Mitchell Arms SS

[SteyrAUG]

Here is the one I bought.



Mitchell Arms American Eagle 9mm #62XX

I've pretty much fed it WWB 115 gr. FMJ exclusively with zero issues. I bought it to have a shooter, I didn't want to devalue and original and even if an original no longer has significant collector value it can serve as a source of original parts which makes it valuable for that reason.

My thinking was the a SS version should be extremely strong, this was based on my logic that "Hey my Ruger .44 Mag is SS so this will be rock solid. I was later surprised to learn they had a reputation for being kinda weak. Probably still would have bought it given my original primary reason. Even my late 70s Mauser Luger now has collector value and is simply too pretty to subject to a lot of wear.

The SS is also nice because unlike all my other Lugers I don't have to constantly guard against rust and there is no exceptional blue to accidentally damage. And of course the SS Luger simply looks so nice aesthetically.

It's not a home defense or carry gun so I have no fears of it failing me when I need it the most. It's not in my primary rotation so I won't need it to sustain 50k rounds down the barrel. It is basically a fun range toy, and as I am apparently lucky enough to have one that doesn't require constant tweaking to function reliably it has served that role very well.