Do You Loan Out Guns?

Your Gun loaning policy.

  • I don't even let people shoot my guns at the range.

    Votes: 24 6.0%

  • I would never lend/loan out a gun, but they can try them while near me.

    Votes: 221 55.3%

  • I've offered to loan a friend a gun for a hunt or for an event.

    Votes: 145 36.3%

  • They are just objects. I'll loan them to anyone I know.

    Votes: 24 6.0%
  • Total voters
    400
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We have quite a few shooting enthusiast at my Church and I have proposed a range day. I plan on bring quite a few of my guns for people to try out. I think it would be fun for them to try out some of my military weapons especially. I wouldn't feel comfortable loaning them one of my weapons for them to take with them though. I'm selfish with my toys and I'm afraid they would scratch them.
 
No category fits for me. I have loaned a hunting rifle to a trusted family member. Not outside the family though. I don't mind friends shooting them at the range - I encourage them to. I probably would allow a friend to use one on a hunt, but have never actually been asked or been in a situation where I thought it would be helpful to offer. Most of my hunting has been of a solitary nature thus far. As my kids grow that will change.

Guns are a little more special than utility items to me. However, they are still just material things in the grand scheme. I worry more that someone will suffer a tragic accident while using one of mine than I am about the possibility of damage to the weapon.
 
Sight unseen and out of mind? Never. With a friend at the range, certainly. With a stranger at the range? Not as certainly, but I've struck up converations from time to time with fellow range rats that has led to an exchange of firearms for a magazine or two. A couple of local LEOs were fascinated by the left-hand ejection system of the Walther P5 a couple of months back and asked about it. We got to talking a bit, I let them each run a magazine through the gun, and only afterward did they even mention that they were from the county sheriff's department.

What I wouldn't do, ever, is to give a friend a gun and let him borrow it for a hour or a day or an overnight trip. Too many bad stories out there to do that.
 
My Spouse uses the weapons, but action open, magazine empty, chamber empty port arms at inspection and then handed over. Once hands close and take hold of the weapon yer "It"

But would I loan the weapon to someone else? Never outside of the range. Heck I dont know if I can even share it with a stranger ON the range. I would probably think that it's best to just hold on to it and leave it at that.

Aint loaned out guns before, not gonna start now.
 
I loaned out my muzzle loader to buddy for hunting season a few years back. I have known him for 10 years and he's a responsible gun owner so I wasn't worried about doing so. Even though he never actually took it hunting he gave it a good clean and oiling before giving it back.

I can count on one hand the people (including family) that I would be willing to lend a gun to.
 
I would, and have, loaned guns to several family members and friends that I knew could safely handle them.

I've also turned down requests from people (friends and even a family member) who wanted to borrow a gun but who had no basic safety training and refused to go to the range and learn.

I've had good experiences loaning out both guns and things like vehicles. My friends/family return them clean, and in the case of the latter, full of gas. I'm also sure that, if situations were ever reversed, they'd loan me theirs. I've been invited on last minute hunts in other states . . . thankfully someone could loan me a gun, and in a few cases a jacket, hat, and boots as well.

I'm surprised at how many people wouldn't allow a trusted friend to borrow a gun.
 
Last one I loaned out was to my cousin. That was about 5 years ago and I still haven't gotten it back. I think he sold it because every time he says he's going to get it back to me something comes up at the last minute:fire:

So, I don't loan out guns any more.
 
Check laws

It may be illegal. If someone needs one bad enough, I will sell or give, but I don't loan. I think it is a really bad idea. Not only do loaners not get taken care of, IME but who is responsible if your loaned gun is used in a crime, for example?

I once sold a car to a neighbor for a nominal fee. He never went and payed the transfer/tabs. about 3 days later I had half a dozen cops at my door, grilling me for 2.5 hours. "My" car had just been used in an armed robbery. Think about it-what if your gun was found at a murder scene, for example. "you got some 'splainin to do.

Shooter429
 
Think about it-what if your gun was found at a murder scene, for example. "you got some 'splainin to do.
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IMHO.......If you're afraid to loan a gun to a friend because they may use it to commit a crime, you're hangin' out with the wrong folk. For those that won't lend a gun to a trusted friend because you fear they will mistreat it or sell it off on you, again..... you have the wrong type of folks that you call "good friends".

We all have family members we wouldn't lend a house cat to, much less a valued firearm.....one thing you can't pick is family.
 
I have had folks bang my guns together while handling them. Not because they meant to but because they were careless.
I don't let people handle my guns anymore.
 
I will let certain people shoot any gun I bring to the range, but I always get the first shot on any gun I buy, even the O/U shotgun I bought for my oldest.

If I really like you I may 'give' you a gun, but I never loan them out.
 
I have to admit, it would be kind of interesting to be asked.

"Uh, Duke ... could I borrow your Beretta for a project tonight?"
 
Id loan a gun to a friend, albeit certain friend only:rolleyes:.

Guns are guns and friends are friends.
 
Back in 1970.....brother-in-law was discharged from Marines

Lent him a SS hammerless Savage 20 ga. in like new shape....Got it back with rusty finger prints all over barrel. Bore somehow survived through no effort on his part. Later swapped it for a muzzle loader and cash in a trade. Haven't lent anything since that wasn't at a range so I could watch and care for it. If I had to lend a deer rifle I might lend a Moisin Nagant or 303 Enfield. These are used and seen enough service and are generally soldier proof.afish4570:cuss::cuss::cuss:
 
This thread reminded me that my duck hunting buddy/guide has had a Rem 1100 of mine for 4 years. :)

Other than that one, I only loan guns to family members.

John
 
There is a good friend at my church who uses a set of bolt cutters to kill her goats for butchering. I offered her a .22lr revolver to do the job a little more easily (if it doesn't work well, there is the .32 H&R mag up for offer as well).
 
I don't have many guns, but each has a specific purpose and needs to be able to be deployed immediatelty should the needs arise. With that said, when I have more then the bare necesseties like at the moment, I would be more than willing to loan them out to friends and family. I don't consider someone either unless they are trustworthy, so I don't have to worry about anything else.

Damian
 
i voted no, never, and its true except for 4 individuals.

pretty much comes down to who i trust.

my brother
my son
my brothers son
and helz mcfugly on this forum.

as far as guns go, those 4 are the only ones, period.

for most of the rest, its not that i dont trust their intentions (although some of them i wouldnt) its just the liability of that whole situation.

ive even had someone come over to my house angry that someone had done them wrong, and wanted a gun to "take care of it" i told him that not only would i not loan them a gun, i wouldnt even sell them one.

that terminated that friendship (sigh, relieved)
 
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