Lugers in the old west

spangy · 09-13-2021, 12:43 AM

Honestly this picture breaks my heart.

This gun should have outlived us all.

schutzen-jager · 09-13-2021, 08:04 AM

many decades ago Elmer Keith wrote in one of his magazine columns that one of his wranglers he used on his pack in trips carried a luger - his reason being that the luger would shoot clear thru an oak wagon tongue , while no .32 , .38, .44 , or .45 could !

schutzen-jager · 09-13-2021, 10:08 AM

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Sieger · 09-14-2021, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by schutzen-jager

many decades ago Elmer Keith wrote in one of his magazine columns that one of his wranglers he used on his pack in trips carried a luger - his reason being that the luger would shoot clear thru an oak wagon tongue , while no .32 , .38, .44 , or .45 could !

Hi,

Please explain just what "an oak wagon tongue" is.

Thanks!

Sieger

gunbugs · 09-14-2021, 08:51 PM

The wagon tongue is the part that extends forward from the wagon that the harnesses are attached to.

Sieger · 09-15-2021, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

The wagon tongue is the part that extends forward from the wagon that the harnesses are attached to.

Thanks for your response!

Well, as much as I really love the original 9mm Parabellum round, I really doubt that the other rounds listed were such poor performers.

Remembering that even the German Army round was only a 123 grain bullet at 1,076 fps, Keith's comment seems to lack accuracy to me. Penetration tests of the other rounds listed should easily verify the truth here.

Respectfully,

Sieger

gunbugs · 09-15-2021, 09:09 AM

Back in the day, Keith was probably talking about the 30 cal instead of the 9mm.

schutzen-jager · 09-15-2021, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by gunbugs

Back in the day, Keith was probably talking about the 30 cal instead of the 9mm.

+ the other calibers mentioned were probably low powered or utilizing very soft lead projectiles - the fmj .30 luger cartridge would exhibit superior penetration -

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schutzen-jager User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: peoples republic of New Jersey Posts: 187 Thanks: 208 Thanked 187 Times in 86 Posts	many decades ago Elmer Keith wrote in one of his magazine columns that one of his wranglers he used on his pack in trips carried a luger - his reason being that the luger would shoot clear thru an oak wagon tongue , while no .32 , .38, .44 , or .45 could !

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 684 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,230 Times in 415 Posts	Back in the day, Keith was probably talking about the 30 cal instead of the 9mm.