Lost My Model 60

[PRM1]

Wonder how many this has happened to? I have a very modest collection. One of my favorite guns is a Model 60-9. It shoots and handles unbelievable for a J Frame. I hand polished this gun with Mothers Mag polish to a high gloss and outfitted it with some ivory grips.

During that time my wife acquired a nice 80s vintage Model 649.

When she saw my Model 60 in its finished state ~ she said she liked it better because it had a "thumb dooey" (hammer) instead of a "tab" shrouded hammer. After I laughed so hard I cried ~ I had a nice Model 649.

 

[Black Knight]

Similar thing happened to me and my wife. She is not a shooter per se but wanted to keep a gun handy for home defense. I had several and took her out to the range one day. She tried my 2 1/2" S&W 66. I carried this gun in the office when I was a security supervisor and private investigator. Well she liked it so much it has become her gun. I'm a police officer now and have many more guns just as suitable as the 66. I'm glad my wife chose such a good gun for the purpose. I know when I'm at work she is well protected.

 

[Ashlander]

Happy wife = happy life!

 

[fyimo]

"If Momma ain't happy no one is happy" Actually I think it's great that you polished it up and that she chose it because that's way different then her always lusting after it and not you.

 

[WNC Seabee]

I walked in and showed my wife a new 1911... She looked at it, handled it, and said, "Thanks!"

 

[mtelkhntr]

It happened to me not with handguns but with rifles. Early in my marriage I was a travelling salesman (Don't believe ALL the jokes ) This was over 25 years ago and I found a couple of Remington 788's, a 7mm-08 and a 223 and bought them both. I got home late on a Friday night and the rifles were the first thing into the house. I went back out to the truck for my suitcase and when I came back in the front door, there's the little woman staring into the scope on the -08 and said, this one's mine. Was then, is now.

 

[Asta]

Lost a '56 model Marlin Mountie to my wife. She really likes shooting .22 rifles and this one is her favorite.
At least it's still in the family!

 

[belairdave]

Same story with a Ruger SP101.... Later, Dave

 

[Smithhound]

My Wife took one look at an original Colt SP1 AR that I brought home, said "I like this one way better than the ones with all the stuff on 'em', so by default she now owns a very nice flat side AR.
RD

 

[gr8smiles]

My wife knows that I have several Class III items and have a special dealer for them. She keeps asking me why I don't have one of those cool machine guns...I guess that's kinda like granting permission, right?

 

[BaldEagle1313]

After I laughed so hard I cried ~

If you were laughing at your wife you're lucky you didn't have a lump on your head where she smacked you.

 

[williamlayton]

My daughter wants all of mine.
Blessings

 

[Moonman]

You did a nice job on the 60, and you know how the Ladies like Shiny/Pretty things, I guess somewhere you'll just have to find another.

 

[zoom6zoom]

It's not lost... it's "invested".

 

[Tracer_Bullet]

Don't feel bad, my wife claimed my first SW1911 (108282). I think she would have claimed my 4006TSW too, except that the grip is a little wide for her so she has to reach for the trigger.

 

[sd307]

My wife calls it "overed" as in- I overed on his S&W 66.

In fact I recently saw some beautiful rosewood grips for it this weekend and I was told I couldn't buy them because she liked her gun just the way it was.

There is no winning hopefully she lets you shoot it.