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kilimanjaro · June 18, 2012, 11:00 PM

If you spend $3000 on a Luger, you don't want to shoot it !

You can get a good shooter for $600-$900, if you want to go up to $1250 that will get you a very nice matching pistol from WWII era, not rare, with nice finish and function. More than that, you are in collectible territory and woe betide the uninitiated. In fact, woe betide the uninitiated looking for a decent shooter. Get some information online, visit gun shows, and chat up the dealers and Luger buyers, especially the buyers. Don't buy one for a while, unless some sweet deal drops in your lap, like a veterans' souvenir from the widow down the block, or something like that.

Don't even think about a replica, they are unsafe, worthless, junk.

The Stoeger Luger is a good pistol, having said that, but it's not a Luger. Just not the same, you will be disappointed in function, finish, and distinct lack of iconic status and history.

June 18, 2012, 11:00 PM	#5
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	If you spend $3000 on a Luger, you don't want to shoot it ! You can get a good shooter for $600-$900, if you want to go up to $1250 that will get you a very nice matching pistol from WWII era, not rare, with nice finish and function. More than that, you are in collectible territory and woe betide the uninitiated. In fact, woe betide the uninitiated looking for a decent shooter. Get some information online, visit gun shows, and chat up the dealers and Luger buyers, especially the buyers. Don't buy one for a while, unless some sweet deal drops in your lap, like a veterans' souvenir from the widow down the block, or something like that. Don't even think about a replica, they are unsafe, worthless, junk. The Stoeger Luger is a good pistol, having said that, but it's not a Luger. Just not the same, you will be disappointed in function, finish, and distinct lack of iconic status and history.