What's YOUR spouses reaction to your new gun?

[SC_Mike]

Usually I just bring them home, clean, inspect, fire repeat and place in safe. On occasion I show them to my wife and she seems to be somewhat impressed:

"Oh that's nice have you seen where I left my phone?"

Sometimes it's "What do you need with another gun?"

That one's easy to answer because I'm at a stage where I have to sell one or two to buy another one, and that's my reply.

What about your spouse?

 

[joeintexas]

Pretty much the same as yours, she probably isn't too wild about me getting another firearm but she generally knows I traded one to get one so she's ok with that. Admittedly I have more than I really need to have or should have but she never gives me any grief on them. She even shoots with me once in a while.

 

[Jinglebob]

My wife's first response is, "Let's go shoot it."

If she likes the way it functions, her next response is, "I think I'll keep this one."

My response is, "Aghhh."

 

[Kanewpadle]

What new gun?

 

[woodsltc]

Truthfully, my wife is mostly indifferent ...... she see my guns often, but doesn't really know when one is new to me or not.

She doesn't ask about new guns and I don't ask about new shoes, etc....

Don

 

[billwill]

I just say "this old thing? It's been in the closet for months"

 

[SC_Mike]

Truthfully, my wife is mostly indifferent ...... she see my guns often, but doesn't really know when one is new to me or not.

She doesn't ask about new guns and I don't ask about new shoes, etc....

Don

Pretty much here as well, tho she did stop at my opened gun safe one day, looked in and sighed, then walked off.

 

[Recusant]

She wants to know when I'm going to sell one!

 

[NYlakesider]

"I did not know you had room in the safe for one more!"

Heck I had to buy her a safe just for her guns so I had some more room.

 

[pawngal]

No spouse, no problem

 

[CH4]

The trick is to have so many she doesn't know what's new and what's old.

 

[Bill Bates]

After nearly 39 years of married life; a new gun is just met with an "eye roll and head shake" from my much better half.

 

[bgrafsr]

I brought home a new revolver one day (I worked part time at a gun shop) and showed it to my 1st wife (now deceased), and she commented, "that's nice but why don't you ever buy rifles?"


A few days later I came home with 2 new Ruger 77-V's in .308 and .22-250. Showed them to the wife and her comment was "very nice, it's about time".


Now my 2nd wife, and the last, does not care if I buy guns or not either . If I want to sell one she usually asks if I really want to sell it or not. A few days ago a good friend sent me photos of a Colt Model 1921 Thompson with asking price around $30,000. Told the wife I'd really like to buy it. Have the funds, but we are still looking for a home closer to the Family farm, so I won't spend the money for it. (Sigh)

 

[CapnB]

I'm fortunate to have a spouse who is also my friend. She enjoys hearing about my latest find, cheers me on when I'm bidding on an auction, and is my second set of eyes at the gun shows. She carries concealed, but prefers striker fired autos over revolvers, and that's just fine with me. I make sure she always has plenty of ammo. We go to the range together regularly and, truth be told, she's a better instinctive shooter than me. You may be developing a mental image at this point, but it's probably wrong. She likes watching soap operas, collects cookbooks and designer purses and prefers dresses rather than jeans. I try to be as supportive of her hobbies as she is of mine, because I'm very lucky to have her as my partner.
Good shootin',
Doug

 

[Protocall_Design]

Mine is a mechanical engineer. She enjoys guns and shooting and we shoot matches together. She does my engineering drawings and solid modeling on the computer. She runs parts on the CNC mill while I'm doing prototypes and parts on the other one. She calls herself The Shop Wench. We do life together. We are both OK with the other one getting another gun as long as the bills are paid. When she gets a new gun, I am allowed to shoot it some, but not until she shoots it first.

 

[REM 3200]

My wife's first response is, "Let's go shoot it."

If she likes the way it functions, her next response is, "I think I'll keep this one."

My response is, "Aghhh."

Yep, that's the way I lost my 1911A1 National Match.

 

[oink]

My wife doesn't care and even encourages my gun purchases at times. The only static I ever get is something along the lines of "Can you wait for the next billing cycle so it's on next months bill". She likes to shoot some too. She's stolen a couple of guns from me but that's OK.

 

[andy52]

Just for purchases she really does say to much unless I'm really on a buying spree which I have been lately. I'm starting to get the stink eye over the last couple of weeks but I've sent close to 5k this year on older S&Ws.

 

[bjrjar]

Mine seems to be pretty much the same old "How much? You don't know the difference between Want and Need"

Bob


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[Babysitr]

If I include her in the "hunt" she is more responsive to it. but I still get the "what are you going to do with that"..then she goes shopping!!!!