Lugers for Self Defense?

[Mauser720]

The educated concensus is that the P08 should never be the first choice for self defense, much less concealed carry.

However, I obtained permission from my instructors to use my old .30 Luger with a six inch barrel for the firing range portion of my concealed carry permit class. Hip holsters were required.

Target distance using the FBI "Q" target was only 21 feet since most gunfights will take place within this short distance. As we were firing, we were yelling out loud "Drop the knife! Drop the knife!" before we fired two shots.

You can imagine the Luger generated a lot of interest. And I am pleased to report that in my group of six qualifiers, it did produce the tightest group. As we all know, it doesn't make much difference what cartridge you use if you can not hit exactly what you are aiming at under stressful conditions.

Mauser720 - Ron