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Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? deflave #6774194 08/14/12
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 288 western Nebraska 4214chip Campfire Member
4214chip Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 288 western Nebraska	No problem getting new guns into our house. My very understanding wife knows how important hunting and shooting are to me. I tell her when I am planning to buy a new one and she encourages me to buy it. She does the same with things that are important to her. We discuss the larger purchases and agree that we each have our own interests. Seems to work well for us.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? 4214chip #6774269 08/14/12
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona jnyork Campfire Ranger
jnyork Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona	My wife and I have been married for over 40 years. I have never had to sneak anything into the house and neither has she. I support her in her golf addiction, she supports me in my gun addiction. Also, she is a hunter and shooter, so if I come home dragging a new-to-me gun, she always wants to see what it is and when can WE go shoot it. Cant imagine being in a relationship where the partners have to be deceptive about their purchases. Or anything else, for that matter.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? jnyork #6774326 08/14/12
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,946 Likes: 5 Georgia J JMR40 Campfire Outfitter
JMR40 Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,946 Likes: 5 Georgia	Give it to a trusted friend. Have him bring it over and thank you for letting him borrow it for a while. One of my favorites as told to me by an older gunshop owner. Years ago a preacher bought a used shotgun from him, and was worried about how his wife would react to the new gun. The next time the shop owner saw the preacher he asked how it went when he got home with the shotgun. The preacher said that while he considered sneaking it in he decided he could not do that so he just walked right in the door and past his wife toward the safe. His wife looked at the gun and asked, "kill any birds today". He simply replied "no", and put the gun in the safe. Most people don't really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? JMR40 #6774350 08/14/12
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia Toddly OP Campfire Tracker
OP Toddly Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2009 Posts: 5,628 West by God Virginia	Originally Posted by JMR40 Give it to a trusted friend. Have him bring it over and thank you for letting him borrow it for a while. One of my favorites as told to me by an older gunshop owner. Years ago a preacher bought a used shotgun from him, and was worried about how his wife would react to the new gun. The next time the shop owner saw the preacher he asked how it went when he got home with the shotgun. The preacher said that while he considered sneaking it in he decided he could not do that so he just walked right in the door and past his wife toward the safe. His wife looked at the gun and asked, "kill any birds today". He simply replied "no", and put the gun in the safe. he didntn even have to lie!

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Toddly #6774379 08/14/12
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,218 Hongry Gulch, WV O Outcast Campfire Tracker
Outcast Campfire Tracker O Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,218 Hongry Gulch, WV	Car.., My wife DID ask once why I had so many guns. I asked her if she'd ever seen a guy play golf with just one club. She got it. O Too old to suffer fools

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Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? deflave #6774456 08/14/12
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,627 Base of the thumb. O old70 Campfire Regular
old70 Campfire Regular O Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,627 Base of the thumb.	I must be weird. I actually tell her I'm interested in a gun, we work the budget, and I buy it. It cuts down on impulse buys, which isn't a bad thing in my experience. When she wants something, she does the same with me.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Toddly #6774474 08/14/12
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 13,250 Greenville, AL MColeman Campfire Outfitter
MColeman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 13,250 Greenville, AL	When I set up at gun shows I told prospective buyers, especially the young ones, that the absolute worst mistake they could make was to have a gun cabinet or gun rack. Even the dimmest wife can look at a cabinet/rack and count the empty places. By standing the guns in corners and constantly moving them to empty corners throughout the house they could run in several new guns in the mix if they took their time doing it. Worked like a charm.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? rost495 #6774481 08/14/12
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,033 North Central U.S. gophergunner Campfire Ranger
gophergunner Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,033 North Central U.S.	Originally Posted by rost495 No problem. She buys cameras. I buy guns. We both use both. IMHO a wife that has issues with a husband buying what keeps him happy has a larger issue in life. Assuming its not cutting into normal living expenses. So you use her camera as a gun? How's the penetration? molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? gophergunner #6774546 08/14/12
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,481 NC - work / SC - play S ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker
ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,481 NC - work / SC - play	What i buy with what i earn is none of her business as long as family is taken care of and we are in a sound financial place. She doesnt question what i spend money on and i dont question what she does with the monthly stipend i give her

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? ShortMagFan #6774577 08/14/12
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,391 SW Missouri Cheesy Campfire Outfitter
Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,391 SW Missouri	I've got one torn apart in the garage I'm refinishing now and a couple more that showed up leaning in the bedroom corner. I don't know if she knows they're new or if she thinks they've been around a while. She knows quite a bit about guns and shoots and hunts. As long as she isn't asking questions, I'm not giving out information. She did have a new camera show up the other day that cost more than any of my guns, so that goes for a little mileage for me I think.

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Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Toddly #6774578 08/14/12
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 34,261 Montana, Lewis and Clark Count... derby_dude Campfire 'Bwana
derby_dude Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 34,261 Montana, Lewis and Clark Count...	I can honestly say I do not have that problem. Don't vote knothead, it only encourages them. Anonymous "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." Anonymous "Self-reliance, free thinking, and wealth is anathema to both the power of the State and the Church." Derby Dude

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Toddly #6774584 08/14/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 254 Independent republic of Horry ... R reddnek Campfire Member
reddnek Campfire Member R Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 254 Independent republic of Horry ...	D-I-V-O-R-C-E!!!!!!!!

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Toddly #6774589 08/14/12
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,899 just N. of Texas O okie Campfire Outfitter
okie Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,899 just N. of Texas	Pat McManus's "Gunrunning" is a must read for you! One man with courage makes a majority.... ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? okie #6774611 08/14/12
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deerhunter5555 Campfire Tracker D Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,310 Ohio	I've been married to the same woman for 12 years and can honestly say I do not have that problem. I buy and sell quite a few guns but I established from day one how I will not be questioned on my purchases. I don't run the bars, and provide both emotionally and financially for my family. I feel that I earned the money, it's mine to spend after my family is taken care of. Buy once, cry once.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? deerhunter5555 #6774628 08/14/12
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 19,269 Upstate NY EvilTwin Campfire Ranger
EvilTwin Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 19,269 Upstate NY	every so often it ain't a bad idea to buy sumpthin' that makes yer Wifey all giggly and gushy either Bribery works!! Be afraid,be VERY VERY afraid ad triarios redisse My Buddy eh76 speaks authentic Frontier Gibberish!

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? okie #6774633 08/14/12
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baldhunter Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 4,413 Likes: 1 Corpus Christi,Texas	I leave it in the garage until the timing is right,then quickly put it away in the safe.Never saw me bring it in,so no questions asked.Used to only have one safe,now I have two.It's got to be a male addiction.Had a woman tell me once,"My husband is always buying guns.He says he needs to buy a gun for deer and he needs to buy a gun for hogs,he needs to buy a pistol for snakes,he needs to buy a gun to shoot doves and one for quail,I just don't understand why he needs all those guns."I gotta say,it cracked me up!!!Must be a guy thing. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? deflave #6774646 08/14/12
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Heeler Campfire Regular H Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,000 Cass Co, MO	Originally Posted by deflave Just divorce her. Travis Or not get married in the first place so you don't get halved. He went over yonder way

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Heeler #6774660 08/14/12
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida	Originally Posted by Heeler Originally Posted by deflave Just divorce her. Travis Or not get married in the first place so you don't get halved. I didn't want illegitimate children. It's a sin. Travis Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? Heeler #6774669 08/14/12
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 331 Nowhere 280ACKIMP Campfire Member
280ACKIMP Campfire Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 331 Nowhere	I tried sneaking them past her, never worked. I decided to be upfront about the purchase always worked better. I did say that I traded another gun for it. I got away with trading the same gun three times in a row.

Re: How Do You get New Guns Past Your Wife? 6mm250 #6774691 08/14/12
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,660 back home in Potter Co. PA O old_willys Campfire Outfitter
old_willys Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,660 back home in Potter Co. PA	Originally Posted by 6mm250 My wife TELLS me to buy guns. Guns come & guns go , my wife is a keeper Mike Same here Ted

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