I have to ask... reproduction Lugers?

davidkachel · 03-27-2007, 08:40 AM

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IMHO the success, or more accurately lack thereof, of Luger (and other) repros is due directly to the incredible foolishness of the people involved. I swear these folks must be either near-sighted bean counters or complete idiots.
I have never in my life met a gun person who wanted to buy a repro that looked nothing like the original. Otherwise he would not be in the market for a "repro"!
If I want a repro "Schwartzkopf XYZ", I expect it to look EXACTLY like the original. Not sorta kinda similar! If the original was blued, I want it blued, not shiny stainless with pink stripes! And parts must be interchangeable (repro means REPRO)!
I also don't want the importer's or manufacturer's name badly scrawled in inch high letters, totally and utterly ruining any aesthetic quality the gun might possibly have had.
Lastly, the damn gun has to actually function correctly (hello, Mitchell, Stoeger, et al) !!!
If these idiots would DO IT RIGHT, they could put just about any price on repros they want and I and most of us would pay it.
As proof of this whole concept I offer up USFA. I haven't coughed up the $1800 for their model 1910 Colt 45 auto replica, but I certainly intend to soon.
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03-27-2007, 08:40 AM	#4
davidkachel User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 784 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	<begin rant> IMHO the success, or more accurately lack thereof, of Luger (and other) repros is due directly to the incredible foolishness of the people involved. I swear these folks must be either near-sighted bean counters or complete idiots. I have never in my life met a gun person who wanted to buy a repro that looked nothing like the original. Otherwise he would not be in the market for a "repro"! If I want a repro "Schwartzkopf XYZ", I expect it to look EXACTLY like the original. Not sorta kinda similar! If the original was blued, I want it blued, not shiny stainless with pink stripes! And parts must be interchangeable (repro means REPRO)! I also don't want the importer's or manufacturer's name badly scrawled in inch high letters, totally and utterly ruining any aesthetic quality the gun might possibly have had. Lastly, the damn gun has to actually function correctly (hello, Mitchell, Stoeger, et al) !!! If these idiots would DO IT RIGHT, they could put just about any price on repros they want and I and most of us would pay it. As proof of this whole concept I offer up USFA. I haven't coughed up the $1800 for their model 1910 Colt 45 auto replica, but I certainly intend to soon. <end rant> __________________ A heroin habit would be cheaper.