If you were looking to buy a luger.....

pat86323 · 02-01-2006, 01:26 PM

where would you look, i would like to aquire one but am a bit short of funds as i am a college student. Im not looking for anything to fancy just a shooter grade luger. I know very little to nothing about the guns, just have a bug to get one.

Rod WMG · 02-01-2006, 03:35 PM

I sure understand the bug to get a Luger. I've bought a few over the last couple of years.

My advice is to read every post here and on Jan Still's board, including those from the beginning. I'd also buy a couple of the good books (You'll see them as you read the posts) at least. Then I'd post here a "Want to buy" ad for exactly what you want.

I know that will require delaying your desire and that'll be hard to do, but it will be worth it in the long run as even a base shooter may run $600.00 or more. Might as well do it right and know what you're getting into.

pat86323 · 02-01-2006, 03:40 PM

i was expecting to pay about 550-600 for one so that doesnt hurt me too bad.

George Anderson · 02-01-2006, 06:43 PM

Pat, I would suggest that you keep $600 cash at hand with $400 in the wallet and $100 in each of your front pockets. Start attending gun shows and see what you come across. Offer $400 first, another $100 more next and then go home. You'll get what you are looking for.

Spend more time out in front of the show than in the show, that's where you will find your gun.

Ron Smith · 02-01-2006, 07:18 PM

AHA..."The Anderson Manifesto" , exposed....

pat86323 · 02-02-2006, 05:31 AM

thats sorta what i am known to do george, but i need to do some reading before i get too crazy. i know NOTHING about lugers other then they are cool, old and a piece of history.........and that i want one.

Lugerdoc · 02-02-2006, 09:37 AM

Pat, If you want to purchase a luger that works, I suggest that you buy it from a dealer that guarantees it to function properly and get a receipt to that effect. I have repaired many PO8s that were purchased from "unknown" private parties, at a "bargain" price, only to have another $100 or so added for a blown breech block, etc. TH

policeluger · 02-02-2006, 10:03 AM

Doc...amen! good advice, while I like my gun smith business, I hate to see some guy drop another $50/100 on a bargain gun that does not work.

Curly1 · 02-02-2006, 08:31 PM

check out this guy he has some shooters and will guarantee they work. He will also test fire them on request. I just bought my first luger from him to be delivered to my door this Saturday. Spent a couple of hours talking to him, nice guy.

http://www.checkpointcharlies.com/sh...2&categoryid=9

thegundude · 02-02-2006, 08:36 PM

Curly, your profile picture always makes me laugh...

pat86323 · 02-03-2006, 02:58 AM

and with curlys advice i may have just found my first luger. Ill have to call him tommorrow and see what his deal is.

stefanosg · 02-03-2006, 05:54 AM

Check the trader board, luscioman has a nice mismatched shooter at a resonable price. You may also want to post a request in the Wanted section. I had alot of contacts that way also.

Curly1 · 02-03-2006, 07:58 PM

Dude I belong to another site where a bud says the same thing. glad to be of service. NYUK NYUK NYUK NYUK NYUK

Rod WMG · 02-04-2006, 01:44 PM

I guess this is probably the wrong place to put this, but I can't help but believe that if one is going to offer guns for sale, particularly at high dollar prices, pix should be included for all offerings.

Feedback is pretty much universally good for Checkpoint Charlie, so I may be the only one to feel this way.

Those 4" C-96 guns are intriguing.

Edward Tinker · 02-04-2006, 02:07 PM

Rod, I think many sellers are still beleiving that simple print outs of basic description will sell guns.

Simson's is doping ti right, so is Houston Gun-collecting, great pictures, with the basic write up.

Ed

Curly1 · 02-04-2006, 06:50 PM

Rod got mine today and from Charlie and it lives up to his 1 pic and discription on his site and the converasations I have had with him, very satisfied customer here.

Rod WMG · 02-04-2006, 09:26 PM

Curly, the single pix don't bother me so much; it's the guns with no pix and the one line that do.

Glad your deal worked out well.

Curly1 · 02-05-2006, 01:41 AM

Rod do what i did call em and ask to put up a pic he put up all the lugers he didnt have a pic of when i asked em

Rod WMG · 02-06-2006, 06:52 PM

Curly, thanks.

lundbaek · 02-14-2006, 11:16 PM

Pat, I discovered the hard way that when buying any collector item it is best to go for the highest quality you can afford, even if tries the patience. In my experience the higher quality items can more likely be sold later at a profit than the lower quality items, which frequently must be sold at a loss.

02-01-2006, 01:26 PM	#1
pat86323 User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you were looking to buy a luger..... where would you look, i would like to aquire one but am a bit short of funds as i am a college student. Im not looking for anything to fancy just a shooter grade luger. I know very little to nothing about the guns, just have a bug to get one. __________________ if its stupid but works.....then it isnt stupid

02-01-2006, 03:40 PM	#3
pat86323 User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i was expecting to pay about 550-600 for one so that doesnt hurt me too bad. __________________ if its stupid but works.....then it isnt stupid

02-01-2006, 07:18 PM	#5
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	AHA..."The Anderson Manifesto" , exposed.... __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-02-2006, 05:31 AM	#6
pat86323 User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thats sorta what i am known to do george, but i need to do some reading before i get too crazy. i know NOTHING about lugers other then they are cool, old and a piece of history.........and that i want one. __________________ if its stupid but works.....then it isnt stupid

02-02-2006, 09:37 AM	#7
Lugerdoc Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: POB 398 St.Charles,MO. 63302 Posts: 5,089 Thanks: 6 Thanked 736 Times in 483 Posts	Pat, If you want to purchase a luger that works, I suggest that you buy it from a dealer that guarantees it to function properly and get a receipt to that effect. I have repaired many PO8s that were purchased from "unknown" private parties, at a "bargain" price, only to have another $100 or so added for a blown breech block, etc. TH __________________ Tom Heller POB 398 ST.Charles, MO. 63302 Tel 636-447-3006 lugerdoc@charter.net

02-01-2006, 03:35 PM	#2
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I sure understand the bug to get a Luger. I've bought a few over the last couple of years. My advice is to read every post here and on Jan Still's board, including those from the beginning. I'd also buy a couple of the good books (You'll see them as you read the posts) at least. Then I'd post here a "Want to buy" ad for exactly what you want. I know that will require delaying your desire and that'll be hard to do, but it will be worth it in the long run as even a base shooter may run $600.00 or more. Might as well do it right and know what you're getting into.

02-01-2006, 06:43 PM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,772 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	Pat, I would suggest that you keep $600 cash at hand with $400 in the wallet and $100 in each of your front pockets. Start attending gun shows and see what you come across. Offer $400 first, another $100 more next and then go home. You'll get what you are looking for. Spend more time out in front of the show than in the show, that's where you will find your gun.

02-02-2006, 10:03 AM	#8
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	Doc...amen! good advice, while I like my gun smith business, I hate to see some guy drop another $50/100 on a bargain gun that does not work.

02-02-2006, 08:31 PM	#9
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 113 Thanked 702 Times in 364 Posts	check out this guy he has some shooters and will guarantee they work. He will also test fire them on request. I just bought my first luger from him to be delivered to my door this Saturday. Spent a couple of hours talking to him, nice guy. http://www.checkpointcharlies.com/sh...2&categoryid=9 __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-02-2006, 08:36 PM	#10
thegundude User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 16 Times in 3 Posts	Curly, your profile picture always makes me laugh... __________________ Keep your knees in the breeze and your iron in the air. ~Steve

02-03-2006, 02:58 AM	#11
pat86323 User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	and with curlys advice i may have just found my first luger. Ill have to call him tommorrow and see what his deal is. __________________ if its stupid but works.....then it isnt stupid

02-03-2006, 05:54 AM	#12
stefanosg User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Central Florida Posts: 367 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	Check the trader board, luscioman has a nice mismatched shooter at a resonable price. You may also want to post a request in the Wanted section. I had alot of contacts that way also. __________________ "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

02-03-2006, 07:58 PM	#13
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 113 Thanked 702 Times in 364 Posts	Dude I belong to another site where a bud says the same thing. glad to be of service. NYUK NYUK NYUK NYUK NYUK __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-04-2006, 01:44 PM	#14
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I guess this is probably the wrong place to put this, but I can't help but believe that if one is going to offer guns for sale, particularly at high dollar prices, pix should be included for all offerings. Feedback is pretty much universally good for Checkpoint Charlie, so I may be the only one to feel this way. Those 4" C-96 guns are intriguing.

02-04-2006, 02:07 PM	#15
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,912 Thanks: 1,989 Thanked 4,502 Times in 2,077 Posts	Rod, I think many sellers are still beleiving that simple print outs of basic description will sell guns. Simson's is doping ti right, so is Houston Gun-collecting, great pictures, with the basic write up. Ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

02-04-2006, 06:50 PM	#16
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 113 Thanked 702 Times in 364 Posts	Rod got mine today and from Charlie and it lives up to his 1 pic and discription on his site and the converasations I have had with him, very satisfied customer here. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-04-2006, 09:26 PM	#17
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Curly, the single pix don't bother me so much; it's the guns with no pix and the one line that do. Glad your deal worked out well.

02-05-2006, 01:41 AM	#18
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 113 Thanked 702 Times in 364 Posts	Rod do what i did call em and ask to put up a pic he put up all the lugers he didnt have a pic of when i asked em __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-06-2006, 06:52 PM	#19
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Curly, thanks.

02-14-2006, 11:16 PM	#20
lundbaek User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Pat, I discovered the hard way that when buying any collector item it is best to go for the highest quality you can afford, even if tries the patience. In my experience the higher quality items can more likely be sold later at a profit than the lower quality items, which frequently must be sold at a loss.