What gun(s) are you currently hiding from the wife/gf?

[Kimber45acp]

I'm going to guess that 50%+ of the firearms bought are hidden from the wife/gf, either for an extended period of time or indefinitely.

I would enjoy knowing the model(s) of what you are CURRENTLY hiding. I would also enjoy knowing what lengths you go to, to hide a new purchase.

My first guns in 1990 were hidden from parents (mom is a major anti). I don't HAVE to hide gun purchases from the wife, but I do. Brought home a century gp1975 AK the other day. Brought it in during the night. Said nothing. She wouldn't care, really, but it's just funny how we BOTH feel better if I don't do it in front of her. If she knows about it, she starts wanting stuff she didn't want before. Marriage is a funny animal.

What is the longest you've hidden the purchase or existence of a firearm? In this vein, I am curious what blew your cover and what happened after. How long before you could buy another? Did you hide that one?

 

[Flea]

I bought a house, had it painted, and also purchased around 6 grand in furniture. My wife owes me some guns.

 

[ozhuntsman]

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.

 

[purebred]

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.

That's a good one!

 

[jakemccoy]

My girlfriend is into guns. The only thing she has complained about is not having the combination to the safe. She's a keeper if all goes well. Time will tell.

 

[Nugilum]

Why would I admit it here for her to find? I don't have a deathwish.

 

[smallbore]

I have never found it neccessary to 'hide' a firearm that I have purchased.

 

[Ditch-Tiger]

Great thread! I'll play...

I used to, but not any more. My wife is now fine (for the most part) with my addiction and doesn't really care when i bring home a new gun.

When i did hide it though, here's how it would go down...
I would leave the gun behind the seat of my pickup untill the kids were in bed and she would go to work (she worked late afternoon/evening shifts)or jump in the shower, than i would run like crazy to the truck, grab the gun, give it a quick rem-oil wipe down and stick it into a pre-set open space in the safe as quickly as possible.
My wife doesn't care about hunting/shooting/guns and cannot tell them apart, so once they're in the house/safe, she couldn't tell if they were new or not.

Once she did a count within the safe and stated that it looked like there were a few more than last time; my reply was, "did you count the muzzle loaders in the closet that won't fit, the shotgun in our room, my carry pistol and by the way, my buddy is borrowing one right now too." That put an end to her counting!

But like i stated before, my wife is fine with my addiction and i no longer have to lie/hide the truth from her, which is nice. I have a real understanding & great girl!

 

[garyr]

Zero.

 

[Niel4]

I bought 10 guns last year....she has seen all of them but still thinks i have around 6...so i am "hiding" 4.

 

[faolchu.si]

I find it not worth the hiding, I just fess up that I want to get one. Although when I was 18 I did hide an SKS in my room for about 2 years before it was found. Needless to say they weren't too happy about that one.

 

[kurt1305]

All she knows is that I have some guns. She doesn't know one black rifle or pistol from the next. Guns come and go without challenge.

 

[kimbernut]

None

None.

 

[mcdonl]

I don't hide any, but my wife does not have any idea how many I have.

Sometimes I will post pictures on my facebook page (So the spooks in the black van outside my house can be at ease for a little while....) and my wife will post... "Are they your guns?...

So, I don't hide them but she doesn't notice.

She and my daughters will shoot with me occasionally, but I am OK with it being MY thing. We share our lives, so it is OK to NOT share every one of our passions. IMHO

 

[Joshua M.]

Well in the last year I have bought a M&P .40, Springfield M1A1, TC Encore,and last gun I purchased was a Ultra CDPII...wasn't planning on hiding them, just gonna let them be, but all together it was like $3700 on guns in the past year...that equals about $10000 in new furniture and remodeling the upstairs, so far...I think I am getting screwed

 

[bikerdoc]

None, she hides hers from me!

 

[Neo-Luddite]

No secrets unless a surprise for her (ie. a gift, etc.).

'Secret' weapons are a deadly and foolish idea when the idea is to not tell one's spouse/partner/in-house family.

Sure, I've had to say "Hey, I know---I want to buy this ----" and she's been a bit off when sometimes money was tight but the 'deal' was sweet. But she has never said no, and I don't hide things from her--especially things that might present real physical threats if unknown--especially to kids.

I always think, too; If I die today, she MUST know what I've got in inventory so she can ensure it not go into the wrong hands.

 

[dom1104]

nah I dont hide guns from my wife, we have a budget and if we stick to the budget the surplus is divided between us to spend however we like.

She has no issues if I spend it on guns every few months, and she spends it on antiques.

It depends on your wives mindset I think. My wife knows the .gov cant keep going into debt without paying it off forever, and there may be a time of increased crime where we may NEED those guns.

So we think of it as life insurance.

Cant have too much insurance!

 

[wishin]

Believe it or not, I'm hiding two of my good friend's guns from his wife! Long story, but I've sworn an oath...............

 

[TeamPrecisionIT]

Bad idea to hide it from your wife, due to the situation of you may die one day and then she is left with the 'collection' and no clue on what to do with it.

Now, short-term relationships that doesn't really matter as much as a situation like marriage.

Damian

 

[Babarsac]

Zip!

Now that I've collected enough guns I think I should work on collecting a girlfriend

 

[Mags]

My wife doesn'r care either way as long as I pay the bills.

 

[Hunterdad]

I pay all the bills in my hous except the energy bill and groceries which leaves me with about $200 a month of my own. If I want to buy a gun, she just has to deal with it or she can pay all the bills

Seriously though, my wife is pretty cool. I'm in the market for 3 long guns now and have a black powder revolver on the way and she doesn't say anything. She just roles her eyes. She showed some interest in learning how to shoot a bow, so I bought her one ealrier this week.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

If you need to hide things from your wife, your marriage is in sad shape.

And, why do you presume that all the members here are male? (Because they're not.)

 

[SaxonPig]

What I would respectively ask is why when I said almost the exact same thing as the esteemed moderator posted above in a previous discussion I was sent to the penalty box for "insulting a member's wife?"