Why own multiple examples of the same gun?

[lee n. field]

Multiple Makarovs. Spare parts, a loaner gun, I don't need to get more magazines or a different holster, and the last one was only a hundred bucks, how could I pass it up? I mean, really.

 

[Freeze N]

2 Glock 20's. 1 for the range, and 1 to carry. And it never hurts to have a BUG so I bought a 29

 

[Gewehr98]

Umm, so you can make use of the stacking swivel function?

(3rd M1 Garand on indefinite loan to my father, so M1903A4 stacked in middle)

 

[Farnham]

Borrowed from:
Duke Nukem at Snipers Hide

I don't know why, but man...if I could have multiple examples, that would be it.

S/F

Farnham

 

[rbernie]

I have five 1911's and five ARs and five Savage 99's in 308 and four Enfields and so on. Why? For all the reasons mentioned:

• Ammo compatibility
• Identical manual-of-arms
• Parts commonality/spares
• Ability to stash 'em around where potentially needed

 

[sm]

Another one in the El Tejon and Justin pretty well nailed it. camp.
My take has been Four of the same...at min.

Hanon just a doggone second. I just thought of something ...

pax

5 boys + 2 adults and 1 dog in the house = 9. 9*3 = 27 guns of the same kind minimium. That is just one platform. Handgun + Shotgun+ Rifle = 3 platforms * 27 = 81 - min.

Ma'am, ya'll are gonna 1) need a really big stout car , 2) Do shifts - in order to head to the range.

That ain' t being redundant - that is cornering the market...or is that hoarding...no matter...still a lot of guns for one household and we ain't even figured in ammo, mags, holters...

How is the foundation in that house?

In trouble again-

Steve

 

[dwave]

Multiple pistols I can understand:

4 pistols = 1 right hand + 1 left hand + 2 for backup!

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

It doesn't just apply to guns. I use a certain brand of wallet. I have found that the wallets last me about 4 years before they start falling apart. I probably own 15 new ones, just sitting in a box waiting for me to wear my current one out.

I understand that. I have a seriously messed-up foot and it took me years to find a pair of shoes that allowed me to walk all day without having to resort to using a cane. When I found the shoes, I bought three pairs. One beater pair for riding motorcycle and walking in the mud and snow, one good pair for work, and one pair in a box for when the beater pair dies and the good pair becomes the beater pair.

Dang, now I'm going to have to buy another Glock 26 for when my first wears out. But I don't think I'll buy another Glock 21, not when I can have an excuse to buy a Glock 30 as a companion gun, and maybe a Glock 36 for those light days. And now I can justify buying that Glock 34 I've had my eyes on. And of course you can never stop at just one AR. Does it count as multiple guns if I buy another upper for my receiver? I already have a Kadet kit for my CZ75B so I may already have succombed to this sickness...

 

[panzermk2]

BECAUSE you can never ever have enough guns, ever

 

[The Viking]

"Because I can/want to" seems as a perfectly good reason to me. I would If I could. Stupid laws

 

[Mortech]

One word ......TRADEBAIT !

 

[Trebor]

I could turn the question around. I don't understand why anyone would only own ONE copy of a gun they really like. What will you do if it breaks or is unavailable when you want to shoot it? What about if the model is discontinued or becomes hard to get?

When you find a gun you really like, buy two, because as sure as little green applies, it will be discontinued, hard to find, or the price will go up.

 

[rust collector]

My only multiples are K31s. Here's how the disease progresses.

See one at LGS (local gun shop). Ratty stock. Fondle it, shake head, leave. Return, buy the thing for $100, then do research. Hey, not bad, and AIM's got em in super clean shape for 79, so order a couple more on C&R. Then of course AIM gets bunch of the later imports with the BATF mandated unique serial numbers punched on the receiver, and they blow those out at $59 shipped, so have to get a pair of shooters. Then the walnut one shows up in the LGS, and has to go home with me. Three tags, 6 unique examples of swiss precision and the citizen/soldier concept.

I just hope the pipeline empties out before I snap again. But 'tis a fine and pleasant misery...

 

[Zen21Tao]

5 boys + 2 adults and 1 dog in the house = 9. 9*3 = 27 guns of the same kind minimium. That is just one platform. Handgun + Shotgun+ Rifle = 3 platforms * 27 = 81 - min.

Is this that "new" math? I've aways thought 5+2+1=8.

 

[Sistema1927]

Why does it matter, and who is keeping track, and why?

I thought that we lived in a free society, and one was allowed to spend their money how they pleased, without having to answer to anyone.

Even if someone else doesn't see the utility of my spending decisions, they are my spending decisions, and I shouldn't have to answer to anyone about them.

In other words: MYOB.

(Sorry to sound so harsh in this, but I get tired of seeing this type of stuff on a board populated by people who ought to know better. :banghead: )