Tears at the range...

[Libertarian777]

for point 3, isn't like a quarter to even half of the people on this forum complain about having to hide their gun purchases from their wives?

so a lot of gun people have spouses that dislike guns but yet they still married them.

Tell u this, wife got a lot more comfortable with me having guns after the 2020 riots everywhere

[Old Marine]

i would have been concerned about her ill at ease causing her to violate the 180 rule and point the gun in my direction.
Was at an outdoor range, smaller framed woman, trying to rack a slide on a 40 cal semi auto. kept pulling it to her chest, thereby pointing at me. Then racking it.
Told hubby to show her how to use the push pull method. He blew me off, next time I took ut from her. unloaded it and it to the RSO.
they were asked to leave.
I see nothing wrong with OP's situational awareness.
The long story however....

[ysr_racer]

You rookies crack me up.

My wife wanted to shoot sporting clays with me. So I took her out to the shotgun range with a 12 gauge, loaded with duck loads.

She hasn't been back since.

[ysr_racer]

Guess I got a keeper. Only time my wife cries is when I beat her.

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Dude, you beat your wife?

[Brother_Hesekiel]

No kidding. Almost like expecting everyone who likes guns to also like gardening.
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My wife likes gardening, and I probably have spent more time building up her bird/critter free garden last year than I spent time shooting. But that's okay.
In return I can something enjoy a $250 tomato and more often go shooting now while she digs in the dirt.

[Brother_Hesekiel]

I know 2 guys who gave up shooting because their future wives did not like guns and wouldn't allow any guns into their household. Up until then, it was an activity that they enjoyed. That's when it started, losing all control of their balls. I made sure early on that my future ex-wife would accept that I was into guns, fishing, and motorcycles and that would not change unless I decided to change it. She was ok with that and things worked out well. She didn't really enjoy those activities but would go with me once in awhile. She did her thing, I did mine.

I think you nailed it. There are variations to the theme. Very few couples are compatible 100%, share everything, but when one partner demands "no more motorcyles," or "you should not work on your old cars anymore," or wants you to join their church/temple/mosque, or tells you that there can be "no guns in their house," things clearly won't work out as a couple in the long run.

Again, my policy is not to discuss politics, guns, religion, or money, with folks who clearly showed me that they are on a totally different planet on this. Discussing that sh*t at a family gathering can turn a great event into a total disaster.

[ar15barrels]

Tell u this, wife got a lot more comfortable with me having guns after the 2020 riots everywhere

My guns mostly live in safes out in my shop with just a couple hidden in the house for bumps in the night.
My wife went from not wanting to be able to SEE any guns in the house to it being a good idea to have a few more guns in the house.
Now I have a house carbine and a plate carrier with plates and mags in a corner by the front door.

[ysr_racer]

I'm retired, the 23.5 hours a day I spend with my wife is plenty

[morrcarr67]

There's no crying at the range.

Unless of course you end up with GLOCK leg.

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[jyo]

My wife LIKES to go shooting---if we're not going often enough, she will suggest a shooting day! She shoots my 22 rifles well, but not my old Browning SA-22 with bottom ejection (hot spent cases can enter girls clothing---an unpleasant experience I'm told) and her Kahr CW9 (DAO) and sometimes my HK P2000SK 9mm "Light" LEM (DAO) and even likes my Mini 14... She considers it an essential skill... Just lucky I guess...!

[Squatch]

Dude, you beat your wife?

At everything. Chess, Uno, Monopoly, thumb wrestling, checkers.

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[therealnickb]

My wife beats me at darts. It’s pretty f ing humbling since she’s played 3 or 4 times total in her life. I quit asking her to play…

[drkphibr]

My wife LIKES to go shooting---if we're not going often enough, she will suggest a shooting day! She shoots my 22 rifles well, but not my old Browning SA-22 with bottom ejection (hot spent cases can enter girls clothing---an unpleasant experience I'm told) and her Kahr CW9 (DAO) and sometimes my HK P2000SK 9mm "Light" LEM (DAO) and even likes my Mini 14... She considers it an essential skill... Just lucky I guess...!

Ditto. Not only does mine like to shoot, she's a much better shot than me! I have to leave my "shooting ego" in the car when we go to the range together ;-)

RSOs are always complimenting her on her shooting. I think it's also for other reasons, LOL. Men will be men!

I tell my son probably not a bad idea to bring up the "so how do you feel about guns?" topic before things get too serious with a partner (like on the second date, LOL).

[Epaphroditus]

Pretty sure she thought there were going to be Dan Wesson revolvers and Springfield Operators but only to find out there were Glocks and Hi Points.

[Che762x39]

Well, this was a first for me at the range today.

In any case, I had never seen that reaction to the range before. Now adding that to the list of...interesting.

Wow, I have never seen anything like that at the range.

Thanks for sharing.