to shoot or not?
 

Kinda new to lugers, i read a lot here about not shooting an all matching nice org. luger because you might damage a part that is org. to the gun and lower the value of the gun and make it a shooter. if you were going to buy one like that should you shoot it to see if it work,s and take a chance on breaking a org. part? or just buy it as is because it,s a great looking gun with all org. part,s? is it worth the risk to fire it before buying it?.

I have one thats collector grade I got a couple of years ago and shoot it once in a while. If I did break a part I figure by the time I cash in 20 or 30 years from now it will still be worth way more than what I paid for it.

If you are in it for the money in the long run then I wouldn't shoot a collector grade.

You can also buy some spare parts that would be most common to break, firing pin, extractor etc and change out the originals to shoot with.

Thanks Curly1 for your advice, ill do it. it,s not for the money. it,s for my grand son.

I asked these very same questions when I bought my all matching numbers 1936 S/42. I really wanted to shoot it so, I bought aftermarket parts to replace the originals for when I shoot the gun. The parts I bought are the firing pin, extractor, ejector and a pair of aftermarket black widow grips. Now, I can enjoy shooting my Luger without worrying about breaking the parts that are most vulnerable. I think I spent about $100 for the aftermarket parts. Enjoy your Luger. :cool:

A true collector grade Luger probably shouldn't be shot, though it pains me to say that about any gun. A shooter can be had for 5-600 dollars, still quite a bit of money, but good protection for an investment.

All my Lugers are shooters; I'm not a collector, just an a fan.

Go to ebay and buy a complete toggle train and a megar magazine. Swap these out for originals when you have an irrational compulsion to take a downside risk with no attendent upside reward. These will ensure that 99.9% of potential firing damages will not result to the parts that make the gun go BOOM.

Tom A

my luger is a 1936 S/42, all matching except the mag. after a few mo,s i had to see if would go bang. i took it to the range and had some problems with it. i replaced the firing pin with one i bought at a gun show. it worked great. i took the replacement firing back out and put it in a small zip lock bag with a note to use this firing pin to fire the gun. i put the org # firing pin back in the gun, and ill never try to fire it agin. but at least i know it works. and its all back to org. am i wrong??