1916 DWM P.08 at store - opinions please

lugerholsterrepair · 02-10-2014, 03:22 PM

Personally I would not pay $500 for this thing. By the time you walk out the door after paying 10% tax and registration fees etc. it will be right at $899. Put a few more bucks with $900 and you can find yourself a really nice Luger. Don't be tempted to jump all over the first one you see...This one is just too beat up to get $900.
Bill is right..the bore makes a difference..so does "will it actually shoot" but not that much to me. I say save your money until a good one comes along.

One other consideration..This one is in shooter condition for sure but pre Mauser Luger's make poor shooters. Mauser made a half dozen changes DWM's don't have for a reason. They break early and often. If you want a good & safe shooter with less breakage..stick to Mauser made Lugers.
Just to clarify..I have lots of WW1 shooters..I just know their faults and accept that my shooter Navy might break. I shoot it anyway but knowing it will be more fragile than a Mauser.

Hey Bill, It was 80 degrees here yesterday!

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Personally I would not pay $500 for this thing. By the time you walk out the door after paying 10% tax and registration fees etc. it will be right at $899. Put a few more bucks with $900 and you can find yourself a really nice Luger. Don't be tempted to jump all over the first one you see...This one is just too beat up to get $900. Bill is right..the bore makes a difference..so does "will it actually shoot" but not that much to me. I say save your money until a good one comes along. One other consideration..This one is in shooter condition for sure but pre Mauser Luger's make poor shooters. Mauser made a half dozen changes DWM's don't have for a reason. They break early and often. If you want a good & safe shooter with less breakage..stick to Mauser made Lugers. Just to clarify..I have lots of WW1 shooters..I just know their faults and accept that my shooter Navy might break. I shoot it anyway but knowing it will be more fragile than a Mauser. Hey Bill, It was 80 degrees here yesterday! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."