YouTube gun collection videos

[tuckerdog1]

Recently had back surgery and have been pretty much stuck in the house. Started finding all sorts of videos on YouTube, where people are showing off their gun collections ( some are pretty good collections ). I kinda like watching these, but wonder about the wisdom of showing the world everything you have.

tuckerdog1

 

[DoubleMag]

Recently surgery + risk adverse + following Dr's instructions meds/therapies etc =a QUICK and COMPLETE recovery.

I agree, would NEVER post anything like that on YT!

 

[Seedy Character]

I have been VERY hesitant to post pics or talk about what I have on HERE!
YouTube NO WAY

 

[wiscoaster]

.... but wonder about the wisdom of showing the world everything you have.

Well, most of them are doing it for the income, so if looking at it from the viewpoint of it being a business, I suppose it's not that much different from Cabela's or Scheel's videos showing what they have in their stores, or Brownell's showing what's in their online catalog.

 

[Waveski]

No.
I would not post a sign in my front yard advertising what is inside either.

 

[Waveski]

Well, most of them are doing it for the income, so if looking at it from the viewpoint of it being a business, I suppose it's not that much different from Cabela's or Scheel's videos showing what they have in their stores, or Brownell's showing what's in their online catalog.

The difference being: your family does not live at Cabella’s or Scheel’s .

 

[wiscoaster]

The difference being: your family does not live at Cabella’s or Scheel’s .

A goodly number of the more popular ones are making enough money at it to record at their own studios, not where they live.

I honestly think posting pics of what you have HERE is way more potentially troublesome than YouTube. YouTube is way too public. Too many people would know if the vlogger got busted on a firearms charge. If some guys with guns and a warrant came to get me and my guns nobody would know.

 

[CapnMac]

To be some fair--at current rates YT gets 300-500 hours of content uploaded per hour, all 2 hours per day.
Finding just one content creator is there would take some effort.
Luckily for us, criminals are typically lazy, and unwilling to actually put in effort.
And, a person can be geographically vague on YT.
And, at the point of "having a collection" sort of implies suitable layers of protection for same, too.

 

[Waveski]

Aside from not wishing to be so public about such things, there is this factor-
Nobody wants to see my basement.

 

[DustyGmt]

If you want to see somebody with an impressive collection and knowledge of firearms check out Mishaco. He's a blind guy and has extensive knowledge on military arms of all sorts.... interesting videos to watch for sure...

 

[Ignition Override]

Sadly, I'm the only person in my area who owns a .22 rifle.

Or Maybe it's a CZ PCR. It worries me that other people in these suburbs Don't own 9mm handguns, or a .38 revolver, a .40., a 10 mm or a .45. If they did - but they Don't - that would spread the risk.

Criminals would Only want to steal mine, although it might not require a rocket scientist to figure that following various people (on different days) home from a gun club or indoor gun range might alert them to where a gun lives.

 

[Old Dog]

I honestly think posting pics of what you have HERE is way more potentially troublesome than YouTube.

Out of curiosity, why do you say this?

One would suspect that, by now, especially with the plethora of internet firearms forums wherein hundreds (probably thousands) of enthusiasts post thousands of photos of their guns, we'd know if there was a problem with forum members having their homes robbed for firearms after posting pics online...

The only thing I've known a lot of guys to have to worry about is vengeful or malicious ex-wives or ex-girlfriends (okay, to be inclusive, ex-boyfriends or husbands, too) and the drama that those situations can bring on.

 

[DeepSouth]

Not something I would personally do, ever, but I doubt it’s as big of a deal most here would make it out to be.

You’re not actually showing it to world, only making it available to the world. Not that it’s a great idea to make it a available, just pointing out that in reality most peoples YouTube audience is extremely slim, mine is 0.

 

[DoubleMag]

I dealt with the most cretinous & dangerous of society professionally for over 30yrs and I'll not post pictures up. Saying something and SEEING it is different. After talking to the cretins AFTER they've detoxed, yes, they will work VERY HARD at...not working. As an aside the vast majority of pics are on cell phones that as a DEFAULT have the pic preferences of LOCATION turned...ON. <ooops>

Oh BTW here & other forums hasn't it been discussed, ppl finding stolen IMAGES of firearms & other goodies for sale, come to find out the SCAM was, the perp never owned ANYTHING but now owns...the CASH.

Just IMHO YMMV!

HAPPY T-Day WEEKEND Everyone!!

 

[wiscoaster]

Out of curiosity, why do you say this?

'scuse please, not being intentionally snarky, but please read the remainder of my post you quoted for my reason.

 

[Old Dog]

'scuse please, not being intentionally snarky, but please read the remainder of my post you quoted for my reason.

You said "here" which I took to mean this forum. Did you not mean THR?
So what I got from your post was that posting photos of one's own firearms on this forum (THR) was potentially more troublesome than posting photos of one's own firearms on YouTube.
The rest of your post was

YouTube is way too public. Too many people would know if the vlogger got busted on a firearms charge. If some guys with guns and a warrant came to get me and my guns nobody would know.

Perhaps I haven't had enough coffee yet, but...

 

[wiscoaster]

You said "here" which I took to mean this forum. Did you not mean THR?
So what I got from your post was that posting photos of one's own firearms on this forum (THR) was potentially more troublesome than posting photos of one's own firearms on YouTube.
The rest of your post was...<snipped>...
Perhaps I haven't had enough coffee yet, but...

Well, sorry about the coffee ... I know the feeling ... but yes, in the specific case, "here" means THR forum, but in the general case, not that THR stands out as a only instance, but just as one instance of many. Many YouTube videos, many public forums. I didn't mean to imply that THR was a specifically notorious instance. Sorry if I gave that impression. "Here" was just used because, well, I'm "here". Since I don't have anything posted on YouTube making a self-applicable comparison between "here" and YouTube wasn't appropriate, and it probably would have been clearer if I'd said "public forums" instead of "here".

Now....where's my next cup of coffee .... ???

 

[Seedy Character]

mmmmmm coffee

 

[DustyGmt]

And the sad part is, and this is just my opinion, it could be different in other places and depend on certain circumstances of the specific crime as to whether it leads to an arrest or recovery of the firearm but if your gun is stolen, or your entire collection of guns is stolen, it's probably going to be low on the list of priorities and the "investigation" is typically limited to the extent that they will take down any information, serials, models, photos, etc and just wait for them to turn up in crime scenes, traffic stops, searches, etc... and even then they probably just go into an evidence room and sit. Not sure if there is a centralized database of guns that can be traced back to the report filer with serial numbers (if provided). I remember a thread I started a while back about whether people log and inventory their firearms by serials. I still haven't done that but need to.

I think in most cases, once it's gone, it's gone so protect it, lock it up and keep your home and valuables safe.

 

[Seedy Character]

I keep a list with make, model, s/n# description and value, along with grandkids it is to go to.
I review the list when I add to it or every six months ( daylight saving time change is a good for something )

Departments, how it is handled and databases vary, I believe. My buddy had a handgun stolen.
The report turned in and he heard nothing else.
7 years to by, he gets a phone call from Las Angeles DA, asking about this revolver. He had to think a minute, then looked in record and gave them the s/n#. It had been recovered during a drug bust. About a year later, a Houston cop shows up at his house and gives him his pistol.

 

[JTHunter]

Putting info on Youtube, "Freakbook", etc. is no different that advertising what you have, making your home vulnerable.
While humorous, even a sign like this would reduce your safety.