Bill Of Sale On Firearms

I do, yes, but I'm a packrat. OTOH, packratism and knowing where you put obscure pieces of paper can be very useful in dealing with the IRS, for example

Mine are simply in the vertical file along with all our other important (and many non-important) papers in a little file of their own labelled "firearms". Probably includes some guns I've since traded away, as I never clean it out; but that's where they all are.

Springmom

I guess I am behind the 8-ball here, I have two safes full and not a bill of sale on even one of them. I dont understand why I would need one.

I have all my bill of sales. However, last time I checked the safe, I thought I smelled smoke. I just hope if I need to show any one such as a Govt. entity these papers, that the introduction of fesh air won't cause them to catch fire and burn.
kid

Flatbed scanner...it's all scanned in and I have duplicate copies of my important paperwork on several encrypted CD's in more than one physical location.

Now if I could just remember the password <grin>.

I'm an accountant by trade.
I have every bill of sale for each gun I bought at retail.
If I but or sell a gun privately there's no paper.
I still wonder why we don't get a copy of the 4473 when we but a gun

AFS

I just hope if I need to show any one such as a Govt. entity these papers, that the introduction of fesh air won't cause them to catch fire and burn.

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As the most common reason to show a bill of sale to a goverment entity is to prove ownership in the case of theft, that probably wouldn't be in your best interest.

unless you bought one retail from a ffl then there is no need for one, and I will fight for my right to keep it that way. However I do keep a list and a file on my computer of serial numbers models and extras and current estemated values for insurance reasons

Having been responsible for the paperwork of an agri-business concern, the bill of sale for any firearms my husband or I have purchased are in my filing cabinent in the drawer marked "E-J." Oddly enough in that same drawer is the folder with the insurance policy with the serial numbers and pictures of the "inherited" and purchased firearms. A second folder with copies of that information is in a file cabinent at my fathers' house as well. And in true military fashion my husband insists that a folder with copies stay with our insurance agent. I assume it is in a file cabinent somewhere in his office.

Selena

its not hard to keep a "firearms" file. I have records of guns bought and sold, from/to whom, cost, mods, and a cd with digital photos. a copy of the cd is in a safe deposit box and another with our daughter who is also executor of our estate. we sent her a file envelope with copies of wills, insurance info, and a list of things she might find useful in the event of our passing.
Doing this is not difficult and it should go beyond just firearms.
as far as bills of sale for firearms go, our state requires us to keep a record for 10 years. so every time I buy or sell and have a reason to open that paper file, I toss any over 10 years old into the shredder. I still have the information I might want or need but the paper trail of serial numbers and buyers/sellers info is only maintained as long as legally obligated.

First of all, the plural is "Bills of Sale", not "Bill of Sales".

I have all of mine in my filing cabinet, and scans saved to my hard drive.

I have a file for storing such things including the manuals. That worked when there were only a few. I keep all receipts for major purchases and I consider firearms a major purchase. Now, I still keep the receipts in the file, but I leave manuals in the original boxes.

I have the bill of sale, reciept and DROS of every firearm I've ever bought/sold. All Boxes and manuals are stored too.

I also keep detailed records of rounds and maintainence, date, picture and price of every one in a computer spreadsheet. I have another file consisting of every ammo and accessory purchase.

Any BOS that I had prior to 1995 were burned up in my gun shop fire.
Now I have many BOS in a file cabinet in the new gun shop.

I do NO paperwork, including a BOS on FTF sales, but I do keep multiple computer records, including pictures, in several places, of all my guns.

I have most of mine in an envelope in my dresser. My safe is to messy. Manuals in cases that the guns came in. Most details on my computer spreadsheet with accessories for each firearm.

I t'was wondering, how many of us actually KNOW where our Bill Of
Sales are for each firearm that we own~?

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your supposed to do that? What ever happened to an honest face and a handshake. forgot internet.....Yes I have all my documents...

Most pistol receipts are in their plastic boxes, most rifle receipts are in the safe. Do I know which is where? -nope.

I do keep records of all guns and serial numbers, including date of purchase & cost. This is in my Log Book and in computer files. I have also emailed this excel spreadsheet to myself -so unless Yahoo goes under, I always have a remote set of records.

I don't have recipts for any of my guns and I like it that way

I lost them all when the boat overturned.

Seriously, the receipts from my recent purchases have faded and/or fallen apart during the past 20 years. The ones from before that are long gone, along with the boxes and the front sight hood on my '63 Mountie. Wait a minute, the Marlin was a gift from my uncle. Maybe he still has the receipt. <snort>

Oh well, maybe the pics I've posted on the net over the years will prove I owned them at one time.

John

I KNOW that I don't have my bill of sale from my Sears-Roebuck's J.C. Higgins .22LR from 1954.

No idea where most of them are, don't care. Welcome to America.

In the old days, most of the receipts were on regular paper. Now you have the heat sensitive paper and that paper does not last. It fades or gets black. If you want to save modern receipts on this type of paper, I suggest you photocopy them or scan them. Just a thought.

I keep all of them in my wallet, just in case one is stolen I have the serial # on hand, but I don't own many.