[Edward Tinker]

I was in the army and during unit armorer training they said more guns are ruined by cleaning than shooting.

That said, if you own a $2500 collectable and you break a part that is numbered, you are screwed and have lowered your collectable to a shooter (depending on the part and to whom the prospective collector you are trying to sell to).

So, I have "shooters" and I have collectables. If you want only shooters, then buy shooters. Although if you are willing to take the chance with your collectables, well, if/when they break, then take your chances. I think the chance of breaking a numbered part is slim, but personally it is so much easier to buy a shooter and shoot it, then one of my Simson's or other lugers...


Ed

PS: This subject has been brought up before, which is okay, and you can see what others previosuly said on this subject, to include a "poll" on what parts have broken in your lugers.