Where have the shooter/projects gone?

dacfan · 04-27-2009, 08:36 AM

Thanks for the reply. I have had several in the past. One looked like it was coated in cosmoline then sprayed with krylon. It shot high, but only had minor issues every 40 or 50 rounds, and I put a lot through it. For a gun in it's shape, I call that flawless. I have been to three shows over the last few months and the cheapest haggle price I could find on mismatched rusty stuff was around $900. Most shows around here have the same dealers over and over so that's the way it works. I need to find an online auction or one somebody has gathering dust in the back of a safe. Most I see on gunbroker, etc. are of better quality than I require. I must learn the virtue of patience. For now I'm stuck a' shootin' an Erma .380 that looks like it might blow up in my hand, but at least it has a toggle.

sheepherder · 04-27-2009, 08:47 AM

A lot of older "cosmetically challenged" firearms have been broken up into parts and sold separately. Numrich, Sarco, Gunbroker all list Luger parts that came from pistols that may not have been worth much as a whole but are commanding big bucks as spare/replacement parts.

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04-27-2009, 08:36 AM	#1
dacfan New User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the reply. I have had several in the past. One looked like it was coated in cosmoline then sprayed with krylon. It shot high, but only had minor issues every 40 or 50 rounds, and I put a lot through it. For a gun in it's shape, I call that flawless. I have been to three shows over the last few months and the cheapest haggle price I could find on mismatched rusty stuff was around $900. Most shows around here have the same dealers over and over so that's the way it works. I need to find an online auction or one somebody has gathering dust in the back of a safe. Most I see on gunbroker, etc. are of better quality than I require. I must learn the virtue of patience. For now I'm stuck a' shootin' an Erma .380 that looks like it might blow up in my hand, but at least it has a toggle.

04-27-2009, 08:47 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	A lot of older "cosmetically challenged" firearms have been broken up into parts and sold separately. Numrich, Sarco, Gunbroker all list Luger parts that came from pistols that may not have been worth much as a whole but are commanding big bucks as spare/replacement parts.