Zach S
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None. My wife is no longer my problem. After my marriage, I have no desire for a girlfriend, which works out, since being a single dad with a two year old and a full time job doesn't allow much time for one.
What gun(s) are you currently hiding from the wife/gf?
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Mainsail
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Seriously, if one has to be deceitful in order to maintain a relationship, the guns (or any other hobby related purchase) are not the real problem. Also, if you can accept the deception on your part, you must also accept any deception on her part as well.
It's alot easier to live life not having to hide things from your loved ones.
My (at the time) fiance would see me looking at videos of people shooting their AR pistols, the PLR to be specific. It was getting close to my birthday and she says 'lets go to the gun show and get the PLR for your birthday'. My reply was that it's kinda of a silly purchase and the gun doesn't really fill an essential purpose. Her reply was that since I'm so interested in it, it should go ahead and get it. She's a keeper. Although I haven't made any gun purchases since our wedding, I'm gonna start watching vids of long range hunting rifles.
Agree with the above posters, if you are hiding guns from your spouse, its not just a gun problem.
My (at the time) fiance would see me looking at videos of people shooting their AR pistols, the PLR to be specific. It was getting close to my birthday and she says 'lets go to the gun show and get the PLR for your birthday'. My reply was that it's kinda of a silly purchase and the gun doesn't really fill an essential purpose. Her reply was that since I'm so interested in it, it should go ahead and get it. She's a keeper. Although I haven't made any gun purchases since our wedding, I'm gonna start watching vids of long range hunting rifles.
Agree with the above posters, if you are hiding guns from your spouse, its not just a gun problem.
Uh, all of them. 
Been married 22 years, and there's nothing to fear here. She's not a gun person, and she knows I am. She also knows I have a lot of "stuff" in the safe, she just doesnt know how much and what. It makes for a happier home this way. What works for me, might not work for you.
Been married 22 years, and there's nothing to fear here. She's not a gun person, and she knows I am. She also knows I have a lot of "stuff" in the safe, she just doesnt know how much and what. It makes for a happier home this way. What works for me, might not work for you.
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I have to revise my answer a bit. I recently hid a skeet gun from my wife for over a month. It was her Christmas present.
Onward Allusion
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Nothing.
Of course BEFORE I bought her the diamond earrings for Christmas...a couple of Taurus 38/357's, a Kel Tec, a Walther, & a couple of S&W's.
Kimber45acp
What gun(s) are you currently hiding from the wife/gf?
Of course BEFORE I bought her the diamond earrings for Christmas...a couple of Taurus 38/357's, a Kel Tec, a Walther, & a couple of S&W's.
Kimber45acp
Ah, but she asks from time to time what I'm looking at on the computer, if it's good, if I like it, if I have one, etc. She did buy something I already had once, so we went back to the shop and swapped it for something else...I printed her out the inventory sheet for future reference. Maybe I should put the short list on Excel...hmmm.
NMGonzo
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None.
I don't have a wife yet.
My GF knows all of my guns.
Shoots most of them once in a while.
I don't have a wife yet.
My GF knows all of my guns.
Shoots most of them once in a while.
oasis618
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Maybe the name of the thread should have been something like "Which gun did you maybe spend a little more on than you really should have". I really don't think all of the responses about decietfulness and trust and moral commentary are really the intended purpose of the thread.
Or maybe I'm just overthinking it.
Or maybe I'm just overthinking it.
TeamPrecisionIT
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Mine is a professional photo/media journalist so she has her own 'shooting' expenses. So technically speaking, she spends A LOT more on her camera equipment than I have yet to on guns. My entire collection, albeit small, is worth less than one of her camera bodies. Let's not even get into lenses!
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TonyDedo
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that I "hide" guns from my significant other, but I've definitely gotten out of the habit of running home going, "Honey, honey, look at the gun I just bought." That's especially important on a Saturday morning, if you declined to take her out to an expensive dinner the night before.
That being said, if she asks "Where did that gun come from?" the reply is usually, "Oh that old thing? I've had that forever," or "I traded it for XYZ that I had lying around."
That being said, if she asks "Where did that gun come from?" the reply is usually, "Oh that old thing? I've had that forever," or "I traded it for XYZ that I had lying around."
Sock Puppet
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Sounds like you have some catching up to do!
ny32182
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I hide... none of them! That is one of the upsides of being single.
If I ever get married, I figure I have enough that she'd have to be very in tune and paying attention to notice rotation in the lineup (buying/selling/etc). I guess some of you guys have wives that are into guns enough to notice, but that has got to be pretty rare overall.
Women do the same thing with shoes. How many of you know enough about your wife's shoe collection to know when something changes? I rest my case.
I think some of you are over-thinking the "deception, hiding things", etc. One thing I've noticed about married people is that no two couples share the same financial arrangements. As long as your "play money" is approved as such by both parties I don't see it as deceptive to not advertize each purchase you make, especially if it is something that she doesn't know or care about anyway. Now if you are blowing the money for essentials on guns without telling her, that has got to be a different story.
If I ever get married, I figure I have enough that she'd have to be very in tune and paying attention to notice rotation in the lineup (buying/selling/etc). I guess some of you guys have wives that are into guns enough to notice, but that has got to be pretty rare overall.
Women do the same thing with shoes. How many of you know enough about your wife's shoe collection to know when something changes? I rest my case.
I think some of you are over-thinking the "deception, hiding things", etc. One thing I've noticed about married people is that no two couples share the same financial arrangements. As long as your "play money" is approved as such by both parties I don't see it as deceptive to not advertize each purchase you make, especially if it is something that she doesn't know or care about anyway. Now if you are blowing the money for essentials on guns without telling her, that has got to be a different story.
jpatterson
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LOL this thread is cracking me up.
SharpsDressedMan
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"yeah i still get given the guilts over a 30-06 pump i got a year ago. i want a good long range riflw but don't have anywhere to hide it yet, so will have to wait a little bit longer. i've been told i cant buy a new gun untill the our house is finshed being built and we have it fully furnished and landscaped.
"i bring home the money i choose what we spend it on." doesn't go down well anymore. "
This is exactly WHY we have to hide our new guns..................
"i bring home the money i choose what we spend it on." doesn't go down well anymore. "
This is exactly WHY we have to hide our new guns..................
zxcvbob
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What he said.
fireside44
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I would never hide any guns from my wife. That wouldn't be right. In an committed and loving relationship, there is no place for secrets. That's why I just never mention it to begin with.
clamman
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I am married to a lovely lady who likes to shoot. She knows about all 32 of them and shoots most of them with me.
Legionnaire
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None. My wife doesn't keep up with the transactions ... but I don't spend "general fund" money on guns, either. She doesn't care what comes out of or goes into the safe as long as our other financial obligations are met. I always enjoy showing her the "new" gun, and wouldn't feel right if my hobby (or anything else) came between us. I'd give 'em all away before losing my wife of 27 years.
I'm in the "share" crowd
Matter O fact she's got one of my guns at her apartment. I tell her, "git yer own".
She's desperate for anything with pink grips.
I got lucky.
We talked several times before our first date but never mentioned what I did (at the time) for a living. (Or any hobbies) So at the front door of her place picking her up for the first date I said,
Lucky in the sense that we both share a kinship of weapons. She suffers from 'retail therapy' I don't understand. Shoes, jewelry, hand bags. Don't get it. But I love working with and on cars. Always looking for the next go-fast part. She approves of the hobby but doesn't get it.
About the only thing she frowns on is when I replace a bottle of 100 proof a little too soon. I can certainly understand why though.
I can't imagine hiding anything when we marry. Even if it was an interest we did't share as a couple.
It's usually a source of humor for us,
*at the gun store*
"Look honey... it shoots through schools!"
*with a pretend enthusiasm* she responds, "ewwww! Fabulous!"
I've seen her look at hand bags in the $1200 range. I welcome it, because I know she won't say jack about when I pick up that AR-10.
Matter O fact she's got one of my guns at her apartment. I tell her, "git yer own".
She's desperate for anything with pink grips.
I got lucky.
We talked several times before our first date but never mentioned what I did (at the time) for a living. (Or any hobbies) So at the front door of her place picking her up for the first date I said,
She stopped, paused for a second and responded with a nod, saying,
Been in love since.
Lucky in the sense that we both share a kinship of weapons. She suffers from 'retail therapy' I don't understand. Shoes, jewelry, hand bags. Don't get it. But I love working with and on cars. Always looking for the next go-fast part. She approves of the hobby but doesn't get it.
About the only thing she frowns on is when I replace a bottle of 100 proof a little too soon. I can certainly understand why though.
I can't imagine hiding anything when we marry. Even if it was an interest we did't share as a couple.
It's usually a source of humor for us,
*at the gun store*
"Look honey... it shoots through schools!"
*with a pretend enthusiasm* she responds, "ewwww! Fabulous!"
I've seen her look at hand bags in the $1200 range. I welcome it, because I know she won't say jack about when I pick up that AR-10.
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