Hi-Power Jack Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Really silly NOT to have a matched backup gun, iff you're shooting major matches. Local matches - maybe you can get away without one - but you will still be out of the shooting for a few weeks if you have to send your gun to a smith. If travel and $100 -200 match fees are involved - you NEED a backup gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hump Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 My CO gun is my backup for my open rig. I shoot a lot of 3 fun matches and take a back up for all three guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPENB Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I think it's up to the match director, but I know Gary Stevens has said if it met the division, he'd allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Hi-Power Jack said: Really silly NOT to have a matched backup gun, iff you're shooting major matches. Local matches - maybe you can get away without one - but you will still be out of the shooting for a few weeks if you have to send your gun to a smith. If travel and $100 -200 match fees are involved - you NEED a backup gun. Easier said than done if you shoot a custom Open gun. Took me awhile to get a second gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Sarge said: Easier said than done if you shoot a custom Open gun. Took me awhile to get a second gun. Better to have two $2,500 guns, than to have one $5,000 gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said: Better to have two $2,500 guns, than to have one $5,000 gun If they are as good of a gun, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Another decent option is to have friends that shoot the same division. sharing a gun is not the end of the world. A couple years back one of my friends got beat by two guys that were shooting his gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kixx Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I’ve never needed to switch to a backup gun during a match but I have definitely forfeited going to a major match because my gun broke the day before I was supposed to leave. Now I consider a backup gun a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz427 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I’ve kept my g34 open gun around and bring it as back up to my 2011. Its not a bad backup. Needs a slightly different load though. At some point I’m gonna buy a new primary open gun, and my current will become backup. Maybe one day I’ll have enough money to have 2 of the exact same guns. But right now I can hardly afford one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, MikeBurgess said: my friend got beat by two guys that were shooting his gun. Very embarrassing, but I've had the same experience - unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old558 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, MikeBurgess said: Another decent option is to have friends that shoot the same division. sharing a gun is not the end of the world. A couple years back one of my friends got beat by two guys that were shooting his gun. Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Seehawer Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I used to have identical backups but have since gone cheaper. If you need your backup, you can’t wait to finish and go for beers afterwards anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanm Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I always have my backup. It’s not exactly the same as my primary gun but it’s always nice to know I can continue the match if my primary gun goes down. I feel it’s a bit more of a necessity in open than in limited, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) For the four divisions that I care to shoot (open, singlestack/classic, prod and carry/prod optics) I have 2 identical guns for each: 2 identical open guns (plus a third extra backup?!) 2 identical bull barrel Trojans (actuallly 3 atm but I’ll sell one) 2 shadow 2’s and 2 shadow 2’s with optics. The only downside side is double everything. Example of match gun say gets a new mag button then backup gets it too. Match gun got new front sight? Yep, change the backup too. For me they are less useful if they aren’t very close to identical. Plus it means one gun can do all the heavy lifting in practice and keep the ‘match gun’ in better condition. Edited February 14, 2019 by BeerBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 12 hours ago, B_Seehawer said: I used to have identical backups but have since gone cheaper. If you need your backup, you can’t wait to finish and go for beers afterwards anyway. Truth to that. Most times when you see somebody walking to the car to change guns they will have a story to tell you about their match already being blown from major time lost on multiple stages or from zeroing their last stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, IHAVEGAS said: Truth to that. Most times when you see somebody walking to the car to change guns they will have a story to tell you about their match already being blown from major time lost on multiple stages or from zeroing their last stage. That is exactly right. Plus it will always happen on a long stage, so it really costs you. As far as the backup being exactly the same, maybe. Certainly the sighting arrangement. My backup had a different sight than my main Open gun. I played find-the-dot on a couple of stages in a Level III match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Seehawer Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Been there, done that. Absolutely better to be able to finish the match!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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