1940 Code 42 Mauser (New Collector)

Sky Zero · 09-19-2017, 07:18 PM

Eagle, that is a good idea. I try not to shoot my matching firearms, except when I first purchase them. I verify they work and then mostly display them. A shooter grade luger is better for actually firing. If one of your parts break on an original matching one, the value drops significantly (to an informed collector). Shooter grade pistols surface on this forum from time to time, as well as the other forum

Good luck, and welcome!

4 Scale · 09-19-2017, 09:00 PM

On recently acquired nicer pistols, I typically examine the entire pistol under magnification and if everything looks good, shoot a few rounds to verify proper operation then "retire" it.

As a compromise strategy re: the risk of breaking a numbered part, some will fire collectible examples after swapping out some of the smaller parts and/or toggle train. I confess I've done this at times, although not recently as I now have several shooters.

Lately I'm finding that I consider any all-matching Luger "collectible", even those that have been re-blued. So I endorse the suggestion that if you want to shoot, buy a shooter.

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09-19-2017, 07:18 PM	#1
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Eagle, that is a good idea. I try not to shoot my matching firearms, except when I first purchase them. I verify they work and then mostly display them. A shooter grade luger is better for actually firing. If one of your parts break on an original matching one, the value drops significantly (to an informed collector). Shooter grade pistols surface on this forum from time to time, as well as the other forum Good luck, and welcome!

09-19-2017, 09:00 PM	#2
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	On recently acquired nicer pistols, I typically examine the entire pistol under magnification and if everything looks good, shoot a few rounds to verify proper operation then "retire" it. As a compromise strategy re: the risk of breaking a numbered part, some will fire collectible examples after swapping out some of the smaller parts and/or toggle train. I confess I've done this at times, although not recently as I now have several shooters. Lately I'm finding that I consider any all-matching Luger "collectible", even those that have been re-blued. So I endorse the suggestion that if you want to shoot, buy a shooter.