Possible First Luger

AGE · 02-04-2003, 06:45 PM

Been there, kinda did that,

I was born in 1934 and I understand you. Got 1911s (many), had a Jeep (piece of junk, dumped it and got a Bronco), have 2 Colt SAAs, .45 & .44, (TV western fan in the 50s).

I finally bought a Luger after admiring them for 50 years but was unwilling to part with $$. Anyway, they are addicting, I now have 3 and always look at more. I am a shooter. Avoid .30s in my opinion if you shoot unless you plan to reload and then ammo is pretty fussy. A lot of us use Walmart bulk pack Winchester 9 mm ammo ($10.95 per 100) which works well.

I'm not a good reference on collector value since I prefer reblued to worn blue. Collectors disagree violently, but to each his own. I wouldn't pay $700 for a worn .30, just my 2 cents worth.

02-04-2003, 06:45 PM	#2
AGE User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 597 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Been there, kinda did that, I was born in 1934 and I understand you. Got 1911s (many), had a Jeep (piece of junk, dumped it and got a Bronco), have 2 Colt SAAs, .45 & .44, (TV western fan in the 50s). I finally bought a Luger after admiring them for 50 years but was unwilling to part with $$. Anyway, they are addicting, I now have 3 and always look at more. I am a shooter. Avoid .30s in my opinion if you shoot unless you plan to reload and then ammo is pretty fussy. A lot of us use Walmart bulk pack Winchester 9 mm ammo ($10.95 per 100) which works well. I'm not a good reference on collector value since I prefer reblued to worn blue. Collectors disagree violently, but to each his own. I wouldn't pay $700 for a worn .30, just my 2 cents worth. __________________ Al Eggers (AGE) NRA Life Member