OK, WHERE'S THE CROW? I'm going to tell my wife, Kathy, that all of you forced me to get another rifle. Kathy knows better, but I'm going to try and slip this one pass her. In the " DO YOU REALLY NEED A MAGNUM " thread so many .308 Win fans spoke so highly of it and I haven't had one in over thirty years, well I just thought that I owed it too my self to have one to play with for awhile. Didn't I??? If you will back me up on this tiny little lie, to protect my safety, I'll back you up in the biggest bald-faced lie you can come up with.

I was lucky to find a a Rem. M-700 ADL in mint condition. The bore still had lots of blueing in it. I plan to convert this to something akin to a BDL. The chamber is 2.041" instead of 2.015 so I'm in the middle of converting .280Rems into .308s. Have a great weekend all.

[ 09-21-2002, 12:52: Message edited by: BigBob ]

BigBob,
Sorry but you ain't gettin no cherry,we've been blamed before!!! lol

As long as she doesn't know where I live, I'll back you up all the way.

And another good old honest poster bite's the dust. Good shooting

HELP!!!!!
I've got to do something, Kathy's too good a shot for me not too take precautions!!!!! Mr. Lyons, thank you so much, I've given her your name, and she's enroute to Licking, Mo. as I try to type this. Typing is difficult when your fingers are in splints. Have fun all.

[ 09-21-2002, 22:29: Message edited by: BigBob ]

I have enough trouble taking care of one wife, let alone having you palming your's off on me. I mean buying a new rifle.

Two pices of advice. Tell her your guns are an awful adiction. Appeal to her sensitive side. That you have to have a fix or you will die.

If that doesn't work, settle on one make and model and finish, then buy all the guns you want in as many caliburs of that model. When she sees the new rifle, she won't know the difference.

I'm lucky. While my wife doesn't understand my addiction to shooting and hunting, she doesn't object. And since my hunting buddies are all relatives, my time in Elk and Deer camp is quality family time. This year she knows we are taking a nephew that suddenly decided to take up hunting at age 25 out for his virgin experience. We've already convinced the kid that he'll have all the easy jobs, like cooking and cleaning, while we Old Timers do all the hard jobs, like shooting deer and elk. Of course, he's going to get the easy jobs of gutting and skinning. I mean the kid has to start somewhere.

I'll back ya up this time but you'll have to work on your technique!!

Try leaving your house with a box from a gun you already own while cursing Remington, Ruger, Winchester, etc. for making such a shabby product. Then, after your return from the gun show/gun smith(wink). Just peel your new gun out of the old box and stick it back in the safe where that POS belongs.

ROGER,
I'd never thought of geting every new rifle in the same make and model. I'll have to try that just to see if I can get away with it, Thanks. As for your nephew, is there any other way to start? I was told it was my duty to dress out all game so I would learn the right way to do it. I just didn't know it would take so many years to learn the right method.

NEBRASKA,
Gee, I'll bet that why Kathy throws away all my gun boxes, do you think?
Have fun guys.

LE270,
OUCH! Have fun.

Nebraska, I'll have to try that box idea. Up until now, I've just been buying ugly lampshades at the junk store and sticking them on the barrel, then babbling about the great new lamp I found. "That ugly thing is NOT going in my living room!". Oops, sorry dear. I'll just keep it in the gun room with the other ugly lamps. Just remember, "She who must be obeyed" catches on once in awhile. - Dan

Patrick Macmanus once wrote an article on the very same "problem" you are facing. His solution was to ALWAYS have 2 empty spaces in his gun cabinet- according to him wives don't count the guns, just the empty spaces! Of course that means some extra expense for a new gun cabinet every once in a while.

Bob

have you considered bribing your wife with shoes?

LittleBob

It sound like you are one of those scared ones. Simply don't tell her and refuse to admit anyting
If shit hits the fan, I guess you got plenty of support from this site.
/ JOHAN

BigBob.....my wife and I have a simple, mathematical solution.

Custom Rifle = Big Piece of Jewelery

Trip to Africa = Bigger Piece of Jewelery

New European Optics = Spa weekend

Heavy Package From The Happy Brown Truck = ?????

It ain't cheap but it sure saves wear & tear.

Johan
I AM NOT SCARED!!!! I'll continue to deny it to the top of my lungs, just as long as Kathy isn't home. Besides, I think terrified is more accurate. Have fun.