enhancing a shooter

NateRW21 · 02-24-2008, 10:52 PM

My father has a P08 which my grandfather brought back from WWII; it's in rather good condition with full numbers matching... Although I could shoot it if I wanted, and I infact have... I'm hesitant to shoot very much simply because I don't want anything to happen to it.

SOOOO, I'm left with this idea...

Buying a cheap, mechanically sound P08, having any work done on it that I could get done to increase reliability and accuracy (feed work, trigger work... so on), then have it refinished with Robar NP3 (http://www.robarguns.com/axcoatings.html)

Any thoughts? Any idea who where I could have this sort of work done? Or for that matter, where I could get a good shooter at? I could careless about finish, so long as it's not severly pitted... numbers matching isn't an issue either.

Thanks!!

John Sabato · 02-25-2008, 06:27 AM

Welcome to the Lugerforum.

That is sound judgement on not shooting the all matching family heirloom.

I would check with Hugh Clark (Hugh), Tom Heller (LugerDoc) about the availability of a shooter.

Finish is a personal preference thing....

NateRW21 · 03-04-2008, 12:48 AM

Thanks... I'll check with them in a few weeks when I'm ready to buy!!

02-24-2008, 10:52 PM	#1
NateRW21 User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	enhancing a shooter My father has a P08 which my grandfather brought back from WWII; it's in rather good condition with full numbers matching... Although I could shoot it if I wanted, and I infact have... I'm hesitant to shoot very much simply because I don't want anything to happen to it. SOOOO, I'm left with this idea... Buying a cheap, mechanically sound P08, having any work done on it that I could get done to increase reliability and accuracy (feed work, trigger work... so on), then have it refinished with Robar NP3 (http://www.robarguns.com/axcoatings.html) Any thoughts? Any idea who where I could have this sort of work done? Or for that matter, where I could get a good shooter at? I could careless about finish, so long as it's not severly pitted... numbers matching isn't an issue either. Thanks!!

02-25-2008, 06:27 AM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Welcome to the Lugerforum. That is sound judgement on not shooting the all matching family heirloom. I would check with Hugh Clark (Hugh), Tom Heller (LugerDoc) about the availability of a shooter. Finish is a personal preference thing.... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

03-04-2008, 12:48 AM	#3
NateRW21 User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks... I'll check with them in a few weeks when I'm ready to buy!!