Does your significant other know how much you spend on your shooting hobby? Do they care?

 

 

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I'm more or less in the same boat as you. My wife is more of a "Ooo that's nice, we should get it" type of gal.

 

When ever this subject comes up. I'm always surprised at how many people lie to their wives.

You guys have to be very young/new skool! Us old school guys with old school wives/GF are very different! If I told my wife what I spend on my boats, cars and guns over the years, she would probably throw me out! She does know about most of the guns I have bought over the last few years, but not necessarily what I paid or the re-occuring costs. 8-)

You guys have to be very young/new skool! Us old school guys with old school wives/GF are very different! If I told my wife what I spend on my boats, cars and guns over the years, she would probably throw me out! She does know about most of the guns I have bought over the last few years, but not necessarily what I paid or the re-occuring costs. 8-)

 

14 yrs ain't young... And I don't ask how much she spent on Cross Stitch stuff or Chocolate molds or whatever the crafting stuff she's into this week....

No..... too all my hobbies....

 

She has very little idea of what I spend....

You guys have to be very young/new skool!

 

 

Nah, we just know how to keep them in line. I will not tolerate a lippy bitch.

Some of you have met Lynn. She's as enthusiastic about shooting as I am, maybe more. All our purchases are joint decisions, and she's the one who initiates most of our shopping trips. She's okay with my accessory shopping, and doesn't really question anything other than "What's that for?", and is fine with the answers. Besides, I'm close to being done as far as accessories are concerned, other than replacing things as they get used up.

 

When I came home with the new to me shotgun, she asked how much it cost, and when I told her I was on the hook for a case of Corona Light (some of which I drank) and a pepperoni pizza (some of which I ate) all she had to say was "wow, nice deal".

 

We're both new to the sport, so we've been shopping hard this year, and will probably slow down some now that we both have more than 1 gun each to get decent with, but I never do any sort of buying without her knowing about it, whether it's photo gear or gun stuff. She wants a shotgun for herself, and maybe a rifle, but unless something outstanding presents itself, she's fine with waiting until after the winter to start looking again.

Does your significant other know how much you spend on your shooting hobby? Do they care?

 

 

No, Yes.

 

I end up selling computer junk on Ebay so that most purchases occur "off the books" so to speak. The books being the checking acct that my weekly check goes into. I hate it when I do something for people and they write a check. It goes into the black hole of the checking account.

She knows how much I spend... altho she's not particularly thrilled about it A lot of the questions revolve more around why I buy the things I do.. "why do you need more handguns?" "Another AR? Really?" "When are you ever going to shoot 1000 rounds?" etc.. etc.. etc.. :roll:

At the end of the day she knows I'm not gonna bankrupt us, and also knows she doesn't have too much of a choice in how I spend our money :twisted: Now, if I ever put my foot down and told her she couldn't buy that new pair of shoes she wants, then we might have problems

 

14 yrs ain't young... And I don't ask how much she spent on Cross Stitch stuff or Chocolate molds or whatever the crafting stuff she's into this week....

 

14??? Pok

Just did a head count. Thirteen of the guns in the safe are my wifes. :shock:

My wife hates guns, hates that I have them in the house and it would likely start a big brawl if I told her how many I had or how much I spent monthly. Its not worth the fight, just like she tells me "oh my mother got that for the kids" or "this was on sale!". we both play the game and tell each other what needs to be told. so if that makes me a liar, then I am a liar. I'm married 10 years and I don't need any extra stress.

 

The other day my brother in law put on Facebook how he would borrow one of my 15 guns which i wasn't pleased at. My wife flipped out and said you have 15 guns? I said with a straight and HONEST face, NO I DO NOT HAVE 15 guns, and I don't.

 

I don't cheat on her with other women (not that anyone would have me anyway) or men (they wouldn't have me either), I don't drink, I don't do drugs. I don't consider shooting or guns a "vice" I consider it my right under the 2nd Amendment and something I enjoy doing.

Just did a head count. Thirteen of the guns in the safe are my wifes. :shock:

Does your wife have a FID ? My wife filled out the forms and will be submitting them next week, my town doesn't have a police department so we go thru the state police.

Just did a head count. Thirteen of the guns in the safe are my wifes. :shock:

Does your wife have a FID ?

 

 

Yes, got it about twelve years ago.

 

14 yrs ain't young... And I don't ask how much she spent on Cross Stitch stuff or Chocolate molds or whatever the crafting stuff she's into this week....

 

14??? Pok

My wife understands I have my hobbies, and that between the two of us bills get paid and savings do occur. She has her hobbies to, and I don't bother her.

 

So it's a good understanding between equals.

 

She doesn't like guns but knows I'm safe and responsible so that as they say, is that.

 

WTF Mark - MARRIED for 14 years...

 

I knew that, I was just busting on your syntax(Swami river anyone :twisted: )...I didn't honestly think you had married a 6yo and had a kid with her who is now 8. heh.

I knew that, I was just busting on your syntax(Swami river anyone :twisted: )...I didn't honestly think you had married a 6yo and had a kid with her who is now 8. heh.

 

You're funny. :shock:

Anastasia is a class act. =) When we went to Cabela's in Maine, she told me that I have to get a Vepr.

 

But as far as firearms in general, she knows its a hobby, I dont go drinking, smoking, gambling AC, so firearms is a better source for expeditures. Worst case, can always sell some.

 

However, she knows that as long as I put my mandatory money into house/retirement/ saftey net, after that, its all good.

 

But it really helps that she loves to shoot.

Anastasia is a class act. =) When we went to Cabela's in Maine, she told me that I have to get a Vepr.

 

But as far as firearms in general, she knows its a hobby, I dont go drinking, smoking, gambling AC, so firearms is a better source for expeditures. Worst case, can always sell some.

 

However, she knows that as long as I put my mandatory money into house/retirement/ saftey net, after that, its all good.

 

But it really helps that she loves to shoot.

 

retirement? i thought you were retired....

My wife doesn't understand, but puts up with my quote unquote, obsession with guns. She's fine with it but like most wives on this thread, askes the same questions as your guys wives. "What do you need that for?" "Don't you already have one of those?" "What 's gonna happen when you need 200 rounds of buckshoot, are deer gonna run in the streets?"

She thinks this forum is crazy. She wonders if I'm cheating on her with KenW, Caine, or djg0770. I wish I was, though. Hey Pete, you looked fabulous at Cherry Ridge. Hope to see you this Sunday babe!

I don't even know what to say to that

On our second dinner date my wife, girlfriend then, intimated to me she owned a .357 Colt. I wanted to propose right then and there but, wasn't sure if it was a Python or not.

I don't even know what to say to that

 

What can you say, "I'm Super, thanks for asking!"

On our second dinner date my wife, girlfriend then, intimated to me she owned a .357 Colt. I wanted to propose right then and there but, wasn't sure if it was a Python or not.

 

Did it really matter? If she owns a Colt, she's a definite keeper.

Did it really matter?

 

Nope, not really. BTW, it was a Lawman, but she has since gotten a Python.

On our second dinner date my wife, girlfriend then, intimated to me she owned a .357 Colt. I wanted to propose right then and there but, wasn't sure if it was a Python or not.

 

AndyC FTW!

I still find it hard to believe, that some of you guys actually have significant others. It's quite mind boggling.

 

Ahhhhh to be able to wake up and go, well matt, you don't have any money, but your going to buy that gun anyway ahhh

I didn't even have to read Matt's post to know what it was going to be.

 

HA HA HA you guys that are married, ha ha ha, single - can do whatever I want... ha ha

 

Yeah - except you've got to really get lucky to get lucky.

I didn't even have to read Matt's post to know what it was going to be.

 

HA HA HA you guys that are married, ha ha ha, single - can do whatever I want... ha ha

 

Yeah - except you've got to really get lucky to get lucky.

 

I just went to reply, and didn't realize you changed my qoute, ahh that was hilarious. You poor fools getting married.

 

Long live the Bachelor