Just curious about those of you whom have a lot of guns and spend stupid amounds of money on firearms , how does your spouse handle the situation ?
I've been married for 28 years and I had to "persuade" my wife to accept guns over the years. When I got married back in '93 I had a Ruger 10/22 , a Win model 120 12ga SG , and a Colt model 70 1911 . My wife got pregnant in '94 and demanded I sell my guns as she didn't want guns in the house with children. I complied as back then guns to me were just a random casual hobby. No big deal selling them off. Jump to 2011 my kids are all grown up and a buddy asks me to try shooting at his gun club. That day I shot trap, a 30-30 Marlin , and a Dan Wesson 357 mag . I left with the BIGGEST smile on my face and decided I REALLY wanted to get back into guns. At first the wife was not on board, but not dead against. A few months go by and I asked my wife if she ever shot a handgun, answer was "no" . Would you like to try one ? "ok" . We went to an indoor range and rented a Ruger MKIII 22LR pistol and she liked it. So jump to present day, 28 guns later, and an "undisclosed" amount of money invested into handloading and my wife now has evolved into a pro-gun spouse . Rifle is not really her thing. She likes handgun (she owns a Glock G22 , and she occasionally CC's a Sig P238) . Her FAVORITE discipline is trap ! She is also a member at our gun club and she has no problem shooting trap on Sunday morning trap league with the "guys". The trap guys love her too. When I need to spend money she's pretty accepting. I used to get an "eye roll" every time I would buy a few boxes of primers or 1K of Berrys pistol bullets, but now as she is actively shooting she understands the importance of ammo "inventory" and she is accommodating. In her words: "as long as all the bills are paid and I can buy my quilting stuff, you can buy your gun stuff".
I got a keeper !
I've been married for 28 years and I had to "persuade" my wife to accept guns over the years. When I got married back in '93 I had a Ruger 10/22 , a Win model 120 12ga SG , and a Colt model 70 1911 . My wife got pregnant in '94 and demanded I sell my guns as she didn't want guns in the house with children. I complied as back then guns to me were just a random casual hobby. No big deal selling them off. Jump to 2011 my kids are all grown up and a buddy asks me to try shooting at his gun club. That day I shot trap, a 30-30 Marlin , and a Dan Wesson 357 mag . I left with the BIGGEST smile on my face and decided I REALLY wanted to get back into guns. At first the wife was not on board, but not dead against. A few months go by and I asked my wife if she ever shot a handgun, answer was "no" . Would you like to try one ? "ok" . We went to an indoor range and rented a Ruger MKIII 22LR pistol and she liked it. So jump to present day, 28 guns later, and an "undisclosed" amount of money invested into handloading and my wife now has evolved into a pro-gun spouse . Rifle is not really her thing. She likes handgun (she owns a Glock G22 , and she occasionally CC's a Sig P238) . Her FAVORITE discipline is trap ! She is also a member at our gun club and she has no problem shooting trap on Sunday morning trap league with the "guys". The trap guys love her too. When I need to spend money she's pretty accepting. I used to get an "eye roll" every time I would buy a few boxes of primers or 1K of Berrys pistol bullets, but now as she is actively shooting she understands the importance of ammo "inventory" and she is accommodating. In her words: "as long as all the bills are paid and I can buy my quilting stuff, you can buy your gun stuff".
I got a keeper !
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