Time to get serious...

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by rhuff

A "first Luger" is a wonderful thing. Whether you overpaid or not really doesn't matter at this point in time. It is a done deal. You will learn from it(breakdown, cleaning, lubing, springs), and perhaps be very frustrated if it is not 100% reliable, but you will still be very proud of it, and it will make you smile. In a very short timeframe, you will forget about the price that you paid, and just get on with the fun of owning one....my $.02

That is correct. It is reported to be 100% reliable and functional - I hope so and we'll see - the previous owner supposedly wanted more of an "every day" mixed parts example. I'm not planning on shooting it very much, just "a little once in a while".

In other news, when I went to my local FFL, they had a C96 in the case - so I got to handle that. Looked decent overall - reblued over some pitting on one side. Cool gun, but I'm just not jonesing for one. $1200.