Being nervous doesn't mean I wouldn't shoot it....just means that until I get through the first magazine without a problem I'll be trying to shoot and pray a rosary at the same time...hope the beads don't get tangled up in the toggle.
I've got mil-surp rifles a lot older than 1938....my Swedish Mauser, Gew 88 Commission Rifle, Gew 98 dated 1917, couple of Swiss Schmidt Rubins, Finn Mosins, P14 Enfield, etc. and I shoot them with complete confidence. But then they aren't worth nearly as much as a Luger. I guess I just recognize the value of the gun and that it may not be as robust as a Mosin or Mauser rifle.
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