Second luger - shooter...key holing issues - Page 3

bubbapug1 · 01-05-2014, 09:46 PM

I posted a while back about another matching Luger I bought. The recommendation was not to shoot the gun as it was a piece of history, and not many matching guns are around any longer.
I took that to heart and have refused to shoot the other Luger, and have pursued finding a shooter. Here in California they don’t pop up that much, and some folks have a very biased idea of what an unmatched beater should be priced at….

When this one popped up I jumped on it. As its plated I understand it is not worth much, but it has many matching parts, and was represented to be in great working condition. I immediately went to the range and gave it a whirl having never shot any luger! The gun feeds and fires flawlessly, but alas the bullets tumble at 7 yards. I shot some WWB out of it, and some reloads. The rifling is worn, but it looks better than my P38 which shoots well enough.

Any ideas on how I can have my cake and eat it too? I find the action on the luger to be very smooth and comfortable to shoot, but I’d like to see round holes, not keyholes!!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

01-05-2014, 09:46 PM	#1
bubbapug1 User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 28 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Second luger - shooter...key holing issues I posted a while back about another matching Luger I bought. The recommendation was not to shoot the gun as it was a piece of history, and not many matching guns are around any longer. I took that to heart and have refused to shoot the other Luger, and have pursued finding a shooter. Here in California they don’t pop up that much, and some folks have a very biased idea of what an unmatched beater should be priced at…. When this one popped up I jumped on it. As its plated I understand it is not worth much, but it has many matching parts, and was represented to be in great working condition. I immediately went to the range and gave it a whirl having never shot any luger! The gun feeds and fires flawlessly, but alas the bullets tumble at 7 yards. I shot some WWB out of it, and some reloads. The rifling is worn, but it looks better than my P38 which shoots well enough. Any ideas on how I can have my cake and eat it too? I find the action on the luger to be very smooth and comfortable to shoot, but I’d like to see round holes, not keyholes!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.