Interestingly enough, yesterday was our 3rd anniversary and the wife has pulled a 180. She gave me;
1. Gun case (1st 10/22 arrived 2 days ago.)
2. Cleaning kit (she was in the reserves and loved cleaning her rifle.)
3. 8 gun storage unit. (hell, she assembled it herself!
4. big furry russian hat (guess I better get an SKS now)
So, she has made some big steps forward. At alot of dinner parties I have been gently guiding conversation to hunting and guns, and the opinions of many whom she thought would not have been interested or accepting of the hobby, were. This was a huge eye opener for her.
So for anyone else in a similar situation (see OP) if you keep your cool and expose the resistant party (see:wife) to examples of safe gun hobbyists from all walks of life, things will work out in the end.
MGD
Mauser so happy to hear a positive ending to this