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    Yeah but you can't shoot it, its a paper weight!

    It might be worth 5 times what you paid for it but that means buying one today is not an attractive investment, especially if you want to shoot it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by blooregard View Post
    Yeah but you can't shoot it, its a paper weight!

    It might be worth 5 times what you paid for it but that means buying one today is not an attractive investment, especially if you want to shoot it!
    Dont matter cos I have plenty of other guns I can shoot lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by lew07 View Post
    Dont matter cos I have plenty of other guns I can shoot lol
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lew07 View Post
    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?

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    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by capt hindsight View Post
    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.
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gingernut View Post

    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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gingernut View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post

    I could probably not give in to temptation if they offered a 6" barrelled Navy or (please!) an 8" barrelled Artillery model with tangent sight, detachable stock and "trommel" magazine.
    Me too!

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    The original question is actually a pretty hard decision. Certainly the KWC for the blowback action and ability to field strip. On the downside, accuracy is not that good but good enough on soft drinks cans at 6 yards or so. The black finish on the KWC and white writing detracts too but can be removed.

    The greyer finish on the non blowback Umarex is a little closer to the original, as are the markings on the pistol. The finish can be 'battle worn' through carefully applying a magic eraser to high spots in order to mimic years of use. Accuracy and power are higher too.

    I ended up with both!

    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by harvey_s View Post
    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?
    That's the one.
    He usually ends with a running shoot with guns laid out on tables.
    Oldest ones first ending up with your moderns.

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    KWC ordered today, thanks for all the advice!

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    How about an American Luger?

    The rarest of all and currently available at https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/799519606.

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