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Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 05:19 PM
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BlondeHuntress
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I want to buy my husband a gun he will really appreciate. He's an avid collector of old and new but I think I would prefer to buy him something old. If you have any suggestions on which direction to go I would appreciate it!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
[Re: BlondeHuntress]
#817773
07/28/09 05:20 PM
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Jasb
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Hows about a sweet 16. That would make me happy
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 05:48 PM
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RICK O'SHAY
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How much money are you looking to spend ?
I'd like a Sharps rifle myself (like on Quigly Down Under) $1,500 to $2,500 .....
We really need to know more about him, does he hunt? what does he hunt? will this gun be used or just displayed?
DISCLAIMER ATTENTION: Your decision should NEVER be based SOLELY upon my advice, recomendation, or opinion.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 06:17 PM
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exoticbob
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find out what he prefers: handgun, rifle, shotgun or maybe military.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 06:27 PM
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BlondeHuntress
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I prefer to get him a shotgun and he hunts and loves history. He loves to have a story behind a gun! Under $2000 for sure. Thanks guys!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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#817777
07/28/09 06:56 PM
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jmoore
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DeHaan will build him a totally custom over/under for right around the $2000 mark. It will be a fun process for him to go get fitted and make all the little decisions he'll need to make about the gun. At the end, he'll have a VERY high quality gun that will feel like an extension of his body. It will be an heirloom piece he'll have forever. And I guarantee you that NO ONE he shoots with will have one. http://www.dhshotguns.com/
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 07:02 PM
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DeHaan will build him a totally custom over/under for right around the $2000 mark. It will be a fun process for him to go get fitted and make all the little decisions he'll need to make about the gun. At the end, he'll have a VERY high quality gun that will feel like an extension of his body. It will be an heirloom piece he'll have forever. And I guarantee you that NO ONE he shoots with will have one.
http://www.dhshotguns.com/
Now thats a cool idea
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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#817779
07/28/09 07:11 PM
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Korean Redneck
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Forget, your husband! Will you marry me? Haha, just kidding. I think i hope my girlfriend eventually understands me enough to not only get me a gun, but go through the effort of finding one I would appreciate.
+1 for the De Haan. If ytou want a great collector's type shotgun that can actually be used, i would suggest a side-by-side as well.
Good luck. I'm sure he will love whatever you get him as long as it goes bang bang.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/28/09 07:16 PM
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jmoore
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I think i hope my girlfriend eventually understands me enough to not only get me a gun, but go through the effort of finding one I would appreciate.
If you send this thread to my wife, I'll make sure to send it to your girlfriend Maybe we'll both get a nice DeHaan out of the deal.
PS - I should have never looked at the DeHaan site again. Now I've got the jones for one BAD. Dove season coming up isn't helping either.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 12:29 AM
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YOU ARE A GOOD WIFE!!!!!!!
"I can't be over gunned because the animal can't be over dead"-Elmer Keith 10/30/2012 I VOTED for The American
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 12:42 AM
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BlondeHuntress
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Nah...just trying to repay him for teaching me the love of bow hunting! I tried to get him interested in golf but in the end his hobbies won me over instead!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 01:09 AM
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Bucks and Ducks
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So you hunt and golf......wow. Your husband better not let you go.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 01:11 AM
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You bow hunt, BlondeHuntress?!?!? Now I am really in love! Got any sisters?
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 01:25 AM
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BlondeHuntress
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Bucks and Ducks...if he let me go I would beat him with my golf clubs and then shoot him with my bow. See, it may be a little scary to have a wife that golfs and hunts!
Korean Redneck...I don't have any sisters that bowhunt, sorry!
It's probably not all that great having a wife that hunts! I want to tag along to the deer lease...he has to haul me around on his four wheeler...and I'm always asking if my layers and layers of camo makes by butt look big!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 04:32 AM
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exoticbob
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the custom shotgun is a great idea - but of coarse you could get a nice new ruger red label, browning citori or top notch benelli vinci too.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 06:07 AM
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The is a store in Houston called Collectors Firemarms that has some pretty interesting old guns for sale. Also, Gander Mountain has some nice collector guns in thier display cases.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 08:15 AM
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I'll be your huckleberry. But really, check out the old 1873 Winchesters at the Gun Library in Cabelas. And then go tell my wife about it.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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#817789
07/29/09 09:52 AM
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DannyB
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The safe route is new vs. old.
My wife is an antique nut. About twenty years ago I barely let it out that I had an antique china cabinet bought for Christmas, her birthday, anniversary, Mothers Day, Valentines Day, Veteran’s Day, Ground Hog Day, etc, ----- anyway one of the many stressful gift purchasing days of the year that we husbands go through. Anyway, my purchase was somehow a success.
She later let me know that in order to not hurt my feelings that she stressed over liking the china cabinet as much or more than I did buying the china cabinet. I just got lucky. That china cabinet is still here. However, I don’t have the confidence to buy old antique stuff anymore.
The message here is that based on your posted budget, go and buy your husband the top of the line Benelli shotgun. You will be the best wife on Earth!!!!
Anybody here want to argue that message?????
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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#817791
07/29/09 03:24 PM
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PrimitiveHunter
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Quote:
I prefer to get him a shotgun and he hunts and loves history. He loves to have a story behind a gun! Under $2000 for sure. Thanks guys!
If he likes old shotguns with a history, you can't go wrong with an LC Smith. Gotta be careful though cause there are some fakes out there. I saw one at an auction once that was stamped LG Smith. It was an old SxS and the stamp was faint (on purpose) so you had to have a magnifying glass to catch that it was a G and not a C. Fortunately, the auctioneer was David Whitlock. He's an honest guy and he made sure everyone understood that the gun was a fake when he brought it up.
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 05:45 PM
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BlondeHuntress
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I appreciate all the suggestions and I'm looking in to everything ya'll are telling me. Thank you so much!
Brother-in-law...none that like to hunt or golf!
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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#817794
07/29/09 06:10 PM
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A CZ Woodcock 28 gauge! Awsome shotgun for 879.99
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/29/09 07:28 PM
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Re: Any gun suggestions to buy my husband?
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07/30/09 12:53 AM
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If he doesnt have them already I would get him some Swavorski EL binoculars. Sounds cheesy but they will be much appreciated.
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