Replace Matching Parts Before Shooting?

[mrerick]

Welcome to the forum.

If it's a collector grade gun, treat it that way. I don't shoot my collectible pistols. Many people do, and some experience parts breakage.

We have an FAQ you can download (follow the link at the top of the page) that you'll find useful. It discusses parts breakage incidence in one of the topics.

That said, welcome to the forum. You probably won't stop at just one Luger. You've got what sounds like a good one. Post some pictures and let members here have a look at it.

The Luger was an expensive pistol to manufacture. Part of the reason is that many of the parts are hand fitted. That's why parts are numbered (they weren't thinking of collectors back in 1942...). If you buy a bunch of parts, count on some work to make them fit and function properly.

These are precision handguns, and getting them "right" is as much an art, based on experience, as anything. Don't mess with good or great...