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Unread 11-06-2007, 11:28 PM   #27
RalphH
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Greetings, Gentlemen,

I can understand why you wouldn't want to risk damaging an all matching, original finish Luger, when there are many shooter grade Lugers out there. I did not intend to suggest otherwise. I was just speaking for myself.

I guess my Artillery with mismatched extractor falls into shooter grade, but even if it was matched I would still fire it. There are still many Lugers roaming this earth, so my one specimen would not be missed by the collectors in the future. The enjoyment I experience firing the old girl is well worth the price it may cost.

I am a collector of a different persuasion. As an example: I spent five years looking for a decent 1860 Pidault & Cordier that I could restore and fire. In all that time, I had only heard of three examples. Two of them were unacceptable. It cost me 3k+, much more than I have in the Artillery.
There aren't enough of them available to have a shooter and keep a collectible. It is exciting to own the gun but almost orgasmic to actually shoot it. The first firing in almost a century and a half. There were less than one thousand sold to the northern forces during the Civil War. Each came with fifty cartridges. There were no replacement cartridges. Hardly any of the revolvers survived.

I have the need to shoot all of mine, But I know where your coming from and I respect your need to preserve your Lugers for future generations.

I thank you for your indulgence, and God bless.
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Regards, Ralph
Boy, I love these old guns.....
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