Does anybody hide a new gun purchase to your wife/gf??

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The great thing about being honest about everything is that you don't have a story to keep straight.

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. She doesn't shoot and she wouldn't know the difference between a pump shotgun and an evil black rifle. But, she completely supports me spending money on whatever makes me happy and doesn't care when I bring home a new toy. She even bought me a shotgun for Christmas last year and a reloading press this year...

We're recently married (2 years) and decided to keep our own accounts, the way we did when we lived together before we got married. She knows how much I make and I know how much she makes. We split up the bills, and I pay about 70% of them since I make more. We both put some in savings each payday and she spends the remainder on whatever she wants, and I do the same. She's never spoken a peep about gun or ammo purchases and I'd never even consider asking her if she really needs another purse. I've probably added a half dozen guns to the collection since we've been married, and I tell her about each one.

I'm going to the gun show next weekend and she's going to the Vera Bradley outlet sale this spring. And that's just fine with us.
 
i can't hide them becasue she shoots my guns with me most of the time. im trying to talk her into another .22LR rofle just for her since she is set of taking my marlin i scoped and spent all day sighting perfectly for me at 100 yards.

but i have been on the cheaper end of the spectrum of pricing and hiding ammo purchaces.

she doesn't remember how i got to almost 6k in .22LR, 600 in 12gauge, 300 in .38special, 300 in .357mag, plus i lost count of 9mm.
 
hehehe... :evil: i remember a weekend when my girl and i were watching the TOP 10:Combat Rifles, and she asked me , :confused:"Uhmm the ak is really that good? and i anwser "yes, it's been used worldwide for many years" so then...i start showing her videos about the AK.. and she really like it. on monday i show up with a new AK47... and she open her eyes :what: and told me "WAAOOO!!!! YOU DID BUY AN AK, QUE LINDA! (how beautiful)" lol...i was going to buy it on Monday anyways! hehehe.....
 
I don't lie, I just don't tell...

If she asked I will tell...

She is fully supportive of the 2A and me owning and shooting, she just doesn't see the need for so many or more than one of anything...

Or the need for a bigger Gun Safe or cases of ammo....

Funny thing is, she like shooting my Glock 21 but won't shoot my Ruger 10/22 as its a """Big Gun"".... No matter the size of the round or recoil... The rifle is bigger and her mind is made up... Once again, perception is reality...
 
I never lie about anything. She's my partner in all things, and actually encourages and helps me pick out the purchases. She's got great taste -- wanted the SAS P239 because she liked the wood grips.
 
Hide? Sure! How else am I gonna keep her grubby little paws off it until after I'VE had a chance to play with it?

And I remember as though it were yesterday, back when we were still young and beautiful: I proudly brought home a Ruger Blackhawk. She sez, "Hey, that's neat!" and glommed onto it.

Okay, back to the gunstore for a 1911.

Hey, rifle, pistol or shotgun: The scariest words I ever heard were, "Wow, that's neat!"

:D, Art
 
My wife has always been ok with my gun purchases and she shoots too. But yesterday we were having a conversation and she asked me how many guns I (we) have. I wasn't sure of the exact amount so I gave her a rough estimate. She went a little ballistic and said I was nuts(Putting it nicely).
Now--in her defense-- she is trying to quit smoking and hadn't had a smoke in 4 days so that could be why she had the outburst and attitude. If not--I need to come up with a new strategy real quick
 
my bride loves to go shooting with me also. the only downside is i think i may have lost my mini-30. she considers it hers now. and she shoots it well. i guess that would be a good reason for another one.
 
i tell my girlfriend just about everything. i cant keep nothing from her. i have a hard time not telling her what i got her for her bday or valentines day.

she really doesnt like guns. doesnt understand why im so addicted to shooting. i keep telling her im going to get a pink rifle. she says no they are ugly but every gun is ugly. but the other week she said shes going to learn to shoot. so maybe i will have to get her a pink gun
 
BackCountry your lucky... So I can get more my wife is "allowing" me to goto gun smithing school, but she does understand why i have loaded my safe. She likes to shoot so no problem there but she thinks there is only a couple varities that I "need" to have. Which all of us on THR nows that is not the case :)
 
my girlfriend always used to give me a time limit when i go into a gun shop . I think she figures that I cant look at and buy a firearm in 20 minutes . lets just say it was common for me to run up to the gun counter or call ahead so they had the forms ready to fill out . (Thank god for friends at gun shops ) Now though she goes in with me and complains that what i'm thinking about getting is ugly and that she would really like that kahr 40 s&w or that H&K mark 23 . It was cheaper when she found out about it after i already put it in the car while she was in the bathroom at the store .
 
I never conceal a major purchase from wife & if we really have the money for something I want she never objects and its a two way street on that count.
 
I'm so glad I'm never getting married.

I'll get what I want, when I want. Ain't got to hide anything from anybody.
 
I feel really sorry fora lot of you guys out there. My wife and I go to gun shows together, and I make purchases based on what the family budget can afford, and what each of us wants as far as our personal firearms go. She enjoys shooting a lot, and this is one of our favorite " together time" pastimes.
 
I started taking her shooting, and after she fell in love with it she gets excited about new gun purchases. She bought me a 229 after insisting that the 228 stay in her nightstand and gets mad if I go to the range without her. Godsend!
 
Not yet!
In fact, even though she's not the biggest fan of firearms she still tells me 'Have fun!'.
I love that girl :D
 
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