Post by: addicted on July 11, 2011, 05:38:17 AM
How to Buy a gun and Not Get Killed By The Wife (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQlU6jeWUis#)
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 11, 2011, 07:18:40 AM
Post by: Killmore on July 11, 2011, 07:52:14 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 11, 2011, 08:12:39 AM
I'm with campmeat,,We had a house fire last month and lost everything including all my guns,,wife says you need to go buy a gun because i don't feel safe, so now one month later i have 3 ... so far..
Looks like we a got a couple of good women. Sorry to hear about the fire.
Post by: BIGINNER on July 11, 2011, 08:23:24 AM
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on July 11, 2011, 08:57:31 AM
1st thing that came to my mind was, layaway. But, I don't have to worry about my wife, she never says anything. I have the best wife.
So your wife reads your posts too huh?
Post by: BIGINNER on July 11, 2011, 08:59:41 AM
1st thing that came to my mind was, layaway. But, I don't have to worry about my wife, she never says anything. I have the best wife.
So your wife reads your posts too huh?
:chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Huntbear on July 11, 2011, 09:09:31 AM
Post by: addicted on July 11, 2011, 10:50:42 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on July 11, 2011, 10:56:04 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 11, 2011, 03:52:41 PM
Post by: AWS on July 11, 2011, 04:07:00 PM
AWS
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 11, 2011, 04:07:58 PM
Post by: 87Ford on July 11, 2011, 04:12:14 PM
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Heck I just go buy one and do not tell her ....
Me too....
Been married 20 years. I buy what I want.....don't need permission.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on July 11, 2011, 04:33:50 PM
Buy a gun safe. They reproduce over due time.
I've heard of that ....
Post by: Rob on July 11, 2011, 04:41:46 PM
Adding guns to the collection is well honed art. Us seasoned married folk have mastered this. I will take a moment to pass on my wisdom to the newly wed gentlemen out there.
The key is to reach the critical 4 gun threshold. Now before you just go out and buy 4 guns, consider the art form needed to be successful in this endeavor.
The first gun is pretty easy to get. Most wives can understand that boys need their toys and are supportive of such an endeavor. Start with something like a 243 win. Good solid deer rifle. It is also critical at this phase that you get a SAFE. Some people think these are devices that are meant to protect your firearms. While they do allow for this, the real purpose of a safe is to store firearms out of view. More on this later.
Wait a few months and then move on to the second gun. You will be met with some resistance. The best way is to appeal to reason and say, you need a deer rifle, and a shotgun for bird hunting, or if you are not a birder, trap at the range with buddies (Tip: you can tell her that the trap range is an opportunity to networking with other guys and that it could lead to better jobs down the road- It’s like golfing for the outdoorsman).
Third gun can be tougher. “Why do you need three guns!” is what you are often met with. I like to recommend going with the cheap ammo route. “Honey, if I buy this cute little inexpensive little 22 rifle, I can buy really cheap ammo. Much cheaper than the 243! Heck, after just 3 days at the range I can have saved enough in ammo costs to more than pay for the rifle!”
Fourth gun is the critical one. You must overcome this hurdle. Use any thing you can to get over this hump. I like to go with the Elk hunting route. So you have a plinker, a shotgun and a 243. But when you elk hunt, you get all this FREE meat! Heck, it’s like getting a cow for FREE! A 243 is not NEARLY enough gun to use for Elk. You really need a 300 WM. There is one on Seattle guns for just 300 dollars! It’s a steal (Notice how that also appealed to her need to shop and get good deals?? Brilliant if I do say so myself.) Another tactic is to leverage a buddy whose wife your wife cannot stand. Work some competition into it. Well Joe’s wife let HIM get an Elk Rifle! Do avoid whining in this scenario, it does not help your case.
Now that you have 4 guns you are pretty much set to grow to 15 or so without consequence. Here is how it works.
Psychologically keeping track of individual guns up to 3 is pretty easy. But once you go past three, the guns cease to be individuals, but instead become a collective known by the wife as “those guns”. There are variations on this terminology as well, please note that some wives are also known to refer to them as “those damn guns”. Additional variations also exist with other adjectives being tossed in to replace “damn”, but you get the point, and after all, this is a family site.
To make this work however, you must have a safe to keep them “safe” from prying eyes (that is the origin of the word actually). This prevents ASC (accidental spousal counting) from occurring.
Now, you are pretty much free to slowly increase the count at will. I would advise keeping the increase down to a slow rate (perhaps 1-4 per year to start with).
Once the safe is full, you need to move on to our undergraduate firearm collection course. This will explain the art of adding multiple safes as well as options for handgun collection and primitive weaponry.
Graduate studies are highly confidential and not open to discussion in a forum such as this.
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on July 11, 2011, 04:49:53 PM
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 11, 2011, 05:06:03 PM
Post by: PlateauNDN on July 11, 2011, 05:15:30 PM
Buy her one to! Or something she wants.
:yeah: I don't have a problem with the wife when it comes to firearms. The other day I was gathering price quotes for a new .308 and I was picking something up off the floor when one of the quotes fell out of the shirt pocket and landed right at her feet. :bash:
Her words right away was, "what the hell is that!" I told her it was a price quote for a new rifle I was looking at and I picked it up and showed her. She said, "oh, well you better hurry up because we need a new one it's almost fall time!"
I love her so much! :whoo:
Post by: wadu1 on July 11, 2011, 05:52:33 PM
Heck mine reproduced so fast; I have six standing gard on the outside. I'm trying to talk her into another safe; so far no luck she keeps saying sell-sell you can't shoot them all.Buy a gun safe. They reproduce over due time.
I've heard of that ....
:guns: :bfg:
Post by: saylean on July 11, 2011, 05:59:42 PM
probably why I aint married....
Post by: Bean Counter on July 12, 2011, 12:56:28 PM
I've taken both a value ("look at what a deal this gun is selling for!") approach as well as a utilitarian approach ("I don't have anything this gun can do"). What I'm in awe of are you guys who start with that .243.... then add the .300 win mag... then find a way to justify a 7mm... then onto .45-70, etc...
Post by: BULLBLASTER on July 12, 2011, 01:12:50 PM
Im not married. But my gf lives with me and we don't care what the other buys as long as the bills are paid and savings is added to each month.
Post by: rasbo on July 12, 2011, 01:25:56 PM
Post by: addicted on July 12, 2011, 09:22:46 PM
Post by: Biggerhammer on July 13, 2011, 12:31:56 AM
I once talked my wife into purchacing a gun while drugged up from getting her wisdom teeth pulled. I'm I proud of that, no. But it was a sweet deal :chuckle:
Pure genius!!!! :chuckle:
Post by: RustneckNW on July 13, 2011, 01:44:02 AM
My favorites:
1) "When she asks you how many more you need, always respond 'Just one more, Dear'. No matter how many One More's there are." (this one really works! Try it!)
2) "Remember, it's always easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission."
3) For the most extreme cases: "Take your balls out of your wife's purse and buy the damn thing already!"
Post by: calawahsteelie on July 13, 2011, 11:55:02 AM
I once talked my wife into purchacing a gun while drugged up from getting her wisdom teeth pulled. I'm I proud of that, no. But it was a sweet deal :chuckle:
Pure genius. :bow:
Post by: Armadillo on July 14, 2011, 07:05:26 PM
Post by: str8meat on July 15, 2011, 07:09:49 AM
Post by: Curly on July 15, 2011, 08:20:50 AM
It goes something like this:
She says: "You bought another gun? Why do you need so many guns???"
I say: "Well, why do you have so many shoes?" You don't need that many shoes."
She says: "Well, why do you have so many fishing rods?" You don't need that many rods."
I say: "Why do you have so much jewelry?" You don't need that much jewelry."
She says: "Why do you have so many fishing lures?" You don't need that many lures."
I say: "Why do you have so many stamps?" You don't need that many stamps."
She says: "Why do have so many guns?"
I say: "Why do you have so many purses?"
She says: "Why do you have so many fishing rods?"
I say: "Why do you have so much jewelry?"
You get the idea. It never ends......you could argue for hours about it. We both have hobbies and accumulate stuff. Stuff she has seems silly to me and I guess the stuff I have seems silly to her. I think once you're together long enough, you learn to not get into those comparison arguments too often because there just isn't going to be a winner of the argument.
Post by: BIGINNER on July 15, 2011, 08:24:51 AM
All I know is that it doesn't work for me to start comparing to how many shoes she has.
It goes something like this:
She says: "You bought another gun? Why do you need so many guns???"
I say: "Well, why do you have so many shoes?" You don't need that many shoes."
She says: "Well, why do you have so many fishing rods?" You don't need that many rods."
I say: "Why do you have so much jewelry?" You don't need that much jewelry."
She says: "Why do you have so many fishing lures?" You don't need that many lures."
I say: "Why do you have so many stamps?" You don't need that many stamps."
She says: "Why do have so many guns?"
I say: "Why do you have so many purses?"
She says: "Why do you have so many fishing rods?"
I say: "Why do you have so much jewelry?"
You get the idea. It never ends......you could argue for hours about it. We both have hobbies and accumulate stuff. Stuff she has seems silly to me and I guess the stuff I have seems silly to her. I think once you're together long enough, you learn to not get into those comparison arguments too often because there just isn't going to be a winner of the argument.
:yeah:
i'm the same with my wife, lol we'll bicker about each others hobbies, but at the end we both get what we want, lol
and its also a plus for me that she's getting into hunting with me, actually, she has more guns than i do,... but i use them more,... lol :chuckle:
Post by: marlin on August 06, 2011, 08:44:37 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 06, 2011, 08:49:25 PM
Joe
Post by: sebek556 on August 06, 2011, 08:55:37 PM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on August 06, 2011, 09:02:36 PM
We're on our way home and she says "I want one of those!" :IBCOOL:
Post by: norsepeak on August 06, 2011, 09:11:11 PM
Post by: elksnout on August 07, 2011, 10:23:15 PM