Why can't I find/buy a $600 shooter; or " What is the value of a parts luger"

Edward Tinker · 11-25-2016, 11:26 AM

will you hear folks say, I got this for $500 or $600 - sure.

But the average, person to person buy is harder to find for less than $800

And the last shooter you saw at a dealer? $1000 - $1100 - usually more?

I am always irritated when I put up a nice 'shooter' and its been shot, test fired and played with and can't get $1000 for it. Well folks, realize that building one is gonna cost you more than that.

It just does

Ed

kurusu · 11-25-2016, 02:48 PM

My last shooter cost me around $1500. The only part that doesn't match is the firing pin, which was prepped for target shooting and mated to the sear bar for a 3 pound trigger pull. It's a 1938 S/42 with good original finish but lost it's collectible value because it has the initials of the previous owner engraved on the left side.
I paid the price because, besides being a neat pistol, it had already been well prepared as a shooter by the previous owner. Both an excellent shooter and a competent gunsmith who knows his Lugers (not big on collecting though).

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11-25-2016, 11:26 AM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,609 Times in 2,123 Posts	will you hear folks say, I got this for $500 or $600 - sure. But the average, person to person buy is harder to find for less than $800 And the last shooter you saw at a dealer? $1000 - $1100 - usually more? I am always irritated when I put up a nice 'shooter' and its been shot, test fired and played with and can't get $1000 for it. Well folks, realize that building one is gonna cost you more than that. It just does Ed

11-25-2016, 02:48 PM	#2
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	My last shooter cost me around $1500. The only part that doesn't match is the firing pin, which was prepped for target shooting and mated to the sear bar for a 3 pound trigger pull. It's a 1938 S/42 with good original finish but lost it's collectible value because it has the initials of the previous owner engraved on the left side. I paid the price because, besides being a neat pistol, it had already been well prepared as a shooter by the previous owner. Both an excellent shooter and a competent gunsmith who knows his Lugers (not big on collecting though).