what guns parts do you keep on hand?

I thought your post saying something like “more guns” was totally appropriate.

Several years ago bought Wolff Spring kit for 5906, so far only needed mag release spring and plunger . Have extra RSA's and strikers for my M&P pistols and couple extra new mags

Yea. Sometimes people get their words confused, when I'm preparing for a long winter, or a long hunting trip, my go to weapon in my suitcase is a 10/22 takedown, I also have 2 sets of all the ejector, springs and bolts. I also have 2 other bolt action rifles that I have spare bolts and ejector and springs, as well as my (wack a mole) reloading equipment....

Firing pins, extractors, magazine springs

^^^ x2

I've been putting it off but I really need to get a few Glock and AR repair kits on hand.

There are probably similar 1911 kits but I wouldn't know what to do with them as I've never done anything more than field stripping on any of those.

Beyond that it bolts and pumps and I'm not much worried about those.

At this point, mainly AR-15 parts, but also some M-1 carbine parts. Plus related magazines of course.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Firing pins, extractors, magazine springs

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^^^pretty much this. I have some additional AR BCG parts, Extractor springs, buffer tube springs, a couple gas tubes, mounting screws for optics and bases, enough spare LPK parts for a few lowers, some 10/22 parts, couple Glock RSA's, and a bunch of other random things.

Most of which I'm sure I won't need but my kids or grandkids might be happy dad kept some spares laying around. It's all stuff that is pretty cheap to buy a lil here a lil there, but just gives ya peace of mind that if something busts you have the part to replace it. It's always a good thing to keep spare stuff around.

If it's a gun I like and shot a lot then I like to have a a duplicate of it.

This last is a great idea^^^^
Moon

Complete sets, fully assembled.

I keep the factory parts that I’ve upgraded. If the upgraded parts break, I know I can get the gun back in service.

Too much to list.

''Oh, that stuff is readily available for (insert your fav firearm here) , I'll buy it as needed.'' Kinda like, ''I'm buying a 9mm 'cause ammo is and always will be available.''

Ahh...GrandPa, tell me bout the the good ol' days. Like, you know...50 weeks ago

I’ve pondered this more and more within the last year (COVID consciousness?) and therefore I’ve added a “kit” for my 1911s. I need to consider some spare Glock parts and WTH, probably the AR. What would be a good “kit” for the AR?

Anchorite said:

I’ve pondered this more and more within the last year (COVID consciousness?) and therefore I’ve added a “kit” for my 1911s. I need to consider some spare Glock parts and WTH, probably the AR. What would be a good “kit” for the AR?

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BCM has some spare BCG parts like cam pin, firing pin, extractor springs, gas rings, etc... I also picked up a couple Windham Weaponry oops kits that are supposed to be of high quality. A spare bolt rebuild or spare bolt wouldn't be a bad idea. A spare extractor too if you can find one. I actually had a tough time finding one

I have a few spare parts.

Back in the 1960s I had a firing pin break on a Glenfield Model 99 rifle (Marlin made & precursor of the Model 60). I ordered two replacement firing pins. I still have the spare firing pin half a century later.

I also have a Nylon 66 rifle. I bought a bolt handle at a gunshow for a dollar from a parts bin as a spare. The bolt handle on the 66 is plastic and it must be pulled out for disassembly. Removing the bolt handle also makes it difficult for unauthorized users to cock the rifle and load the firing chamber. So there are reasons to have a spare.

When I bought a C96 Mauser (made about 1912-1913 by ser num) I bought a Wolff spring set for it. The old hammer and recoil springs were measurably weak. It was a good idea to get replacements for them. The original firing pin rebound spring was not allowing firing pin marks on unfired cartridge primers so I kept the new spring as a spare.

Over the decades I have seen some spare parts for old guns I own disappear from newer Numrich Arms Gun Parts Corp. catalogues and show up out of stock on their webpage.

Essentially Numrich is where spare parts inventories go when companies close shop.

When I go to a match I have 2 of each gun I am shooting, and enough ammo to shoot the match twice. I always have extra batteries for everything I have in my range bag. when going on a varmint hunt I carry an extra ar bolt carrier assembly and a spring kit. along with the usual cleaning supplies.

Over the years I have ordered many, many spare parts for both rifles and pistols. Probably more rifle spare parts that pistols. Unfortunately I don't have a good list of all the parts that I do have. They are spread thru about 4 or 5 storage boxes. Sometime soon I will put my parts inventory into a spreadsheet where I can really track what I have.

I do like the duplicate weapon idea.

The main ones are consumables for the various guns I own: springs, pins, extractors, Rem 1100 o-rings, etc. I also have grips, sights, a couple of spare scopes and scope mounts if I need them.

Stay safe.

Since I work on guns as a hobby, I have lots of parts in my shop. I usually have a good start to the next AR build on hand, lots of 10/22 parts, I bought several ebay lots of Mosin parts back in the day, plus more from TAPCO when they were clearing them out. I grab odd boxes of parts at gun shows when there one or more I need in them.
I keep my spare 1100 parts in my shotgun bag.

I still keep a fair amount of 1911 parts on hand. About 20 years ago I was buying quite a few Colt 1911 variants that people had done a bubba job on, for cheap and put them right... they often performed poorly due to the prior modifications.

No matches, so the only extra parts are magazines, lots and lots of magazines.

Oh, and the little brass parts they shoot.