To buy, or to build?

Squirrely · 01-16-2006, 07:17 PM

I'm interested in getting my first Luger, but prices seem steep, even for someone who's used to buying collectible items. All I'm really interested in is a shooter...

Would it be more cost effective to build one from a frame up, or just buy it whole? It seems barreled slides abound on ebay, along with package deals of small parts. Note: The supply of shooter grade pieces seem to have dried up around here.

-Squirrely

Navy · 01-16-2006, 08:14 PM

Do the math...if you try and buy and build, part by part, you are gonna have one expensive shooter.

Tom A

Edward Tinker · 01-16-2006, 08:21 PM

I moved your thread to here, as it wasn't in the right spot

Welcome to the forum... Just like buying a car, you can just about buy a complete car from a parts store, but the price would be much higher...

Prices on e-bay seem 'cheap" for parts right now, so makes it harder to say. but all of these parts you see, you still have to buy a magazine and a frame ($100 to $150 each), less for a magazine that is a repro, but still, those part prices add up.

Frame : $150
Receiver
and barrel $150-$200
misc parts : $150
Toggle
and breachblock $150-$200
magazine : $100

already the prices are a minimum of $600, it is about a wash and that is if you get lucky...

Ed

Dwight Gruber · 01-17-2006, 01:47 AM

Squirrely,

Keep in mind also, that Lugers have matched parts for a reason. There is a strong possibility that you might go to all the trouble to build a Luger and then have it not function.

--Dwight

01-16-2006, 07:17 PM	#1
Squirrely New User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	To buy, or to build? I'm interested in getting my first Luger, but prices seem steep, even for someone who's used to buying collectible items. All I'm really interested in is a shooter... Would it be more cost effective to build one from a frame up, or just buy it whole? It seems barreled slides abound on ebay, along with package deals of small parts. Note: The supply of shooter grade pieces seem to have dried up around here. -Squirrely

01-16-2006, 08:14 PM	#2
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Do the math...if you try and buy and build, part by part, you are gonna have one expensive shooter. Tom A

01-16-2006, 08:21 PM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	I moved your thread to here, as it wasn't in the right spot Welcome to the forum... Just like buying a car, you can just about buy a complete car from a parts store, but the price would be much higher... Prices on e-bay seem 'cheap" for parts right now, so makes it harder to say. but all of these parts you see, you still have to buy a magazine and a frame ($100 to $150 each), less for a magazine that is a repro, but still, those part prices add up. Frame : $150 Receiver and barrel $150-$200 misc parts : $150 Toggle and breachblock $150-$200 magazine : $100 already the prices are a minimum of $600, it is about a wash and that is if you get lucky... Ed

01-17-2006, 01:47 AM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Squirrely, Keep in mind also, that Lugers have matched parts for a reason. There is a strong possibility that you might go to all the trouble to build a Luger and then have it not function. --Dwight