two guns for training

[rlfrye]

As I am starting to look into handgun training, I am seeing alot of places saying to bring two guns. One as the primary and one in case of failure. I have a M&P 9C and a 9mm Range Officer. I understand the logic behind having a backup gun for classes. My problem is, I really dont want to use the Range Officer for training classes, so I have to now convince the Boss that I need another M&P.

 

[singlesix]

Be careful the last time I spoke to the CFO about getting a backup gun, well long story short, she got a backup sewing machine that cost 2x much as my back up gun .

 

[Bigtanker]

This has been brought up a little while in this thread.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/tactics-training/429870-second-gun.html

Tom Givens is a great trainer. He sees failures quite often in his classes. It would kinda suck to spend good money to get training and have your gun break in the first 100 rounds.

 

[lonehoosier]

When I first stated getting into training I had friends that would loan me there gun for the day. So far I never had to use a back up gun weather it was a pistol, AR or shotgun. They all made it through classes. It would suck to have to go home early after spending $300 to $500 on a class. I've seen guns fail to the point that they could not be fixed. My last shotgun class the same guy went through two shotguns. I gave him mine after those two failed.

 

[Tactically Fat]

2 is 1 and 1 is none.

I no longer have two identical (save for color) FS carry guns. But I do have 1 FS gun and single-stack compact gun that I utilize.

I also have at least 2 holsters for both of these guns. Holsters break...

And I have more than 1 spare mag holster for each style of magazine.

I've yet to take a spare belt with me to a class, but the holder this current one gets - having a spare probably isn't a bad idea.

AND to a much lesser extent: Should you ever happen to use your firearm in a defensive situation; your firearm will almost certainly be confiscated during the ensuing investigation / lawsuits / etc. You may never see that gun again with the way some departments act. If the unthinkable happens, wouldn't it be nice to have something else ready to go again the next time you go out?

When I first stated getting into training I had friends that would loan me there gun for the day. So far I never had to use a back up gun weather it was a pistol, AR or shotgun. They all made it through classes. It would suck to have to go home early after spending $300 to $500 on a class. I've seen guns fail to the point that they could not be fixed. My last shotgun class the same guy went through two shotguns. I gave him mine after those two failed.

 

[rlfrye]

I have been thinking about the 5" m&p 2.0, guess this is a good reason to look harder. Not that I need a good reason, lol.

 

[VERT]

I always take a spare gun with me to training. (Except the carbine courses, I don't own a second carbine). It does not necessarily have to be an identical gun. For example a 5" M&P and an M&Pc would work fine. The advantage of an identical gun would be not needing to switch holsters and magazines. But that isn't the end of the world either.