[He shakes his head while picking up and studying a rifle strap.]

Part of the magic. If I dropped them, I could send them to the armiger and call them back into my hands. Gonna have to remember not to throw them away when I'm done with them. [He laughs wryly. Fortunately, much of his summoning mimicked holstering and re-holstering the guns, even if they were being magicked away.]