Luger replica pistol - which one?

[harvey_s]

Yeah but look at the history behind the real Luger.Collectors that have live firing all matching numbers Lugers dont bother to fire them.

Oh Yes and mine is now worth today about five times what I bought it for (not that I want to sell it). That aint gonna happen with Your air gun Lugers

Yeah, but all you can do is stand there and shout 'Bang! Bang!'.... ain't exactly living the dream is it?

[capt hindsight]

OK so no help whatsoever to the OP. Buy something you can't shoot for 5 times what it's worth or shoot something else.

.....plus I don't have £1K + spare, its a lot cheaper to look at them in Carlisle Castle museum.

Thanks for the posts so far, KWC seems good, but has anyone got or had the Umarex version?

[blooregard]

Thanks for the posts so far, KWC seems good, but has anyone got or had the Umarex version?

I am sure there are 2 Umarex versions.

The excellent one made by KWC and the usual second rate, missed opportunity, consumer friendly version made by Umarex.

[gingernut]

I have shot the basic Umarex non blowback one.
It's good and powerful.

I have the KWC model which is fine and blowback but less powerful.

I have the WW11 Umarex one which doesn't work very well although it seems to be a roughed up version of the KWC.
It struggles to blowback and you don't get many shots.
It was a bit better after I lubed the shuttle etc and it may wear in.

If there is another model I can't help.

I'm not a Luger fan and recall that TV show where a Luger fan and an ex US Marine using a 1911 did a trench warfare course competition.
The Luger was properly humiliated and the fan upset.

[harvey_s]

I'm not a Luger fan and recall that TV show where a Luger fan and an ex US Marine using a 1911 did a trench warfare course competition.
The Luger was properly humiliated and the fan upset.

I remember that, I think it was one of the Will Willis shows, but I can't remember the name of it here for the life of me.
I think in the US it was called 'Triggers; weapons that changed the world'.
I seem to remember that the Luger was the more accurate for precision shooting - but the 1911 was the better combat tool.
But, then it was an American show and dissing the 1911 is similar to slagging off Debbe Reynolds

[gingernut]

What I clearly remember was the Luger missing some pretty easy targets in the trench.

I agree about veneration of the 1911

In another episode he took on a mate with a Beretta 92.
The Beretta won right up to the last target which it could not knock down.
Our Hero caught up and the .45 ACP did what it does.

[harvey_s]

What I clearly remember was the Luger missing some pretty easy targets in the trench.

I agree about veneration of the 1911

In another episode he took on a mate with a Beretta 92.
The Beretta won right up to the last target which it could not knock down.
Our Hero caught up and the .45 ACP did what it does.

You might well be right, it was a while ago..can you remember what it was called...was it weapons that changed the world without the trigger part?