My other half says I have enough guns...

Do I need more firearms?

  • Your old lady is right, you've got enough.

    Votes: 17 4.7%

  • If you still have room in the house, you don't have enough firearms.

    Votes: 114 31.8%

  • This is a bad place to stage an intervention for a firearms addiction, BUY MORE NOW.

    Votes: 131 36.6%

  • I don't care because I am also addicted to buying firearms.

    Votes: 66 18.4%

  • I hate firearms or found this site accidentally while looking for a site about roads.

    Votes: 30 8.4%
  • Total voters
    358
  • Poll closed .
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I voted last one, for a joke.
You only have 2 plus on me and my old lady doesn't say nothin... I think you can convince her you need 15 more.
 
You don't have enough guns if she knows how many you have and what they are.

When you can safely say, "No honey, that's not a new gun, I've had that one for forever." - and she has no idea whether that is the truth or not - then you have the beginnings of a good collection...
 
Enough guns? I see only 3 revolvers. And where are the 1911's? Very nice collection but it's not a full blown addiction yet. Wait until the "but I don't have one of those" is an acceptable and sensible reason to buy a gun you see as you're walking out with one you just bought.
 
How I Settled It...

I think that most of us have had some form of this discussion with our Spouses... I certainly have.... and I WON..... My Secret? Easy..

"Honey.... Every man is going to have a Hobby... Mine is collecting and shooting guns... If you want me to stop, I will be glad, but the only other one that gives me near as much of a thrill.... Is Drinking and Chasing Women.... You Choose..."

I can buy all the guns I want....!!!!!
 
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Once you get past 30 or so she won't be able to tell if you add more, provided they are not all visible at once. Get a safe, your guns will be more secure and your relationship will improve.
 
Most of the advice you're getting on here looks like it would get you a divorce. Threatening to cheat on her if she doesn't let you buy more guns... Sounds risky but that's just my take on it.
Sit down with her and make your request. If she says no, then that's too bad, but you'll still have a wife, and that's better than any gun...
..or at least most.
 
LensWork said:
No 1911, no AR, no defensive shotgun; Yes you "need" more, but the question you have to ask yourself is which is more important to you: your gun collection or your marriage?
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Now your just trying to give him an excuse for divorce. That's just not right... :evil:
 
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I must disagree with some.
I have a lot less guns than the OP, however I feel as though I have really all I need. I have guns that can be carried and easily concealed, I have powerful handguns, one of which would kill anything on this planet and I have rifles and fully-rifled 12 gauge sabot slug barrels, suitable for taking out just about anything.

Not only that, but I have a fair amount of ammo on hand for a rainy day, and I have reloading equipment and components so I can crank out more ammo if I wish. I don't shoot often, but when I do shoot, I make each shot count. Most of my shooting of late has been the vermin type, like taking out nuisance critters that are a bit too close to my house for my liking, mostly skunks.

I got to the point where I just said enough is ENOUGH and I really don't need anything else! I enjoy looking at guns and looking at OP's (Other-People's) guns, and I can leave it at looking, admiring it for what it is, then putting it back down, as I have no intention to buy it (them). I am finally at a point in my life where I am happy. I honestly do not want any more guns and I honestly do not want any more money. When we end up with many possessions, instead of us controlling THEM, they have a tendency to control US! When that happens, it is a good sign that it is time to take a look at what one has and decide to be happy with the collection, whatever it may be!
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The OP's wife got an account! :neener: Ok that was uncalled for...I admit it...
 
what is enough

My other half also said i have too many guns and needed to get rid of a few so i said i will after i use half her shoes as target practice she quit talking then i win:):)
 
Question, does she have enough shoes, or purses, or jewlery?

Kind of answers the question, the good thing about your guns is they have a resale value that normally goes up over time.

How much are used shoes worth? Or purses for that matter. And don't get me started on jewlery, ask the "we buy gold" guys how much they will give you. Good luck getting anything near what you paid for it.

Buy guns, keep them as long as you want, fire them but take care of them and you will get your money back.
 
Tell her she has way to many....shoes!
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I don't ask about the shoe purchases, and she usually doesn't ask about gun purchases. On the odd occasion that she does bring up my firearm purchasing habits, I strategically bring up shoe shopping habit. She quickly moves on to another topic.

It is the kind of understanding that you have with your spouse after 15 years.
 
msparks said:
Question, does she have enough shoes, or purses, or jewlery?

Kind of answers the question, the good thing about your guns is they have a resale value that normally goes up over time.

How much are used shoes worth? Or purses for that matter. And don't get me started on jewlery, ask the "we buy gold" guys how much they will give you. Good luck getting anything near what you paid for it.

Buy guns, keep them as long as you want, fire them but take care of them and you will get your money back.
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The only way that gold keeps value is if you buy gold bars. Even then, there would be a very small loss if you bought it and turned around and sold it a minute later. Gold chains and such (even if 24 caret) are priced on the amount of gold in the item PLUS the manufacturing cost of the item. A lot of times, this is 2-3 times more than the cost of the actual gold that is in the item. When you sell these gold chains and such at the "we buy gold" places, you are selling them for the current spot price of the gold (for whatever percentage gold is in the item) whereas you bought the item for the price of gold plus the cost of manufacturing it. You really are on a losing deal if you are going to these guys to sell gold jewelry.

Firearms for the most part over a long enough period of time will keep their value, if not go up even. Of course the question is whether they go up as much as inflation goes up. For the most part, I don't remember the price I paid for the various firearms in my collection, but I seem to remember that I paid $500 for my Colt Combat Elite .45 in 1989. That would be the equivalent of $909.46 today. Looking at the Colts on the Bud's Gun Shop site, it appears that this is about the price for a new equivalent Colt. Still, it hasn't lost as much value as shoes or purses would have...
 
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Enough Already

I only count 19:what:
And SWMBO says thats a lot and you shouldn't buy more?
Go to her closet and do the same photo with her shoes and purses, then I will have enough data to make an informed decision.
 
Last count, I think I have about 23 in my collection plus about 6 AR-15 lower receivers that are designated for various future projects. Most I haven't fired in decades. I don't consider it to be that many firearms since my gun safe still has room for storing important papers (deeds, vehicle registrations, and such). My next house will probably be designed with a vault room.
 
I'm old enough to be your grampa and the only thing I can tell you for sure is, if I ever called my wife the "old lady" or whatever, the number of guns I had would not be enough to protect me. Just a thought.
 
Very happily married for 30 years now. My dear lady and I have what I would call an "understanding". I don't begrudge her of her jewelry nor does she my firearms. Ain't love beautiful?:)
 
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