Luger Doc....(Tom Heller)

hansfischer007 · 04-27-2011, 08:48 PM

A couple of months ago....I sent my 1918 DWM Luger to Luger Doc to have some work done on it....also to have the 4" barrel swapped out for a 6" barrel......and after talking to him on the phone.....found him to be one of the most honest ...fair..trustworthy persons I have ever dealt with....he advised me my luger needed some internal work as well....and I gave him Carte Blanche to fix anything he thought should be fixed.......after a short while...he sent it back to me...along with a free pistol carrier.......however I had a problem with it firing FMJ ammo....it would fire hollow points but not the FMJ.....I contacted Tom.....and he profusely apologized for any problems and said to send it back and he would correct the problem at no cost to me.........very shortly thereafter.....I received my 1918 DWM back...it not only fired Beautifully...but Tom also sent me a box of ammo.....and found me an Interarms Mauser Box to go with my Interarms Mauser I had recently purchased.......I read the Forum and see complaints about some repair service......and just want to say that Tom Heller..is THE MAN....!!!...I cannot reccomend him highly enough.......and Im sure that if I come upon another Luger that needs some work.....it will be sent to him with no worry.......so....Im voting for Luger Doc......thats just my $0.02 .......Thanks for reading my long note........Hans Fischer....

G.T. · 04-27-2011, 09:33 PM

Hi Hans and all! I agree whole heartedly on your assessment on Tom Heller, Lugerdoc qualities... When I first started collecting Lugers and P.38's over 30 years ago... Tom was a solid lugerdoc even way back then! And, he and Orv Reichert were my very first two phone calls for informantion !!! I would venture he has forgotten more about Lugers then most will ever know... and with all the other firearms types that have went across his table..

... He is a walking axis pistol dictionary..

.... I have some exclusive components I send to Tom, I hope to have more in the future, God willing... Best to you Tom, well deserved kudos... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

Ron Wood · 04-27-2011, 10:41 PM

Couldn't agree more.

wlyon · 04-28-2011, 12:25 AM

That goes for me to!!! Bill

Neil Young · 04-28-2011, 08:37 AM

I don't know Tom and I haven't needed his services yet, but from what I've read here ever since I've been on the forum, I would not hesitate to trust him with anything.

An earned good reputation is a valuable thing!

Neil

Frank · 04-28-2011, 09:24 AM

I'll just add Tom is a stand up guy. He has helped me on many occasions.

JRS · 04-28-2011, 09:34 AM

Too bad there aren't more guys like Tom Heller out there. The shooting world would be better off with more Tom Hellers.

drbuster · 04-28-2011, 10:58 AM

Bought a couple of lugers from him, all exactly as advertised. He used to live and work locally here on the San Francisco Peninsula. Our loss is obviously the St. Louis area's gain!

silverknife · 04-28-2011, 04:33 PM

I agree totally. The gentleman recently spent some of his very valuable time helping me to diagnose a problem and instructing me on how to fix it myself. Not very often do you find people who are more interested in helping you out than in taking your money.

Regards,
Doug

sheepherder · 04-29-2011, 08:33 AM

You guys left out polite and instructive...

...But we really need to take up a collection and get Tom a digital camera...

rhuff · 04-29-2011, 04:01 PM

This is valuable information to me, as I am not familiar with this gentleman. With the response here on this thread, I will most certainly register his name under "Luger smith that can be trusted". I am having a few problems with my Luger, and may have to let him apply his majic.

04-27-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Luger Doc....(Tom Heller) A couple of months ago....I sent my 1918 DWM Luger to Luger Doc to have some work done on it....also to have the 4" barrel swapped out for a 6" barrel......and after talking to him on the phone.....found him to be one of the most honest ...fair..trustworthy persons I have ever dealt with....he advised me my luger needed some internal work as well....and I gave him Carte Blanche to fix anything he thought should be fixed.......after a short while...he sent it back to me...along with a free pistol carrier.......however I had a problem with it firing FMJ ammo....it would fire hollow points but not the FMJ.....I contacted Tom.....and he profusely apologized for any problems and said to send it back and he would correct the problem at no cost to me.........very shortly thereafter.....I received my 1918 DWM back...it not only fired Beautifully...but Tom also sent me a box of ammo.....and found me an Interarms Mauser Box to go with my Interarms Mauser I had recently purchased.......I read the Forum and see complaints about some repair service......and just want to say that Tom Heller..is THE MAN....!!!...I cannot reccomend him highly enough.......and Im sure that if I come upon another Luger that needs some work.....it will be sent to him with no worry.......so....Im voting for Luger Doc......thats just my $0.02 .......Thanks for reading my long note........Hans Fischer....

04-27-2011, 09:33 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,528 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 3,711 Times in 1,014 Posts	I Agree! Hi Hans and all! I agree whole heartedly on your assessment on Tom Heller, Lugerdoc qualities... When I first started collecting Lugers and P.38's over 30 years ago... Tom was a solid lugerdoc even way back then! And, he and Orv Reichert were my very first two phone calls for informantion !!! I would venture he has forgotten more about Lugers then most will ever know... and with all the other firearms types that have went across his table.. ... He is a walking axis pistol dictionary.. .... I have some exclusive components I send to Tom, I hope to have more in the future, God willing... Best to you Tom, well deserved kudos... best to all, til...lat'r...GT

04-27-2011, 10:41 PM	#3
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	Couldn't agree more. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

04-28-2011, 12:25 AM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	That goes for me to!!! Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-28-2011, 08:37 AM	#5
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 548 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	I don't know Tom and I haven't needed his services yet, but from what I've read here ever since I've been on the forum, I would not hesitate to trust him with anything. An earned good reputation is a valuable thing! Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

04-28-2011, 09:24 AM	#6
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	I'll just add Tom is a stand up guy. He has helped me on many occasions.

04-28-2011, 09:34 AM	#7
JRS User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Posts: 81 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Too bad there aren't more guys like Tom Heller out there. The shooting world would be better off with more Tom Hellers.

04-28-2011, 10:58 AM	#8
drbuster User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Mateo, California Posts: 1,432 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 56 Posts	Bought a couple of lugers from him, all exactly as advertised. He used to live and work locally here on the San Francisco Peninsula. Our loss is obviously the St. Louis area's gain!

04-28-2011, 04:33 PM	#9
silverknife User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Western New York Posts: 78 Thanks: 11 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts	I agree totally. The gentleman recently spent some of his very valuable time helping me to diagnose a problem and instructing me on how to fix it myself. Not very often do you find people who are more interested in helping you out than in taking your money. Regards, Doug

04-29-2011, 08:33 AM	#10
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	You guys left out polite and instructive... ...But we really need to take up a collection and get Tom a digital camera... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

04-29-2011, 04:01 PM	#11
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	This is valuable information to me, as I am not familiar with this gentleman. With the response here on this thread, I will most certainly register his name under "Luger smith that can be trusted". I am having a few problems with my Luger, and may have to let him apply his majic.