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Dear Abby,
I found a very nice CS45 with case and 2 mags, and the best
3rd gen double action trigger I've ever felt today for $500. I offered a reasonable $450 and was turned down by the local gun store. It didn't mater though.

Went home and the appropriations committee (wife) denied any discretionary funds for firearms. Well, my 3913tsw can rest easy that it won't be incarcerated in the safe, but I'm still going to try to reverse the lame "How many do you need" response the wife came up with.

Signed
Heart broken in Ohio.
 
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HCH said:
Dear Abby,
I found a very nice CS45 with case and 2 mags, and the best
3rd gen double action trigger I've ever felt today for $500. I offered a reasonable $450 and was turned down by the local gun store. It didn't mater though.

Went home and the appropriations committee (wife) denied any discretionary funds for firearms. Well, my 3913tsw can rest easy that it won't be incarcerated in the safe, but I'm still going to try to reverse the lame "How many do you need" response the wife came up with.

Signed
Heart broken in Ohio.
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Dear HCH:

Your wife is correct in not giving you the green light to buy another dangerous gun. As my good friend Sarah Brady says, the only good gun is no gun at all. Clever, isn't she?

Your friend, Abby
 
Always remember: "It is better to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission!"

That's one way to look at it anyway. Another way is that you are still married where as I am not. There might be a correlation in there somewhere!:D:eek::cool:
 
I must be a lucky guy. I was on vacation with my wife and walked into a hunting and fishing outfitter a couple of month ago. I spotted a new Winchester 94 in 38-55, one of the Miroku made rifles, and took a look at it. My wife noticed that I really liked it and said "you should go ahead and get it". $1200. She's been doing this kind of thing for 40 years now.
 
She's been doing this kind of thing for 40 years now.
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I'm not sure if that's a demerit on your man card for braggadocio but I think that it is. You need to sit in a corner for awhile and lament the fact that your brethren cannot join you in this enjoyable experience.

As for that CS-45, get her flowers, do something, make her alter that Sarah Brady-like opinion!

I recently traded in all of my .45s and made the switch to 9mms. As wonderful as the 1911s were I just feel much better with a Browning Hi-Power in my hands.*

Oh, sorry, not "all" - I kept my CS-45. I'm a little crazy, but not INSANE, and it's MY CS-4 with the best trigger ever! It's better than I am! I used to carry it a lot and even took one of my CHL tests with it (scored 248 out of 250). No way I'd ever give that gun up. Besides, S&W sold it to me at their cost to replace my blown up Model 19, so how can I part with it?

*I sold some old mil-surp rifles, too. But not for money. The replacements were the Browning, a Model 19 2.5", and a gorgeous .38-44 with stag grips. Plus some gunsmithing. Crazy I may be, but insane, no - those three guns are MILES ahead of what I got rid of.

***GRJ***
 
You had already....

You had already made a frugal decision to pass on a gun that didn't meet your price. That should be enough for any wife. However if they had bit at the $450 you'd have a little 'splainin' to do.

I don't try to justify these things. I just buy it and if the wife doesn't like it.......



JUST KIDDING!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D


(Actually my wife told me that she wants to see more and bigger guns around the house. How lucky is that?)
 
My wife gives me an allowance so she has no say in what toys I buy EXCEPT if I don't have enough beer money saved then I give the excuse "It's for the house so the house needs to pay for it." Most of the time she agrees.
The house bought me my 638 then the house bought HER a 10/22 to go with her Walther P22. After 37 years she has me pegged.
-mike
 
In similar situations, I've tried candy, flowers, pretty lingerie. Sweet talk, foot rubs, ear nibbles. Logic, pleadings, tears. Bribes, cajolery, threats. These tactics were only slightly effective. One time, about this time of year, I put the gun on lay away until Christmas as a gift to myself. That one barely skated through.
I wish I had better advice.
I used to tell my male students that a good wife is worth almost any sacrifice. If you find one, cherish and keep her. I might draw the line when it comes to guns, though.
 
Mine usually wants one just like the one that follows me home! Don't know if that's good or bad lol! It helps when your lady loves to shoot and pack! Plus in my mellower years I point out that since I quit the bars and my earlier rowdy ways we have to spend it on something!
 
A gun for my wife.

I appreciate all the advice, so now I'm looking for a gun for my wife. Any .45 3rd. Gen. will do. She'll arrive at your door step within 24 hours of receiving the pistol. You are responsible for any airfare if needed.

In other news, I went back on-line and the LGS raised the price to $540. Too much for me, so the 3913 will have to suffice. Some day though I'll find another compact .45 for sale, but not today.
 
HCH said:
I appreciate all the advice, so now I'm looking for a gun for my wife. Any .45 3rd. Gen. will do.
She'll arrive at your door step within 24 hours of receiving the pistol. You are responsible for any airfare if needed.

In other news, I went back on-line and the LGS raised the price to $540. Too much for me, so the 3913 will have to suffice. Some day though I'll find another compact .45 for sale, but not today.
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Three day inspection?
 
This is why they make "Layaway" and "Easy Pay" for gun purchases. Put something down on it, make some smaller payments, slide it into the safe when all is done.
 
need to get that wife thing fixed. start the training right away when you get married. saves lots of problems later.
 
I have this fetish for S&W 3rd gen compacts, so whenever I bring a new one home I will show it to her and tell her I got it for her. Been trying to get her to give up her PPK/S for something bigger. This works well, I know she does not like .40 or .45's, but the bad side is that she says she has ownership to all of the 3913-3914's.
 
Dear "Heart broken in Ohio",

Next time, have trade bait available to compensate for any potential cash difference.

Signed,

Dear Abby's husband.
 
My now ex-wife came home one day with a great looking sweater that she stated she got for "only $60" because it was on sale.

I agreed that it looked very nice. Then I asked if it would be OK for me to spend that much on something that I thought was a good buy. She said, "We've discussed this before. Your paycheck goes to bills."

Current spouse likes guns.:D
 
I NEVER EVER asked permission from my wife to purchase a firearm. She just knows that I absolutely love firearms. If she can go to the store and purchase shoes, dresses, and everything else then I surely do not require her approval. We both work so I can do whatever I want with my money.

Within a 3 week span I purchased 3 firearms: a 629-3 and a 629-1 as well as a 30-06 by Remington. The difference between my purchases and wife's purchases is that firearms are an investment.

Shoes depreciate the moment they walk out the door, no pun intended.

Just my 2 cents
 
It is what it is as they say but I found that if my wife got something she really wanted it was a little easier to explain a gun purchase to her.
 
Its a sad state of affairs that we as men have fallen so low. We get married so we can be told what to do what not to do and told NO. I know one thing I work 80+ hours to make the money if my wife ever told me that I could not buy something I would take away her allowance and send her to bet without dinner. Please MAN go to the store and get that gun and throw in 2 boxes of ammo and you will hear in the distance a faint but nationwide cheer.........uhhh no honey in not wasting time on the smith forum im reading that article in cosmopolitan vogue girl again I wanted to make sure I score well in the quiz you told me I was taking later tonight
 
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timn8er said:
Always remember: "It is better to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission!"

That's one way to look at it anyway. Another way is that you are still married where as I am not. There might be a correlation in there somewhere!:D:eek::cool:
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I always heard "it is easier to get forgiveness than permission"! But either way! Make sure that you understand the consequences before you play that card! Just Saying after 40yrs. of marriage, have only played that card twice. Both times it was worth it!
 
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