Duplicates?

How about two 8 3/8" K-frames, a 17 and a 14
And two woodcraft knives.

stanley_white said:

Do any of you own duplicates of the same gun?

If so, why?

Also, is enough ever enough?

-Stan

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“Duplicates?” I thought handguns were sold only in pairs:



Ha ha.

The reason I buy them in pairs is because that’s what I do with all small- ticket items. I’d do it with cars and boats too, if I could afford it.

The reasons I carry in pairs are:

Not knowing which hand will be available in an emergency.

Not wanting to get confused with two different types of gun.

Sometimes I drop things and need a back-up.

Sometimes a friend will find himself unarmed, and he can use one of mine.

Legionnaire said:

Not true duplicates: one's a .44 Spl and the other is a .357 Mag.

I also have a pair of Browning Buckmarks: one is a Camper with a threaded barrel and the other is a slab-sided Buckmark Plus.

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The top strap and “overlug” is thicker on one of those. Is that something they changed over the years?

sgt127 said:

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Well, the last post reminded me I had these two. A Ruger SPNY (.38 Special small frame)

And an SP-101 (.357 large frame)

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You bought these! I saw them on GB, but had already exhausted my gun-buying quota.

I hope more get released. The ultimate shooter-grade carry rig, for me.

Not exactly duplicates but same model.
.357 & 45 Colt. El Patrons.

pairof44sp said:

The top strap and “overlug” is thicker on one of those. Is that something they changed over the years?

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Adjustable-sight GP100 revolvers have more meat in the top straps.

stanley_white said:

Do any of you own duplicates of the same gun?

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OK, only revolvers since that is the current venue:

S&W Model 1905 Hand Ejector 6" .32WCF
Colt Police Positive Special 5" .32WCF
Colt Army Special/Official Police(same thing) .32WCF
S&W Model 1905 Hand Ejector 6" .38spl
Charter Arms Bulldog 2½" .44spl

I think that covers the revolvers ...

Why multiples? I need one for each hand.

Good thing for me that you limited this to revolvers, as listing the multiples of all of my firearms would take awhile.

I have a few hanging around.

Revolvers yes, I have a pair of S&W Model 17 revolvers. The second one came at a very good price so when it came along I bought it. There are others which if a nice one came along at a good price I would buy them.

I also collect the Colt Series 70 Government models so there is likely a dozen of them. Wife sometimes ask "do you have one of those"? I reply "yes but not this serial number".

Ron

I have a pair of S&W 686s with 4" barrels. One of them was cheap enough that I couldn't pass.

Reloadron said:

I also collect the Colt Series 70 Government models so there is likely a dozen of them. Wife sometimes ask "do you have one of those"? I reply "yes but not this serial number".

Ron

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Yup, you can never have too many 1911's. No two of mine are exactly alike.

The closest duplicate revolvers that I have are a 4" S&W Model 586 and a 4" S&W Model 686.

Also, a 4" S&W Model 30 and a 4" S&W Model 31. Both of these are 32 S&WL revolvers and I can't tell a bit of difference in them except the Model number stamping.

cfullgraf said:

Also, a 4" S&W Model 30 and a 4" S&W Model 31. Both of these are 32 S&WL revolvers and I can't tell a bit of difference in them except the Model number stamping.

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Model 30 is round butt, Model 31 is square butt. I bet you can tell the difference if you remove the stocks.

Sistema1927 said:

Model 30 is round butt, Model 31 is square butt. I bet you can tell the difference if you remove the stocks.

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Oops, I forgot about the grip frame. It has been a while since I replaced the grips and looked at the grip frames. Both have the same style grip although the internal design of the grip is designed for the appropriate grip frame.

I had Charter Arms make 2 of the same guns, with sequential serial numbers. They don't have this version in their catalog so I asked for two- one for my wife and one for my adult daughter.

Driftwood Johnson said:

My Main Match Pair of 2nd. Gen Colts, 7 1/2" barrel and 5 1/2" barrel, both chambered for 45 Colt. Most guys shoot a pair of identical pistols, but I don't. I carry the short one strongside on my right, the long one crossdraw on my left.

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I do something very similar only with Rugers.
My original Vaquero .45 Colt with a 7.5” barrel and my New Vaquero .45 Colt with a 5.5” barrel.



I also have a matching pair of Glock 34s but this is the Revolver forum so...