Buying a New Gun Excuses
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I thought it was about office equipment!
This forum is about guns!?! Oh hell no. I thought it was about office equipment!
We don't want to talk about guns. Past the first one, guns are frivolous, not to mention dangerous and expensive and, worst of all, something you should talk over with your wife before purchasing.
I prefer to think of my most recent purchase (which should be arriving very soon, happy happy joy joy) as a Hand-held, Adjustable Paper Punch capable of making holes in sizes .357 and .38 inches or 9 millimeters through multiple pages, single-action with a revolving punch cartridge storage and conveyance system connected to a 4 5/8 inch length delivery tube in blued steel.
It's really just office equipment!
Now I need a paper shredder.
Related note: In arranging for my FFL agent to receive the new, um, equipment, I told him I expected two things from him: to handle the transfer (of course) but also to talk me out of the purchase if he thought it was a bad idea.
He said, "I think you're talkin' to the wrong guy if you want someone to talk you out of this."
"Oh no," I said, "if I wanted someone to talk me out of this, I'd talk to my wife. I'm talkin' to exactly the right person."
This forum is about guns!?! Oh hell no. I thought it was about office equipment!
We don't want to talk about guns. Past the first one, guns are frivolous, not to mention dangerous and expensive and, worst of all, something you should talk over with your wife before purchasing.
I prefer to think of my most recent purchase (which should be arriving very soon, happy happy joy joy) as a Hand-held, Adjustable Paper Punch capable of making holes in sizes .357 and .38 inches or 9 millimeters through multiple pages, single-action with a revolving punch cartridge storage and conveyance system connected to a 4 5/8 inch length delivery tube in blued steel.
It's really just office equipment!
Now I need a paper shredder.
Related note: In arranging for my FFL agent to receive the new, um, equipment, I told him I expected two things from him: to handle the transfer (of course) but also to talk me out of the purchase if he thought it was a bad idea.
He said, "I think you're talkin' to the wrong guy if you want someone to talk you out of this."
"Oh no," I said, "if I wanted someone to talk me out of this, I'd talk to my wife. I'm talkin' to exactly the right person."
ROFL!
uvausmc
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i've been successful with my excuses for buying guns so far but now the hard part is convincing her that since I've filled up my 800 pound gun safe i'm probably going to need another one...
if you want to see fireworks, wait until your third one - you know, the safe just for overflow, not new purchases - is full and you need a 4th.
after that, however, it gets better. my wife just doesn't care anymore, and when we bought our new house, I got an entire room dedicated for gun storage, and a third of the garage for reloading, and gun tinkering.
just keep bringing 'em home - she'll wear down.
good luck!
after that, however, it gets better. my wife just doesn't care anymore, and when we bought our new house, I got an entire room dedicated for gun storage, and a third of the garage for reloading, and gun tinkering.
just keep bringing 'em home - she'll wear down.
good luck!
dullh
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I don't need an excuse to buy a new gun. As long as all the must-haves are kept up I can do what I want.
murdoc rose
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spent 500 bucks on the oh i've never seen one of those excuse
22-rimfire
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I don't explain firearm purchases to my wife. I do make a point of not parading them in front of her when I first get a new one.
On the way to dinner with my mom, my 'foster' son, and I were discussing all the guns I'd bought recently. 2 AR lowers, and Cimaron Plinkster. She guessed 2. I said, "Ok, we'll call it 2." I then brought up that (as posted earlier) all I had to do was tell her, and since it came out of my mouth she would instantly disregard it so I could then truthfully say that we'd discussed it.
Well, she says, "I don't want to hear about it." So, I'm off Scott free. Well, at least until she catches me, and decides to forget she said that.
Although, now that I think of it, I think she was wearing new earrings this evening at dinner...
Well, she says, "I don't want to hear about it." So, I'm off Scott free. Well, at least until she catches me, and decides to forget she said that.
Although, now that I think of it, I think she was wearing new earrings this evening at dinner...
Sunray
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Real men don't need an excuse. We have a reason. 'I want one' is reason enough. You cook? Really cook. A BBQ/grill doesn't count. Makes a lot of stuff go away.
mesinge2
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Her: Don't you have a 45 already?
Me: They all have 5" barrels, and I can't hide those in dress clothes I need a 3" one.
Her: I buy you dress clothes and you never wear dress clothes!
Me: That's because I can't hide my 45.
Me: They all have 5" barrels, and I can't hide those in dress clothes I need a 3" one.
Her: I buy you dress clothes and you never wear dress clothes!
Me: That's because I can't hide my 45.
frankiestoys
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How about this one
I NEED A 44 CAL IN CASE WE MOVE SOME PLACE THAT HAS BEAR'S.
I NEED A 44 CAL IN CASE WE MOVE SOME PLACE THAT HAS BEAR'S.
ConstitutionCowboy
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This one works for me:
"Honey, for when it all goes to hell around here, look at this way: The AR 10 makes each 308 cartridge worth anywhere from 100 to 500 pounds of meat. The Golden Boy makes each 22LR cartridge worth dinner for two. Those three 1911s make it safer to venture beyond the driveway. And all that ammo? It'll be worth more than gold!"
The excuses she gives me go like this: "Zoe looks cool with that Mares leg. Besides, I can hold it with both hands. It'll be a great home defense gun for me, can't you see?"
Life in Oklahoma is good.
Woody
Those of us who are armed stand in the way of something terrible. I don't know what it is, but it is damned scared of us. Let's keep the fear in its heart, not ours. B.E. Wood
"Honey, for when it all goes to hell around here, look at this way: The AR 10 makes each 308 cartridge worth anywhere from 100 to 500 pounds of meat. The Golden Boy makes each 22LR cartridge worth dinner for two. Those three 1911s make it safer to venture beyond the driveway. And all that ammo? It'll be worth more than gold!"
The excuses she gives me go like this: "Zoe looks cool with that Mares leg. Besides, I can hold it with both hands. It'll be a great home defense gun for me, can't you see?"
Life in Oklahoma is good.
Woody
Those of us who are armed stand in the way of something terrible. I don't know what it is, but it is damned scared of us. Let's keep the fear in its heart, not ours. B.E. Wood
paintballdude902
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its an investment both finacially and for personal health
Personally, I’m a big fan of the gun/shoe comparison. There is nothing she can say about your last gun purchase that you can’t say about her most recent pair of shoes.
Whenever my hunting buddy buys a new gun, he drops it off at my house on his way home. The next weekend, I show up at his house at a prearranged time when I know he will not be home, and I “return” the gun that I recently borrowed. I give it directly to his wife and tell her how much I appreciate him letting me use his favorite shotgun.
Whenever my hunting buddy buys a new gun, he drops it off at my house on his way home. The next weekend, I show up at his house at a prearranged time when I know he will not be home, and I “return” the gun that I recently borrowed. I give it directly to his wife and tell her how much I appreciate him letting me use his favorite shotgun.
ThrottleJockey72
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I am fortunate, my wife is happy with any firearm purchase I make. She enjoys them nearly as much as I do. In fact today when I told her about a sale price I found on 7.62x39 ammo, she told me to order some. I asked "how much?" 5,000-10,000 rounds was fine with her!!! She said "it's not going to get any cheaper in the future, things like this only go up in price".
22-rimfire
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Honey, I'm feeling depressed.
shotgunjoel
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I'm an addict.
proud2deviate
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Excuse? Pffft. . . Lie.
Empty gun case goes out, full gun case comes in.
"Oh, this old thing? Had it for years. . . "
Empty gun case goes out, full gun case comes in.
"Oh, this old thing? Had it for years. . . "
The Lone Haranguer
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As a bachelor, I don't need to make excuses. 
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