Pistol safety course

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I was at one of the gun shops in the area last wed, to pick up some brass and noticed they are holding a safety course this Sunday so I paid the $60 fee and signed up for it.
The course is the easy part, getting the permit form the Police Chief is another thing.
The wife already told me that I'm not going to go crazy buying hand guns, like I did with pen turning tools and supplies. Just wondering what excuses I can use when I feel the need for a new gun, any advice from you gun owners.

Jack
 
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I can't help you... I don't own guns and don't want to own guns.
As a navy recruit I was supposed to go to the range with my company and learn to shot the m-1 carbine, but had a dental appoint on the date and didn't get to the range...I was supposed to be rescheduled with another company, but never was.. so to date I've never fired the M-1... but my Navy personal record states that I a qualified marksman with the M-1.
When I made 2nd class, I had to take instruction on handling the .45 colt.. the chief gunner's mate took me to the fantail, showed me the workings of the gun and had me fire it off the fantail... no particular target, just fire a couple of rounds.... I think I missed the Pacific Ocean completely. But my records show me qualified with a hand gun.

Good luck with LOYL.
 
Jack, the first 5 or 6 are real tough ones--you have to put on your very best "salesman
cap" and convince her that you need each for a specific purpose. Once you get the first few out of the way, its very easy to slide in another. "Oh, I've had that one for a couple years, now." or, "That one belongs to Joe--he wants me to clean it up, and slick up the action for him." No Problem!
 
LostintheWoods said:
"Oh, I've had that one for a couple years, now." or, "That one belongs to Joe--he wants me to clean it up, and slick up the action for him." No Problem!
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Tried and true lines that work without fail :biggrin:
Hell I ask my son now "when did you get that one" and he uses the same lines on me :) (he had a good teacher) :biggrin:
 
It was easier (and safer) to work a trade. She likes nice jewelry; I like tools and to shoot guns. It got even easier when I taught her to shoot. I started her on a nice easy Browning 22 pistol and now she really likes my Beretta 9mm.
 
Sorry, I don't have that problem. My wife asks "when are you buying me another pistol"? Her birthday was this week. She's currently shopping for a shotgun for turkey season next spring. One year she asked for a band saw for her birthday and a rifle for Christmas. :biggrin:

I started her out many years ago with a 380. That worked for about 30 minutes until she shot my 357 and said "I like this one better". Her 3rd shot from 25 ft drew black in the 10 ring.
 
Only have one and have never found a need for another. Same .45 I got 30 years ago while in the service. Well, same really isn't the right word. I think it has undergone more changes than Phyllis Diller!!!! Still makes nice big holes though!!!!
 
Try the truth and her own gun. I got my first gun when I was nine. No reason she shouldn't learn to shoot a pistol - in today's world you have a strong argument for her to be able to protect herself with a small gun at home at the very least.

Mrs.
 
cozee said:
Only have one and have never found a need for another. Same .45 I got 30 years ago while in the service. Well, same really isn't the right word. I think it has undergone more changes than Phyllis Diller!!!! Still makes nice big holes though!!!!
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With you all the way, Greg! There's something VERY COMFORTING in knowing that your caliber is beefy enough that, even if you miss, the tailwind will sweep the target off his feet! I like the .45 Colt Single Action Army for the same reason. Also, it travels so slowly that, should it inadvertently go through the wall, you can run next door and warn the neighbor that it's coming!
 
Without getting into the gun issue....to answer your question about when/how to buy new guns, or any man toy: I would buy what I wanted and keep it hidden for a while. Then later I would leave it setting out without saying anything. Sometimes it would eventually just become another 'thing' in the house without question. Sometimes wife would ask "where did THAT come from?" And, I would reply (honestly), "Oh, I've had it for a while." Of course "a while" was never defined. ;-)
 
I don't want to debate the gun issue because it's sure to go south very quickly.
My parents were not gun folks but my uncle was and I had my first rifle (an Ithaca single shot lever action .22lr) when I was 8 and I still have it. I've had a concealed carry permit since I was 18.


My reason for posting is to share a philosophy that works very well for me. My wife and I have a very simple solution that virtually eliminates that number one reason that couples fight and that is over money. We both work and we have separate accounts with the exception of 1 joint credit card and a joint savings account. She has a separate checking account and separate charge cards and I have my own. We keep tabs on the monthly expenses and we each have bills that we are responsible for. As long as those bills are paid I do not care what she does with her disposable income and she does not care what I do with mine. I have not bought a firearm in a long time but if I decide to I would not need to hide it nor explain anything about it. We will be married 9 years come September 24th and we have never had an argument about money.
 
I have a pretty good sized collection, but when I buy a new one, I tell her the truth. I wanted it. An extra gun is not something that you ever really need, but just something that you want. Just be honest and be careful. There are a lot of guns that are in the wrong hands either because they were stored improperly or because someone pulled it out and thought that would be enough to scare the other person. It is a powerful piece of equipment that you have to choose carefully everything that you do with it. Buy one and be happy with it, hopefully you will never have the need to use it. It may feel good to use at the range, but in real life, it changes, and it changes you. Once you squeeze that trigger, you can never take it back. I was taught to never pull my pistol unless ALL other options have been exhausted, and then you have to use it. Trust the fact that it will change you if you ever use it, the nightmares don't go away. Sorry, but that is the way it is.
 
Buy a Kimber 45 first. When she see's the price tag she will just mumble to herself. Then you can add glocks, smith and wessons ect... When she asks what it cost she will be amazed it was half the price of the kimber and not say much at all.

Glocks are by far the easiest to work on and I don't think you can wear out the firing pin if you tried. Kimber is by far the smoothest gun I have qualified with.

Primary safety is always your finger with any gun, which I am sure you know.
 
I Aced the course, no big deal. I did learn that in this state there is some of the stupidist laws. Just to let everyone know my wife isn't against my getting a gun as she was raised around them and used to shoot and hunt with her father. The thing is she doesn't want, me buying every gun that I think I need, like all the tools, I buy and never use. A person can't have enough tools.

Jack
 
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