Moving and my gun and reloading hobby!

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Wyoredman

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Dang! I sold my home and am packing to move.

I didn't realize the actual volume, weight and general amount of "gun stuff" I have accumulated over the last 20 years!

Oh my! From powder, to primers, to dies and tools. Cleaning kits, presses, holsters, cases, boxes. Ammo (a big one, heavy too!) brass, bullets, ammo boxes, books, and chronographs! Shooting rests, range bags, spotting scopes, camo hunting cloths, GPS's, cameras. Rifles, shot guns, pistols, revolvers! Gun cabinets and safes!

It is beginning to look like I can fill a complete moving van with just "gun and hunting stuff"!

Has anyone else taken the time to actually realize the "stuff" they have accumulated over their years of being a Gun Person?

It is almost overwhelming! (but it is fun!)
 
when I moved back to Nebraska I could get everything in a 20 mm ammo can. I realized that I couldn't begin to lift it so I went and bought 3 more of the 20 mm ammo cans and it was a LOT easier
 
Moving can be overwhelming, but enjoy it for what it is if you can.

I would hate to have to load up all my firearm related stuff at once...That would be a huge job.

btw, Wyoredman, best of luck with the move!
 
When I moved, I had to take all of the "hazardous" stuff with me - ammo, powder, primers loaded ammo, some charcoal, gas cans - filled the back of my pickup truck. 500 boxes of shotgun ammo primed hulls, etc. That truck was a rolling bomb!..:eek:

All came through though - the guns and gear went with the movers, no issues
 
Makes ya realize how much you have for sure. But you should also notice all the stuff you never use. I do that all the time when going through stuff
 
velillen said:
But you should also notice all the stuff you never use.
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For sure! Yet I still find it hard to get rid of those .32 S&W dies that I never use...I might need them some day!:o

Or that big bag of .35 Whelen brass (I've never owned a .35 Whelen?)! Where did I get that? I could use it for trading stock at the gun show! Better keep it!:o

It goes on and on!
Ha Ha!:eek:
 
In gonne books alone, I can fill three six shelf bookcases plus. In terms of sniping books, three 40" shelves packed with it. This doesn't include all the Civil War sharpshooting material either.
 
When you unpack, list everything that comes out as it comes out, for insurance purposes. Photograph all valuables and each drawer, closet, and shelf when you're done. You'd be surprised what 15 forks, 6 cup and saucer sets, 3 day packs, 354 hardcover books, and 23 pair of socks add up to when it's replacement time.
 
I remember moving my gun safe and gun stuff almost 12 years ago. I vowed that would be the last time I moved an entire house myself. My wife was pregnant and sick - she couldn't help at all. I had a guy lined up to help me, but he was a no-show. I ended up throwing away an old reloading press and some other reloading supplies (along with a ton of other things) just because I was sick of moving things. The safe and a roll top desk were almost two nails in my coffin. I really don't know how the heck I moved these things - don't want to remember!

If/When I move again, I'm hiring professionals. I'll still move my own guns, but the pros can break their backs on the rest.
 
When you unpack, list everything that comes out as it comes out, for insurance purposes. Photograph all valuables and each drawer, closet, and shelf when you're done. You'd be surprised what 15 forks, 6 cup and saucer sets, 3 day packs, 354 hardcover books, and 23 pair of socks add up to when it's replacement time.
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Unless you buy extra coverage, they only pay so much per pound, regardless of the value, so light expensive things (like Hummel figurines, etc.) need that extra coverage. I did that with my guns. I packed them and insured them for over $25,000, all came through just fine
 
On my last move I had to move all of my firearms and ammunition, as the company funded by the USMC claims that they won't move ammunition, and PODS won't move firearms. Surprisingly it all fit into my Pathfinder, but it was filled up to the roof and was riding very low.
 
Killamanjaro brought up a good idea. Seems like a perfect time to take a very detailed inventory. When you pack or unpack you know you won't miss anything on a shelf.
I dont have too much stuff, it's in the closer and spilling into the garage.
 
I moved five years ago from VA to AL. I had over a 150 antique clocks. My firearms and reloading stuff pales in comparison. You can do it.

The worse thing of all is reestablishing yourself on the other end. Things in your collection found a home one at a time over years. Suddenly trying to find a new place for everything can be overwhelming. I am still not there. :)
 
Like some said now is a good time to inventory. If I was you, I'm not a sentimental guy, anything I knew I had no need for would hit armslist or gunbroker. With the way the market is you are probably better to sell now than any other time. Or wait until the next run on guns by politicians but that doesn't help ease your move.
 
I feel your pain. I'm just completing a move across 2 states and I kinda did know how much I had, but it really put it into perspective when I actually had to lift all those ammo cans full of ammo, brass, and bullets. We moved ourselves and used 6 x 12 foot trailers in relay for much of the stuff and then finished up with a 24 foot truck. I wanted to inventory everything but we had so many "MISC" boxes full of everything, that just wasn't in the stars. Maybe next time. Yeah, that'll work.
 
"MISC" - doesn't that mean Move Into Some Closet?..That's where all of my MISC boxes went, some for several years.............:D
 
Makes ya realize how much you have for sure. But you should also notice all the stuff you never use. I do that all the time when going through stuff
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But Velillan and me both know that seeing it is one thing, . . . pitching it is another thing, . . . and the sure way to need it, . . . is to pitch it yesterday.

Call me a hoarder, . . . tightwad, . . . hermit, . . . whatever you like: it don't get pitched around here until I am the one who wore it out, . . . and you can be sure it's done if I pitched it.

May God bless,
Dwight
 
Learning the hard way:
Don't pack stuff for the movers in boxes that look like they still have expensive electronics.
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Thanks for that advice, but...

This move is 100% on me! No movers (other than the friends I can talk into it) involved. Just one truckload at a time!

Moving sucks. Hunting season is two weeks away and all my ammo and reloading stuff is in cardboard boxes with packing tape!

Oh well!:eek::o
 
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