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Unread 05-20-2013, 10:43 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Bogr1988 View Post
Well I bought it for $1800 because there has been a low amount of quality WWII produced lugers around. Might have been a bit high, now the debate is to whether or not should I shoot it?
Steve, you don't note where you are. I'm in Western New York state; no big gun shows, dwindling gunshops (only two in an hours drive; used to be six - no smiths left at all). Lugers are rarely seen at any of the mid-state shows and usually as attention getters, if offered for sale, they are $500 - $800 more than estimates of comparable Lugers given here. I'd say you did OK; not great, but better than not having a Luger. A bird in the hand etc...

If it were me, I would buy a 100-rd box of Wal-Mart Winchester 'White Box' 115gr 'Target' ammunition, shoot two magazines worth and then clean it up good, oil it, and take it out occasionally and cycle it fondly...Like I do with mine...
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