Learned the hard way about letting others borrow your guns.

[Shorts]

You can't take any firearms to Japan other than a shotgun. And we won't use it, much to much paperwork anyway to have it live with the armorer on base, and hardly shoot it.

Anyhow, Dad knows guns. We'll take him out to shoot our pistols over the holidays so he can get a feel working them while we're there. He can take them out later if he wants. Dad raised me, taught me well, taught me guns for that matter, and I know he'll take care of my stuff. I trust him, it is well earned, I assure you. I respect him. He wouldn't ever let anything happen to things of ours.

 

[Kramer Krazy]

My mother and my wife's cousin came to visit a few weeks ago and they went with my wife (Missashot) and me to the outdoor range. My grandfather had given my mom a 60's Winchester .22 rifle the weekend before, and my mom wanted to shoot it a bit after I sighted in the scope for her. As it turned out, my mom and Missashot's cousin wound up shooting the Winchester and Missashot's Ruger 10/22 that I bought her as her first rifle just a year ago. It was the gun that helped introduce her to the world of target shooting and to really light the flame of interest of firearms in her.

Missashot and I were shooting her new AK and my Yugo SKS at another table. At one point, during a cease fire, I saw that the Winchester was resting up against the Ruger. I carefully told my mom to not rest the guns against each other. I should have taken this as a warning sign, but ignored it, mainly to prevent myself from getting my mother upset.

When we were through at the range, I was packing up the guns and noticed a huge chunk knocked out of my wife's 10/22 stock and a few scratches. I was pissed.....I mean PISSED! I motioned for Missashot to come over to the gun, but changed my mind. I told her that I'd tell her later when our guests were gone. I was fuming so badly that I just about didn't want to talk to her on the way home. I didn't want it to slip as what I'd noticed and I didn't want her, and our guests to feel uncomfortable during the remainder of their stay. I had to reassure her that it was not anything that she did that had me bent out-of-shape.

I kept that to myself for several hours until the last visitor was gone.....then, I pulled the gun out and gave it to Missashot. It didn't take long for her to see the spots and she got a bit upset, mainly at herself for lending the rifle. I cleaned up the areas the best I can, but it is now a reminder to never let anyone borrow anything, again. I offered to order her a new stock, but she declined. We both assumed that they'd take better care of the gun, especially with us being there with them. It's not a mistake that will likely be repeated.