To Shoot, or not to shoot? THAT is the question

Alx · 11-05-2007, 10:53 PM

When I look at my fine and completely matching 1915 DWM P08 number 48 l, I am glad I fired before I realized just how pristine it is, and would be very reluctant to risk that again. The gun is in that amazing condition now because it has been kept from the normal usage and wear that would have other wise reduced it to a shooter long ago. Seems wasteful to now begin wearing out something that has survived over 90 years without showing its age, and firing a gun will eventually wear it out, every round a bit more.
A hundred years from now, there will be alot fewer collector grade near-mint Lugers than now, just for this reason. Hopefully not this one.

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11-05-2007, 10:53 PM	#15
Alx User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee area Posts: 263 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	When I look at my fine and completely matching 1915 DWM P08 number 48 l, I am glad I fired before I realized just how pristine it is, and would be very reluctant to risk that again. The gun is in that amazing condition now because it has been kept from the normal usage and wear that would have other wise reduced it to a shooter long ago. Seems wasteful to now begin wearing out something that has survived over 90 years without showing its age, and firing a gun will eventually wear it out, every round a bit more. A hundred years from now, there will be alot fewer collector grade near-mint Lugers than now, just for this reason. Hopefully not this one.