Mauser vs. DWM

Dwight Gruber · 07-01-2003, 10:31 PM

Quality? No worries.

Other concerns may come into play. Interwar Commercial Lugers are likely to be chambered in .30 Luger. While a lot of people here like this caliber, commercial ammunition is hard to come by, expensive, and underpowered. Quite a few of the people here who shoot this load their own.

Interwar 9mm Lugers, "sneaks", Police pistols, etc., are likely to have more collector value than a run-of-the-mill WWII Mauser, and their value may be more affected by the vicissitudes of shooting.

1930s Mausers have the benefit of a quarter-century of advancements in the metallurgical arts.

Lugers are a lot of fun to shoot, and I do regularly. I tend to collect pre-WWII Lugers of several varieties. My main shooter is a 1936 S/42 (Mauser).

--Dwight

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07-01-2003, 10:31 PM	#2
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Quality? No worries. Other concerns may come into play. Interwar Commercial Lugers are likely to be chambered in .30 Luger. While a lot of people here like this caliber, commercial ammunition is hard to come by, expensive, and underpowered. Quite a few of the people here who shoot this load their own. Interwar 9mm Lugers, "sneaks", Police pistols, etc., are likely to have more collector value than a run-of-the-mill WWII Mauser, and their value may be more affected by the vicissitudes of shooting. 1930s Mausers have the benefit of a quarter-century of advancements in the metallurgical arts. Lugers are a lot of fun to shoot, and I do regularly. I tend to collect pre-WWII Lugers of several varieties. My main shooter is a 1936 S/42 (Mauser). --Dwight