Collecting vs shooting

RShaw · 03-10-2017, 11:25 PM

Well, I've been working on guns for 00 years, and am unfamiliar with the very fine parts of a revolver, so I'm clearly on a steep learning curve. I do want to use the correct terms for the different parts; so have referred in the meantime to the diagrams at the end of the FAQ's. Anyway, I was very surprised at what happened to the aforementioned Erfurt- the rear of the barrel extension with a hole for the rear toggle link- broke off completely. That's pretty scary.... But yes, maybe there IS more than warranted concern about breaking these guns. The fact that it was alleged that the broken piece showed "crystallization" of the metal makes me wonder how many of these old guns have weakened over time to the point where massive failure occurs even with proper care and correct ammunition. Of course we'll never know, and the debate continues.
There's a link to the Erfurt failure in the second post (by Norme) in the thread "collectibles- to shoot or not to shoot them, that is the question" in the All P08 Military Lugers Forum.

View Poll Results: Collectible or shooters?
I ONLY buy shooter Lugers	4	6.78%
I ONLY buy Collectible Lugers	10	16.95%
I buy shooter and collectibles - but concentrate on shooters	6	10.17%
I buy shooter and collectibles - but concentrate on Collectors	16	27.12%
I buy whatever fancies me	11	18.64%
I have both, but never go shooting	1	1.69%
I have both, but shoot maybe a couple of times a year (both types)	5	8.47%
I have both, but shoot only shooters	15	25.42%
I have more than 3 shooters and more than 5 collectors	13	22.03%
I have 1 shooter and multiple collectors	8	13.56%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

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03-10-2017, 11:25 PM	#1
RShaw User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Venlo, the Netherlands Posts: 350 Thanks: 160 Thanked 170 Times in 90 Posts	Well, I've been working on guns for 00 years, and am unfamiliar with the very fine parts of a revolver, so I'm clearly on a steep learning curve. I do want to use the correct terms for the different parts; so have referred in the meantime to the diagrams at the end of the FAQ's. Anyway, I was very surprised at what happened to the aforementioned Erfurt- the rear of the barrel extension with a hole for the rear toggle link- broke off completely. That's pretty scary.... But yes, maybe there IS more than warranted concern about breaking these guns. The fact that it was alleged that the broken piece showed "crystallization" of the metal makes me wonder how many of these old guns have weakened over time to the point where massive failure occurs even with proper care and correct ammunition. Of course we'll never know, and the debate continues. There's a link to the Erfurt failure in the second post (by Norme) in the thread "collectibles- to shoot or not to shoot them, that is the question" in the All P08 Military Lugers Forum.