and a quandry
So, I picked up this Luger out of layaway on the way to the range today. Its my collector gun. Well, I'm at the range with my S/42 shooter and my Frankenartillery, and decide that I should at least put a magazine through the new gun, just because it is there. So, I slip five rounds of 9mm into the magazine, seat it into the pistol, rack the action...and proceed to shoot the eyes out of the target!
I am amazed. This gun shoots groups a full third tighter than my shooter S/42, and even shoots tighter than my Artillery, hand-held.
So now I am really in a quandry. Do I go against my intentions and shoot this gun regularly? It certainly isn't in such pristine shape that I will seriously hurt the value if something breaks. And it really does shoot tighter--consistently, through a 200-round afternoon test--than any other gun I own, Luger or no.
I started on this Luger collector journey with a decision that I would only own Lugers I could shoot. After the rush of buying several shootable guns, I thought I was over that phase, and could now buy collector guns with a clear mind.
So much for good intentions, I guess the future will see how it all turns out.
--Dwight
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