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04-12-2002, 11:33 AM

The mystery in the Luger to me is the engineering and the limited quantities. They were not designed as a war time production military firearm which had to be mass produceable, reliable under all conditions, and simple to use at the lowest level of intelligence which defines the standard mil production 1911 series. 66 Mustang is correct in the 9mm standardization but another factor was the age of the existing 1911A1s, retrofit & rebuild was not an option.

IMHO a pistol is an auxillary tool not to be confused as a primary combat use weapon. Better than a knife or E tool, but give me a M16 any day.

Roadkill

04-12-2002, 11:33 AM	#8
R. Grady/Roadkill Guest Posts: n/a	Re: WHAT THE MYSTIC ABOUT A LUGER?? The mystery in the Luger to me is the engineering and the limited quantities. They were not designed as a war time production military firearm which had to be mass produceable, reliable under all conditions, and simple to use at the lowest level of intelligence which defines the standard mil production 1911 series. 66 Mustang is correct in the 9mm standardization but another factor was the age of the existing 1911A1s, retrofit & rebuild was not an option. IMHO a pistol is an auxillary tool not to be confused as a primary combat use weapon. Better than a knife or E tool, but give me a M16 any day. Roadkill