Hi my name's Mark and I started using again

It often starts with that ”last one”, now you’re sneaking guns in…where does it all end? For me, I knew it was out of control when my wife found my empties hidden in the garage. I told her I was off pellets, and I meant it at the time. Then I went out with some old buddies, and I forgot who I was…bam, right back on the heavy stuff.
Thanks for sharing Mark.
 
This is where I consider myself exceptionally blessed.
My wife has show horses. I could buy a gun a month and would not come close to what she spends on horses, training, farriers, vet bills, and show expenses.

I was out of town on a job when I got a call from her.
Wife: "You just got a long box delivered"
Me: "That would be my new Prophet Performance"
Wife: "Ok, I will put it in the spare bedroom until you get home"
Conversation over!

Tax time.
Wife: "What is this bill for"
Me: "Oh, that's just gun stuff"
Wife: "Ok"
Conversation over.

Some of you guys need to do a better job of choosing wives! :cool:
 
This is where I consider myself exceptionally blessed.
My wife has show horses. I could buy a gun a month and would not come close to what she spends on horses, training, farriers, vet bills, and show expenses.

I was out of town on a job when I got a call from her.
Wife: "You just got a long box delivered"
Me: "That would be my new Prophet Performance"
Wife: "Ok, I will put it in the spare bedroom until you get home"
Conversation over!

Tax time.
Wife: "What is this bill for"
Me: "Oh, that's just gun stuff"
Wife: "Ok"
Conversation over.

Some of you guys need to do a better job of choosing wives! :cool:
My wife sent me to RMAC for my birthday, I most certainly married up ⤴️
 
This is where I consider myself exceptionally blessed.
My wife has show horses. I could buy a gun a month and would not come close to what she spends on horses, training, farriers, vet bills, and show expenses.

I was out of town on a job when I got a call from her.
Wife: "You just got a long box delivered"
Me: "That would be my new Prophet Performance"
Wife: "Ok, I will put it in the spare bedroom until you get home"
Conversation over!

Tax time.
Wife: "What is this bill for"
Me: "Oh, that's just gun stuff"
Wife: "Ok"
Conversation over.

Some of you guys need to do a better job of choosing wives! :cool:

Same conversation here.

I do raise my own money for toys though, I dont touch the household budget except for ammo.
 
Same conversation here.

I do raise my own money for toys though, I dont touch the household budget except for ammo.
Same here.
I also buy them something pretty. They like that! 20230515_092504.jpg
 
I'm a low budget kind of participant. Things that I want typically have away of getting into my price range, like a boken gun that I can fix, but occasionally I break. Like back in the day, when I broke down and bought my Beeman Commemorative R1, and all of the top accessories fot it.

My most recent departure from my norm came when i saw these two boxes setting on the table. I laughed to myself, and said, "Thats as close to an FX Impact as you're going to get."
Yeah, I can't resist a challenge, although I did wind up with a Crown. Lol

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I am responsible for making the decisions for my ever increasing clan. I have 9 children and I’m very grateful to have a wife that enjoys her role as a traditional wife/mother to the kids and trusts in me to be responsible and lead the family. If something fails or falls apart or ends don’t meet it is because of my own doing, so I have to make good choices. When there’s no one to blame but yourself for shortcomings there’s no room for being irresponsible or immature.
I always get a chuckle out of listening to guys say their wife “let them” do this or that…. In reality it is only funny because it seems like an inversion of how things have worked throughout human history. It’s more like they have sought out a second mother than a wife. But truthfully in this age, when a lot of men seem to be competing to see who can remain an adolescent the longest, I think we as men have to prove ourselves to the woman that we are capable of making wise decisions daily and that we are a good captain of the ship. Otherwise they will fight to take control as a maternal survival instinct. Some women are truly domineering but a good many women nowadays probably have good reason to doubt the capabilities of their mates. But I digress….
All that being said, as long as my household is fully stocked and everything is in order I don’t have any issues with buying airguns or etc. My wife rests easy because she knows for sure that I would drop this or any hobby like a hot rock before i put it before the needs of my family.
But of course like all of you guys, I always use the tried and true “Ah I wish I could but the old lady won’t let me..” excuse whenever I want to ease myself out of being included in whatever social gathering or whatever.
Anyhow, I gotta get off here now because the old lady is barking at me again.