I recently ordered a Ruger GP 100, model KGP 160 (SS short shroud 6" barrel). I already have the same model, but I wanted a second since Ruger discontinued it and its my favorite revolver. Anyone else buy duplicates of a gun, i.e. same model, finish, and barrel length?
Buying Duplicate guns......
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C.R.Sam
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Yup.
I breed em.
Sam
I breed em.
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Walosi
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Hhhhmmmmm....Any puppies for sale
Standing Wolf
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There's no such thing as too many Pythons or High Standards.
C.R.Sam
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444 has the proper serious answer.
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SnWnMe
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Oh, of course, a spare for unforseen happenstance. I think I shall print out this thread and show it to my waif. Then maybe she will approve getting a twin for one of my guns.
I wouldn't even think about attending a shooting school where I took vacation time and spent somewhere around $2000 for tuition/ammo/travel/boarding..... without taking a back-up gun that was very similar to my primary. What would you do if your gun went down on day #1 ? Sure you can carry spare parts, or maybe the school has a gunsmith on site, but this all takes time that you are supposed to be getting the training. I have only had to use my backup once. I had a malfunction, cleared it and found that the bullet had come out of the case and filled my action with unburnt powder. Gun wouldn't run reliably. I ran to my truck and got out the back-up which I shot until lunchtime when I could clean my primary.
When I was shooting IPSC semi-seriously I was firing sometimes 1000-1500 rounds a week. After awhile I pretty much always had one gun down with a bad extractor or ejector. I wasn't making a lot of money and sometimes had to wait until next payday to order parts. So, I had a backup gun. I switched back and forth between the two constantly.
I recently took a pistol class and discovered that my primary gun was having problems due to wear. Luckily I had a back-up and a back-up for my back-up. I had the on site gunsmith replace some stuff on my primary on day one of the class and was able to use it for the remainder of the class.
Two years in a row I went elk hunting and had a sight failure on my primary rifle during my final zero check days before the hunt. Yes, I since went to a different sighting system after the fact, but, I had a back-up and got my elk both years.
When I was shooting IPSC semi-seriously I was firing sometimes 1000-1500 rounds a week. After awhile I pretty much always had one gun down with a bad extractor or ejector. I wasn't making a lot of money and sometimes had to wait until next payday to order parts. So, I had a backup gun. I switched back and forth between the two constantly.
I recently took a pistol class and discovered that my primary gun was having problems due to wear. Luckily I had a back-up and a back-up for my back-up. I had the on site gunsmith replace some stuff on my primary on day one of the class and was able to use it for the remainder of the class.
Two years in a row I went elk hunting and had a sight failure on my primary rifle during my final zero check days before the hunt. Yes, I since went to a different sighting system after the fact, but, I had a back-up and got my elk both years.
Double Naught Spy
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I liked the reasoning offered by Clint Smith for owning duplicates. If you have a gun that is as you like it with whatever features, then get another just like it. One serves as a spare should the other end up needing to go for repairs. If you are in a shooting with your favorite gun, you may not be able to buy a replacement during the pending investigation and so you will have the replacement already and it will be set up just like the one taken.
I don't have any exact dupes, but I do have 3 carry 1911s, each a different size, and they are all set up with the same basic features/controls. Switching out guns does not entail any major changes. They all work in the same way. The big differene is that two have smaller frames and that isn't a problem.
I don't have any exact dupes, but I do have 3 carry 1911s, each a different size, and they are all set up with the same basic features/controls. Switching out guns does not entail any major changes. They all work in the same way. The big differene is that two have smaller frames and that isn't a problem.
FPrice
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I have always believed in buying a duplicate gun for something you use for self-defense or for competition. That way if your primary gun is unavailable, then you have an identical back-up.
The caution here is that duplicate guns do not always shoot in the exact same manner and to the same POA. However, they should be close enough so that with only a very little preparation you can be back shooting agin.
The caution here is that duplicate guns do not always shoot in the exact same manner and to the same POA. However, they should be close enough so that with only a very little preparation you can be back shooting agin.
Double Naught Spy
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No, duplicates may not shoot to the exact same POA and so you might have to make an adjustment for that to happen. With that in mind, you are more likely to have two of the same model of gun shooting to the same POA than you would with two different models of guns.
10-Ring
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Not exactly duplicates, but very similar. I have 4 HK USPs; 2 45 acp & 2 9 mm. I haven't gotten all the onesies yet in my wheelguns to start working on duplicates
AR15 crowd has been doing it for years and those guns aren't even discontinued
I know they aren't exactly the same but they are close enough, I currently have a 27-2 with 4 inch barrel and I'm holding out for either another 27-2 with 4 inch barrel or hoping that I can find a 28-2 with 4 inch barrel.
Gonna grab one or two in 6 inch offerings as well if I can find them.
I know they aren't exactly the same but they are close enough, I currently have a 27-2 with 4 inch barrel and I'm holding out for either another 27-2 with 4 inch barrel or hoping that I can find a 28-2 with 4 inch barrel.
Gonna grab one or two in 6 inch offerings as well if I can find them.
Snake Eyes
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I have FOUR exact copies of my primary carry gun.
My thinking was: 1 for carry, 1 for IDPA and 1 for a spare. Then the fourth one showed up on auction for less than I'd paid for any of the others. So I exercised the sound financial principle of cost averaging.
Two of the four are sitting in Ted Yosts' shop waiting to get the "1*" treatment. When I get them back, the other two go in. Ted has explicit instructions to make spend as much of my money as necessary to insure they all shoot same POA.
Just makes sense to me.
My thinking was: 1 for carry, 1 for IDPA and 1 for a spare. Then the fourth one showed up on auction for less than I'd paid for any of the others. So I exercised the sound financial principle of cost averaging.
Two of the four are sitting in Ted Yosts' shop waiting to get the "1*" treatment. When I get them back, the other two go in. Ted has explicit instructions to make spend as much of my money as necessary to insure they all shoot same POA.
Just makes sense to me.
Unisaw
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I am thinking quite seriously about getting a duplicate of my carry gun, a 2" SP-101. Is that a boring and predictable gun? Yes, and that's just the way I like it.
Mike Irwin
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I have duplicate models, but different barrel lengths.
3 Model 19s, 2.5", 4", and 6"
2 Model 28s, 4" and 6"...
Looking for others, as well.
3 Model 19s, 2.5", 4", and 6"
2 Model 28s, 4" and 6"...
Looking for others, as well.
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