Top Excuses to Give the Wife Unit For Buying A Gun

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I don't have to make excuses:

a) My wife doesn't pay close enough attention to the gun collection to know one from the other, or what is new vs. old.

b) We keep our money separate, so as long as I pay my share of the bills, she has no idea what I spend the rest on.
 
butter em up first

well,this works; "darling princess(try to look concerned),i have to order some parts to fix my gun,it needs several things to keep it shooting safly or it could blow up"be sure to include princess and the part at the end that puts in her mind that shooting it now is /could be dangerous.then just hop in the car and get the gun you want and also sweeten her up with a wonderful gift on the way home.when she notices that it doesnt look the same,mention casually that you had to sell it cause it was unrepairable and you got such a great deal on this one.caution,dont try it more than 2 times as they catch on quickly.after that,switch-n-found technique(it just appears in the cabinet one day..)or just outright go shopping and let her buy whatever she wishes then tell her you need to go shopping too.finally,just ask her if shed like to go shooting with you,take her,then go out to eat at her favorite place and itll sink in..shell be buying guns too(with your supervision of course..lol)tell her its an investment and someday our son will have something to enjoy and pass on to his children(if youre not trying the above)
 
Excuses????

When hubby brings a new one home, I look him square in the face and say, "Where's mine?" or "Did you buy two?" :D


Liota
 
.... depends upon how you define "lie" .... Attributed to Bill Clinton

<Edward429451 --> before you get torqued again ... that's a joke too! Shesh ... no sense of humor. Lighten-up dude. MMSA :neener:
 
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When all else fails, ..... LIE!
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Best advise so far!

My situtation is a little easier. I work Flat Rate, So when ever I bill over 80 hours in a pay check I take the extra money and put it in a seperate account. When the account has enough for what ever it is I want I go buy it.

Between guns, ammo and Jeep parts the account never has money left in it!
 
Too subtle. Kids take almost everything at face value. Probably part of the reason some kids are so wacked out today. Gun owner/HighRoad mores should be a slight cut above those flavor jokes for posterities sake.

No offense but no retraction.;)
 
You are protecting your family. simple as that.

If someone wants in, they WILL get in. Alarms be damned.
I dont particularly want someone wandering about my house untill the cops decide to show up.

Also, I dont want them going to jail, getting all pissed off about "How I put them there" and coming back to see me when they get out.

I've got two rules.
You break in, you get shot untill you are dead. (two to the chest, one to the head)
If you didn't bring a weapon with you, the cops will find one next to your body.

I'm not one of those people who waits and hopes for someone to break in. I rather go my whole life without killing anyone. But I value my life over that of the crack-head who breaks in. As a matter of fact, I value my TV over the crack-head's life. Those things arn't cheap you know. (TVs. not crack-heads)

If safety is a concern, you can buy a quick unlock safe for under 200. It has 4 finger grooves that you can punch in your combo in compleate darkness, and do it quickly.

As far as guns, out of the 18 I own, I'd most trust my life to my Glock 19 (9mm). over 2500 rounds and not a single problem. (I even bought it used).

Of course a shotgun is always nice and simple.
Use 7 1/2 birdshot. Wont kill them, but will sure make them wish they where dead. Then follow up with a 3" slug. After that your wife gets new carpet!
 
In 33.5 years of married life with my late husband neither one of us made EXCUSES about what we wanted to buy.

We talked about our purchases most of the time but did not ASK the other one if we could buy this or that! (I owned more guns than my late husband even though I only owned about 13 or so. Not bad for 3 strong years of buying my own from May 1998 and on. BEFORE than time frame... I used his firearms.) We were more into sail and power boating for most of our married life. I paid cash (Check.) for my firearms as he did and IF we charged a gun in was paid IN FULL early or at the end of the month ALWAYS. We NEVER paid finance charges or interest EVER unless the interest was on a bank construction loan/our home, a vehicle or a boat. The vehicles and boats were always paid off early or IN full when we bought them. We both worked and had a budget - no children only dogs. I did the same for ALL of our household purchases, furniture, tractors, sewing machines, generators, appliances, etc. If it was something that was super important to him... we discussed it like HP for this or that item. A mutual decision was made.

My groom aka husband has way more firearms and firearm STUFF than I do. He usually does not ASK me but we discuss it as I did in the past, to a degree, with my late husband. BOTH MEN have always encouraged me in the shooting sports and in anything GUN related!

WE wanted a prenuptial agreement too. MY own guns are listed as HIS are listed along with everything else in this prenuptial agreement and it was ALL discussed BEFORE we married... we are married for 2 years now. I was widowed and he was divorced. We have our wills made up health wise and legal wise when it comes to our STUFF. If we stay married it all goes to him or me... if we split it is plain and simple. NO one screws each other since MOST MEN get screwed so royally! NO offense.

I would say discuss your thoughts on buying this or that in firearms. I can't imagine having to ASK anyone for permission especially if you both work or even if you are the only one who works OUTSIDE of the home.

My individual tastes differ in SOME firearms compared to many people. Same as with any other object or individual tastes in literature, food, boats, clothing, colors, etc.

I bought my own vehicles and even my own boat once too. What suited me plus what suited us as a couple.

Best wishes!

Sincerely,

Catherine
 
PS:

I have been known to buy a firearm for my late husband and for my groom/husband too.

I recently bought him, he picked it out with me with him, a Bushmaster in .223 caliber. It is HIS gun not mine but I may shoot it. We shoot each other's firearms and we GIVE ammunition, books, a movie rental, etc. for our gifts to one another!

Catherine
 
Home security device you say? Ok I will be 3 hours and need a700 dollars.

... return. Wheres the kit, Here *clicl as chamber pushed in and shotgun chambers a round.* one for mty side of the bed one for yours.
 
when the wife and i got our first place i told her,lets go for a ride,lol,ended up at a gun shop,she was not interested at first,but she then realized that home protection is top of the list,so we walked out with a F N police special,we looked at a lot of shot guns and that had to be the best ,not as long as normal shot guns,holds 5 easly,with out taking anything out,
 
my first thought was to pass on this thread, then I thought I could Help. so I started typing and realized if you have to ask, convince etc then nothing I say will help so I ereased it all and my second thought is to go kiss my 55 y/o bride of many years and tell her I love her gun totin, rifleshooting self. I guess what I am saying son is if you all aint of the same mindset then things could get a little rough
 
You got that right, BikerDoc!

Tell your 55 year old wife that this almost 57.5 year old gun toting lady says, "Hello!"

I am glad to see, read and hear from gun ladies out there.

Catherine
 
A 5 year old thread, really?

And the OP hasn't been online in a year, so I'd say the original question was answered to his satisfaction.
 
Just get the purchase up to the closet with the biometric deadbolt before she sees it....err I mean if you have a closet with a biometric deadbolt. Not that I have one. HA....heck that's funny. I mean for those who NEEDED to hide something like a NIB Savage 30-06 with the fancy jeweled bolt, it would be good to have something like a closet with a biometric deadbolt. Not me though. I plan to survive my first year of married life.... ok nothing to see here, please drive through..... :uhoh:
 
My wife and I are completely open about money. We're quite frugal with our finances and things work well for us. Once when I was trying to talk her into letting me purchase a new gun my wife said - "I want matching funds to buy anything I want". Since I pay the bills, balance the budget, fill the IRA's, etc. - I found her reply to be quite clever. So anytime I want a new gun - it always costs me twice the purchase price (of the gun) as I have to allocate the same amount of money to her as I spend on the gun. This policy has many interesting effects:

1) I have to REALLY want any particular gun since I'll essentially be paying twice what it's worth.

2) Neither one of us feels bad about my gun purchase as both of us are making a purchase of equal value at the same time.

3) Our finances must be in good order for me to feel good about paying double for any gun.

Interestingly enough - this works really well for us so I like it. :p
 
No excuses. Just buy gun and take it to a trusted friend. Have him bring it over later and thank me profusely for letting him "borrow" a gun and apologize for keeping it for so long.

Just kidding, I am responsible about my purchases and my wife could care less.
 
They don't make ammo for that size gun anymore :evil:
I'm buying a black rifle to save a tree :D
I don't know how that oil stain got on the rug. :uhoh:
 
wife : those darn squirells got into my bird feeder again.
hubby: well dear, a little .22 cal air rifle will do just the trick.

wife : the fox is back again, what if they go after my cat
hubby: well dear, I better get a .22 LR semi-auto

wife : I swear I saw a coyotee trotting down the drive way
Hubby: well dear, I'll need a .30-30 to take care of that.

I'm really really hoping for a Big Foot sighting in the very near future :rolleyes:
 
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