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Originally Posted by lugersrkewl
my .02 cents- when clapped out shooters start selling for almost the price of a brand new fn 5.7 pistol or a new saiga ak its kind of a no brainer that its no longer realistic to even own a plinker.
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I am not that 'old' being 'only' 51, but since I have been in the hobby, I have ALWAYS heard:
1. How lugers are 'too' expensive, that I can't afford them
2. That younger collectors can't get into this hobby
3. That there are fewer younger collectors
4. That ALL the good guns have been bought
etc, etc
My personal 'feeling' is that;
1. Lugers have always been collectable (with the last 3 years have been an anomaly) / that lugers simply are like Winchester 1873's or Colt SSA - more expensive than other guns
2 & 3. Yes, I see many younger collectors on the boards and forum, the problem is that many times the younger collectors are not OUR relatives
4. Tons of good guns out there and if you look around and talk to the right folks, at any time, any day, I could buy 40-50 lugers or more / if I had the money to buy GOOD quality like Herman said
Ed