[Ted]

The Luger would be hard press to put into action fast and carrying it with a locked firing pin blocked by the safety is not a great think in my view. I much prefer the H&K 45 Compact that I plan to carry, or my PPK when deep concealment is the only way to go or as a backup. I also will carry (and do ) a P.38 occasionaly, I find this design quite robust (except the hammer drop on WWI is to be treated with a little more care than the modern weapons due to stress concentrations on those 90 degree corners of the flat firing pin). I like the P.38, it's reliable, accurate enough, and fits my hand good. The DA is not the best in the world but would work famously in the handshaking distances I MIGHT use it in! The prospect of having the firing pin spring under constant compression (espcially when in a hot car in 100 degree temps) makes me a little concerned about a weaken spring! Ted