Daughter got married

BlueTrain · August 24, 2012, 08:02 AM

Keep reading; this is firearm related.

My daughter got married a week ago today to a guy in the Air Force. Now I have a whole new set of in-law relations. My new son-in-law's brother just bought a .50 caliber (BMG) rifle, a Barrett, I think. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get to shoot it.

Believe me, this is getting to be an interesting family.

Wyosmith · August 24, 2012, 08:54 AM

I'd just tell him that a loan of the rifle and 50 rounds of ammo is part of the "Bride Price"

Kimio · August 24, 2012, 09:00 AM

Lol, congratulations on both fronts there, take pitctures pleae

berettaprofessor · August 24, 2012, 03:18 PM

Time to throw a "hey sucker, you married her! party"....at a 1000 meter range of your choosing.

Mayor Al · August 25, 2012, 01:11 AM

Buy a dozen or two good quality .50 BMG rounds, then call the new SIL and tell him you'd like to use up your ammo. Let him set up the deal with his brother...and get another 50 rounds ready if the kid says yes !! If he answer is 'no, or not now', sell him the ammo with 100 per cent mark up and try again in a few weeks.

Patriot86 · August 27, 2012, 01:02 PM

When I married my wife none in her family were gun owners. Now they are all gun owners and they find excuses to drive from Ohio to Illinois just to shoot my small but respectable collection!

Fun times indeed.

Stressfire · August 27, 2012, 01:10 PM

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I'd just tell him that a loan of the rifle and 50 rounds of ammo is part of the "Bride Price"

Yup, inform him that while dowries have gone out of style, you are resurrecting the practice. Either he coughs up 30 goats or he can let you shoot his new gun

'88Scrat · August 27, 2012, 02:57 PM

Figuring out how to get a relative to let me shoot a Barrett is a problem I would like to have.

BlueTrain · August 27, 2012, 03:11 PM

I think you have the concept of the dowry backwards. A bride price is just the opposite. Unfortunately, a son-in-law's brother is not part of the package deal either way. I should have thought of that but I didn't know about it at the time.

Might not be a Barrett. Who makes a single-shot .50 BMG rifle?

WV_gunner · August 27, 2012, 08:45 PM

It may be an AR in .50 BMG.

swopjan · September 3, 2012, 05:47 AM

Have you considered just asking?

kraigwy · September 3, 2012, 09:04 AM

Most people who won 50 cals are proud of their guns and like to show them off.

The problem is ammo is expensive for that gun, so get a few rounds and ask to go to the range with him. Bet you want have any problems at all.

idek · September 3, 2012, 11:11 AM

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Might not be a Barrett. Who makes a single-shot .50 BMG rifle?

Maybe Grizzly?
http://www.largrizzly.com/web/guest/bigboar
http://www.largrizzly.com/web/guest/grizzly-t-50

AC 45-70 · September 3, 2012, 09:03 PM

Hopefully not a Vulcan.

sc928porsche · September 5, 2012, 04:30 PM

Three of my 4 daughters have their own rifle that I converted for them. Two are married and so I was coerced (you know how daughters can be) into building their husbands one. I suppose when the other two get married, it will be the same.

Perhaps you can persuade you daughter to put a bit of pressure on her hubby to pass on the pressure.

bbamericanb · September 26, 2012, 03:26 PM

I bleieve armalite makes a single shot .50 bmg

August 24, 2012, 08:02 AM	#1
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	Daughter got married Keep reading; this is firearm related. My daughter got married a week ago today to a guy in the Air Force. Now I have a whole new set of in-law relations. My new son-in-law's brother just bought a .50 caliber (BMG) rifle, a Barrett, I think. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get to shoot it. Believe me, this is getting to be an interesting family. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.

August 27, 2012, 02:57 PM	#8
'88Scrat Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 548	Figuring out how to get a relative to let me shoot a Barrett is a problem I would like to have. __________________ BOOM

August 27, 2012, 03:11 PM	#9
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	I think you have the concept of the dowry backwards. A bride price is just the opposite. Unfortunately, a son-in-law's brother is not part of the package deal either way. I should have thought of that but I didn't know about it at the time. Might not be a Barrett. Who makes a single-shot .50 BMG rifle? __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds. Last edited by BlueTrain; August 27, 2012 at 03:19 PM.

September 3, 2012, 09:04 AM	#12
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Most people who won 50 cals are proud of their guns and like to show them off. The problem is ammo is expensive for that gun, so get a few rounds and ask to go to the range with him. Bet you want have any problems at all. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

September 5, 2012, 04:30 PM	#15
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	Three of my 4 daughters have their own rifle that I converted for them. Two are married and so I was coerced (you know how daughters can be) into building their husbands one. I suppose when the other two get married, it will be the same. Perhaps you can persuade you daughter to put a bit of pressure on her hubby to pass on the pressure. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

August 24, 2012, 08:54 AM	#2
Wyosmith Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Shoshoni Wyoming Posts: 2,713	I'd just tell him that a loan of the rifle and 50 rounds of ammo is part of the "Bride Price"

August 24, 2012, 09:00 AM	#3
Kimio Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,171	Lol, congratulations on both fronts there, take pitctures pleae

August 24, 2012, 03:18 PM	#4
berettaprofessor Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2008 Posts: 1,091	Time to throw a "hey sucker, you married her! party"....at a 1000 meter range of your choosing.

August 25, 2012, 01:11 AM	#5
Mayor Al Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Southern Indiana, Near Louisville. Posts: 211	Buy a dozen or two good quality .50 BMG rounds, then call the new SIL and tell him you'd like to use up your ammo. Let him set up the deal with his brother...and get another 50 rounds ready if the kid says yes !! If he answer is 'no, or not now', sell him the ammo with 100 per cent mark up and try again in a few weeks.

August 27, 2012, 01:02 PM	#6
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,293	When I married my wife none in her family were gun owners. Now they are all gun owners and they find excuses to drive from Ohio to Illinois just to shoot my small but respectable collection! Fun times indeed.

August 27, 2012, 08:45 PM	#10
WV_gunner Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2011 Location: WV Posts: 938	It may be an AR in .50 BMG.

September 3, 2012, 05:47 AM	#11
swopjan Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2011 Posts: 156	Have you considered just asking?

September 3, 2012, 09:03 PM	#14
AC 45-70 Member Join Date: July 18, 2012 Posts: 29	Hopefully not a Vulcan.

September 26, 2012, 03:26 PM	#16
bbamericanb Member Join Date: September 26, 2012 Posts: 25	Amalite I bleieve armalite makes a single shot .50 bmg

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