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Sergio Natali · 05-21-2015, 01:17 PM

If I had to pick a Luger to use at the range I think I would choose a 1942 P08, when the metallurgy was supposed to be better and compared to a WWI perhaps the gun should be less used and abused.

Sergio

tomaustin · 05-21-2015, 07:15 PM

1936 is a VERY good vintage......quality respected across the board.........

danielsand · 05-21-2015, 08:58 PM

I shoot my all matching 1918 Erfurt. I purchased ALL potentially breakable parts, and fitted them to the gun. Just in case. But honestly,......I'm an old selfish bastard, and I really don't care what happens to my "collection" (or the world in general) after I die!

I put "collection" in parenthesis, because I don't "collect". I just accumulated some weapons that I like, and I shoot them all, whenever I feel like.

I admire all members here that profess to be concerned about their collection been kept "for future generations". I have this one life, and I intend to live/enjoy it to the fullest. As far as I'm concerned, the world can cease to exist after me (as it will for ME!).

I never acquired a weapon that I considered "an investment" (I invest in other things), and the "future value" of anything I own doesn't concern me. Keeping a weapon (a car, a watch, or anything worth considering "collecting") for looking at it, is not my game. I WILL use everything I paid for with my hard earned money, and have a TON of fun doing it.

Just my 2 cents.

Sergio Natali · 05-22-2015, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielsand

I shoot my all matching 1918 Erfurt. I purchased ALL potentially breakable parts, and fitted them to the gun. Just in case. But honestly,......I'm an old selfish bastard, and I really don't care what happens to my "collection" (or the world in general) after I die!

I put "collection" in parenthesis, because I don't "collect". I just accumulated some weapons that I like, and I shoot them all, whenever I feel like.

I admire all members here that profess to be concerned about their collection been kept "for future generations". I have this one life, and I intend to live/enjoy it to the fullest. As far as I'm concerned, the world can cease to exist after me (as it will for ME!).

I never acquired a weapon that I considered "an investment" (I invest in other things), and the "future value" of anything I own doesn't concern me. Keeping a weapon (a car, a watch, or anything worth considering "collecting") for looking at it, is not my game. I WILL use everything I paid for with my hard earned money, and have a TON of fun doing it.

Just my 2 cents.

Instead I'm a gun collector, not an addict, not that there is a distinction... just sounds better...

jokes apart, probably you've got the right attitude after all

Sergio

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tomaustin Lifer X5 Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: texas Posts: 708 Thanks: 87 Thanked 522 Times in 201 Posts	1936 is a VERY good vintage......quality respected across the board.........

05-21-2015, 08:58 PM	#3
danielsand User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 137 Thanks: 52 Thanked 100 Times in 43 Posts	I shoot my all matching 1918 Erfurt. I purchased ALL potentially breakable parts, and fitted them to the gun. Just in case. But honestly,......I'm an old selfish bastard, and I really don't care what happens to my "collection" (or the world in general) after I die! I put "collection" in parenthesis, because I don't "collect". I just accumulated some weapons that I like, and I shoot them all, whenever I feel like. I admire all members here that profess to be concerned about their collection been kept "for future generations". I have this one life, and I intend to live/enjoy it to the fullest. As far as I'm concerned, the world can cease to exist after me (as it will for ME!). I never acquired a weapon that I considered "an investment" (I invest in other things), and the "future value" of anything I own doesn't concern me. Keeping a weapon (a car, a watch, or anything worth considering "collecting") for looking at it, is not my game. I WILL use everything I paid for with my hard earned money, and have a TON of fun doing it. Just my 2 cents.