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Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>The following is a syndicated article by author Eve Flanigan that first appeared in USCCA\u2019s Concealed Carry Magazine Volume 15, Issue 5, July 2018 under the title, \u201cPistols & Potato Chips: You Can’t Have Just One.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people who are new to concealed carry take what feels like\nthe big step of purchasing their first handgun but then stop there. If you\u2019re\ninterested enough in carrying a gun to be reading this article, chances are\nyou\u2019re one of the majority of handgun owners who would benefit from owning two\nor more handguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was involved in a defensive shooting, and now the gun I\ncarried is gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you\u2019re probably already aware, chances are your firearm\nwill be confiscated \u2014 even if only temporarily \u2014 if you\u2019re forced to draw\nduring a defensive gun use. Even when presenting a gun or firing it is\ncompletely justified, it\u2019s likely that your gun will be taken as evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What then? The hours, days, months and, sometimes, even\nyears following a defensive gun use can be some of the most dangerous,\nespecially as \u201ccatch-and-release\u201d policies for repeat offenders are practiced\nby judges across the country. Legal proceedings often drag on for up to four\nyears or more following a defensive shooting, which means that could also be\nhow long your gun is locked up in a police department\u2019s evidence room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay prepared by having a spare handgun for personal carry. Weigh the possibility of going unarmed, increasing your risk of victimization, because your only handgun was confiscated as part of a police investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to do more training, but the carry-sized gun\nlimits what I can do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of skill level, everyone who carries can benefit\nfrom regular training. Shooting skills fade quickly with neglect, and being a\nresponsibly armed citizen includes being proficient at the fundamentals of\nmarksmanship and understanding the limits of your current skill set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know up to what distance you can consistently hit a\ntorso-sized target? Are you able to place rounds in a credit-card-sized target\nat 5, 7 or even 10 yards? How long does it take to draw your firearm from\nconcealment and fire accurately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing your performance limitations and working toward\nbuilding upon the skills you\u2019ve mastered is a journey of development that every\nshooter is traveling on \u2014 some backward, some forward. We can all work to be\nbetter at some aspect of shooting while continuing to practice and maintaining\nareas of proficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But breaking news: Heavy practice with a concealment-sized\ngun can be exhausting and impractical. Moreover, many excellent classes require\na gun and gear that are too big and obvious to carry concealed. Even if you\u2019ve\nmanaged to find the rigid, outside-the-waistband holster and perhaps a magazine\npouch required by some schools and trainers, reloading magazines and carrying\nenough of them can be a challenge on days that require 200 or more rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wearing a full-sized or nearly full-sized gun may seem\nostentatious or unnecessary to the person who\u2019s training exclusively for\npersonal defense with a small gun, but the wear and tear saved on the shooter\u2019s\njoints and thumbs inflicted by the extra recoil and the reloading associated\nwith most small handguns should be motivation enough. If you\u2019re hurting or worn\nout, you won\u2019t gain all the benefits of training, and the skills practiced on\nthe big gun can only enhance your prowess with the small one, assuming you\u2019ve\ntaken time to also practice with that gun shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My gun is in need of parts or repair.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guns, like cars, have parts that wear out. In recent years,\nas manufacturers rush production to keep up with growing demand, factory\nrecalls are no longer surprising. In any case, the day may come when your gun\ngoes offline for mechanical reasons. Having a second gun gives you something to\ncarry until the damaged one is repaired. If your backup is the same make and\nmodel as the primary, a second gun can even serve as an organ donor of sorts\nuntil the \u201ccannibalized\u201d parts can be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like some karmic lesson, this exact thing happened to me during the week I wrote this article. The gun I happened to be wearing that day \u2014 a fine Heckler & Koch VP9<\/a> \u2014 launched its recoil spring\/guide rod assembly across the range when I stripped it for what was intended as a midday cleaning. I know better than to not carry a spare, but at just north of 3,000 rounds of use, delaying the purchase of this critical part to a later payday seemed like the thing to do. After all, my other main training and teaching guns\u2019 recoil springs are still running strong, well beyond the average round count for this component. Had I not had an extra 9mm with its own holster and magazine pouch along for the ride that day, my training and fun would\u2019ve been cut short. HK did exchange the parts in a quick five days, but had this been my only gun, I\u2019d have been unarmed for that period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identical model, <\/strong>or something else?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the event your firearm is confiscated post-incident, it\nwould be ideal to own a spare that\u2019s the same model as the one you used to\ndefend yourself. This would mean that the holster you\u2019re used to wearing would\nfit it perfectly, unless you\u2019ve added bulky accessories. Any extra magazines\nwould fit the \u201cunderstudy\u201d gun, and your habits surrounding you wearing the gun\nwouldn\u2019t have to change. Not only do these elements make practical sense, they\ncontribute to peace of mind. Not having to alter your daily routine to carry a\ndifferent gun, at a time when there\u2019s plenty else to think about, is handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exception to this line of thinking is that if your\nexisting firearm is in good repair and still occasionally fails to go \u201cbang\u201d\nwhen you want it to, look for a more reliable one. Remember that price and\nappearance aren\u2019t necessarily indicators of reliability and that the most\nimportant quality in a carry gun \u2014 tied with reliability, really \u2014 is that you\nactually carry it every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same caliber or bigger-bore?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having two firearms chambered for the same cartridge can\nmake ammunition purchasing and storage simpler in that there\u2019s only one round\nto deal with. Savings are easier to come by when buying in bulk quantities, and\nif you\u2019re practicing regularly on both firearms, this might be the best reason\nto have identically chambered guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are plenty of good reasons to choose a different\ncaliber for training. For example, if your daily carry gun is chambered in .380\nACP and you\u2019ve decided to get a full-sized handgun for participating in formal\nclasses, that bigger gun probably won\u2019t run .380. Maybe there isn\u2019t a wide\nvariety of available rigid, outside-the-waistband holsters and mag pouches for\nyour EDC pistol (holsters and pouches that are required by most gun schools).\nPerhaps your favorite carry piece is a revolver, but you don\u2019t want to deal\nwith reloading after every five or six shots while your classmates with higher-capacity\nsemi-autos are getting to shoot 10 or 15 times between reloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, for those who train regularly, cost of\nammunition and the effects of recoil may be factors in the decision to go with\na lighter cartridge than they carry. Maybe your EDC sidearm is chambered in,\nsay, .357 SIG or 10mm. Regularly purchasing training rounds in either of those\ncalibers is likely to set your finances back farther than certain other more\ncommon calibers. While the effect of either of those cartridges\u2019 recoil is negligible\nin the context of actual self-defense, they can certainly inflict fatigue\nduring extended firing. Such stouter loads are also known to wear out gun parts\nfaster, a consequence of the increased pressures inherent to the cartridges. In\nshort, chambering can make a big difference in how much you train and how much\nit costs for you to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping for a second handgun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you buy anything, identify what you want to get out\nof having that second gun. If it\u2019s strictly the ability to continue the practice\nof everyday carry if your main gun is in need of repair or taken into\npossession post-incident, then a same-make\/same-model purchase makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are times when the compact or subcompact and full-sized categories can be combined on the range. An example that comes to mind is Glock\u2019s double-stack compact line, including the 26, 27 and 30, among others. Want to go smaller? The very concealable SIG Sauer P365 has emerged onto the scene with an optional 12-round magazine. The usefulness of these small guns is extended beyond daily carry thanks to the availability of larger-capacity magazines as well as broad availability of holsters. This again speaks to the wisdom of having the same brand\/same caliber, so long as the gun is comfortable for extended firing and greater-capacity mags are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re looking to enter local matches or participate in\nclasses that last a day or longer, it\u2019s wise to consider a compact or\nfull-sized companion to a subcompact carry gun. The choices are virtually\nendless but can narrow substantially if you look for those with readily\navailable model-specific holsters and magazine pouches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s helpful to find a range or private class where you can\nassess different sidearms hands-on. Unfortunately, many shooters purchase a gun\nfirst and then shoot it, only to find out it\u2019s not what they had in mind.\nAlways remember and be willing to admit to yourself that the gun that looked so\nappealing in the display case or had great online reviews may simply be a poor fit\nfor your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s normal for a shooter\u2019s taste in guns to change over time as knowledge and experience are gained. Owning at least two handguns, and practicing with both, accelerates a shooter\u2019s understanding of the dynamics of shooting and makes informed decisions easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how you can join nearly 300,000 responsibly armed Americans who already rely on the USCCA to protect their families, futures and freedoms: USCCA.com\/gunsamerica<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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