Can't get it any better than this....

[PhilB]

Although my wife is not a shooting enthusiast like I am, she helps me enjoy my hobby. If I ask her if she wants to do any shooting she will likely as not come out back and crank off a few rounds with me. She will shoot anything from a .22 to the .44mag although she prefers the .22. A while back I had given up finding a bullet trap, my wife managed to find one and buy it for me. When I talked about putting in a 100yd range in our backyard, she found RR ties for the backstop and a place to get the tons of dirt I need to go behind the ties. She even saves our milk jugs so I have some fun targets to blow up. When it comes to carrying a handgun the only thing she has ever said is "are you packing?". After 40yrs I still think I'm a lucky guy. Now if I could just get her interested in casting bullets and reloading.

 

[twostepadin]

good woman ya got there. imo, find the one thing she wants most and supprise her with it.

good to hear a story that isnt all divorce and rage once in a while.

 

[PhilB]

good woman ya got there. imo, find the one thing she wants most and supprise her with it.

good to hear a story that isnt all divorce and rage once in a while.

I have always tried to do that. She has been so good about supporting me in whatever I do that I do my best to make sure she is happy and has what she wants. Your suggestion is a good one, at least it has always worked for me.

 

[smokingman]

Grumpe(her INGO ID) is great in this department.She actually owns more rifles than I do at this point. At the last 1500 show the guys selling ammo against the back wall got a huge kick out of her.She was arguing with me about needing more ammo.We where picking up a couple cases and she said something to the effect "That is great,but what are you going to shoot?better let me buy you a case". The guy laughed and said now that is a good woman,wish mine would buy her own ammo,and then tell me she needed to buy me some...better hang on to her.
She reminds me of that story often lol.

 

[lonehoosier]

I am pretty lucky too that my wife encourages me to go to the range when I need to unwind. Just like twostepadin said support her needs too. That is one off the greatest advise in marriage that you can give.

 

[schafe]

I am beginning to wonder if it has something to do with being married a long time.
My wife, also of 40 years, when I told her that Natchez had PMC 9mm on sale for $9.95 a box, said "we had better get a case, then". Gotta love the redhead.

 

[sgreen3]

Its always nice to be able to share a hobby with your significant other. Makes all those new gun purchases that much easier. My biggest problem with my GF an I is keeping her in enough ammo to shoot

 

[edsinger]

Although my wife is not a shooting enthusiast like I am, she helps me enjoy my hobby. If I ask her if she wants to do any shooting she will likely as not come out back and crank off a few rounds with me. She will shoot anything from a .22 to the .44mag although she prefers the .22. A while back I had given up finding a bullet trap, my wife managed to find one and buy it for me. When I talked about putting in a 100yd range in our backyard, she found RR ties for the backstop and a place to get the tons of dirt I need to go behind the ties. She even saves our milk jugs so I have some fun targets to blow up. When it comes to carrying a handgun the only thing she has ever said is "are you packing?". After 40yrs I still think I'm a lucky guy. Now if I could just get her interested in casting bullets and reloading.

Dude, she is AWESOME!

 

[shooter1054]

Although my wife is not a shooting enthusiast like I am, she helps me enjoy my hobby. If I ask her if she wants to do any shooting she will likely as not come out back and crank off a few rounds with me. She will shoot anything from a .22 to the .44mag although she prefers the .22. A while back I had given up finding a bullet trap, my wife managed to find one and buy it for me. When I talked about putting in a 100yd range in our backyard, she found RR ties for the backstop and a place to get the tons of dirt I need to go behind the ties. She even saves our milk jugs so I have some fun targets to blow up. When it comes to carrying a handgun the only thing she has ever said is "are you packing?". After 40yrs I still think I'm a lucky guy. Now if I could just get her interested in casting bullets and reloading.

Don't waste your money buying lottery tickets. Sounds like you already won. Any more would just be greedy.

 

[IndySSD]

Don't waste your money buying lottery tickets. Sounds like you already won. Any more would just be greedy.

I concur.

 

[msuspartan]

Got to love a woman with an ammo problem.....LOL.....