Parts to keep on hand???

[CRAMBONE]

I am posting this here because I am mentioning a wide range of weapons. Mods if this is wrong feel free to move. Thanks.

Long story short my AR (Colt 6920 w/ RDS and extra parts) fund had to get used to pay unexpected bills. Work is slowing down and although I have applications and interviews in all over the place it may be a minute before I am making decent dough again.

My question is what extra parts for the following weapons are a must? I am decent on ammo and more than decent on magazines for most of these weapons.

-AMD-65 (AK)- I have an AMD parts kit, a mixture (mostly east block and chinese) of 18 30rd mags and ammo.
-PTR91F (G3)- I wanted a semi .308 a few years ago and these were cheap. No parts. Mixture of 15 steel and alloy mags and ammo. Need sight tool.
-Glock 17s- No parts. 6 mags per and ammo.
-1911 .45acp- No parts. 7 mags and ammo.
-M1 Garand- No parts. Need more CMP ammo.

The Glocks and "G3" are the main ones I am concerned with as I have no parts for these. If you have any experience (or hearsay) with parts breakage on these weapon systems please let me know.

[PA PATRIOT]

Question is do you have the skill and on hand tools to make such repairs?

The guns in question should all be maintained and known failure items replaced asap before storing parts and waiting for something to break possibly during a time of emergency use.

Use want money you wish to allocate now to up-keep your current guns and worry about replacement parts down the road.

[Crow Hunter]

Question is do you have the skill and on hand tools to make such repairs?

To build on this.

If it were me, I would pick one type of action and sell the others and get a backup gun of an identical make/model of rifle and handgun so that you have a spare gun and get the tools/parts/training to fix those.

Right now you have several different types of guns, all of which need different parts/skills/tools to repair. Not to mention the different manual of arms and magazines for each type.

Now if none of them are your "go to" guns and you are just collecting them for fun/reference/skill building, don't worry about keeping parts for them. If something breaks, fix it then, if you can no longer get parts for them, sell the broken gun for parts. Someone will buy it because they need the parts.

[p22shooter30]

out of your guns i am only familiar with the 1911 so i will tell you what i have broken on mine is the last couple thousand rounds.
-barrel bushing split along its axis
-extractor had worn down and needed to be replaced
-ejector needed to be replaced after it broke

i keep those parts on hand incase they break again. i also have an extra firing pin, firing pin spring, and that plate on the back that retains the firing pin and spring incase i lose it. i dont think i really need anything else. i have all sorts of spare parts to keep my ar running for a long time. i do not have any spare parts for any of my other pistols, mainly because i dont see them breaking for any reason. i ride my 45 hard, my others just sit there and wish they get taken to the range more. hope this helps

[Redmanfms]

I'd recommend you sell the AMD, PTR, Garand, and one of the pistols and all of the associated equipment (mags/ammo) to keep whichever pistol you prefer and buy a 6720/6920 a bunch of mags, some ammunition, spare springs, cotter pins, complete bolt and firing pin and a good sling. The AR is probably the simplest autoloading rifle to maintain on the market today, any asshole with a few basic tools can manage it. Keep a bunch of the LPK springs and extractor springs and inserts and you should be fine for many years of hard service.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Some find it best to down size their "collection" via selling and trading so they can build a cache of firearms that have caliber, magazine, and parts commonality.

The whole "two is one, one is none" principle applies here.

[p22shooter30]

i guess what the last two posters are trying to say is, you should sell me your garand.

[CRAMBONE]

Let me get this out first, no I am not selling my Garand.

And believe me I understand the 2 is 1, 1 is none mindset. I have thought about selling stuff off to fund more "projects", and I will not get into why I have a wide array of weapons on this forum. These WEAPONS are not part of a collection but are in my possession to be used for what they were intended for should the need arise.

I have decent ability with replacing parts. I know I can not do complete re-builds, but extractors/ejectors/springs and what not I am good with.

As of right now the AMD is my "go to" rifle. And one of the Glocks will be my go to pistol as soon as the holsters come in. I am just concerned about parts breakage. I would like to have extra small parts on hand in case the "big one" comes.

[p22shooter30]

i agree. selling a gun might sound like a way to get a new one, but you will always regret it. i sold one gun in my life and will never sell another, except im try to sell my m1 carbine because it sucks. hopefully to help fund a new m1 carbine.

keep the guns you have and just keep saving anyway you can. the money will eventually come. as for spare parts, if you are waiting to buy that colt and it will become your go to rifle, then just get spare parts for that. you wont need much besides a spare lower parts kit and a replacement bolt and firing pin.

[PA PATRIOT]

Let me get this out first, no I am not selling my Garand.

And believe me I understand the 2 is 1, 1 is none mindset. I have thought about selling stuff off to fund more "projects", and I will not get into why I have a wide array of weapons on this forum. These WEAPONS are not part of a collection but are in my possession to be used for what they were intended for should the need arise.

I have decent ability with replacing parts. I know I can not do complete re-builds, but extractors/ejectors/springs and what not I am good with.

As of right now the AMD is my "go to" rifle. And one of the Glocks will be my go to pistol as soon as the holsters come in. I am just concerned about parts breakage. I would like to have extra small parts on hand in case the "big one" comes.

Since all of your long guns are recycled surplus you have no idea of the age and fatigue of the critical parts inside those guns so your first mission should be to insure a solid reliable gun up-front and back-up parts later once you have the money.