stuff on it and ‘found it’ months later. Usually it’s when I’ve bought a new one into the house and have not moved it to the safe yet.

My best miss placement involved keys.

The last hunting trip of the year I tossed my keys into my Sorel pac boots. Donned my gear and went into the woods to retrieve tree stands. After gathering three, returning them to the truck, I was pretty warm and decided I wouldn't need the pac boots.

Hours later upon returning I could not find my keys. I crawled under the truck and retrieved the extra key. I knew I always left the keys so I wouldn't lose them in the woods tromping around.

Fast forward 10 months, stick my foot into the boot and there they were, right where I left them. The felt liners deadened the jangling keys so well I forgot to check the toes.

Pretty good about keeping track of my guns but not always so good when it comes to paperwork, including checks. Over the years I've misplaced checks worth thousands. Yeah...definitely not pretty good here.