best excuse to buy a new gun

[Dr_2_B]

she isnt really telling me what i can and can not do

Yeah it looks like we just totally jumped all over you, doesn't it? You were just choosing a popular way to express the situation we all face in managing money. I think it says more about us than you because we all responded with such knee-jerks.

I like Chris150's response best.

 

[David E]

Any woman that wants to go whitewater rafting for her HONEYMOON is A-OK in my book !

 

[sig220mw]

I like the "it's un-American" argument.

 

[wrs840]

It's a "Classic!" or "Industry-Standard!" or "American icon!". .. or hell, ..."Hungarian icon" for that matter...

Thankfully, my wife of 25 years likes guns.... a lot.

I'd hate to share a house with anyone who didn't.


Go ahead and marry her if you must, I suppose... but I urge the OP to get this worked-out before making babies.

Les

 

[TheWarhammer]

It's easier to get forgiveness than permission. Just sayin'...

 

[mustang_steve]

I was going to blow the cash anyways...look at it this way, there's no new unifinished projects...like the pipe rack that's still in the closet in a half carved state, or the humidor I tried to make, and failed miserably...the nightstand I got in a fire sale for $5 that's still not re-finished...etc.

Consider it an investment in your sanity

 

[Humorris]

I must be the lucky one my girl loves buying new guns she just picked out a used Winchester ranger 270 for me and got me a savage weather warrior in 308 for christmas. And she has been bugging me to go deer hunting(we just moved to pa from florida) so i told her next year but she has been going with me and watching.

 

[Walter64]

They say a married man lives longer then a single man.

Sounds like a slow death to me.

 

[alienbogey]

Find the story "Gunrunning" by Patrick McManus, it's in one of his books of collected stories.

It will explain all.

 

[phrogpilot]

Seriously; my wife hated all the guns I had in my safes. She never understood my interest in them. Then Katrina struck and she paid careful attention to the anarchy and how fast things can disolve into chaos. Shortly thereafter she took a CCW course and slowly began going to the range with me. Then she thought it a good idea that my children learned to shoot. Then she insisted my reluctant 19 year old daughter learn. Then she asked me if we were suitably "prepared"? I told her in all honesty we weren't; i didn't have a .308 battle rifle, or high cap 9mm carbines, etc. She then told me my job was to be ready, and go out and get what we needed. This is a true story. BTW; my wife is a Ph.D. academic. Moral of the story is try to educate her on the value forearms have had in protecting the indivdual liberty of Americans and their lives and property. Once women "see it", they can become your biggest ally in growing the collection.

 

[KenW.]

Go for a change in terminology: It is not an excuse... it's a REASON.

 

[philpost]

Substitute "shoes" for "guns" and it puts it in a whole 'nuther light

 

[Just One Shot]

Tell her: It's either guns or women, your choice!

Let me know how that works out for you.

 

[sharkman]

Hmmm, I'm not married, no long term debt, and my girlfriend shoots (Thanks for the 686 last Christmas honey!) so I don't need an excuse, I just say I want it, therefore I NEED it!

 

[Mr.Davis]

We specifically budget our money for various purposes. We each have a modest "personal budget" each month that we've agreed upon. What we spend that "personal budget" on is our own business. For me, it's electronics and firearms related stuff. For her, it's clothes.

I believe decisions to spend significant amounts of money (YMMV, but for us it's about $100) require the input of both parties. I don't believe in strongarming one's spouse into compliance with big buying decisions. By both signing off on the existence of these budgets, it's basically giving permission to spend those funds in whatever way the other sees fit. We have the responsibility to stay within our individual budgets for the good of the family.

 

[CooperThunder]

How young are you? If you are only in your early/late 20's -- man! you'll find 64 more prospective wife-to-be's. Then the right one will come along who'd embrace the knowledge that you like guns. When a woman starts telling a man what he can and cannot do before marriage...and you start making excuses, it is a recipe for disaster later on.

Trust me... I am woman. I knew my husband has guns before I married him. And I knew his passion for flying and his planes. He grew up with guns and I didn't. I grew up practically with a camera in my hands. We could have made a team with him flying and me taking aerial photographs but it wasn't to be. I'd rather go in big commercial airliners when going somewhere than in his single engine ones or I'd rather drive via the scenic roads. I seldom go to his airplane events and sport car events...you got to have your own hobby and interest and vice versa, freedom to do what you want to do and/or need to do. So does her.

Many posters here have wives that do not like guns at all and yet they are a team somewhere else...it is up to you to gauge if somewhere ... "in the middle of all the manure, there must be a horse...."

 

[Jonah71]

Excuse? What's that?

 

[andrsnsm]

Run the other way! You are in deep trouble and will live a miserble existence if you allow her to tell you what you can and can't do. You either need to find something you are both passionate about or set the standard now

 

[kurt1305]

Best excuse? I saw this on the way to work one morning. Had to make a detour...

 

[Olympus]

One that worked really good for me until I wore it out was, "You're not going to believe the deal I got on it though!" You can always lead them to believe that you're going to turn around and sell it and make a profit. The idea of turning a profit really calms my wife down after a gun purchase. Then you can put up and claim later that it's "a bad market to try to sell now". Use that until she forgets about it.

But like I said, I've wore that one out so I don't have anything new...the main reason I don't have any new gun stories.

 

[minutemen1776]

OK, I'll take your word for it (really!) that this is about the honeymoon and not about your wife-to-be telling you what to do. Assuming that, I would have to agree that you'd be a total clod for buying a gun and then not taking her anywhere for your honeymoon. For me, the cardinal rule of gun buying is to take care of life's necessities first. So, take care of the wedding and honeymoon first and foremost. Save your bucks, buy your tickets, reserve the room, etc., etc. Once you've taken care of everything, show her your plans, let her know it's all paid for, and then look forward to loads of fun (on and off the river, hopefully). If that's really the source of her concerns, she won't be bothered if you later pick up a new gun for yourself.

 

[trickyasafox]

I have money in excess to bills and savings and want this?

 

[eight433]

Just buy it and stick it in the safe. Works for me! They don't know how many or what they look like.

 

[musicman]

Just tell her you're the King of your Castle and thats all there is to it : )

 

[Babarsac]

This is why I'm buying all my toys before I get girlfriend\engaged\married. Next year will be some NFA items and after that a truck.