So my wife asked me "the question" the other day

 

"How many guns do you have?"

 

So I told her.

 

"Why so many?"

 

The old standby of "How many pairs of shoes do you have?" stopped that conversation dead in it's tracks.

 

Just wondering how many spouses/others know what your collection consists of?

My girlfriend wants my collection to expand.... Guess I should marry her

My wife doesn't care either way. She trusts me to not waste money and knows I will work overtime when I want to make a big purchase.

 

She just wants to know when I am buying something, which is good, because I am not so good at being sneaky...

I have not told my wife how many guns I have. But I am not going to just go out and spend a bunch of money on firearms anyway. The money for all the guns I buy comes from side work and selling other toys i have so we have agreed that that cash is fun money for me. she gets the same deal for her purses and shoes. However i have not let her see in the safe she has shot some of them but she has not seen all of them. She bitches sometimes about how many tools i have and how much they must have cost so i am not going to give her any ammo because she knows that guns cost more than tools. However she wants me to buy an AK because it is out initials Adam and Kelly so i was like hell yea i guess i picked a good one LOL

It's not the guns, it's how much they cost. She just doesn't want me to spend foolishly, which I don't. Usually.

 

I just bought a safe, it's a small one, a stack-on "14 gun" model ( which means 7 long guns + other stuff). So that'll have to be my limit.

 

This "conversation" with my wife was always about GUITARS... I have 7 guitars, so I figure I can have at least 7 guns. With the rifle I'm picking up this weekend, it'll be 5, with plans to purchase at least 2 more. So, 4 long guns and 3 pistols. We'll see what happens from there.

my wife knows because she shoots with us.. not only that when i get a new one everyone knows about it...

Not married, but I have a lithmus test. One of the first dates with a new girl, I always take them shooting if they haven't been before, but they must be pro-gun.

 

I guess, since I live at home, I should mention my mom knows about a rifle, but that's about it. I don't discuss it with her.

My girlfriend wants my collection to expand.... Guess I should marry her

 

Keeper.

My girlfriend wants my collection to expand.... Guess I should marry her

 

Buy the ring and then buy a shitload of guns

Oh and my wife doesn't know the exact number

my wife knows its a hobby, as long as the bills are paid and money was put away then go for it

my wife knows and doesn't care as long as i am responsible. 2 guns and 2 guitars at the moment. it was 3 guitars and 1 gun but i sold a guitar to buy a gun LOL

my wife knows and doesn't care as long as i am responsible. 2 guns and 2 guitars at the moment. it was 3 guitars and 1 gun but i sold a guitar to buy a gun LOL

 

I think I would find it easier to sell a guitar than a gun... something about the age-old adage "never sell a gun"???

 

While a guitar does much more good for my soul, my guns do much more for my peace of mind.

honestly i never liked the guitar that i sold anyway. it looked awesome but it just never played or sounded the way i had hoped it would when i bought it. been playing les paul for almost 10 years and i guess thats just what i like LOL

 

also this: my wife and i were talking about implications of the election results and the first thing out of her mouth was "do we have enough guns? like, should we buy some more just in case something happens?"

 

i found a keeper. now i just need to find some money

Since my wife voted for Obama I blamed her for me having to buy so many more

Since my wife voted for Obama I blamed her for me having to buy so many more

 

Ouch. I can't imagine. Truly.

 

 

i found a keeper. now i just need to find some money

 

Amen to that, brother!

I just they'll her they are the same "one" I've always had. She has never seen them all out at the same time.

She knows not to ask. If she did I'd tell her, and she really doesn't want to know. Even worse would be if she asked how many i wanted...

my wife knows and doesn't care as long as i am responsible. 2 guns and 2 guitars at the moment. it was 3 guitars and 1 gun but i sold a guitar to buy a gun LOL

 

Soon it will be 1 guitar and 3 guns. LOL!

Since my wife voted for Obama I blamed her for me having to buy so many more

 

Ahhh, my wife did the same thing for his first term. At least she came to her senses the second time around.....for whatever good that did, LOL

 

As for her knowing how many guns I have. She knows how many as well as each type. She did encourage me to buy more, especially since she likes shooting them too, but I have to space out my purchases a bit now due to funds being a little tight. Though, I do have a short wish list in waiting.

Years ago, Patrick F. McManus, a humorist for for Outside magazine, wrote an article called: "Gunrunning."

 

You can still find the article in the book: "The Grasshopper Trap."

 

The basic gist is this:

 

The wife usually doesn't mind one gun. After all, you can shoot deer with it. But she clucks a little when you bring home a shotgun, and you have to explain to her that you need a different gun to shoot birds.

 

The third gun is the key, because after the third gun it becomes: "What do you need all of those guns for?"

 

This is critical, because at this point, your wife starts to regard your firearms in the collective: "Guns."

 

Now your gun collection can grow from 3 guns to 40, as long as you always keep three empty spaces in the safe she won't know any difference.

 

I will admit that this is true. My "collection" went from one gun to 10 in just a few short years. I started with a Glock 22, got rid of the Glock and bought a CX4 and was happy for years. Then I got a new job and my cube just happened to be next to a Marine who loved his Glocks. So of course, I had to buy a Beretta 92FS pistol to remind him of the superiority of Italian design. Yes, my wife seethed, but it was only one little pistol, and I was pretty much done. Sort of.

 

Except my older son needed a .22 Rifle. Right? Every boy needs a .22 rifle. And of course Dad needs a .22 as well so he can... teach him properly, right?

 

Oh, and a shotgun, because you can't shoot skeet without a shotgun. Better make that two shotguns because if I have a guest when shooting skeet, It's gouache to swap out guns. Actually, better make that three shotguns, because you need a Beretta over-under to shoot skeet unless you want to look silly wearing your Beretta Hat and Beretta Vest. The guest can use the pump shotgun... and I can get a second guest for the second shotgun. Of course, a skeet squad can be up to 5 people... humm... need to buy some more shotguns.

 

Just gotta keep three empty spaces in the safe and I am set.

Soon it will be 1 guitar and 3 guns. LOL!

 

lol nah. the acoustic is awesome for what i paid for it - 225. that being said i really cant buy a gun with what i could get for it. besides i like it a lot. and i'm never selling the les paul.

 

 

 

never.

lol nah. the acoustic is awesome for what i paid for it - 225. that being said i really cant buy a gun with what i could get for it. besides i like it a lot. and i'm never selling the les paul.

 

 

 

never.

 

I've gone through alot of guitars in my time, mostly basses - but in the end i've weened down the collection to just a few - mostly high end, but i'll never sell them

 

My taylor acoustic, ernie ball stingray , and warwick basses.

. and i'm never selling the les paul.

 

 

 

never.

 

That's me and my Fender Telecaster. I'd have to be in dire danger and gun-less to get rid of that guitar for a weapon.

 

Technically, I've been shooting longer than playing (started shooting at 10 I think? Guitar at 16), but I have done ALOT more playing than shooting. My guitar playing really is a part of me, moreso than the guns. I see guns as a very cool tool to have, and yes a requirement, but my guitars... I wouldn't enjoy life w/o my guitars.

Better make that two shotguns because if I have a guest when shooting skeet, It's gouache to swap out guns.

My explaination was "Two carpenters don't share one hammer, do they?"

 

I'd like to have a few extra's in case we bring friends to the range, but I'm not going nuts with it. I always had a few extra rods on the boat and it seems only polite to have a few extra guns too.

 

Fortunately, my wife has been fine with our expanding collection.

I guess she doesn't know how much MORE you spend on ammo...

4 pistols, 2 rifles, 2 shotguns and growing, still have 2 permits to use. Oh and the wife could care less how many guns I have or buy as long as the bills are paid. I think I am one of the lucky few.

Since my wife voted for Obama I blamed her for me having to buy so many more

 

Grounds for divorce?

Just tell her none of your business now go in the kitchen and make me a sandwich!

 

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