My .22LR Stoeger Luger

[John Sabato]

Stoeger produced their own version of a .22 "Luger" because they owned the legal rights to the name Luger in the USA. It bears no relationship in design to the Erma .22 toggle action guns.

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Stoeger produced their own version of a .22 "Luger" because they owned the legal rights to the name Luger in the USA. It bears no relationship in design to the Erma .22 toggle action guns.

Oops, John, you meant other than the toggle style blowback design, right? In both of these wannabe renditions, the toggles jump up and down in simulation of the action of real Luger toggles. But the toggles in neither the Erma nor Stoeger toggles have anything to do with locking the breech the way the big boys do, with their below-the-centerline position of the middle toggle pin. Nor do the .22's toggles come anywhere near the "ears"/ramps on the top end. They don't have to; since they're not locked, they don't need to be influenced to unlock.

I've not had the opportunity to examine a Stoeger .22 in person yet, much less strip it to examine its mechanics. They certainly look way different from Ermas in the images I've seen online, in respect to several regions on the top end, the toggles, themselves, in particular. I also think their grip setup is pretty ugly, with that little screw in the middle of them. Thanks for posting the photo of the action (?) of the Stoeger. To tell the truth, I'm having a hard time deciphering exactly what I'm seeing in it. How about a short pic essay on it, so we can be oriented a bit better?

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by John Sabato

Stoeger produced their own version of a .22 "Luger" because they owned the legal rights to the name Luger in the USA...

Thanks for your correction, John!

Stoeger actually had manufacturing capability??? Their own shop??? Or did they farm it out to some machine tool concern???

I recognize the name but have never had occasion to deal with them...I don't think I've even had one of their catalogs...