New to the world of Lugers

CoyoteM4 · 10-12-2012, 02:32 PM

Hey, thanks for the warm welcomes guys - I know new guys posting in the wrong sections can be annoying.

Edward - Honestly, I think anything from WWI to WWII production would be fine - prefer military - but I would be game for anything that came closest to the P-08. I might be being too picky for a shooter already. I would honestly not mind putting one together from parts even - I don't know how feasible that really is price wise etc.

I know I want my first Luger to be something I can shoot and get really familiar with - I absolutely wouldn't want to shoot something that would put any historical significance in danger - and in the shooter price range I don't think I will.

When the time comes for my collector piece I'll be looking for a matching WWII production - I have a Great Uncle who didn't make it back from (or out of) France, and my Grandmother has all his letters home. He wrote that he obtained a Luger and buried it shallow in a ditch for the day (He figured if he got caught with it by the Germans, he would be finished). Someone saw him do it, dug it up, and kept it. As soon as I saw that - it made me want one.

mrerick - I saw someone just sold a shooter for $450 recently and just about bounced my head off the corner of my desk.

At any rate, I can't tell you guys how stoked I am to find this community. I've looked around a little and it is insane how much history this pistol has.

Thanks again.

rhuff · 10-12-2012, 04:26 PM

Welcome to the forum. Have no worries about shooting a mismatch/reworked/etc Luger. There are a number of us on this forum that shoot our Lugers regularly, and really enjoy it. There are some very valuable collector Lugers that are best kept unfired for fear of breakage of numbered parts, but a lot of shooter luger are out there.

CoyoteM4 · 10-12-2012, 05:25 PM

Thank you rhuff - That does make me feel better. I've been browsing like crazy today - nobody tell my boss - I'm only going to be able to bill for like 6.5 hours of work at this point.

I will tell you this - I'm like a baby when it comes to Lugers, somewhat versed in M1 Garands, and the modern stuff is EASY to look over and gauge price/authenticity- but the world of Lugers, you have to REALLY know your stuff or you could get rocked some serious extra cash or sold on a bogus story. I'm glad I never moved on any at the gun shows I've been at in the past. In 2005 I almost bought a mismatch for like $750 - in hindsight I probably should have bought it, but it was a LOT of money at the time (for me) - it had the eagle on the barrel and it hadn't had anything shaved off - I know it was NOT matching but it was very clean. I ended up leaving that day with a ratty Mosin Nagant carbine that I paid $60 for - Now that's a shooter's value rifle!

What would your guys top dollar be for a pinged up Russian Capture Luger? That would be a get-me-by shooter, but I'm absolutely not a fan of how they just ground and pinged everything off of them.

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10-12-2012, 02:32 PM	#1
CoyoteM4 User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 30 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hey, thanks for the warm welcomes guys - I know new guys posting in the wrong sections can be annoying. Edward - Honestly, I think anything from WWI to WWII production would be fine - prefer military - but I would be game for anything that came closest to the P-08. I might be being too picky for a shooter already. I would honestly not mind putting one together from parts even - I don't know how feasible that really is price wise etc. I know I want my first Luger to be something I can shoot and get really familiar with - I absolutely wouldn't want to shoot something that would put any historical significance in danger - and in the shooter price range I don't think I will. When the time comes for my collector piece I'll be looking for a matching WWII production - I have a Great Uncle who didn't make it back from (or out of) France, and my Grandmother has all his letters home. He wrote that he obtained a Luger and buried it shallow in a ditch for the day (He figured if he got caught with it by the Germans, he would be finished). Someone saw him do it, dug it up, and kept it. As soon as I saw that - it made me want one. mrerick - I saw someone just sold a shooter for $450 recently and just about bounced my head off the corner of my desk. At any rate, I can't tell you guys how stoked I am to find this community. I've looked around a little and it is insane how much history this pistol has. Thanks again.

10-12-2012, 04:26 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Welcome to the forum. Have no worries about shooting a mismatch/reworked/etc Luger. There are a number of us on this forum that shoot our Lugers regularly, and really enjoy it. There are some very valuable collector Lugers that are best kept unfired for fear of breakage of numbered parts, but a lot of shooter luger are out there.

10-12-2012, 05:25 PM	#3
CoyoteM4 User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 30 Thanks: 7 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Thank you rhuff - That does make me feel better. I've been browsing like crazy today - nobody tell my boss - I'm only going to be able to bill for like 6.5 hours of work at this point. I will tell you this - I'm like a baby when it comes to Lugers, somewhat versed in M1 Garands, and the modern stuff is EASY to look over and gauge price/authenticity- but the world of Lugers, you have to REALLY know your stuff or you could get rocked some serious extra cash or sold on a bogus story. I'm glad I never moved on any at the gun shows I've been at in the past. In 2005 I almost bought a mismatch for like $750 - in hindsight I probably should have bought it, but it was a LOT of money at the time (for me) - it had the eagle on the barrel and it hadn't had anything shaved off - I know it was NOT matching but it was very clean. I ended up leaving that day with a ratty Mosin Nagant carbine that I paid $60 for - Now that's a shooter's value rifle! What would your guys top dollar be for a pinged up Russian Capture Luger? That would be a get-me-by shooter, but I'm absolutely not a fan of how they just ground and pinged everything off of them.