Getting back into it

Frank · 01-05-2005, 08:25 AM

Hi Bob, welcome to the Luger Forum!

Your 4 point program is okay, except for #1!!!!!!!!!! There are nice 30 Cal Lugers available and you have eliminated a large area of collecting interest. But, if you are interested in shooters, as opposed to collectables, then the 9 mm is best from a cartridge cost consideration.

One point regarding your #2 is that if it isn't all matching, it's not considered collectable.

If you are going for a shooter, I would tend toward the WWII Mauser Lugers, only because the steel alloys were improved between the WWI and WWII pistols. I have both in my shooter cabinet and find them both very adequate.

Good Luck in finding a nice one!!

01-05-2005, 08:25 AM	#5
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	Hi Bob, welcome to the Luger Forum! Your 4 point program is okay, except for #1!!!!!!!!!! There are nice 30 Cal Lugers available and you have eliminated a large area of collecting interest. But, if you are interested in shooters, as opposed to collectables, then the 9 mm is best from a cartridge cost consideration. One point regarding your #2 is that if it isn't all matching, it's not considered collectable. If you are going for a shooter, I would tend toward the WWII Mauser Lugers, only because the steel alloys were improved between the WWI and WWII pistols. I have both in my shooter cabinet and find them both very adequate. Good Luck in finding a nice one!!