Collectors, colt vs. luger conditions...

Matt · 04-12-2001, 10:04 PM

Another factor may be that 9mm ammo didn't become popular in the U.S. until the 1980s, when all of the so called "wondernine" hi-capacity pistols became popular among shooters. A lot of the war trophy pistols were just tucked away and rarely or never fired. The 1911/1911A1s have always been shooter pistols as well as collector guns. There's just not as many people who shoot Lugers and P.38s compared to .45 autos. Several of my shooting buddies had never fired a Luger until shooting mine.

04-12-2001, 10:04 PM	#6
Matt User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Observations and questions Another factor may be that 9mm ammo didn't become popular in the U.S. until the 1980s, when all of the so called "wondernine" hi-capacity pistols became popular among shooters. A lot of the war trophy pistols were just tucked away and rarely or never fired. The 1911/1911A1s have always been shooter pistols as well as collector guns. There's just not as many people who shoot Lugers and P.38s compared to .45 autos. Several of my shooting buddies had never fired a Luger until shooting mine.