It's the middle of the month... Rangers shipping soon?

[rogertc1]

I have found when purchasing some thing new that the anticipation is half the fun. After I get it and fondle it I start to think what gun is next!!  Just me than I am a collector.

ROGER

[MR_22]

I have found when purchasing some thing new that the anticipation is half the fun. After I get it and fondle it I start to think what gun is next!!  Just me than I am a collector.

ROGER

Exactly. By the time you get it, the majority of the satisfaction is over. Time to think about the next one.

[MR_22]

Posting and posting in this thread isn't likely to make it happen any sooner.

No, it won't, but it may increase the anticipation and excitement level! Isn't that why we keep talking about it?

[redhawk4]

Part of the fun of owning a gun is being able to talk about it. Doing it in advance gets it out of the way so when it arrives there are less things to do before you can justify buying the next one

[David Culp]

My wife does not understand my need want desire for more new different guns but she does not give me a hard time about it either. I do find it easier to just show up with them than to mention it in advance. Who else's significant other doesn't know you have rangers coming to your home in the near future yet?

[Bigbird48]

MY GF says if I like it get , you deserve it

[RangerJim]

Who else's significant other doesn't know you have rangers coming to your home in the near future yet?

Hey, David:
Like you, my wife doesn't know either ... but I don't think she'd care.  She understands my obsession with guns.  She also appreciates that I work hard, and need a stress-relieving hobby like collecting guns.  She's a keeper!   

[PaducahMichael]

My wife does not understand my need want desire for more new different guns but she does not give me a hard time about it either. I do find it easier to just show up with them than to mention it in advance. Who else's significant other doesn't know you have rangers coming to your home in the near future yet?

It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

[redhawk4]

Guns are like motorcycles, once you have a certain amount of them your wife doesn't even notice if you have another one as long as you don't let her see them all at once.

One good thing about buying guns is that at least they seem to keep their value or appreciate a bit. If you spend the same money on something like a vacation, you can never get it back if you hit hard times. Buying  guns is a lot more like saving money in the bank, compared to most hobbies. The same with my motorcycles in the main, most are classics that seem to be appreciating in value over time, some others are at least worth what I paid,  which means the money I've spent is recoverable if necessary. It would break my heart to have to sell any of my guns or motorcycles, but it would be better than being broke and all the misery that can bring to a family.

[smokeless joe]

MY GF says if I like it get , you deserve it

Basically my wife's attitude towards anything I'm interested in buyin. So long as the bills are paid she doesn't care where the rest of the money goes.

[Uncle_Lee]

Who else's significant other doesn't know you have rangers coming to your home in the near future yet?

Hey, David:
Like you, my wife doesn't know either ... but I don't think she'd care.  She understands my obsession with guns.  She also appreciates that I work hard, and need a stress-relieving hobby like collecting guns.  She's a keeper!   

I fit right in here (about).
My wife doesn't know they are coming.
She doesn't understand my obsession but she accepts it.

She never knows that is one coming until I start getting dressed and say "I have to run down to Norman's".

[Ruger]

. . . . . . . . . She never knows that one is coming until I start getting dressed and say "I have to run down to Norman's".

Other than that, coffee and PJs all day? 

[smokeless joe]

Other than that, coffee and PJs all day?

Retirement. Can't wait 😄

[David Culp]

One time my wife got home from work and texted me wondering where I was at. When I told her I was at my LGS she figured out I was picking up another gun. She never is upset after I get one, but she will try to dissuade me from a purchase before the fact. She's a keeper too.

[redhawk4]

My wife is wonderful too about my purchases, she may say something like "you bought another one?" but that's not a rebuke of me doing it, just surprise that I wanted, or thought I needed, another gun or motorcycle. I'm sure the fact I spoil her too and never discourage her from having what she wants helps as well, there has to be that sort of balance. It's also a plus that my wife likes guns and motorcycles too. earlier in the year I decided to buy an almost new motorcycle for some touring, I felt a little guilty about the purchase because this was not going to be a good investment, horrid thoughts of depreciation filled my mind As a result I decided I would sell my 1973 Triumph Tiger, so that coupled with another newer bike I was selling, I would not be shelling out additional money on the project. When I told my wife what I was thinking she told me, "you can't sell that, I like it" - needless to say I didn't argue the point - definitely a keeper, many women may tolerate such behavior, few would actively enable it

[MR_22]

Guns are like motorcycles, once you have a certain amount of them your wife doesn't even notice if you have another one as long as you don't let her see them all at once.

One good thing about buying guns is that at least they seem to keep their value or appreciate a bit. If you spend the same money on something like a vacation, you can never get it back if you hit hard times. Buying  guns is a lot more like saving money in the bank, compared to most hobbies. The same with my motorcycles in the main, most are classics that seem to be appreciating in value over time, some others are at least worth what I paid,  which means the money I've spent is recoverable if necessary. It would break my heart to have to sell any of my guns or motorcycles, but it would be better than being broke and all the misery that can bring to a family.

Two very good points, Redhawk. By now, my wife knows I'm buying guns that she doesn't know about. I have too many for me to have told her about them all. She still rolls her eyes, but I think she gets it by now. Plus, I've sold a number of them for a profit, some of them for a considerable profit (not just my Rangers), so that brings up the second point: I treat my collection as an alternate liquid 401K. It's an investment. Rarely have I lost money when selling a gun.

[Warthog]

I am just posting to make the thread longer. 

[Uncle_Lee]

. . . . . . . . . She never knows that one is coming until I start getting dressed and say "I have to run down to Norman's".

Other than that, coffee and PJs all day?

Nope sir, coffee and underwear - I am an old dude.

[Warthog]

I wear sleepers, a sort of body suit that helps me stay warm at night.  Actually, I wear them around the house when I don't have to go anywhere too.  Very comfortable and keeps me toasty when it is starting to become winter outside.  My house is well insulated and the heat pump is pretty cheap to use too but I try to keep my bills as low as I can so I can afford more Minis. 

[Ruger]

I wear sleepers, a sort of body suit that helps me stay warm at night.  . . . . . . . .

Pappy wore those with a drop seat.  We called 'em long johns.  Washed 'em once in a while, too.

[Warthog]

Well, I have those too, these are different though, they are called sleepers.  I do like my long johns best but they are getting hard to find so I make due with the sleepers.

[RogueTS1]

I still think it will be February of 2018 ................................ 

[RangerJim]

One time my wife got home from work and texted me wondering where I was at. When I told her I was at my LGS she figured out I was picking up another gun. She never is upset after I get one, but she will try to dissuade me from a purchase before the fact. She's a keeper too.

Hey, David:
That's exactly what happens with my wife ...  your wife's name is not Debbie, is it?!!   

[RangerJim]

Guns are like motorcycles, once you have a certain amount of them your wife doesn't even notice if you have another one as long as you don't let her see them all at once.

One good thing about buying guns is that at least they seem to keep their value or appreciate a bit. If you spend the same money on something like a vacation, you can never get it back if you hit hard times. Buying  guns is a lot more like saving money in the bank, compared to most hobbies. The same with my motorcycles in the main, most are classics that seem to be appreciating in value over time, some others are at least worth what I paid,  which means the money I've spent is recoverable if necessary. It would break my heart to have to sell any of my guns or motorcycles, but it would be better than being broke and all the misery that can bring to a family.

Two very good points, Redhawk. By now, my wife knows I'm buying guns that she doesn't know about. I have too many for me to have told her about them all. She still rolls her eyes, but I think she gets it by now. Plus, I've sold a number of them for a profit, some of them for a considerable profit (not just my Rangers), so that brings up the second point: I treat my collection as an alternate liquid 401K. It's an investment. Rarely have I lost money when selling a gun.

You are absolutely correct, MR_22!  I think of guns the same way.  I have never lost money on guns.  If only I could say the same about my financial investments! 

[David Culp]

Lol Jimmie! You are right! My wife's name is not Debbie!

[rogertc1]

LOL. No wife in my house.  I just ask my dogs. Peggy is a Healer and Izzie a Dalimation mix..  When their tails wag it is a sign they approve.

[RangerJim]

LOL. No wife in my house.  I just ask my dogs. Peggy is a Healer and Izzie a Dalimation mix..  When their tails wag it is a sign they approve.

Well, Roger, there may be no wife in your house ... but your "kids" are beautiful!   
My wife and I have a house full of 4-legged ones.  We love 'em! 

[Uncle_Lee]

I don't like dogs.

They die....


I have had 7 dogs in my lifetime and every time one died, it ripped my heart out.

Maybe there is something wrong with me in that aspect because the dogs dying hurt more than the humans close to me dying.

[Bj]

Maybe there is something wrong with me in that aspect because the dogs dying hurt more than the humans close to me dying.

I know the feeling.

[OV-1D]

I don't like dogs.

They die....


I have had 7 dogs in my lifetime and every time one died, it ripped my heart out.

Maybe there is something wrong with me in that aspect because the dogs dying hurt more than the humans close to me dying.

  Unc I especially agree with that last line , are we that strange or what . Our animals give us a special love humans have yet to show .

[Bigbird48]

I also agree Unc , like OV said dogs love you more then any human ever could. They comfort you in times of need, they make you laugh when your sad, their always there for you no matter what.

[RangerJim]

+1 Bigbird, OV, Bj, and Unc! 


I agree 100%.  I guess we're all crazy ... and if so, I don't wanna be sane.

[Ruger]

It is the old story of true love.

Put your dog and wife/girlfriend into the truck of your car.  Take a high speed bumpy drive for an hour.  When you stop and open the trunk, which one is glad to see you?

True Love.

Another reason fish are the perfect pet . . . they die before you get tired of them.

[Uncle_Lee]

It is the old story of true love.

Put your dog and wife/girlfriend into the truck of your car.  Take a high speed bumpy drive for an hour.  When you stop and open the trunk, which one is glad to see you?

True Love.

Another reason fish are the perfect pet . . . they die before you get tired of them.

And which one won't fix supper today - maybe not ever again..

[OV-1D]

It is the old story of true love.

Put your dog and wife/girlfriend into the truck of your car.  Take a high speed bumpy drive for an hour.  When you stop and open the trunk, which one is glad to see you?

True Love.

Another reason fish are the perfect pet . . . they die before you get tired of them.

  OH YEAH !!! Ha ,ha ,ha .