You Cannot Imagine My Surprise

[Wm.Traynor]

I had gone out to the garage to check on a project and was returning to the house when, in the dim porch light, I espied what looked like a box of some sort, sitting comfortably on one of the porch chairs. Of course I wondered, "How did that get there" but the courier must have knocked while I was showering. After bending for a closer look, the words, "United States Postal Service", became clearer. "What's this", thought I; "Is my wife getting parcels from the US?" I grabbed it and raced inside for my glasses, which told me it was mine!
"Could it be!?", I thought. "In this huge box?" YES! It was from Mr. Coggins, the man from Dednutz Products and inside was a Game Reaper mount for my M70 Winchester

[Blr243]

And u managed to sneak it inside without wife learning u had spent some money ....10/10 well done

[Bello]

You have to tell me how you managed to get in the house unnoticed.
EVERY TIME I manage to acquire something new to add to my collection, the wife manages to walk through the garage and find me red faced
Even when I think she is coming home late from work, she manages to be in the garage.

[Blr243]

I sneaked a new rifle in the back door today . So far I’m sweet

[bigpete]

Get a wife who not only allows you to buy new guns,but actively encourages it

[Wm.Traynor]

OK. The mundane, plain, unvarnished truth is........a) my wife is away until tomorrow afternoon
b) she has known that it was coming for yonks
c) she has known I was a shooter since the time we first met

So, no, I don't have a combative relationship with her although I couldn't say the same for her relatives after the PA thing. Sadly, the weather has been so cold, rotten and dark that I could not see well enough to sharpen my leather stitching tool, so that did not progress today and won't tomorrow either the way things are at present. So I did some inside chores today and am ready to go with the Game Reaper and another rifle job tomorrow. The leathercraft can wait; it is not nearly as important

[northdude]

Good mounts those. Every time I buy a rifle my wife wants one as well. Gets expensive..