So. What does your wife think of all this? - Page 2

TailGator · September 30, 2015, 06:39 PM

My wife goes shooting with me most of the time, looks over my shoulder when I am ogling pistols online and gives her opinion, and, believe it or not, we bought the reloading press together as a joint anniversary gift. I do the vast majority of operating it, but she knows the basics and is pleased to have unlimited ammo at low cost.

I have actually made the comparison between knitting (or crocheting, or sewing) to making ammo, in that it is a craft-type hobby that makes something useful, engages in repeated actions in patterns, relaxing to those who enjoy it.

jmorris · September 30, 2015, 10:22 PM

I really don't get the "don't care" folks. That is the future. If I didn't care about what girls thought, I wouldn't shoot much at all these days.

I read enough "my wife doesn't like guns/reloading" threads already and I cringe at what they are missing.

As well as guys that shun the lady's.

They grow into what they know.

sghart3578 · September 30, 2015, 11:03 PM

The OP asked about our wive's feelings, not the feelings of the other women in our life. I shoot guns and reload, I don't ask my wife what she thinks about it or if she likes it. It is as much a part of me as eating or breathing and I wouldn't stop those if she asked.

Now my daughter and granddaughter are different stories but the OP didn't ask about them.

My daughter has been shooting, hunting, fishing and reloading with me for 25 years, all with my wife's blessing. Now that I have a granddaughter she loads with Papa, shoots and fishes too. She loves going to the gun shows and stores with me and the gun guys love a little girl to talk about guns with.

True story; when my daughter was 14 she had an anti-gun teacher that brought up firearms in class. Most of the kids were toeing the "guns are bad" line but my daughter told the teacher "I don't like handguns." The teacher was very happy until my daughter added "I'm a much better shot with my rifle". The teacher related this story to us at a parent/teacher conference.

So my point is don't read too much into people's responses. I don't factor my wife's concern into the equation. But don't assume I am anti woman or that I don't involve the ladies in my family. Shooting with them gives me some of my greatest joy.

cfisel · September 30, 2015, 11:33 PM

My wife calls my reload room/area the mancave. She dosnt mind my reloading due the the money saved. But she does comment that everything seems to cost $100 every time I need to buy something.....

briandg · October 1, 2015, 01:58 AM

I can't say that she gets my cigar collection, either. My reloading/shooting room also has well over a thousand cigars peacefully aging in controlled conditions.

She'd love to see that hobby go away, it's kind of expensive.

**Mike Irwin** · October 1, 2015, 04:54 AM

What's she think of it?

Beats me, I got rid of her years ago.

But kept the reloading stuff.

LE-28 · October 1, 2015, 05:33 AM

Mine doesn't care, she knows what the ammunition would cost if I had to buy it. That's enough for her.

Real Gun · October 1, 2015, 06:30 AM

I reload, shoot, and own more guns than I "need", because I am not burdened by justifying it to a high maintenance mate, who thinks that all money should be for her nest and security.

evtSmtx · October 1, 2015, 09:05 AM

When I first had enough reloads through my guns that I was confident enough to let my wife light some off in her sig, I had a series of loads for her to try from 1 - powder puff titegroup load, to 5 - very,very warm power pistol loads all in 115 gr jhp. The results were:

1) kinda wimpy
2) less wimpy
3) ok
4) that's better
5) that was GOOD! Do we have any more of those?(um, yeah a few thousand)

sghart3578 · October 1, 2015, 09:09 AM

"I reload, shoot, and own more guns than I "need", because I am not burdened by justifying it to a high maintenance mate, who thinks that all money should be for her nest and security."

Plus 1 on that!

Panfisher · October 1, 2015, 10:04 AM

As long as I keep her supply of .243 Hunting Reloads up and let her shoot her rifle and my AR anytime she wants she is happy. Also as long as I retrieve and process her deer as well, and make sure her shooting house/blind is ready.

Pahoo · October 1, 2015, 10:24 AM

jmorris
I find your reply to be priceless and kind of says it all as it speaks volumes. Thanks for sharing. If you haven't already realized it, this is the best work you will ever do. .....

Be Safe !!!

Carriertxv · October 1, 2015, 01:36 PM

Each to their own but I'm just about 60 and look around at some of my friends who for various reasons either never got married or divorced and most of them are pretty damn lonely and angry at the world. Now I also know some who are very happy with being by themselves but most are in the first group.
I just know that I am so glad that my wife and kids enjoy all aspects of the gun culture that I do. It wasn't always like that in the early years but I am a happy man.

sawdustdad · October 1, 2015, 03:30 PM

My wife bought me my first gun--a Remington 870 pump. That was 40 years ago. She doesn't shoot (no aversion, just not interested) and doesn't pay much attention to my hobbies.

Quote:

My guns often "multiply in the safe," and I'm the only one who knows

My safe is a similarly fertile environment...

Wendyj · October 1, 2015, 03:42 PM

My husband got me interested in this so we could afford to shoot more. Before that I only went to indoor ranges with him to learn to shoot my pistol. Everyone needs a hobby and it's a chance to learn something new everyday. It also gives us more time to spend together. And truth be told I wasn't interested in at first. More guns, more dies, more scopes. Less money. Lol.

Bosn Ski · October 1, 2015, 06:34 PM

Last year...

Wife, "You are not going to the range as often, why?"
Me, "Ammo is expensive."
Wife, "Can you make your own bullets?"
Me, "Uhh, why yes I can! It will cost a little up front..."
Wife, "Get to it. What do you want for Christmas?"

Great woman she is!

Hammer1 · October 1, 2015, 06:55 PM

My wife bought me two Dillon 1050's and a Spolar and built me a 2,000 square foot reloading room to put them in.

The other reloading stuff I had to get on my own.

rtpzwms · October 1, 2015, 07:45 PM

Mine tells me to shut up and load. She wants to shoot this weekend! Keeping up with two shooters in the house can get a little tough. I ran out of 40 S&W RN bullets this morning! Another trip to pick some up and we're back in business.

Overkill777 · October 1, 2015, 09:06 PM

My wife is a penny pincher so she loves the money saving aspect of it. Also a bit of a prepper so pretty supportive of stockpiling too.

huntinaz · October 1, 2015, 09:58 PM

My wife picks her battles. She's given up on this one.

Dozermonkey · October 2, 2015, 06:08 AM

Mine tells me or commands me also .....

To reload more wadcutters when SHE is low !

TailGator · October 2, 2015, 03:58 PM

Quote:

My wife calls my reload room/area the mancave.

My reloading stand shares a room with my gun safe, exercise equipment, the dog's crate, and a TV and chair where I retreat to watch ball games when my wife is watching Dancing With The Stars. The room was once a bedroom for my daughter, and I have decorated the walls with vintage heirloom tools and tin signs related to firearms. In short, I have replaced everything except the curtains: sheer blue fabric with beads. The family therefore refers to my room as "the frilly man cave."

4runnerman · October 2, 2015, 04:28 PM

Mine also refers to it as the Man Cave. She is 100% supportive of me ( Great Wife ) . She does not shoot with me to often, but never gives me a hard time about it. Most times she is the one that say's- Why don't you go shooting.

BoogieMan · October 2, 2015, 05:13 PM

"I really don't care what she thinks". Man that sucks. The day I stop caring what my wife thinks is the day we are dividing up our belongings.
Mutual respect and uncontrollable lust.
That's how we roll.
Other than that she knows I have to ocupy my hands all the time.

sghart3578 · October 2, 2015, 08:42 PM

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October 1, 2015, 04:54 AM	#31
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	What's she think of it? Beats me, I got rid of her years ago. But kept the reloading stuff. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

October 1, 2015, 10:24 AM	#37
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Good work !!! jmorris I find your reply to be priceless and kind of says it all as it speaks volumes. Thanks for sharing. If you haven't already realized it, this is the best work you will ever do. ..... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

October 1, 2015, 03:42 PM	#40
Wendyj Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2015 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,372	My husband got me interested in this so we could afford to shoot more. Before that I only went to indoor ranges with him to learn to shoot my pistol. Everyone needs a hobby and it's a chance to learn something new everyday. It also gives us more time to spend together. And truth be told I wasn't interested in at first. More guns, more dies, more scopes. Less money. Lol. __________________ God is NOT dead!!!!

October 1, 2015, 07:45 PM	#43
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	Mine tells me to shut up and load. She wants to shoot this weekend! Keeping up with two shooters in the house can get a little tough. I ran out of 40 S&W RN bullets this morning! Another trip to pick some up and we're back in business. __________________ Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.

October 1, 2015, 09:58 PM	#45
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	My wife picks her battles. She's given up on this one. __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

September 30, 2015, 06:39 PM	#26
TailGator Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,787	My wife goes shooting with me most of the time, looks over my shoulder when I am ogling pistols online and gives her opinion, and, believe it or not, we bought the reloading press together as a joint anniversary gift. I do the vast majority of operating it, but she knows the basics and is pleased to have unlimited ammo at low cost. I have actually made the comparison between knitting (or crocheting, or sewing) to making ammo, in that it is a craft-type hobby that makes something useful, engages in repeated actions in patterns, relaxing to those who enjoy it.

September 30, 2015, 10:22 PM	#27
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	I really don't get the "don't care" folks. That is the future. If I didn't care about what girls thought, I wouldn't shoot much at all these days. I read enough "my wife doesn't like guns/reloading" threads already and I cringe at what they are missing. As well as guys that shun the lady's. They grow into what they know.

September 30, 2015, 11:03 PM	#28
sghart3578 Member Join Date: August 30, 2015 Posts: 64	The OP asked about our wive's feelings, not the feelings of the other women in our life. I shoot guns and reload, I don't ask my wife what she thinks about it or if she likes it. It is as much a part of me as eating or breathing and I wouldn't stop those if she asked. Now my daughter and granddaughter are different stories but the OP didn't ask about them. My daughter has been shooting, hunting, fishing and reloading with me for 25 years, all with my wife's blessing. Now that I have a granddaughter she loads with Papa, shoots and fishes too. She loves going to the gun shows and stores with me and the gun guys love a little girl to talk about guns with. True story; when my daughter was 14 she had an anti-gun teacher that brought up firearms in class. Most of the kids were toeing the "guns are bad" line but my daughter told the teacher "I don't like handguns." The teacher was very happy until my daughter added "I'm a much better shot with my rifle". The teacher related this story to us at a parent/teacher conference. So my point is don't read too much into people's responses. I don't factor my wife's concern into the equation. But don't assume I am anti woman or that I don't involve the ladies in my family. Shooting with them gives me some of my greatest joy.

September 30, 2015, 11:33 PM	#29
cfisel Junior Member Join Date: April 23, 2015 Posts: 4	My wife calls my reload room/area the mancave. She dosnt mind my reloading due the the money saved. But she does comment that everything seems to cost $100 every time I need to buy something.....

October 1, 2015, 01:58 AM	#30
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	I can't say that she gets my cigar collection, either. My reloading/shooting room also has well over a thousand cigars peacefully aging in controlled conditions. She'd love to see that hobby go away, it's kind of expensive.

October 1, 2015, 05:33 AM	#32
LE-28 Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 759	Mine doesn't care, she knows what the ammunition would cost if I had to buy it. That's enough for her.

October 1, 2015, 06:30 AM	#33
Real Gun Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: SC Posts: 2,743	I reload, shoot, and own more guns than I "need", because I am not burdened by justifying it to a high maintenance mate, who thinks that all money should be for her nest and security.

October 1, 2015, 09:05 AM	#34
evtSmtx Member Join Date: June 10, 2015 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 62	When I first had enough reloads through my guns that I was confident enough to let my wife light some off in her sig, I had a series of loads for her to try from 1 - powder puff titegroup load, to 5 - very,very warm power pistol loads all in 115 gr jhp. The results were: 1) kinda wimpy 2) less wimpy 3) ok 4) that's better 5) that was GOOD! Do we have any more of those?(um, yeah a few thousand)

October 1, 2015, 09:09 AM	#35
sghart3578 Member Join Date: August 30, 2015 Posts: 64	"I reload, shoot, and own more guns than I "need", because I am not burdened by justifying it to a high maintenance mate, who thinks that all money should be for her nest and security." Plus 1 on that!

October 1, 2015, 10:04 AM	#36
Panfisher Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,337	As long as I keep her supply of .243 Hunting Reloads up and let her shoot her rifle and my AR anytime she wants she is happy. Also as long as I retrieve and process her deer as well, and make sure her shooting house/blind is ready.

October 1, 2015, 01:36 PM	#38
Carriertxv Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2013 Posts: 268	Each to their own but I'm just about 60 and look around at some of my friends who for various reasons either never got married or divorced and most of them are pretty damn lonely and angry at the world. Now I also know some who are very happy with being by themselves but most are in the first group. I just know that I am so glad that my wife and kids enjoy all aspects of the gun culture that I do. It wasn't always like that in the early years but I am a happy man.

October 1, 2015, 06:34 PM	#41
Bosn Ski Member Join Date: December 16, 2014 Location: Hampton Roads area Virginia Posts: 16	Last year... Wife, "You are not going to the range as often, why?" Me, "Ammo is expensive." Wife, "Can you make your own bullets?" Me, "Uhh, why yes I can! It will cost a little up front..." Wife, "Get to it. What do you want for Christmas?" Great woman she is!

October 1, 2015, 06:55 PM	#42
Hammer1 Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2004 Posts: 214	My wife bought me two Dillon 1050's and a Spolar and built me a 2,000 square foot reloading room to put them in. The other reloading stuff I had to get on my own.

October 1, 2015, 09:06 PM	#44
Overkill777 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2015 Posts: 267	My wife is a penny pincher so she loves the money saving aspect of it. Also a bit of a prepper so pretty supportive of stockpiling too.

October 2, 2015, 06:08 AM	#46
Dozermonkey Member Join Date: December 25, 2014 Posts: 27	Mine tells me or commands me also ..... To reload more wadcutters when SHE is low !

October 2, 2015, 04:28 PM	#48
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,577	Mine also refers to it as the Man Cave. She is 100% supportive of me ( Great Wife ) . She does not shoot with me to often, but never gives me a hard time about it. Most times she is the one that say's- Why don't you go shooting. __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

October 2, 2015, 05:13 PM	#49
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	"I really don't care what she thinks". Man that sucks. The day I stop caring what my wife thinks is the day we are dividing up our belongings. Mutual respect and uncontrollable lust. That's how we roll. Other than that she knows I have to ocupy my hands all the time. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

October 2, 2015, 08:42 PM	#50
sghart3578 Member Join Date: August 30, 2015 Posts: 64	out Last edited by sghart3578; October 4, 2015 at 05:46 AM.