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2-piper,
Well said, as that's exactly how things work in my 44 year marriage.
Karl

Piper

I certainly understand about speaking to your wife on a major purchase. But why not go ahead and tell you wife ahead of time that you want to buy a gun and its in this price range and how do you feel about what I want to do.

Or say to the dealer let me think about it.

John

No gun show vendor or internet gun dealer knows that I have a wife, or what my financial status is. All they have to know is that my checks are good. You guys share way too much information with strangers.

It's really not my place, but looking back, I don't think there was any worry that there would be discussion about internal family business, so there may not be a need to suggest alternatives. On a lighter note, isn't the comment 'let me think about it' the equivalent of 'I gotta ask the boss'?

Of course, the REAL thing to never say to a firearms dealer is...

'Money is no object'.

Aint that the truth!! Most guys I know try to hide their gun purchases from their wives, e.g., sending invoices, etc to the office. Checking in with the wife for the green light is likely only an excuse to bugger out....and Mr. Boyd already knows that.

My MO was to hide a new gun under the bed for a year.

Then when I pulled it out and she asked when I got that, I could honestly say...

"I've had that for a long time".

Two tings, first I might not always know ahead of time that I was going to find a gun I wanted until I was in the shop or gun show. "When" I had prior knowledge then of course any talk as to our finances did take place ahead of time.
2nd you have to read something into my post that I "Did Not" say to state I was sharing info with a dealer that was none of his business.
All of us simply do not have unlimited bank accounts. I once had to pass on an AA grade crossbolt "New Lefever" which I considered a bargain at the time simply because it was out of my price range & I made that decision all by myself, no consulting needed. I never bought a gun on credit but there are a couple I wish I had. One was this Lefever & the other a Purdey which I felt at the time was extremely low priced for what it was.

'My accountant says I have way too much capital and need to get rid of some of it or else the tax man with get it!'

Incidentally; I wish I did have the above problem. Lagopus.....

I have said that before and still have wound up buying something, so it is not true in all instances. Actually, my boss likes guns too, so she can be an easy sell.