I agree with all of the above issues. David's list put it most succinctly.
Aside from the close tolerances, which might affect reliability, my biggest concern is the placement of the safety. As a lefty, the safety lever is inconvenient to useless for me if conditions required the instant deployment of the pistol. As a striker fired weapon, I think carrying a Luger in any condition to be used instantly is as much a danger to the carrier as it might be to any perp.
Leaving it off safe would never do for me. The exposed sear bar could easely be actuated by any number of things coming into contact with it. I've seen enough sheared off firing pin sear engagement ears to give me the chills.
It's glamorous, its cool, but it simply isn't smart to trust your life to one when there are so many better and cheaper alternatives out there.
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