I posted a while back about another matching Luger I bought. The recommendation was not to shoot the gun as it was a piece of history, and not many matching guns are around any longer.
I took that to heart and have refused to shoot the other Luger, and have pursued finding a shooter. Here in California they don’t pop up that much, and some folks have a very biased idea of what an unmatched beater should be priced at….
When this one popped up I jumped on it. As its plated I understand it is not worth much, but it has many matching parts, and was represented to be in great working condition. I immediately went to the range and gave it a whirl having never shot any luger! The gun feeds and fires flawlessly, but alas the bullets tumble at 7 yards. I shot some WWB out of it, and some reloads. The rifling is worn, but it looks better than my P38 which shoots well enough.
Any ideas on how I can have my cake and eat it too? I find the action on the luger to be very smooth and comfortable to shoot, but I’d like to see round holes, not keyholes!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.