Gun purchase ?????

[joehorner]

Has anyone bought a firearm just for the purpose of complimenting an existing firearm in your inventory. This is why I ask. I bought a Ruger SR 22 rifle a couple of years ago at a gun show. It is just a fun piece to shoot and own. Now to the present. Ruger just came out with another SR 22 in the form of a pistol. Went to the LGS,saw it,handled it,then bought it . I believe one of the reasons I did this because of its same name. Just made sence to me at the time and have enjoyed them both. I know we don't have to justify any gun purchase but it just seemed so right at the time,and it still does! Anybody have a similar experience like this. Inquiring minds want to know.........Joe

 

[Devonai]

All of my firearms complement each other. My safe is a happy little commune.

More to the spirit of your post, I have never purchased two of the same item. The two weapons I own that closely duplicate each other (by type) are my Beretta 92FS 9x19mm and PX4 .40. Everything else has its specific place in my collection.

 

[FROGO207]

Me I am into buying twins or triplets of the exact same thing when the price is right. I will also get different firearms that have a common ammunition used--- a few 30 Carbines and a pair of 30 Carbine Ruger BlackHawk revolvers. I have quite a few others but you get the idea. More 30-30s than my family will ever use.:banghead:

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I could see buying the same gun in different calibers. Not the same gun though, in the same caliber. Matched pair, consecutive serial #'s? OK, I get that.
Closest thing to same gun are 2 S&W's. A 5906 and a 4006. Esentially the same gun different calibers.

 

[medalguy]

Sure. I bought a Beretta M9 and liked it so much I went out and bought a Compact. Then I looked at the M16 in my vault and got the urge to get an XM177E2 to keep it company. Then there's the M14 that needed an M1A to keep it from being lonesome......you get the picture.

 

[wannabeagunsmith]

I see myself doing this in the near future....

 

[TurtlePhish]

Mosin-Nagant M91/30 and its little brother, the M44.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I can see myself doing it, although I haven't yet.

 

[ChileRelleno]

My Saigas were bought to compliment each other as a collection.
There are a few firearms out there where buying a second of the same make/model is about the only way to have spare parts if you ever need them.
Saigas are one of those, e.g. Saiga 12 & Saiga .308, parts are pretty scarce.

 

[Apuuli]

Not yet, but I plan on getting a Heritage Rough Rider to match my Henry .22M and a Nagant M1895 and M91/30 set.

 

[CapnMac]

Sure, been close just in finding good deals that followed me home.

I've long had one of those "if I won the lottery" ways I'd annoy the Colt Custom Shop--like a matched set of Officer's, Commander, Government Model. One set in electroless nickel in .45acp; another in .38super in Royal Blue.

One of the things I want to collect up is an AR-15 in VN; A1; A2; A4 guise, with an M4gery of some sort. Until poverty & foreclosure struck me, I had a triplet of M-1903s--Rock Island Improved with a cartouched "C" stock, USMC 1903 with scant stock; and my "keeper" a 1903A3 still in its cartouched "S" stock.

My 'perfect' battery of Garands would be a WWII fitted one, a KW-fitted one, a .308 version, and a KW-era plain-jane to fit with grenade-launching gear.

 

[Oceanbob]

Bought a Glock 20; loved it so much I ended up buying 2 more. Bought a Glock 29, bought another one a few months later.

(yes, I reload 10MM )

Same thing with my 2 Mini-14s. Two Seecamps; 4 Colt 1911s, 2 Glock 17s, 2 Glock 19s, 3 Glock 26s, 3 .308 Bolt Remys, etc.....If you find something you love, buy two.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

There are several reasons I have in the past.....sure others have more too.

1. Henry lever action .22lr rifle.....requires a heritage .22 lr revolver.
2. 1 Mosin 91/30 Izzy....requires a tula and a few cans of ammo
3. I bought a savage bolt action .22 lr to teach my oldest how to shoot. i figured I would use it for all the kids, except this may become "his" rifle and I may just end up buying each one as they get old enough.....
4. Hunting with the boys will require multiple shotguns, here in Ohio.

lots of reasons...some a little better than others.

 

[redmond]

I have an S&W K22 to match my K38, Same weight and feel, so practicing with the inexpensive .22lr helps to develop good habits with the .38.

Same deal, the Model 34 (.22lr) helps with shooting my Model 36 (.38 Spl) better.

OK, I also get to have more revolvers, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Winchester101]

Back when I collected old S&W revolvers pretty heavily, I would sometimes buy the same model from different eras. Pinned barrel, non pinned, or countersunk, non countersunk cylinders, etc.

As far as complimentary guns, they make sense to me, 2 guns in the same caliber for ammo interchangability.

And I've been known to buy 2 or 3 of the same gun when I found a good deal on them. Figured I could always sell the spares at a profit later or use them for trades with buddies.

W101