Took the Plunge-Buying a Spencer

[NorthBorder]

I am married; over the past year, I have purchased a total of three handguns and five rifles totaling (about) $17k - I discussed each purchase with her prior to the transaction. In turn, I am a day trader with a larger trading fund; she would never be aware of the funds being spent nor aware of any missing household cash flow as the stock market pays for all of my purchases - she would have no way of knowing unless I told her.
My wife is told everything because I respect her; she is deserving of honesty. A spouse should be your soulmate, your best friend and your absolute confidante. Again, I will never understand a marriage where you have to hide gun purchases (or hide anything for that matter) from your wife - seems very selfish and immature to me but I do understand that it is a very common practice - it will always lead to mistrust - good luck with mistrust in a marriage.

Gee, Steve have we met? I don't remember. I take your post to be a judgement on me and my moral character, and to that I say- levity must not be your strong suit.

The idea of sneaking a new gun into my safe is not an original idea. About 30+ years ago when I subscribed to Field & Stream I read an article about when do you have enough guns in your safe so that the wife won't figure it out. How many guns do you need so that she won't realize you snuck another one into the stable? If you had 6 guns she would surely recognize a 7th. But if you had 16 then she has probably lost count.

I believe the author who penned that article was Patrick McManus, but after so many years I could be mistaken. It was in that vein that I mentioned my wife (of 48 wonderful years). Between the time I bought the rifle and I started the thread I hadn't seen her. I really don't feel the need to explain myself further.

 

[deputy bruce]

You need to be honest with her tell her about the $100 and tell her that you put an old rifle on layaway just treat her like you would be treated

 

[chicharrones]

I am married; over the past year, I have purchased a total of three handguns and five rifles totaling (about) $17k - I discussed each purchase with her prior to the transaction. In turn, I am a day trader with a larger trading fund; she would never be aware of the funds being spent nor aware of any missing household cash flow as the stock market pays for all of my purchases - she would have no way of knowing unless I told her.
My wife is told everything because I respect her; she is deserving of honesty. A spouse should be your soulmate, your best friend and your absolute confidante. Again, I will never understand a marriage where you have to hide gun purchases (or hide anything for that matter) from your wife - seems very selfish and immature to me but I do understand that it is a very common practice - it will always lead to mistrust - good luck with mistrust in a marriage.

I remember believing that soul mate, best friend line of thought in my 20s.

Now that I’m in my 50s . . . let’s just say my experiences have taught me otherwise.

Anyway, back to the Spencer rifle.

 

[Steve S.]

Fellows, no judgement nor criticism on my part - I simply do not understand nor do I have to understand purchasing a firearm under the cover of darkness involving your wife - to each his own. I am 67 and I do not think that I am naive having been around the block several times - I am a simple thinker that believes that direct and unfettered honesty with your wife works best BUT, I do understand that lying to a wife happens thousands of times a day - the why of it, I do not know. In turn, I would not mind owning a Spencer rifle - if I find one I wish to purchase, I will discuss it with my spouse and then write the check - it is that clean and easy and in the sunshine.

 

[kje54]

Is this a Quigley rifle repro?

No, the rifle Selleck used in the movie was an 1874 Sharps Rifle. It's a single shot falling block mechanism, the 1865 Spencer is a repeating rifle/carbine, the second metallic cartridge repeating rifle produced in the US. The Henry was the first.