where to find parts for a build

sxtsvnstang · 08-25-2009, 09:43 AM

Hello,

I am new to the luger thing, but not the gun thing. I like collecting and especially tinkering in gunsmithing and building. I would really love to buy a great original luger p08 in 9mm, but i just dont have the money. (i just got married, only 23 years old) I will most definitely add real lugers to my collection later on when i can afford them but for now i would like to build one.

I find that by building guns i get to enjoy the style of the weapon, and especially get to know it inside and out, literally. (the nicest part of building guns is that i get to avoid the huge costs. I know its blasphemy in this forum but I just build a colt 1911 from original 1944 WW2 colt government parts and i only spent $312. If i bought the same gun, a 1944 Colt M1911 A1 govt. the cheapest i could find was around $1200 and it wasn't in good shape.) Granted, it's numbers don't match and what not, but when i have money later, ill invest in a real one.

but anyways. I would like to do this with a luger. They are just such awesome guns with great history that i would like one in my collection. But the problem is. I cant find the parts to build one anywhere. I have seen Popperts Guns, and they have listed every part to buy, but he said they actually have very few parts and it wouldn't be worth it for me to buy 3 springs and a couple of pins today, then in six months buy the trigger, and MAYBE next December he will have a frame for me, etc. because that's how slowly he actually gets parts in.

Is there anywhere that i can get parts for a luger p08 where it wont take me 10 years to accrue 47 or so parts to actually build one? (by then ill have enough to just buy a nice one)

Another option is if anyone has parts or really even a really junky old one that isn't any value to them that i could get the parts off?

I mean, there has to be somewhere to buy parts. I know there are alot of people who jut collect them, but i know there are also alot of people to shoot regularly with them, and when parts wear out or break, they need to repair them. (i know it seems crazy for people to not care of the collectability but they are out there. My friend has an original mauser broom handle, and shoots it every weekend, and is constantly machining replacement parts.
Could It be a situation where i would need to find blue prints and machine my own from scratch?
Any help you guys can give me would be unbelievably appreciated. ( ive spent months agonizing over late night google dates trying to figure this out)

08-25-2009, 09:43 AM	#1
sxtsvnstang User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 36 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	where to find parts for a build Hello, I am new to the luger thing, but not the gun thing. I like collecting and especially tinkering in gunsmithing and building. I would really love to buy a great original luger p08 in 9mm, but i just dont have the money. (i just got married, only 23 years old) I will most definitely add real lugers to my collection later on when i can afford them but for now i would like to build one. I find that by building guns i get to enjoy the style of the weapon, and especially get to know it inside and out, literally. (the nicest part of building guns is that i get to avoid the huge costs. I know its blasphemy in this forum but I just build a colt 1911 from original 1944 WW2 colt government parts and i only spent $312. If i bought the same gun, a 1944 Colt M1911 A1 govt. the cheapest i could find was around $1200 and it wasn't in good shape.) Granted, it's numbers don't match and what not, but when i have money later, ill invest in a real one. but anyways. I would like to do this with a luger. They are just such awesome guns with great history that i would like one in my collection. But the problem is. I cant find the parts to build one anywhere. I have seen Popperts Guns, and they have listed every part to buy, but he said they actually have very few parts and it wouldn't be worth it for me to buy 3 springs and a couple of pins today, then in six months buy the trigger, and MAYBE next December he will have a frame for me, etc. because that's how slowly he actually gets parts in. Is there anywhere that i can get parts for a luger p08 where it wont take me 10 years to accrue 47 or so parts to actually build one? (by then ill have enough to just buy a nice one) Another option is if anyone has parts or really even a really junky old one that isn't any value to them that i could get the parts off? I mean, there has to be somewhere to buy parts. I know there are alot of people who jut collect them, but i know there are also alot of people to shoot regularly with them, and when parts wear out or break, they need to repair them. (i know it seems crazy for people to not care of the collectability but they are out there. My friend has an original mauser broom handle, and shoots it every weekend, and is constantly machining replacement parts. Could It be a situation where i would need to find blue prints and machine my own from scratch? Any help you guys can give me would be unbelievably appreciated. ( ive spent months agonizing over late night google dates trying to figure this out)