Two of the same handgun?

[clfergus]

Does anyone have two of the same gun? If you love the gun you have now I wonder if it makes sense to have a back up in the safe. Prices are only going up as well.

Just curious on hearing from those who do have multiples and why you decided to go that route.

 

[Bigtanker]

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https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/handguns/394623-2-same-gun.html

 

[Vigilant]

I have easily a bakers dozen of the same gun! G19's have a magical place in my heart.

 

[indiucky]

Oh yeah....K 22's are breeding like rabbits in my safe....

 

[LCSOSgt11]

I have two 1911's. One for work, one for off-duty. Off-duty is a Colt Officer's Model in .45. The full sized is also in .45.

 

[snorko]

I have a couple extra Makarovs and CZ-82's cause they're cool as bow ties. I kind of want another full sized M&P9 to dedicate as a bedside gun.

 

[IndyGlockMan]

I'm in the market for a couple more Glock 19's.
I want one for home defense, one for the car, one for the basement/home office...

 

[Drail]

If you definitely like the gun then buy another one. As the spec ops guys say - two is one - one is none. And cuz spare parts. Spare parts is good. If you have two of them then you can most probably keep one running for a long time.

 

[Tomc1947]

I have a couple extra Makarovs and CZ-82's cause they're cool as bow ties. I kind of want another full sized M&P9 to dedicate as a bedside gun.

I'm down to my last 4 Makarovs

 

[88E30M50]

It's pretty common to buy multiples of what you like. Don't keep them all in one place though. If your house burns down or is ransacked by govt thugs, that collection of identical Glocks will all disappear at once.

 

[17 squirrel]

Lol.. That's a silly question, who would have more than one of the same gun..

 

[snorko]

I'm down to my last 4 Makarovs

Understood kindred spirit. Not that long ago I realized I had four CZ-82's and four SKS's. I figured what a perfect combo to arm a novice neighbor or family member when the zombies arose. Now I know better.


I mean the zombies will still rise but why should I arm the fools

 

[WebSnyper]

I just factor in having to buy 2 in the cost of a gun these days.

 

[Drail]

Yup. Years of being married to a woman who likes to shoot and LOVES to compete and beat all the guys (including me) quickly teaches you that any gun you are looking at to buy (and all the ammo to feed it) is times 2. But I'm not complaining because as Tom Cruise says in Oblivion - "we're an EFFECTIVE team"...... And boy do I feel sorry for any guy who messes with her. She's NOT going to just shoot at you - she's going to put you down hard and fast and they will never see it coming. I would pay to watch that.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Just curious on hearing from those who do have multiples and why you decided to go that route.

Find the gun you like and buy multiple copies.

Guns break. Just because you have A gun, does not mean your gun shall always run. The space shuttle went up like a bottle rocket, twice, your simplistic piece of steel and plastic will fail too.

Someone may take your gun (the police). Have another.

Guns are mechanical devices, they need maintenance, have spares while one is in the shop.

Fires. Have a copy off your property at relative (that you trust) or buddy's place.

 

[shibumiseeker]

4.5 Glock 20s (custom longslide upper I built), a Glock 40, and 3 Glock 29s. And a Glock 21 which is similar to the 20. Like em a lot.

 

[Mike Elzinga]

Ive got 2 identically set up Glock 34s. Years ago I was shooting a lot of matches and it made sense to have a back up, I came across a buddy selling his stuff off to get out of the game and he sold it too me way too cheap to justify letting it get away. Ive got a soft spot for S&W K frames and had 7 at one point, think Im down to 5 now.

I had a buddy that had a problem with Remington 1100s and at one point had 12 of them, all set up slightly different.

 

[WEB]

You have two hands, it seems logical to me. If only I could figure out how to shot with my feet

 

[Expat]

Lol.. That's a silly question, who would have more than one of the same gun..

Or more than one gun period...

 

[Hopper]

I'm a huge fan of variety, but I do have one gun, a S&W NM 66 Combat Magnum, that I have in duplicate. They are setup nearly identically, other than my primary 66 has a Hi-Viz fiber optic front sight. The spare may eventually get the same treatment, but otherwise, they are twins.

Who knows if this NM 66 will ever go up in value the way older S&W revolvers have, but I don't see them come up often in my LGS haunts. Couldn't resist having a spare when I lucked across a flawless NIB specimen at PSS.