Wife says I have a problem

[mushka]

I guess I have a problem too. Haven't had a wife for a good number of years, but two years ago I owned two muzzle loaders. Today I have eleven of them. Only actual problem is that I'm not able to shoot all of them every day. Maybe one or two different one's a week.

 

[PM]

only one flintlock and nothing in 50 or 58 and no smoothbores.

These are real problems but admitting you have a problem is the first step. I'm confident you'll overcome it.

 

[rafterob]

It's only a problem if you can't buy groceries and pay the rent. My spouse is very anti-gun so just barely tolerates my hobby. So when I buy a gun I don't tell her. When she buys furniture, I don't complain.

 

[Justin.44]

I guess I have a problem too. Haven't had a wife for a good number of years, but two years ago I owned two muzzle loaders. Today I have eleven of them. Only actual problem is that I'm not able to shoot all of them every day. Maybe one or two different one's a week.

I know what you mean. A year ago I had none and as of yesterday I have 4. At this rate I can definitely see it getting out of hand haha

 

[Bledfor Days]

I went down the same path. I picked up 2 Senecas, 36 and 45. And 2 Cherokees, 32 and 45. And a 58 Big Boar. Oh ya, and a Browning Mountain Rifle. The Seneca 45 is my favorite.

 

[griffiga]

I just never show her more than two or three guns at a time. They may be a different two or three, but what she don’t know doesn’t hurt her. My only fear is that when I go, she’ll sell them for what I told her I bought them for

 

[muzzlecap]

I got another muzzleloader last week. My wife asked me how many I had. I said you don't want to know. She walked away and didn't press it any further. Very understanding!!!

 

[Treestalker]

I too have a problem, but like any good 'holic, I hide it as best I can. Wife works on Tuesday evenings and so I try to bring the new guns into the house on those nights. The boxes that can show up any day are the ones that she asks about. And the fact that the smooth bores are too long to fit into any of my gun cabinets is another issue. I stash the black powder pistols on top of the gun safe which is above her line of sight.

Improvise, Adapt and Over come

We are the Infantry!

 

[clarksvillejoe]

If you know how many you have, you don't have enough.

 

[JCKelly]

Wife confused, thinks we live in a three bedroom house.
Gee, Honey I believe it is two bedrooms. And one, ah.., Gun room. No good way to hide things, this is just what I do. Yes, it is completely illogical. And it is what I do.

Gettin' a tad elderly, selling a couple guns to a good Collector/book-writers so they don't get lost in some random collection (like mine).
The rest are up to my son to peddle, so long as he waits until I am room temperature. I really don't collect anymore.

Groundhog Day '19, though, I was forced to go home from the Michigan show (MAAC) with this terrible German rifled pistol. Yes, I do like flint pistols. I really don't collect anymore, though.

I just like flint pistols, that's all. Not really collecting.

 

[griffiga]

If you know how many you have, you don't have enough.

My problem is I start forgetting which ones I do have.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

When in doubt, take her out. Wine and dine, chocolates and roses. And don’t forget to duck...

 

[hanshi]

What problem? I don't see a problem!

 

[BullRunBear]

I've never let the ML hobby get in the way of real life expenses. You know, those annoying little things like groceries, utilities and the mortgage. Also, my wife likes to shoot. She points out sales or any item I might like knowing I won't go completely off the rails. That's how I got two of my Ruger Old Army revolvers and several modern unmentionables. My retirement gift from her was a TVM flinter made to fit me.

Yes, I am sometimes smart but always blessed.

Jeff

 

[nhmoose]

To me means you have a wife problem. Sorry

 

[Tasbay]

Down here in New Zealand we last year lost out Centerfire semi auto firearms (AR`s AK`s and the like) and anything holding over ten shots, Govenment bought them off us though we didn`t want to sell them. I got home one day before I passed in my guns and my wife told me she had opened a new bank account in my name for my Gun money and to spend as I saw fit.
Have picked up a few since including a T/C Hawken 50cal Percussion, just paid the guy today. Not easy to find here and I have only ever seen 2 T/C Hawkens here, one a flintlock and the other the Percussion.. Both are in my safe. The Flintlock I have had 30 years. I`m working on the theory they should be the last things banned though the Govenment was looking at banning 50cal firearms!!

 

[appalichian hunter]

No problem just waltz in proud as a pea cock rifle in hand make a big deal out of it, then tell her you won it in a raffle. Or if the big box arrives before you get home act surprised and un knowing once you open it act super surprised and simply state I cannot believe I won this it was a long time ago I bought that raffle ticket from my friend Bill (everyone has a friend named Bill) He was selling them for the RMOGF (retired muzzleloader old geezer fund) and go about your business.

 

[appalichian hunter]

I feel for you Tasbay looks like the same thing may be heading our way, tune up your sling shots fellow shooters.

 

[Antonio Ferraioli]

That's why I stay single.

 

[Walkingeagle]

My gun cabinet holds 8 guns. Currently has about 16 within it, any which way you can make them fit. Her gun cabinet holds 20 guns and currently has about that many within. We have no problem..
Walk