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Originally Posted by cirelaw (Post 240808)

I admit I'm a 'luger virgin' ~~~Eric!

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Originally Posted by cirelaw (Post 240818)

Only a virgin shooting one! I own 12 so far and making last payment on another! Very addictive!!

Yes, I knew from your posts that you had a nice collection going but a dozen just isn't enough for a Luger nut like yourself, lots of Lugers for sale and so little time. :cheers:

Jerry, with all due respect to your established expertise in the field you are neglecting one quite important aspect of life.
Individual choice.
I have shot my Navy, and may well shoot it again. Your assertion that I am "brainless" for doing so is a personal attack that I don't appreciate.
You certainly have the right to disagree with the way I exercise my freedom of choice but if you are unable to express your opinion in a mature way and without resorting to subjective slams I think you would do the Luger collecting community a service by keeping them to yourself.

Gary

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Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair (Post 240759)

News flash! Imperial Navy Luger's are FAR from a dime a dozen..more like 5-8 grand a pop. Shooting ANY all matching Luger is a brainless thing to do. Much less a Navy. I would LOVE to collect all the stories..like LON above where people went out to shoot a Luger and lost thousands of dollars putting a few rounds down range.
Granted you MIGHT get away with it..but an all matching Navy is a thing to treasure..not shoot.
I have a mismatched Navy I shoot. I think I have a couple of grand in it but a broken part could be replaced. Even that would be bad but not like the end of the World. I think the last part I broke in that pistol was the flange on my toggle pin sheared off. These Navy large flange pins are so scarce I had to have one made. Not even a numbered part but it cost me 2-300 dollars to get one.
There are shooter pistols and collector pistols..anyone with a brain in their head and a sense of history wouldn't ever consider mixing up the two types.

Gary..It's my opinion and mine alone. If you are offended by MY opinion it bothers me not one whit. Ever since you have been on here you have chosen to be offended at one thing or another. I am offended that morons don't have the good sense not to shoot and ruin good collector guns. I don't cry and whine about it. I just give MY opinion when the subject comes up.

What I keep to myself is my business and I will mind mine..I suggest you mind yours. Collectors come on here every day wanting opinions. To couch MY opinions in any other way than what I do would be a disservice to what I believe about the collecting World I know and love.

You are dead wrong. I respect personal choice but when I think it's brainless I say so. It's also reckless and makes the moron who does it a very poor steward of history. It also proves to me the idiot who does it has much more money than intelligence. If you resemble any of these feel free to insert yourself into the dialog at any time. I can exclude myself cause I ain't brainless enough to shoot an all matching Imperial Navy Luger pistol.

Is this a personal attack? Maybe, maybe not..kinda looks like it cause you have made it that way.In my post I was talking in general but if you want to make it about you personally I am willing.

I have shot my Navy, and may well shoot it again. Your assertion that I am "brainless" for doing so is a personal attack that I don't appreciate.

Here's a news flash..I didn't get up this morning overly concerned with what you appreciate or don't. So if some brainless moron wants to shoot his all matching Navy that's purely his business and he doesn't have to come here and read my opinion about it. Later on he can come on and whine like a little girl about his broken extractor.

"Jerry, with all due respect to your established expertise in the field you are neglecting one quite important aspect of life.
Individual choice.
I have shot my Navy, and may well shoot it again. Your assertion that I am "brainless" for doing so is a personal attack that I don't appreciate.
You certainly have the right to disagree with the way I exercise my freedom of choice but if you are unable to express your opinion in a mature way and without resorting to subjective slams I think you would do the Luger collecting community a service by keeping them to yourself."

Gary

Gary, please re-read Jerry's original post, he did NOT call you brainless, he said that in his opinion shooting an all matching Imperial Navy Luger was a brainless thing to do. I believe that the vast majority of members on this forum have a very high regard for collectible Lugers, particular all matching Imperial Navy Lugers and there will never be any more then what is in existence now. From time to time, although we do not regard ourselves to be "brainless" never the less we all are guilty of doing things of that nature and usually live to regret it. I am sure his intention was merely to prevent you and others from making a very costly mistake. As he pointed out Lugers such as yours generally fall into the $5,000. to $8,000. range, because of the problems his has experienced it is now in the $2,000. range. Just my two cents but I would say his comments in this regard should be very much appreciated. I have always found Jerry's advice to be right on the money. :surr:

Lon

How about we shut this thread down................