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Unread 12-13-2017, 09:00 AM   #96
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Eugene, How many individual steps are involved in construction of one of your beauties? How many have you made so far? What model is your most popular?? Do you ever take a day off? Eric
Day off? What's that? we are here in the shop 55-60 hours a week most weeks,
and still can not keep up with incoming orders, restorations and gunsmiths work and 45 manufacturing.

Too meany steps to count right now.
Manufacturing, hand fitting the guns, testing
Making every little small part, springs winding, testing
Some operations are done on manual machine, testing
Lanyard loop manufacturing and installation.
Barrel timing and head spacing, testing
Grips manufacturing and fitting and checkering.
Magazines, bending, fitting and nickeling, testing
Did I say testing already ?
And that what i can remember from 3 year process of hand.


We are up to number 46 of Lugers in 45 caliber.
#46 was assembled last week for running tests on the magazines,
as our #43 Target Prototype was snatched up by a forum member, and #4 prototype is been horded by Guns and Ammo for over 3 month.

We still have two prototype frames kicking around just in case.
We call them scratch and dent, as they were the first of the machine. We use them for prototype work. Like first Baby Luger 45 and first Target Model 45 that sold recently.
I am planing to make a carbine out of one as soon as water ripples settle from delivery deadlines of the guns that have been ordered already.

We have finished manufacturing parts for first 50 in June of 2017,
and racing to the next 50 units, hoping to have the parts done in June of 2018 or sooner.
Prices have gone up a bit, but only because of Federal TAX of 10% on sporting goods, guns included if we make over 50,
And we really hope to make more then 50 next year.

Most common ?

1 Carbine Order
2 Baby Luger Orders
3 Target Model orders
40 Standard size guns

My favorite to shoot ?
Target model to boot. less recoil, faster return to target.
Liked the grips I made for myself, but someone snatched them along with the target model.
But then,I always like Navy Lugers more then others.

Based on advertisement postings and number of views,
Target model generates almost as much interest as standard gun.

Ask away. I will share as much as I can, or have time too...
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