Do you own a 2nd or 3rd copy of your EDC?

i had 3x S&W M&P9 PRO CORE with RMR and one PRO. I got the first core, then got one for the truck, then got the iron sight only one because some matches i was shooting forbade red dots on pistols. then i shot the first one enough that it broke and i got another and used the first for parts to keep the others up.
 
Oninotaki said:
For a lot of people their EDC is a cheaper pistol that they train with the most. So I got to wondering if people get multiples of their preferred EDC (if it is practical for them to do so) so that they can reduce the wear on their EDC as they train with it, and have another one on hand just incase their EDC gets confiscated as part of a self defense situation?

My own EDC is a model I have never seen in a LGS, so I know I wouldn't be able to replace it in a single day. I would have to be lucky enough to find it in stock online, and would need at least 2 weeks in shipping time before I could fully replace it.

Are other people in a similar situation? Do people consider ease of replacement as part of the reliability of their EDC? Is difficulty in replacing your EDC something you have ever taken into consideration?
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1. Reduce wear on Carry Gun? Yes.

2. Another Carry Gun, in case one is collected into evidence? Yes. This one HAS happened to me. Glad I had a spare. The “primary” was a Ruger GP100, seen in my avatar, at left. The spare was a Colt Python. They fit the same holsters, and shared the same amnmo. Speed loaders were, however, different. Today, almost thirty years later, I have no Pythons, but several GP100 revolvers.

3, 4, 5. If I am “other people in a similar situation,” then, not being able to replacement in a single day is a factor. Not even the common Glock models are, necessarily, in stock, daily, and, function testing, before carrying a weapon, is something that I consider vital. Even a new revolver can have such issues as firing pin anomalies and tolerance issues, that could prevent functioning. Test-firing is important.

Another reason for second and third guns is quite simply that I may well carry more than just one, especially if the one on or near my right hip is a Ruger SP101. The five-shot, small-frame revolvers have less room to work, when the cylinder is open, so, the best “reload” is a second weapon. Plus, there is the accessibility option that a second weapon provides. Plus, something can happen to one weapon, and/or to one of one’s hands, during the fight.
 
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If I buy a gun, and like it then I usually get a 2nd one that is either identical or upgraded from the factory (like going from Beretta M9 to M9A3). I also tend to stock parts when available, things like firing pins, ejectors, springs, etc. I have been known to keep a spare barrel or slide as well. As far as magazines. I like to have a dozen per gun and as many spare springs. Gets expensive. :/
 
The only gun I have multiples of are my ruger blackhawks. I can’t bring myself to buy multiple guys that I hardly like, I carry what I do because it works well not because I enjoy it.
 
I usually carry an LCR or 642.

I bought a cheap used ugly Taurus 85 snub to do most of my practice shooting with.

Snub practice is pretty much snub practice, and I'd rather put all of the wear on the cheaper practice piece.

I don't know if I could really wear out an LCR or 642, but I own the remains of a badly worn 642 (it's a parts gun now), so I know that it can happen.

Taurus Model 85 38 special DAO

Taurus Model 85 38 special DAO

 
I have several guns I can and do carry, and good holsters for each. While not exact copies of one another, I can defend myself with any of them.
Most of my carry guns are out of current production anyway, so doubling up on them would be time consuming and expensive.
I would just grab a different gun from the safe and carry on.
 
Four full-size Series 70 1911s. Two Rock Islands, one Ruger, one Colt. All set up pretty much the same, except the Ruger has a slightly oversized thumb safety.
All have had at least a few hundred rounds through them.
I rotate them about every 6 - 8 weeks.
Galco Fletch holsters.
Wife has a Sig P238 that I borrow on occasion when I have to dress different. It's had over 300 rounds through it.
Yeah I need more range time o_O
 
I have in the past but got out of the practice. Double Ruger LCRs, double SP101s, double SA XD-s. It was beneficial mostly for my wife and I to shoot and be comfortable with eachothers option. With children around my wife doesn't like handling firearms and I respect that. I never bonded with the sp101 and can't shoot the LCR enough to wear it out so the extra was traded off. I still have two xd-s but only by opportunity, and they are being supplanted by the m&p shield plus. Just can't argue with 13+1 in that form factor.
 
I used to, but it became a pain dealing with 2 of the same gun when I decided to switch carry guns. I tend to switch as technology gets better. I do have similar guns from the same family, including Glocks and Sigs.

TrapK80 said:
I currently have three versions of my EDC and HD handguns: Sig P365, Sig 365X and Sig 365XL. Each one serves a different function/need. Train equally with each one since they are dimensionally different. To me the biggest advantage of having the 365 series is the modularity and in the event one breaks down I have at least two similar models available for use if necessary.
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Yes, the P365 platform is like cheating the original question because you can buy a couple or three different versions and change configurations and even calibers with the parts you already own, and grip modules and flat/curved triggers are cheap. I can see myself with this platform for longer than any others I have owned in the past. But, from a purely technical standpoint, I don't have any duplicates of them.
 
Oninotaki said:
Do you own a 2nd or 3rd copy of your EDC?
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Short answer, "No".

Long answer, "No but,".

My EDC is a Glock 26. There are a million more just like it.

My work gun was a Glock 19. In a sense it was my EDC because I worked damn near 7 days a week.

Every other handgun in my safe has been my EDC at some point. They're not Glock 26s but it wouldn't be a huge leap to switch to one of them.

And finally I suspect that if I were involved in a self-defense situation and they took my handgun they would probably take all of them. So it wouldn't matter if I had duplicates or not
 
Yes. I currently have 3 of my EDC, and 2 versions of my backup.

A few reasons...

1) I like to rotate them out... so I have one in service, one in maintenance, and one ready to go in the safe.

2) When I first started carrying, my EDC was stolen out of my truck... leaving me with nothing suitable to carry. I had to scramble to find another (and actually had to settle on what became my 1st backup pistol.)

3) In the event of a shoot, certainly the firearm will be confiscated as evidence... I'll need something else in the meantime.
 
I carry several handguns, I actually have thinned the heard .. going to sell one of my duplicates a LCR327 hopefully this weekend
 
Oninotaki said:
For a lot of people their EDC is a cheaper pistol that they train with the most. So I got to wondering if people get multiples of their preferred EDC (if it is practical for them to do so) so that they can reduce the wear on their EDC as they train with it, and have another one on hand just incase their EDC gets confiscated as part of a self defense situation?

My own EDC is a model I have never seen in a LGS, so I know I wouldn't be able to replace it in a single day. I would have to be lucky enough to find it in stock online, and would need at least 2 weeks in shipping time before I could fully replace it.

Are other people in a similar situation? Do people consider ease of replacement as part of the reliability of their EDC? Is difficulty in replacing your EDC something you have ever taken into consideration?
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I have several carry weapons and basically try to train with them consistently. Usually more the the ones that get carried the most.
 
When I got my 638, I was determined to master the small, light J frame. That involved shooting it quite a bit and then once a month to stay competent. Saw J frames on sale for $337.95 a few years later and got to thinking that I sure would miss that revolver if it broke or something, so I bought a 442 also. I alternate carrying and shooting them
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I don't have two of any gun. I did briefly consider buying a second G20.4 because I do really like the one I have. But a Glock is a Glock, and I have them in many flavors. If one goes down, gets lost or stolen, or is confiscated as evidence, I have other similar guns that I shoot about as well. And that is what matters.

They're also easy to replace and easy to maintain.
 
I have duplicates of guns but not for EDC. I do have 2 J frames. A 442 and a 36. The 442 gets carried most, the 36 rarely but it’s available. I also have a few Glocks, all of which can be carried, but the G48 MOS is #1 for carry out of my Glocks. The G48 does not wear optical sights though.
I am considering either a S&W 642 or another slimline Glock for backup carry in of problems with the primary carry gun. I do think a Glock 42 or 43will be the next gun I buy.
 
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