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Title: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: twyacht on October 31, 2011, 07:22:16 PM: (http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/unnamed.jpg)

This week, something I have always wanted, will be picked up after being on the layaway/installment plan. This is the only hint I can provide right now... ::)

What do you think it is?

;D
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: Timothy on October 31, 2011, 07:30:51 PM: Kinda looks like my old High Standard mags from the bulls eye days but it ain't...does look familiar though..
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: alfsauve on October 31, 2011, 08:01:12 PM: Luger. LUger. LUGer. LUGEr. LUGER!
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: Timothy on October 31, 2011, 08:09:37 PM: Quote from: alfsauve on October 31, 2011, 08:01:12 PM
Luger. LUger. LUGer. LUGEr. LUGER!

Damn...I knew I'd seen it before!

Have fun Tom..
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: Magoo541 on October 31, 2011, 08:12:11 PM: Wheels on the mag must mean a loaded race gun ;D
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: twyacht on October 31, 2011, 08:12:44 PM: Quote from: alfsauve on October 31, 2011, 08:01:12 PM
Luger. LUger. LUGer. LUGEr. LUGER!

You my friend alf, Win the Big Head Bragging Rights!!!!!! Congrats, and a good eye..!!!!

That is correct, I have a 1916 DWM Luger, all matching numbered, being picked up later this week.

Pics to follow, but here is a link to one, and mine is in better shape...

http://home.comcast.net/~gunspotz/dwm1916.htm

Truly classic gun porn...

Thanks alf, I was hoping to get at least 2 or 3 guess's , but I forgot the power of the gun guru's on DRTV.... ;D

I can't wait...and no I didn't pay the price this one is listed for. ;)
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: TAB on October 31, 2011, 08:50:34 PM: That was way too easy.
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 31, 2011, 08:52:16 PM: From what I have heard, between being Magazine and ammo sensitive, plus the complexity of the toggle action they weren't particularly reliable.
From personal experience they handle like a dream, I've wanted to actually fire one since I was 10.
You've GOT to let us know how it actually shoots.
Another thing I have heard was that because of the way the toggle action works the recoil impulse will feel "funny" to some one use to other action types.
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: alfsauve on November 01, 2011, 05:46:58 AM: Sorry to be the spoiler. I lusted after Lugers for awhile, once. Not a passion any more. I think I'd rather have a P-1/38 now.

Hope it turns out to be as neat as you imagine. They truly are a remarkable gun both from the mechanics and the historical/war side. Look forward to the pictures.
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: Ping on November 02, 2011, 06:08:47 PM: My father had a Luger. Not sure if he still does? Jammed quite a bit when we took it out to the hill/range. When functioning properly it was rather accurate.
Title: Re: A Halloween Trick. Guess This Mag...Pistol Coming This Week.
Post by: Big Frank on November 02, 2011, 06:18:29 PM: My dad's friend had a Luger he got during WWII. He used to use empty .22 shells as targets and get regular hits with it. 8)