Time to get serious...

Zorba · 06-27-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

Norm, sorry, have to disagree with you

I think John Wayne would laugh to see you dancing

I think John Wayne would tell you to do "whatever the Hell you wanna do.".

rhuff · 06-27-2013, 05:11 PM

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

Zorba · 06-27-2013, 06:02 PM

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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.

Zorba · 07-06-2013, 05:38 PM

The gun has arrived at my LGS - went down today for an inspection. Bore looks brand new to my inexperienced eye. The only real fault I could find was a tinsy crack on the RH grip at the top - I think a bit of carefully applied CA glue will fix that invisibly. The GSG (Gun Shop Guys) all thought it was a nice piece. It took both me and the counter guy a couple of minutes to figure out that the safety needs to be off before the toggle will retract!

Now there's just the waiting period, and it'll be all mine!

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06-27-2013, 05:11 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,750 Thanked 999 Times in 734 Posts	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

07-06-2013, 05:38 PM	#4
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	The gun has arrived at my LGS - went down today for an inspection. Bore looks brand new to my inexperienced eye. The only real fault I could find was a tinsy crack on the RH grip at the top - I think a bit of carefully applied CA glue will fix that invisibly. The GSG (Gun Shop Guys) all thought it was a nice piece. It took both me and the counter guy a couple of minutes to figure out that the safety needs to be off before the toggle will retract! Now there's just the waiting period, and it'll be all mine!