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In a few years it will be able to print them in 3d. That should cut the costs a bit :D

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Originally Posted by Vlim (Post 229966)

In a few years it will be able to print them in 3d. That should cut the costs a bit :D

That is so close to been true, you can not even imaging how close ;0)

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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker (Post 227164)

Other ways to look at it;

If you have Pistol Parabellum by Gerben and Mario, they talk about how it was not economically feasible, yet Mauser went ahead, never making enough to pay for it (I believe).

Krieghoff made new ones and was selling them for over 10 thousand

Krause made handmade / tool-room ones and sold them for 15 thousand

Even using CNC, I have heard of more than one 'attempt' that has failed in the last ten years.

The stainless ones by Mitchel (and several other names) have been only fairly successful and issues in working correctly.

So, not saying it can't be done, but even some recent attempts using CNC had issues with the frames from the rumours I heard?

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If I were to guess why these don't work, I'd say that not enough attention was paid to the timing of the springs.

Sieger

And proper hardening of important areas. (the Stainless Mitchell/Stoeger/Aimco/etc.. ones).

Mauser never made money on the regular models, but ended with a small profit overall with the money they made on their commemorative series.

Mauser's production costs were actually quite good. The problem was that a new pistol cost about 225 - 250 USD and a good surplus Luger could be picked up for 50... Guess what people bought :)