Get two! Modern plastic pistols aren't that expensive. And you could always find a used one of the same model.
You break the new one in, shoot enough of your chosen ammo to make sure it's 100%, and then carry that one.
The other one is the beater gun: shoot it a million times, compete with it, plink with it, bang it around.
Y'all think this is maybe a good idea?
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