Collecting vs shooting

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by RShaw

"Frame ear" !!
Ahhhh Thank you.

Good point about the more robust revolvers versus the complex Lugers,
When I was very young we had several beautiful old shotguns, one an engraved 20 gauge Beretta, we shot all of them a lot. We also learned very well how to maintain them properly.
I would be far more prone to shoot a Colt SAA in good shape than a collectible Luger.
Ah well, my shooter will be here soon enough )
Thanks for all your tips and corrections )

Sorry RS,
but revolvers are not "robust". If you have ever worked on the small and finely fitted pieces, you would recognize that.

I've been working on guns for 50+ years, and have repaired many more fragile revolvers than automatics. Revolvers require fine fitting and close tolerances to work properly and wear out relatively quickly. A Colt SAA is one of the worst, it is sear/bolt and spring are a unit and fail frequently. The nub on the trigger wears and won't pull the bolt down correctly, which is why you see a drag line and eventually the piece won't unlock . One big advantage of the Colt and others is that the pieces are not numbered, and can be replaced without anyone "knowing"! Even with current made Italian reproduction parts.

Anyway as I said in the post above, we can agree to disagree,
but many truly worry much more than necessary about breaking a luger.

I'll agree at on the rare occasion it happens on a matching number piece, one loses much $$.

Here's hoping your shooter is a good one!