Posted on 02/05/2020 8:26:41 AM PST by w1n1
Khorosho. You hit target, I hit Mila. Spasiba moy drug!
RE Swiss Luger:
I didn’t know those were ever chambered in anything other than 9 Parabellum.
Except for the two .45ACP Lugers used during the Army testing when Georg Luger put them up against the 1911. The so-called “million-dollar Luger” is still out there somewhere... last I heard of it, some guy in Texas had it in his collection... dude has over 5 thousand Lugers.
My old man brought back a long-barreled Luger P08, the Naval version, and also a Walther AP38; he gave them to one of my uncles when I was a kid, and they disappeared into history now... sigh... that Luger is worth some $$$$$.
I bought four of them like six years ago at Dunham Sporting Goods Black Friday sale, $79 each. Cosmoline was a pain.
Good trade, my friend!!!!!
But... can I still come visit her??? :^)
Mine came with a scope but the manual says you shouldn’t use it with this caliber often. 9.6x53 is more an open sight caliber anyway. Very destructive at 100-150 yards but not really accurate farther.
Ammo is 51 Russian ruble per round. It depends on exchange rate at every given day you buy it. Factually floats between 65 and 80 cents.
This guy used to sell the full-size WWII sniper version.
Mitchell’s Mausers
http://www.mauser.org/mosin-sniper-rifle/
Molot is the best arsenal in Russia.
Had 2 Veprs.
Almost a buck per round. That is pricey.
Do you reload? Might be a good option.
I got one at The Alamo in Naples, FL a couple years ago. Cost $200 with bayonet and original cosmoline. It was an 1897 and in quite nice condition.
Got it for my 17 yo son to go along with his original 03A3.
It is LOUD! Seemingly louder than the .30.
I originally thought I overpaid for it but now I think I did ok as nice ones are hard to find.
There were five .45 Lugers made for trials. Apparently two of them survived to reach the civilian market, and like you mentioned, the whereabouts of one is currently unclear. Of the other, I used to know a guy who owned a “stake” in it.
Lugers were also converted to .30 Luger in Germany in the 1920s, to comply with Versailles treaty limitations. Many of them were sold to the European and American markets.
And I liked that two-position adjustable rear sight on the Navy Lugers. Like the Papa and Grandpa Nambus, most of them did not survive their operating environment, in decent condition anyway.
I am considering reloading. It seems like a good idea.
I’ve got a whole set, M91-30, M44 and M38
Slams steel at 944 yards sans glass with whose eyes?
Or is literally a barn size target
Best $75 I ever spent.
It’s the shorty though, the M44.
Turned into one of my favorites.
Unfortunately, by the time he gets done with anything, it’s no longer collectible. Mitchells are the bane of the Mauser collecting community...even scabby Russian/Romanian captures get more respect.
Then there was the C96/M712 “Broomhandle” Mauser pistol, which was chambered for 7.63 Mauser originally, then they rechamberd them for 9mm Parabellum. They put a large red “9” carved on the grip so it was easy to distinguish.
That’s a pretty neat old hand cannon... especially the “Schnellfeuer” version with the snail drum magazine and stock/holster. I’d love to get one of those some day, but they cost a fortune.
“...There were five .45 Lugers made for trials...”
I did NOT know that, thank you!!! I thought there were only two, and the one that got torture tested basically got junked afterwards.
Can you imagine a million bucks for a handgun...
“1897”
Antiques command a premium now.
Probably your best option if you like to shoot a lot.
Yeah, I don’t think he makes those Mosins anymore any way. I’ve heard both good and bad sides.
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