JG> it DIDN'T have a serial number... I went
 JG> out and bought a number dye set, and put my fiance's social security
 JG> number on the bottom of the barrel.
Be careful never to refer to it as a serial number.  There are, though I
don't know quite what they are, all sorts of complicated federal laws
regarding putting serial numbers on guns, with some heavy penalties.  I
think it's something to do with a firearm manufacturer's license.
(BTW, just in case you haven't seen The Rules yet: it is OK to discuss
what the laws ARE.  What the laws SHOULD BE is a political matter, and
this echo is strickly [sic] technical, no politics allowed.  The line
does get a mite thin at times, so let's be careful....)
 JG> Then... there's my baby!  A Browning Hi-Power 9mm.  I've logged
 JG> every round that has gone through the barrel, who shot it, when
 JG> it was shot, and where it was shot.
Wow.  With that love of paperwork, maybe you should apply for a job at
the IRS.  B-)
 JG> I don't like the painted finish, but I'm too scared to
 JG> try and strip and blue it.  I did blue the barrel, though...
 JG> (I just went crazy with that stuff :)  Normally, I wouldn't
 JG> like the fixxed sights, but they are dead on!
Cool.  I have a SIG P226 that is about dead-on at around 10 yards.  I
prefer adjustable sights, but....
 JG> Last, but not least, there's my Smith & Wesson Model 916-A 12ga.
 JG> shotgun. Don't know much about it... shoots 3" shells, holds 6 rounds. 
 JG> I've owned it for a year now, and haven't even fired the sucker!
  I know what it's like.  I've been too busy to get to the range
ever since getting my Garand from the DCM, almost two years ago now.
 JG> Well... I only have 3 right now, but it keeps growing!
That's the way it tends to work.  As Tom Ciarula (who used to hang out
in here) said to me once offline, "I'm not a gun /collector/, I'm just a
gun /accumulator/."  I myself have about ten now, having gotten the
first one only five years ago.
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