Hey pardner
You got your priorities straight. Take care of the lady and the kids. Theres always time for rifles later on. Ask me, I had 5 kids. My wife and kids were always first in my life.
Since I'm now stuck with an empty nest I started occupying my time with rifles. Now I have amassed such a collection I spend more time on maintenance than I do shooting. Thats OK, keeps me out of the bars and off the streets.
You know for years I got along with an "06, a 220 Swift, a model 61 Win, a Win model 12 and a Ruger Single 6. Now I have one room set aside just for guns. I'm going to have to get an armory permit before long.
What kind of back problems are you having? I had herniated discs in mine and had 2 surgeries so far and I still got problems. Mine was agravted because the Doctors? I had in the military didn't know their butt from their elbow. They thought I was they typical slug that didn't want to work. That was not the case at all.
Take care bud.
Bill