TargetLuger project

[Michael Zeleny]

Originally Posted by postino

$5K for a target Luger sounds awfully low...

...Just sayin'...

As I said, Herbert Werle will deliver you a custom Luger assembled from Mauser components complemented by his custom parts for under $3,000.00. Håkan's model is a bit more complicated, but not by that much.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Michael Zeleny

As I said, Herbert Werle will deliver you a custom Luger assembled from Mauser components complemented by his custom parts for under $3,000.00. Håkan's model is a bit more complicated, but not by that much.

I see that on Werle's preisliste...

P 08, 04-14 Marine version, caliber 9 mm Luger 2.519, - € [~$3272]

P 08, Standard 9 mm Luger Luger/.30 1.943 [~$2523]

Do you have a target Luger made by Werle??? I for one would love to see pics...

I believe you have researched this before...Can you share any insights??? Customs duty, importer charges, shipping charges from Germany, etc...

[Michael Zeleny]

Originally Posted by postino

I see that on Werle's Do you have a target Luger made by Werle??? I for one would love to see pics...

I have a second-hand 6" Werle custom Luger coming in. My only target Lugers are W+F National Match guns. I'm not a big fan of fancy adjustable sights on autopistols.

I believe you have researched this before...Can you share any insights??? Customs duty, importer charges, shipping charges from Germany, etc...

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=21590

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Michael Zeleny

I have a second-hand 6" Werle custom Luger coming in. My only target Lugers are W+F National Match guns. I'm not a big fan of fancy adjustable sights on autopistols.http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=21590

In the past, I was a fan of Bo-Mar Combat Sights on 1911 style pistols; now I just rely on a Colt GCNM. Once initially dialed in, I never made any more changes, so the special milling of the slide for the BMCS and fitting a higher front sight was largely a cosmetic modification (I could have done the same with solid sights). But it looked cool, and all the kids were doing it...

I had read your import tutorial, and noted the 'pay through the nose' note. Hopefully, that has improved.

I look forward to pictures of your Werle Luger!!!

[Michael Zeleny]

Originally Posted by postino

In the past, I was a fan of Bo-Mar Combat Sights on 1911 style pistols; now I just rely on a Colt GCNM. Once initially dialed in, I never made any more changes, so the special milling of the slide for the BMCS and fitting a higher front sight was largely a cosmetic modification (I could have done the same with solid sights). But it looked cool, and all the kids were doing it...

I had read your import tutorial, and noted the 'pay through the nose' note. Hopefully, that has improved.

I look forward to pictures of your Werle Luger!!!

Drift windage adjustments work fine for me. Extra complexity and inferior ergonomics of screw adjustments don't. Elevation is a matter of holding over.

Paying through the nose is an invariant of imports. Shipping charges and customs duties are proportional to weight and cost, so apart from application and licensing fees there aren't many economies of scale. Like everything else in life, it's all about relationships, which I am cultivating to the best of my ability.