first leap

mrerick · 01-11-2013, 11:21 AM

Follow Ed's advice! Find a lower priced "shooter" grade Luger, and buy the better reference books. "Luger University" will save you money in the end, and help you understand the history of these remarkable pistols.

Marc

RC20 · 01-11-2013, 01:25 PM

From a Luger newbie standpoint its spot on advice.

While I lucked out on my first buy in that it was far better than I thought, it also could have been easily far worse (I did have an expert check it out but not the in depth needed for that type purchase.)

More or less I could have bought a shooter for what you are looking at and it would not have had any collector value at all.

It wasn't until I went through the whole checkout process that I really found what I had bought and as it was progressing found it was a value wrecking move to even think of shooting it.

And the varieties and nuances are far wider than I had a clue as well as shocking as how quickly one can push the value up or down (and usually down!)

Good luck and I join you in looking for a shooter when I sell one of my other guns.

01-11-2013, 11:21 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Follow Ed's advice! Find a lower priced "shooter" grade Luger, and buy the better reference books. "Luger University" will save you money in the end, and help you understand the history of these remarkable pistols. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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01-11-2013, 01:25 PM	#2
RC20 User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alaska Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	From a Luger newbie standpoint its spot on advice. While I lucked out on my first buy in that it was far better than I thought, it also could have been easily far worse (I did have an expert check it out but not the in depth needed for that type purchase.) More or less I could have bought a shooter for what you are looking at and it would not have had any collector value at all. It wasn't until I went through the whole checkout process that I really found what I had bought and as it was progressing found it was a value wrecking move to even think of shooting it. And the varieties and nuances are far wider than I had a clue as well as shocking as how quickly one can push the value up or down (and usually down!) Good luck and I join you in looking for a shooter when I sell one of my other guns.