best excuse to buy a new gun

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I need no excuses, I just use creative funding. Being a struggling family of four on 1.5 incomes I cannot justify spending "earned" money on firearms, so I just spend "found" money. I sometimes find my money doing odd jobs, sometimes saving change, sometimes selling other toys... but you get the picture.
 
My wife is the devil on my shoulder who tells me things like "Go ahead, you need one in stainless too", and "You have way too many handguns, let's go buy a long gun". God, I love her.
 
Just buy it and hide it I've done it over 60 times. and some of them have been things like a Barrett 82 and a registered M16. learn to keep a slush fund that she doesnt know about.
 
I actually used a similar excuse with my wife to be, I wanted to buy a redhawk alaskan, I told her my reasoning was you never know when a grizzly may try to get into our house.

she then reminded me we were living in down town st. louis....=/
 
I used to be young and stupid. Now I'm just stupid.

When my bride and I first met, money was never a problem. Sure, we had money problems, but we didn't really care. We were young, after all. Fastest Internet package? No problem. All the premium channels on the satellite dish? Sure. New computer every year? Yep! New revolver "just because"? You bet. Then we had a kid....... oh, crap. Suddenly, it wasn't all about us. :)

We both enjoy shooting and she does understand that I like to buy, carry and shoot guns. She doesn't quite understand why I'm so fanatical and nutty about it.... but she's *normally* kind about it. ;) She'll buy me guns, I'll buy her guns, etc. It's a nice arrangement!

But SOMETIMES, she sees that my OUTLANDISH gun purchases are eating into her "buy useless crap for the kid that he'll never need," budget. That's when the SHTF. That's also when I drink a scotch and go to bed early. Yep. I used to be young and stupid. Now I'm just stupid. :D

Love her. Love the guns. When the two don't get along, learn to like a good scotch on the rocks. :)

My best excuse, then?

Because I love you so much, and I just want to protect you.

When she says, "aren't the other umpteen guns sufficient?", I reply, "Nope. You're one hot commodity. Gotta have an arsenal to keep the menfolk away from you."

Even if she's still mad, the laughter this generates deflects. ;)
 
Because I love you so much, and I just want to protect you.

When she says, "aren't the other umpteen guns sufficient?", I reply, "Nope. You're one hot commodity. Gotta have an arsenal to keep the menfolk away from you."

Even if she's still mad, the laughter this generates deflects.
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Good one, I like that! I'll have to try it sometime.

I used this one once, and did get a nod from my wife acknowledging that I had a point:


"It's called a Bill of Rights, not a Bill of Needs."


It did tweak her a bit though. :D


Disclaimer: I purchase all my guns and related gear with CASH. No freaking credit cards. It also comes out of it's own budgeted line item, or from my cash gifts or bonus from work. Not saying that that is the case here, but if you are racking up credit card debt to buy guns beyond the basics whilst being 3 months behind on the mortgage, then I can certainly understand the better half (or soon to be) having some issues/concerns with it.
 
How about getting her involved with shooting and make her a gun nut like the rest of us.
When I had my wife shoot at the pit I made sure she hit everything and I missed almost all the targets. Her head swelled so big she wanted her own gun.

Yes, okay get it out of the way... I did not have to try hard to miss all the targets.:rolleyes:
 
Take a little cash every week out of the bank, and buy what you want when you want it. When she asks where it came from:

"That?? I've always had that. Member? You MEMBER-----You shot it at the range when we first got together. You made me take that target down because you were really happy with it. We just tossed it out when we had that garage sale last month. You don't remember?? Really?? Baby---maybe you should talk to your doctor about this memory loss. I'm worried about you---Do it for me. I love you--
 
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How about getting her involved with shooting and make her a gun nut like the rest of us.
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+11

My wife asked if she should start looking for a semi-auto to go with her SP101...

If you need an excuse, you have failed...
 
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Say it's a spiritual investment. You have to have faith in something. God, Gold, and Guns. When everything else is worthless. These 3 items you can can believe will be there when the times are tuff.

Guns are Good,
Guns are Great,
Please lord, help those who use hate.
Give us this day our daily lead,
And hunting lands we call a spread.
If I should die on this day,
I pray there's guns in heaven for us to play.
 
Guess I'm lucky. My wife came up to me one day at a private shoot at on a friends property and told me that one of the guys there had a P7M8 for sale and she said that she told him that she wanted it and I would give him a check.

I ran across a Luger P08 a few months ago and had told her about it on the phone and I was told it was a great price and I was crazy if I passed it up.

God I love her.
 
I don't need an excuse. If I have a reason that I can justify, regardless of that reason, I buy it. As long as we have enough money neither one of us micromanages the others hobby fund.

I don't tell her she can't buy a designer dress and she doesn't care how many guns I buy. She also doesn't give me permission by "encouraging" me to buy a gun. In a womans world this is just a passive aggressive way of exerting control and giving permission to us dimwitted males.

It works.
 
My wife needs a smaller gun.
She needs a lighter gun.
She needs a bigger caliber gun.
She needs a rifle?...............
 
To borrow a signature line from a member on another forum:
'What gun? I asked of she who must be obeyed!' ROFLMAO!!!!:D

It's a 2 way street bub - don't forget it, and you'll be fine. Keep a little mad money back, and give her some if a little windfall comes thru - she'll freak out and you'll be able to do what you want without a bunch of naggin'!
 
I explained it like this. I want you to be safe. Right now, I don't own anything you are comfortable shooting, and therefore safe with in a SD situation. I know my 9mm and .38sp kick too much for you right now, so I need to get something you can get proficient with. I will have guns in the house, and you will at least know how to operate, clear, and handle them safely. All of them. She kinda likes shooting that .32 H&R mag with .32 SW longs in it. Now to find some .32 mags so I can work her up to the .38 :) She isn't a gunnie... but she supports my habbit.

rooter - reminding her how wears the pants might not work. She may then ask him to get into a set of pants she tosses him... most likely her skinny jeans. Then she reminds him that the not getting into her pants situation will continue as long as his attitude does when he fails.
 
I know you guys won't believe me, but I gotta brag on my girl a bit. If I get excited about a gun (or just about anything else) she will do everything in her power to see I get it. The downside is, she's so dam generous to others, I litterally have to make her get even the things she needs. You wouldn't believe the stuff I go through to get her to buy clothes instead of going around in jeans that are more patch than pants...
 
Clipper, what's your girl's name? I think we're seeing the same woman, but you'd be committing adultry!:cuss:
 
First off if you don’t know how many guns you have you can’t lie to her when she asks.

Second, always keep an empty beat up gun case handy for bringing things home in. New boxes are a no go and the sign of an amateur.

Third it seems more likely that the non enthusiast wife won’t catch the fact that one “Black” gun is different from others until you have to buy another safe to keep them in.

That brings me to my final point, buy a safe so big you have problems making it look full (empty boxes in the back help keep what you have to the front) so you can grow your stash without making a scene.

The first thing that comes to mind is “I don’t have one of those yet.”

If you do I would use “Honey you wouldn’t buy just one shoe would you?”


Here is the rub and this goes with many things in marriage. If you want room to maneuver with the things you enjoy you MUST give her the same space. All I can say is count on a closet full of shoes and purses. Congratulations on the wife to be.
 
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Clipper, what's your girl's name? I think we're seeing the same woman, but you'd be committing adultry!
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LOL. That would be one long-distance thing, wouldn't it...I dunno who'd be committing what, as I've been married to her for 18 years now. Grabbed her quick...
 
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