A Singer 1911A1 up for auction

DavidJayUden · 08-03-2015, 01:39 PM

If you have never experienced shooting a Nambu, I'd encourage you to hold your nose and buy one. They are still relatively cheap, probably $800 should buy a good one, not a last-ditch effort, and with numbers everywhere, rust bluing and straw colored small stuff, they aren't all that far behind their German brethren. Upside is a trigger pull just this side of heaven and good function, the down-side is they look like a Chinese toy, are underpowered, AND cost about $1.00 per shot.
But to a Luger-bug like myself, they are an interesting diversion.
My $.02
dju

Zorba · 08-03-2015, 03:36 PM

Its actually a pretty well made pistol, no worse than a Spreewerk P.38, and mine at least is "stupid accurate". And ditto on the Ruger Mark being partially modeled after the Nambu - it wasn't our beloved Luger that was the inspiration, it was the Nambu! The Nambu takes down a LOT easier than a Mark though...

But at $1/shot, I don't shoot mine as much as I'd like!

Now the T-94 was a different story!

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08-03-2015, 01:39 PM	#1
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	If you have never experienced shooting a Nambu, I'd encourage you to hold your nose and buy one. They are still relatively cheap, probably $800 should buy a good one, not a last-ditch effort, and with numbers everywhere, rust bluing and straw colored small stuff, they aren't all that far behind their German brethren. Upside is a trigger pull just this side of heaven and good function, the down-side is they look like a Chinese toy, are underpowered, AND cost about $1.00 per shot. But to a Luger-bug like myself, they are an interesting diversion. My $.02 dju

08-03-2015, 03:36 PM	#2
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Its actually a pretty well made pistol, no worse than a Spreewerk P.38, and mine at least is "stupid accurate". And ditto on the Ruger Mark being partially modeled after the Nambu - it wasn't our beloved Luger that was the inspiration, it was the Nambu! The Nambu takes down a LOT easier than a Mark though... But at $1/shot, I don't shoot mine as much as I'd like! Now the T-94 was a different story!