Talking to an older Luger collector

4 Scale · 02-08-2017, 06:38 PM

In my opinion, those wanting a "nice Luger but don't want to fiddle with it" are best served by buying an all-matching pistol in lower cosmetic condition to get the price down. All-matching with significant cosmetic issues starts at around $1,100 in 9mm, lower in .30 Luger commercials. If you buy a Mauser, I think it is a viable "shooter strategy" to buy a nicer pistol in say the $1,500 range and then replace the parts most likely to sustain damage (left grip, extractor, firing pin, ejector, hold open, rear toggle pin). The nicer the matching shooter, the more you might consider buying a separate toggle just for shooting.

Under this theory the "shooter" is a bunch of replacement parts, not a complete pistol.

02-08-2017, 06:38 PM	#15
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	In my opinion, those wanting a "nice Luger but don't want to fiddle with it" are best served by buying an all-matching pistol in lower cosmetic condition to get the price down. All-matching with significant cosmetic issues starts at around $1,100 in 9mm, lower in .30 Luger commercials. If you buy a Mauser, I think it is a viable "shooter strategy" to buy a nicer pistol in say the $1,500 range and then replace the parts most likely to sustain damage (left grip, extractor, firing pin, ejector, hold open, rear toggle pin). The nicer the matching shooter, the more you might consider buying a separate toggle just for shooting. Under this theory the "shooter" is a bunch of replacement parts, not a complete pistol.