Why can't I find/buy a $600 shooter; or " What is the value of a parts luger"

kurusu · 11-25-2016, 02:48 PM

My last shooter cost me around $1500. The only part that doesn't match is the firing pin, which was prepped for target shooting and mated to the sear bar for a 3 pound trigger pull. It's a 1938 S/42 with good original finish but lost it's collectible value because it has the initials of the previous owner engraved on the left side.
I paid the price because, besides being a neat pistol, it had already been well prepared as a shooter by the previous owner. Both an excellent shooter and a competent gunsmith who knows his Lugers (not big on collecting though).

11-25-2016, 02:48 PM	#3
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	My last shooter cost me around $1500. The only part that doesn't match is the firing pin, which was prepped for target shooting and mated to the sear bar for a 3 pound trigger pull. It's a 1938 S/42 with good original finish but lost it's collectible value because it has the initials of the previous owner engraved on the left side. I paid the price because, besides being a neat pistol, it had already been well prepared as a shooter by the previous owner. Both an excellent shooter and a competent gunsmith who knows his Lugers (not big on collecting though).