Jimbo,
Another good reason to get your C&R :
If any of the folks in your shop as so inclined, they can easily look over your piece and swap out some small parts. A once matching luger then has a replacement part or two...
Before I had my C&R, I used a transfer dealer shop that allowed me to bring in a hard gun case and my own padlock.
It was a little awkward asking them if I could do it for the first time. I was implying I could not trust them. But for the $ 75-100.00 transfer fee they were charging me, they had no problem and I was not bashful in asking.
The owner thought it a good idea, so no one had access to my luger for the month, except me...
It also prevented the many guys that work the shop from handling and moving my luger in/out of their large gun safe, showing it to other customers, taking the gun down, etc.; which might have lead to some undesired handling and wear marks.
Regards,
Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />