Luger not shot in 25 years...is it safe?

mrerick · 07-15-2014, 11:53 AM

Hi Firz, and welcome to the forum.

If your Luger has no corrosion or deterioration, and is all matching (meaning it was properly fitted at the factory), and the barrel is clear / bright / shiny and clean, it will probably function properly, except:

- Springs may have taken a set, and could be weak
- there could be internal broken parts - which is why it may not have been shot in all these years
- You could easily break a numbered part, even with the proper low velocity 9mm ammunition (mentioned above)

Many of us do not ever shoot collectible Lugers because of the very real potential for breaking a numbered part.

At minimum, you should have a gunsmith with a Luger background (and they are not common to find - even though many will tell you they know what they are doing) look it over thoroughly.

Marc

07-15-2014, 11:53 AM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Hi Firz, and welcome to the forum. If your Luger has no corrosion or deterioration, and is all matching (meaning it was properly fitted at the factory), and the barrel is clear / bright / shiny and clean, it will probably function properly, except: - Springs may have taken a set, and could be weak - there could be internal broken parts - which is why it may not have been shot in all these years - You could easily break a numbered part, even with the proper low velocity 9mm ammunition (mentioned above) Many of us do not ever shoot collectible Lugers because of the very real potential for breaking a numbered part. At minimum, you should have a gunsmith with a Luger background (and they are not common to find - even though many will tell you they know what they are doing) look it over thoroughly. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.