I had a crazy idea, Looking for some input...

jl7422 · 11-17-2015, 02:24 PM

I do agree that at some point manufacturing abilities will cross the demand curve and the potential for new parts/assemblies may well become a reality. After all, they're making new '68 Mustang bodies. . .

rhuff · 11-17-2015, 03:47 PM

I would find a new Luger most interesting if the price was not prohibitive. I am a shooter, not a collector or dealer. To have a newly made Luger with modern steels and tight tolerances, would be most enticing to me. I own Mauser Parabellums, and shoot them, but one can never have too many, and perhaps different calibers would make them even more interesting.

Olle · 11-17-2015, 08:27 PM

The Luger is a fairly complicated gun to make, much more so than a 1911. CNC would definitely make it easier, but the accuracy in the CNC process is easily lost when you have to use as many setups as you would need when milling out, for example, a Luger frame. I'm afraid there would be a need for skilled hand fitting even when using modern day technology. I have actually shown the drawings to the owner of a CNC shop, hoping that they could at least make some parts, but it was just not economically possible even at 500 to 1000 units.

I love the idea though, it just needs to be applied to something more obscure and profitable. For example, I'd be more than happy to pay $2k for a Borchardt kit, even if I have to do all the hand fitting and finish work myself. It's no more complicated to make than a Luger, and interchangeability won't be much of an issue as nobody would swap parts between original pistols and replicas. I don't know how big the market would be for kits, but I'd say that a whole lot of collectors would love to buy a finished copy of this "holy grail". You have to cough up at least $30-40k or so for the original, so I'm thinking that a good replica could very well sell for $3k.

Add 9mm and .22 conversion kits, and you'll have one hell of a cool shooter.

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11-17-2015, 02:24 PM	#1
jl7422 User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: West Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	I do agree that at some point manufacturing abilities will cross the demand curve and the potential for new parts/assemblies may well become a reality. After all, they're making new '68 Mustang bodies. . .

11-17-2015, 03:47 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	I would find a new Luger most interesting if the price was not prohibitive. I am a shooter, not a collector or dealer. To have a newly made Luger with modern steels and tight tolerances, would be most enticing to me. I own Mauser Parabellums, and shoot them, but one can never have too many, and perhaps different calibers would make them even more interesting.

11-17-2015, 08:27 PM	#3
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	The Luger is a fairly complicated gun to make, much more so than a 1911. CNC would definitely make it easier, but the accuracy in the CNC process is easily lost when you have to use as many setups as you would need when milling out, for example, a Luger frame. I'm afraid there would be a need for skilled hand fitting even when using modern day technology. I have actually shown the drawings to the owner of a CNC shop, hoping that they could at least make some parts, but it was just not economically possible even at 500 to 1000 units. I love the idea though, it just needs to be applied to something more obscure and profitable. For example, I'd be more than happy to pay $2k for a Borchardt kit, even if I have to do all the hand fitting and finish work myself. It's no more complicated to make than a Luger, and interchangeability won't be much of an issue as nobody would swap parts between original pistols and replicas. I don't know how big the market would be for kits, but I'd say that a whole lot of collectors would love to buy a finished copy of this "holy grail". You have to cough up at least $30-40k or so for the original, so I'm thinking that a good replica could very well sell for $3k. Add 9mm and .22 conversion kits, and you'll have one hell of a cool shooter.