Got up too early
08-10-2011, 08:25 AM
#1
Dominant Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
Got up too early
Today was one of them days I could not sleep. So I got up and began looking for something to do. I went to the gun room and decided I needed to dust and clean, as well as wipe off all the rifles.
Well for three years now I have collected every jug/container of powder, whether it was Goex, Kik, Grafs, Pyrodex RS & P, Black Mag, Swiss, Triple Seven, APP, JSG, you name it, I saved it. Why I have no idea. Probably a stupid thought in my head at one time in my life. I have a lot of them. But today that all changed.
Instead of my usual taking the large stack of jugs apart and dust them, then stack them again, I decided to throw them in the recycle bin which happened to be a 55 gallon empty garbage can.
It amazed me how many empties I had accumulated. But that will all go away when our recycle center is open.
To make sure there was nothing in them, I really shook the snot out of them into an ice cream bucket. I was kind of surprised what I got out of all them empties..
I am going to see how that stuff burns, but I doubt I would want to shoot it. Now I got the weapons all cleaned and oiled, the wall all wiped down, and the other stuff in the office all clean. So we can start a new collection. I also threw out over 60 #11 tins. I told you, I do crazy things sometimes.. like collecting muzzleloaders. Think of what that powder probably cost me, not to mention those tins of caps.
So if you're as big a pack rat as I am.. take the plunge. Clean them guns and anything else in the way...
Well for three years now I have collected every jug/container of powder, whether it was Goex, Kik, Grafs, Pyrodex RS & P, Black Mag, Swiss, Triple Seven, APP, JSG, you name it, I saved it. Why I have no idea. Probably a stupid thought in my head at one time in my life. I have a lot of them. But today that all changed.
Instead of my usual taking the large stack of jugs apart and dust them, then stack them again, I decided to throw them in the recycle bin which happened to be a 55 gallon empty garbage can.
It amazed me how many empties I had accumulated. But that will all go away when our recycle center is open.
To make sure there was nothing in them, I really shook the snot out of them into an ice cream bucket. I was kind of surprised what I got out of all them empties..
I am going to see how that stuff burns, but I doubt I would want to shoot it. Now I got the weapons all cleaned and oiled, the wall all wiped down, and the other stuff in the office all clean. So we can start a new collection. I also threw out over 60 #11 tins. I told you, I do crazy things sometimes.. like collecting muzzleloaders. Think of what that powder probably cost me, not to mention those tins of caps.
So if you're as big a pack rat as I am.. take the plunge. Clean them guns and anything else in the way...
08-10-2011, 08:35 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Kansas City Region
Posts: 161
You got up too early and I got up too late. I missed a midterm this morning. But you are right about us pack rats. I'm not as bad as I use to be, I now have most of my stuff relocated to a single corner, which means the closet looks a little bare.
Last edited by freebirdfb; 08-10-2011 at 08:35 AM. Reason: I need to learn to proofread before posting
08-10-2011, 09:01 AM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
I have the "I might need this one day" syndrome. One of those guys who can't pass up someone else's trash pile. What I really need to do is have a dumpster dropped off at my house so I can clean out my garage and have all of that stuff hauled away. Then I can start collecting more useless junk.
Ray
08-10-2011, 10:57 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 550
WOW!!!! I thought i was bad.....thats alot of empty cans..... I keep saying i am going to clean out my garage, it is packed. but i am afraid, the minute i throw it away. I will need it......at least i keep it contained to the garage. my wife would not allow it in her house... It's funny how WE bought the house. but all I get is the garage.
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08-10-2011, 05:18 PM
#9
Dominant Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
zakjak... that was three years worth of shooting.
50calty.. my brother in law is like you. Anything out of place, he throws away. I swear you could eat off the table in his wood shop. In mine you'd play you know what to find it.
50calty.. my brother in law is like you. Anything out of place, he throws away. I swear you could eat off the table in his wood shop. In mine you'd play you know what to find it.
08-10-2011, 05:19 PM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
Dave, I thought for sure you would not have thrown away those #11 cap tins. They are great for puttting your homemade bullet lube in. I guess you're going to have to get in that barrel and get them out now.
And.. 3 years worth? You sure you don't mean 3 months?
And.. 3 years worth? You sure you don't mean 3 months?
