Stupid dilemma I've gotten myself into.. - Page 3

Constantine · August 10, 2012, 11:46 AM

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Why do women always have to take our dreams and make them theirs?

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lol... don't you know? women are dream killers.

I've said this before on this forum, I'll say it again...According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star you're actually a few million years late.
The star is dead, just like your dreams.

I defy you stars.

curt.45 · August 10, 2012, 12:24 PM

Constantine, ouch.

Smilin Jack · August 23, 2012, 12:52 PM

Take notes: Buy her what she wants or you'll be stuck playing with your pistol by yourself.......

ltc444 · August 23, 2012, 01:14 PM

Get two. It will save a lot of discontent later on.

From a self defense situation it makes good sense. You have interchangeable mags. nothing makes the hair stand up than grabbing the wrong mag in a defensive situation.

Mayor Al · August 23, 2012, 04:00 PM

APOM,
I may have missed it in the posts before, but let me interject a thought.

As an old guy, the term girl-friend, even "long-term girl friend" implies a less than permanent relationship. Your definitions are your own, so forgive me for suggestiong this...lend her your gun when she wants to shoot. Encourage her if she decides to buy her own. Buy ammo for the two of you to shoot together, but don't invest in a major purchase if there is any possibility that your relationship will diminish in the future.

I had a 7 year period between my first and second marriages that came during my 50th birthday range... I 'dated' and shopped during that period, looking for a new 'permanent partner'. It cost quite a bit for me to discover that 'shopping for a companion' was very expensive, unless I put some controls on my budget myself. I did. Now, after 18 years in marriage #2, I think I made a good choice. but I didn't buy her a gun until some time after we were married !!!

Deja vu · August 23, 2012, 10:34 PM

as long as its realistic.

my wife and I went shopping for her CCW gun. She shot a lot of guns and decided she liked the Desert Eagle in 357 magnum. I knew she would not carry it even though it is a "fun" and "cool" gun.

Well another costumer there said she if she likes the gun I should get it and be thankful she enjoys shooting and wants to defend her self. She quickly backed him up and I relented. Long story short she carried the gun about 6 hours in a purse and has never carried it since.

I finally ignored every ones advise and "recommended" a few good CCW choices for her. She ended up picking the Sig P238. She now carries it every day. The Desert Eagle latter ended up at a pawn shop when we went through some financial hardships a few years back.

Moral of the story is dont let the wife pick out her own CCW the one she likes is not practical and you know it will not work,

RC20 · August 23, 2012, 11:30 PM

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***!!! That is my gun. I want that gun.

I'm a man of variety. Should I just buy 2 of the same gun? Should I add another model to the collection? Why do women always have to take our dreams and make them theirs?

You obviously are afraid she will out shoot you ! Mine did with one of my vaforites. Tough love is like it or lump it and stop the whining, its so emaransing to see a man do that.

Or as my wife once said, you try being a women!

Count your blessing she wants a gun and likes to shoot.

Loronzo · August 26, 2012, 07:02 PM

Man after reading a few other's posts on here I feel extremely lucky my girlfriend loves going to the range as much as I do. (I can even talk her into helping clean the "house guns" every once in a while.) We make it a point to not touch each others CCW's though. I remember bringing home my Keltec Sub2K .40 and her throwing a fit but after we went to the range I was faced with "you know this is MINE now, right?" Just last month I bit the bullet and caved in to new patio furniture on the grounds I get one "no questions asked" gun purchase... now I'm just waiting on paperwork to clear on my Nickel Plated MAC 10!

In response to the OP, I would buy one to start with in case one of you change your mind after shooting it a bit. If not then by all means there is no shame in having a "his & hers" set, especially if you differentiate them as someone else suggested via different color schemes (Black/nickle, Pink/Black etc)... would defantly be a good Ice breaker at the range IMO.

WESHOOT2 · August 27, 2012, 10:50 AM

Why I'm WESHOOT2.

Just get what she wants.

August 23, 2012, 12:52 PM	#53
Smilin Jack Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2009 Location: West Florida Republic Posts: 126	Take notes: Buy her what she wants or you'll be stuck playing with your pistol by yourself....... __________________ History will never record how many men have performed great deeds because they were driven out of their homes by some unbearable trait of their wives, from which they fled, almost joyfully, to face as an alternative peril and even death. Major John Reid

August 23, 2012, 10:34 PM	#56
Deja vu Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Border of Idaho & Montana Posts: 1,750	as long as its realistic. my wife and I went shopping for her CCW gun. She shot a lot of guns and decided she liked the Desert Eagle in 357 magnum. I knew she would not carry it even though it is a "fun" and "cool" gun. Well another costumer there said she if she likes the gun I should get it and be thankful she enjoys shooting and wants to defend her self. She quickly backed him up and I relented. Long story short she carried the gun about 6 hours in a purse and has never carried it since. I finally ignored every ones advise and "recommended" a few good CCW choices for her. She ended up picking the Sig P238. She now carries it every day. The Desert Eagle latter ended up at a pawn shop when we went through some financial hardships a few years back. Moral of the story is dont let the wife pick out her own CCW the one she likes is not practical and you know it will not work, __________________ Shot placement is everything! I would rather take a round of 50BMG to the foot than a 22short to the base of the skull. all 21 of my guns are 45/70 govt 357 mag, 22 or 12 ga... I believe in keeping it simple

August 27, 2012, 10:50 AM	#59
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 12,918	Ruger GP100 and wife Why I'm WESHOOT2. Just get what she wants. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

August 10, 2012, 12:24 PM	#52
curt.45 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Location: Fort Wayne Ind. Posts: 780	Constantine, ouch.

August 23, 2012, 01:14 PM	#54
ltc444 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2011 Location: Vernon AZ Posts: 1,192	Get two. It will save a lot of discontent later on. From a self defense situation it makes good sense. You have interchangeable mags. nothing makes the hair stand up than grabbing the wrong mag in a defensive situation.

August 23, 2012, 04:00 PM	#55
Mayor Al Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Southern Indiana, Near Louisville. Posts: 206	APOM, I may have missed it in the posts before, but let me interject a thought. As an old guy, the term girl-friend, even "long-term girl friend" implies a less than permanent relationship. Your definitions are your own, so forgive me for suggestiong this...lend her your gun when she wants to shoot. Encourage her if she decides to buy her own. Buy ammo for the two of you to shoot together, but don't invest in a major purchase if there is any possibility that your relationship will diminish in the future. I had a 7 year period between my first and second marriages that came during my 50th birthday range... I 'dated' and shopped during that period, looking for a new 'permanent partner'. It cost quite a bit for me to discover that 'shopping for a companion' was very expensive, unless I put some controls on my budget myself. I did. Now, after 18 years in marriage #2, I think I made a good choice. but I didn't buy her a gun until some time after we were married !!!

August 26, 2012, 07:02 PM	#58
Loronzo Member Join Date: July 1, 2012 Posts: 52	Man after reading a few other's posts on here I feel extremely lucky my girlfriend loves going to the range as much as I do. (I can even talk her into helping clean the "house guns" every once in a while.) We make it a point to not touch each others CCW's though. I remember bringing home my Keltec Sub2K .40 and her throwing a fit but after we went to the range I was faced with "you know this is MINE now, right?" Just last month I bit the bullet and caved in to new patio furniture on the grounds I get one "no questions asked" gun purchase... now I'm just waiting on paperwork to clear on my Nickel Plated MAC 10! In response to the OP, I would buy one to start with in case one of you change your mind after shooting it a bit. If not then by all means there is no shame in having a "his & hers" set, especially if you differentiate them as someone else suggested via different color schemes (Black/nickle, Pink/Black etc)... would defantly be a good Ice breaker at the range IMO.