Collectables - to shoot them or not to shoot them- that is the question

kurusu · 02-13-2017, 05:21 PM

Got to add something.

I am mainly a shooter. But I would resist the temptation of buying an Imperial Luger (or older) as a serious shooter. They are in the most cases 100 plus years old.

If shooter grade, they are either in very poor condition, not good for any shooting pistol, or heavily mismatched, not good for a Luger.

As an example I've switched some parts of my shooter Mausers and the results were appalling.

I remember that once a friend of mine inadvertently reassembled one of his with the sear bar of another and had chain fires. Never funny with a pistol.

My preference goes to late Mausers, they are newer and sturdier. Are the most common of them all. To really be a collectible it has to have 95% finish or better and be all matching to the 2 issued magazines.

02-13-2017, 05:21 PM	#19
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	Got to add something. I am mainly a shooter. But I would resist the temptation of buying an Imperial Luger (or older) as a serious shooter. They are in the most cases 100 plus years old. If shooter grade, they are either in very poor condition, not good for any shooting pistol, or heavily mismatched, not good for a Luger. As an example I've switched some parts of my shooter Mausers and the results were appalling. I remember that once a friend of mine inadvertently reassembled one of his with the sear bar of another and had chain fires. Never funny with a pistol. My preference goes to late Mausers, they are newer and sturdier. Are the most common of them all. To really be a collectible it has to have 95% finish or better and be all matching to the 2 issued magazines.