What I do when I buy a new gun or piece of gear.....I cook my wife a Nice supper and lay the Gun or gear on the Kitchen Table....She will usually say Thats a nice gun....In between bites..
I have never asked permission to buy anything.... When I buy a New Truck, I will ask her to help pick out a color.
Never take your wife to Cabela,s or Bass pro unless it is your Birthday.......