Stoeger 9mm SS Luger? Anybody?

jeffs · 07-14-2009, 09:52 PM

Mine is a later Stoeger 4". It works just fine.

Jeff

Drachenstein · 07-14-2009, 11:56 PM

I have a late Stoeger Navy (6 in) that works just fine. I have no problem with disassembly or assembly. Very balanced and accurate. They are though a bit thicker and not quite so ergonomic as a classic Luger, but I do have small hands.
AIMCO actually made both the Stoeger and the Mitchell. There was a problem with the early Mitchell models with the metallurgy. They were too soft and would eventually beat themselves to death. The problem was supposed to have been corrected while still under the Mitchell name. You can still get replacement parts through Aimco but they are expensive. Example the magazines are not interchangeable with other lugers and will normally cost about $65 ea.

sheepherder · 07-15-2009, 06:53 AM

One thing about SS pistols that I've found over the years is that you need a lubricant made to keep the metal parts from galling ("sticking"). The #1 lubricant is military developed and issued LSA [Lubricant, Small Arms]. It was initially developed for the M16, which uses steel sliding on aluminum. Any gun show will have bottles of it; white bottles seem to work better than the brown bottles, but that may just be my subjective determination.

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07-14-2009, 09:52 PM	#1
jeffs User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mine is a later Stoeger 4". It works just fine. Jeff

07-14-2009, 11:56 PM	#2
Drachenstein User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have a late Stoeger Navy (6 in) that works just fine. I have no problem with disassembly or assembly. Very balanced and accurate. They are though a bit thicker and not quite so ergonomic as a classic Luger, but I do have small hands. AIMCO actually made both the Stoeger and the Mitchell. There was a problem with the early Mitchell models with the metallurgy. They were too soft and would eventually beat themselves to death. The problem was supposed to have been corrected while still under the Mitchell name. You can still get replacement parts through Aimco but they are expensive. Example the magazines are not interchangeable with other lugers and will normally cost about $65 ea.

07-15-2009, 06:53 AM	#3
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	One thing about SS pistols that I've found over the years is that you need a lubricant made to keep the metal parts from galling ("sticking"). The #1 lubricant is military developed and issued LSA [Lubricant, Small Arms]. It was initially developed for the M16, which uses steel sliding on aluminum. Any gun show will have bottles of it; white bottles seem to work better than the brown bottles, but that may just be my subjective determination.