Diminished activity on LugerForum?

[laoshi75]

John, don't know..just sure that this old car (Citroen 2cv) is an abyss of fuel !
but very pleasant to drive on the Champs Elysees, the car topless, in the sunshine.. would you want to test it John ?...

[John Sabato]

Yes, but under just those conditions... with the top down, and in the sunshine... unfortunately, due to the miserable exchange rate, our trip to Paris will not happen this year in the fall as we had planned. Hopefully next year things will be better.

[laoshi75]

ok John, I will try to rapatriate the old Jeep Willys for this occasion..

[Steinar]

Very nice 2CV Laoshi! Have a friend that 'collects' them. He has two that he has restored. If I remember right, he told me that one of them where made in the mid 80's? Do you know when they stoped making them?

Originally posted by tacfoley
Well, I've got a 1982 Mercedes-Benz, but it sure don't need no welding.

tac

These old MB's needs a bullet to stop running!

I had a 1979 mod 300 diesel that has traveled 735 000km (!) when I got it. Must have been a taxi or something in it's earlier years.. It was getting quite rusty in the area where the foot parking brake was. Could see right trough it and down to the asphalt. Other than that, it was in remarkable good shape to the bitter end.


It ended it's life on a military shooting range in 1999, about 200 enlisted men with A3's and MG's used it as a target during a miliraty exercise. Some cardboard figures where placed behind it, to find out where it could be safe to hide. The only safe spot was behind the wheel caps

[A.Mifsin]

""Guys, is it just me or has activity here died down considerably over the last several months?""
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I do not post much, but I do a lot of research on this forum which I believe is the best I came across from all the forums I participate. The information I accumulated from this forum about the Luger, I can produce a small book. So it seems that the scope of the forum is being met, that is to learn about our favourite pistol, the Luger.
I learned a lot from day one I joined and all this is thanks to you guys who take the time to reply to inquires that are posted, I am indebted to you all, thank You.
Alf.

[Steinar]

Personally, I wish there was more activity here.. more pictures in the threads and that you guys where better looking. But that's just the way it is I quess

For those of us living on the flip-side of the earth (compared to our american friends), we often stumble in the dark while the most active forum member are having their sweet dreams. Probably something about lugers or women ..perhaps both.

[laoshi75]

hi Steinar, the last 2cv was produced in 1989 in France, but some ersatz were made after 89 in Portugal I think. Here is a link in french about this funny car. If I had money I would buy a Jaguar Type E, not the same kind of car, but really terrific car !...

http://www.2cv-legende.com/

[Steinar]

I have been blabbering about it before.. but this is my little weakness. Have have restored these two after the picture was taken

[Vlim]

Nice,

Looks like classic guns and classic cars go well together.

[John Sabato]

Gerben, maybe WE are the classics... not the items

[alvin]

Originally posted by John Sabato
Gerben, maybe WE are the classics... not the items

Definitely.

Only a few websites (including this one) have a bunch of "classic" collectors. Most of gun sites that I visited have people playing C&R in a very different way. They are busy rebluing, "upgrading", and shooting C&Rs. Why C&R? I found very few modern guns can compete the price of C.A.I. MN91/44, Lee, M48, SKS, CZ52, etc, etc..... I confess that I also have a few of those for shooting, but I notice people are accumulating them, in number of 30, 50, even 100+. A different type of fun.

[davidkachel]

Originally posted by John Sabato
Gerben, maybe WE are the classics... not the items

John,
I fear you are right. Our penchant for century-old guns may in fact show our knowledge and good taste, but it also shows our age. Still, I canâ??t imagine anyone of any age or background honestly looking at a modern piece of combat tupperware and claiming it to be a work of art unto itself.

Neither Glocks nor the Backstreet Boys will have significant entries in the history books.

[alvin]

Originally posted by davidkachel
Neither Glocks nor the Backstreet Boys will have significant entries in the history books.

Probably too early to tell. I am trying to imagine this scene: 100 years from now, in 2108, my grand, grand.... son will study Glock 17L like my studying Artillery Parabellum, Glock 26 like Bolo, Glock 18C like Schnellfeuer..... not impossible..... and his reference book is "Glock -- Pistol that Started an New Era".... plastic era.

[davidkachel]

alvin,

Your history book writing privileges are hereby revoked!

[alvin]

tac -- Too sad.... what should I say.....

I always start from books, but it's not an easy task for me to fully grasp what authors mean without samples. Sure, I am interested in certain types before I read books, helping studying the book material is probably an excuse of collecting fancy guns.

I haven't understood gun collecting yet. My collection is very small..... even for this small collection, they sit in the gun safe 99.9% of time. I don't even know why I acquired them -- Shouldn't read books good enough? That returns to my first point. It's a loop.

[Don M]

Truth to tell, I'm often 'inspired' to buy a gun after reading a book, and I've got a fighting fund of around $50K to help me out.

tac,

If you send me the $50k, I'll be happy to buy guns and send you photos.

[Don M]

S'funny, the number of sudden friends I have on the forum who have made the very same offer...

tac, we've always been your friend. This just shows the lengths we wil go to prove it!