To be clear, I haven't voted in your poll.....and may not (not enough 'options' 
).
Anyway, I see several ways to go on this. I'll 'qualify' my answer with the fact that I don't like "deal-making" in relationships.... but I've done so, on certain issues, myself. I guess it's part of living with a good woman, sometimes.
I'll also offer the info that my wife is not anti-gun either..... in fact for several years, she attended benchrest matches with me on many occassions. Heck, we even spent our 'honeymoon' traveling to Georgia & Alabama, so I could shoot in important matches there (one on Sat, one on Sun). 
* My wife does hate knives tho..... and I have a passion for good knives (well, OK, most knives
). I just try not to bring them out and "show off" a new one around her, when I get them.
If your wife is like a lot of women....... she has umpteen # of shoes. Certainly, shoes cost less than most individual guns. But that's not really the point, is it!? I mean, how many pairs of shoes can one woman possibly "need"?? Make the comparison......shoes-to-guns. She likely won't agree with the comparison, but it's a realistic comparison, in principle. Her: Why do you need another gun? You: Why do you need another closet full of shoes?
In all seriousness tho, do you own a 10/22? If not, maybe you could get a 10/22 (there's lots of good used ones around, to be had)......and mount it in a 'tactical' stock format (you can easily do this for $200-$250 total, if you shop around). Take her out to the range, and get her to shoot it (paper targets, soda cans, whatever).... and to shoot it kind of rapid-fire, too. Maybe, once she realizes how fun (and cool) it is...... she'll warm up to the idea of your getting the centerfire version (AR). You could even offer to 'trade' the 10/22 toward the AR purchase.
I don't actually buy a lot of guns myself, anymore. Money is tight, and I trade guns more often than not (actual trade; or buy one/sell one). But if I were you....... I don't know if I would agree to limit myself to "only one gun in 2 years". That's a decision, only you can make. Who knows..... you may enjoy the AR so much and shoot it enough, that you'll be OK not purchasing another gun for that long.
I'll tell you one thing. You and your wife already have a good relationship, it would seem. In some relationships......either the wife says, "If you by another gun, I'm leaving." OR, the hubby says, "If I can't buy the guns I want....get out." Be thankful you're not there.
).Anyway, I see several ways to go on this. I'll 'qualify' my answer with the fact that I don't like "deal-making" in relationships.... but I've done so, on certain issues, myself. I guess it's part of living with a good woman, sometimes.
I'll also offer the info that my wife is not anti-gun either..... in fact for several years, she attended benchrest matches with me on many occassions. Heck, we even spent our 'honeymoon' traveling to Georgia & Alabama, so I could shoot in important matches there (one on Sat, one on Sun). * My wife does hate knives tho..... and I have a passion for good knives (well, OK, most knives
). I just try not to bring them out and "show off" a new one around her, when I get them.If your wife is like a lot of women....... she has umpteen # of shoes. Certainly, shoes cost less than most individual guns. But that's not really the point, is it!? I mean, how many pairs of shoes can one woman possibly "need"?? Make the comparison......shoes-to-guns. She likely won't agree with the comparison, but it's a realistic comparison, in principle. Her: Why do you need another gun? You: Why do you need another closet full of shoes?
In all seriousness tho, do you own a 10/22? If not, maybe you could get a 10/22 (there's lots of good used ones around, to be had)......and mount it in a 'tactical' stock format (you can easily do this for $200-$250 total, if you shop around). Take her out to the range, and get her to shoot it (paper targets, soda cans, whatever).... and to shoot it kind of rapid-fire, too. Maybe, once she realizes how fun (and cool) it is...... she'll warm up to the idea of your getting the centerfire version (AR). You could even offer to 'trade' the 10/22 toward the AR purchase.
I don't actually buy a lot of guns myself, anymore. Money is tight, and I trade guns more often than not (actual trade; or buy one/sell one). But if I were you....... I don't know if I would agree to limit myself to "only one gun in 2 years". That's a decision, only you can make. Who knows..... you may enjoy the AR so much and shoot it enough, that you'll be OK not purchasing another gun for that long.
I'll tell you one thing. You and your wife already have a good relationship, it would seem. In some relationships......either the wife says, "If you by another gun, I'm leaving." OR, the hubby says, "If I can't buy the guns I want....get out." Be thankful you're not there.
So I voted "No."
