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Bud · 06-13-2002, 05:39 AM

I don't think the luger can be ruled out as a defensive pistol. I think the usual lines are that it has no high capacity magazine, and the fact that it is a foreign designed gun, and then the usual problems with some forms of ammo.
I think that in some way, that since there is no rearward moving slide, like on most semi-auto pistols, that could be an advantage in some defensive situations, like if you had the back of the pistol tight against your chest, or inside a coat or jacket. Imagine shooting a gun that has a rearward moving slide, where the slide suddenly hangs up in your pocket or bashes your ribs just as your are trying to defend yourself.
And then, the handle is small enough to work excellent in someones' hands that are small or have short fingers, like my fingers that make large handled guns very hard to shoot.
I carry concealed a CZ 50, a double action .32 acp, and too many people would scoff at that gun as a defensive pistol as too small a round, gun too large and heavy, only eight rounds capacity, but hey, it conceals fine, shoots great, and it is not really that heavy.
I think it is all about what works, and when I get my six inch luger all back together after rebarreling, I can tell you it may be a home/business defensive gun, meaning if a dirtbag comes to get me or my family members, I figure that extra long barrel is going to be just like AT&T, I am going to be able to reach out and touch someone, even if the dirtbag is beyond my comfortable pistol shooting distance of 50 meters.

06-13-2002, 05:39 AM	#2
Bud User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't think the luger can be ruled out as a defensive pistol. I think the usual lines are that it has no high capacity magazine, and the fact that it is a foreign designed gun, and then the usual problems with some forms of ammo. I think that in some way, that since there is no rearward moving slide, like on most semi-auto pistols, that could be an advantage in some defensive situations, like if you had the back of the pistol tight against your chest, or inside a coat or jacket. Imagine shooting a gun that has a rearward moving slide, where the slide suddenly hangs up in your pocket or bashes your ribs just as your are trying to defend yourself. And then, the handle is small enough to work excellent in someones' hands that are small or have short fingers, like my fingers that make large handled guns very hard to shoot. I carry concealed a CZ 50, a double action .32 acp, and too many people would scoff at that gun as a defensive pistol as too small a round, gun too large and heavy, only eight rounds capacity, but hey, it conceals fine, shoots great, and it is not really that heavy. I think it is all about what works, and when I get my six inch luger all back together after rebarreling, I can tell you it may be a home/business defensive gun, meaning if a dirtbag comes to get me or my family members, I figure that extra long barrel is going to be just like AT&T, I am going to be able to reach out and touch someone, even if the dirtbag is beyond my comfortable pistol shooting distance of 50 meters.