SIGforum
Cycle through or out with the old and in with the new?

This topic can be found at:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/430601935/m/2970041564

January 06, 2020, 12:01 PM
elberettas
Cycle through or out with the old and in with the new?
Hello Everyone,

For those of you who have multiples of the same pistol. Do you use one until it is in need of repair and have the others just as back ups, or do you use them all equally?
January 06, 2020, 12:11 PM
RHINOWSO
A primary carry G19, a training G19, and a spare G19.

I got my primary to about 2500 rds and now it just gets shot every 6 months or so. The training G19 gets beat on (but nothing has broken).

The spare G19 has 500+ rounds and is vetted; if one of the other 2 went hard down / lost / stolen, it would step in to either position.
January 06, 2020, 12:49 PM
cslinger
I have multiples of my chosen platform (HK P2000) not so much for having a spare but for being able to have them set up for different roles without me having to move them around or remove / re affix lights etc. so I have a bed side one, another HD one a carry one. Etc. all see some rounds through them and all act as potential backups.

So I guess for me I rotate through.


"Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man."
January 06, 2020, 03:14 PM
19tass
I try to spread the round count around fairly equally.
January 07, 2020, 09:22 PM
Legal Beagle
I have multiples and tend to keep it pretty even. They’re broken in pretty well, all set up the same.


Please support the SF "Help Mike!" campaign to raise legal fees for a 72 year old Texas teacher and hobby rancher who had 6 forgotten 9mm rounds in his checked luggage leaving T&C and faced 12 years in prison and $50k legal fees at https://fundrazr.com/b2KZgc.
January 08, 2020, 04:29 PM
pedropcola
I think Rhino’s solution is the best. However, I just tend to buy spares and shoot one to death. Realistically I have never shit one to death though. Changed some parts but that is all. I like have a basically brand new gun or two sitting safely in the safe. If one went hard down and I hadn’t vetted the new one yet I would just switch to a different style gun. I’m not wedded to anyone in particular. Glock, Sig320, MP they all do the same for me within acceptable margins in my hands.

Edited to add. On my spare Glocks I changed out the standard parts I change out, even on the unfired one. Mainly mag release and slide release. Kept stock trigger but I prefer those other parts by a wide margin
January 08, 2020, 07:08 PM
elberettas
Yes, I like Rhino's modus operandi.
January 09, 2020, 11:11 AM
George43
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
A primary carry G19, a training G19, and a spare G19.

I got my primary to about 2500 rds and now it just gets shot every 6 months or so. The training G19 gets beat on (but nothing has broken).

The spare G19 has 500+ rounds and is vetted; if one of the other 2 went hard down / lost / stolen, it would step in to either position.



That is a good idea. I may implement it.


A gun in the hand is worth more than ten policemen on the phone.
The American Revolution was carried out by a group of gun toting religious zealots.
January 09, 2020, 04:17 PM
dewhorse
quote:
Originally posted by cslinger:
I have multiples of my chosen platform (HK P2000) not so much for having a spare but for being able to have them set up for different roles without me having to move them around or remove / re affix lights etc. so I have a bed side one, another HD one a carry one. Etc. all see some rounds through them and all act as potential backups.

So I guess for me I rotate through.


This is what I do with my G17s