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Steve Richards · 03-10-2005, 09:44 PM

I do not have experience with the Stoeger Lugers but I have a latter stainless made by AIMCO and a second one after they became ORIMAR. The same company made all of the stainless guns. This is true regardless if they were marketed by Stoeger, Mitchell, AIMCO or ORIMAR.

The grip areas on mine are slightly larger (about a tenth of an inch) when measured front to back when compared to my older guns. They also have the flat sided magazines and cannot use the original style magazines. The earlier stainless models have magazines that will interchange with vintage guns. I do not know when the change was made. This may afect the outside dimension difference, but I do not know.

So far, the only real differences this has made is in the "feel" of the gun and in using a 1902 holster by El Paso Saddlery. Someone with a large hand may like the larger grip while a person with a smaller hand will probably like the older size. The flap on the holster will close on the vintage gun but the flap hole needs to be repositioned to close on the new stainless gun.

I hope that this helps.

03-10-2005, 09:44 PM	#4
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I do not have experience with the Stoeger Lugers but I have a latter stainless made by AIMCO and a second one after they became ORIMAR. The same company made all of the stainless guns. This is true regardless if they were marketed by Stoeger, Mitchell, AIMCO or ORIMAR. The grip areas on mine are slightly larger (about a tenth of an inch) when measured front to back when compared to my older guns. They also have the flat sided magazines and cannot use the original style magazines. The earlier stainless models have magazines that will interchange with vintage guns. I do not know when the change was made. This may afect the outside dimension difference, but I do not know. So far, the only real differences this has made is in the "feel" of the gun and in using a 1902 holster by El Paso Saddlery. Someone with a large hand may like the larger grip while a person with a smaller hand will probably like the older size. The flap on the holster will close on the vintage gun but the flap hole needs to be repositioned to close on the new stainless gun. I hope that this helps.