Ciao, Tac!
Signor Fantomark writing (I quite like that!!)
I heve read with great care and attention through all the points you made , and I must say I do agree with most of your remarks.
It seems clear to me that this is an inaccurate restoration, and I am probably not going for it, in the end.
A "reedeming feature" for this P08, however, would be that - having been restored by the Mother Factory and looking brand new in all of its internal components - would probably be one of the best buy ever from a functional point of view.
I do like shooting my guns and I know by experience that an unrestored P08 is always an unknonw entity when it comes to shooting!
I did have serious problems with one of my 2 other Lugers (toggle not remaining open, bullets not chambering properly, etc) and I only managed to make it function properly only thanks to the expert advice of the Forum, a new magazine and a new mainspring ..........On the contrary I would expect a factory rebuild (which also comes with a performance guarantee from the dealer) would be expected not to give any problems......
In any case I am also considering another option: this is a1938 S/42, all matching (including magazine & grips), original metal finish at 90%, no strawing. Barrel in top condition.
If seller agrees to a test shooting session and all goes fine, I am probably going for that (incidentally: same price as the factory refurb...!)
Would that be fine for you?
As to your opinion that ratherhaving a P08 in 9x21, you would not have a P08 at all, I do not agree with this. I do have friends in the UK that are quite happy with their decommissioned Lugers rather than having no Lugers at all!
All the best!
Marco
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