Grip angle

jeffs · 06-12-2009, 02:19 PM

Does anyone know the exact angle formed between the grip and the rails of the frame?

Thanks!
Jeff

Ron Wood · 06-12-2009, 02:59 PM

Sixty degrees.

jeffs · 06-12-2009, 03:35 PM

Thanks!

Jeff

A.Mifsin · 06-13-2009, 02:05 AM

I always thought that it was 55.3 degrees.
Alf.

Ron Wood · 06-13-2009, 10:44 PM

Alf,
Of course, you are correct. I got my numbers backward. Sixty degrees is the grip angle of the .45 caliber Lugers that still are in existance (the Aberman and Norton Lugers). Fifty-five degrees is the grip angle of the 45 caliber Luger used in the US Test trials of 1907 and all other Lugers. Thanks for correcting my memory lapse.

SleazyRider · 09-03-2009, 09:50 PM

Does anyone know if the .22 caliber Ruger Mark 1, 2, or 3 comes close to this angle, or is my question pure heresy?

sheepherder · 09-19-2009, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SleazyRider

Does anyone know if the .22 caliber Ruger Mark 1, 2, or 3 comes close to this angle, or is my question pure heresy?

I had some free time, so I took my Ruger Mk II SS auto w/tapered short barrel apart and measured the grip angle with a protractor...This is a pic from the Web, with my actual measurement marked on it...

SleazyRider · 09-19-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by postino

I had some free time, so I took my Ruger Mk II SS auto w/tapered short barrel apart and measured the grip angle with a protractor...This is a pic from the Web, with my actual measurement marked on it...

Wow! That's good to know, especially if one wants to shoot a "near-Luger" on the cheap. Hmmmm ... now to drop a hint or two to my wife in time for Christmas.

06-12-2009, 02:19 PM	#1
jeffs User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Grip angle Does anyone know the exact angle formed between the grip and the rails of the frame? Thanks! Jeff

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Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Sixty degrees. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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A.Mifsin User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Malta Posts: 570 Thanks: 74 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	I always thought that it was 55.3 degrees. Alf. __________________ I prefer a Luger

06-13-2009, 10:44 PM	#5
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	Alf, Of course, you are correct. I got my numbers backward. Sixty degrees is the grip angle of the .45 caliber Lugers that still are in existance (the Aberman and Norton Lugers). Fifty-five degrees is the grip angle of the 45 caliber Luger used in the US Test trials of 1907 and all other Lugers. Thanks for correcting my memory lapse. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction Last edited by Ron Wood; 01-01-2018 at 10:41 AM.

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SleazyRider User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 20 Thanks: 25 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Ruger? Does anyone know if the .22 caliber Ruger Mark 1, 2, or 3 comes close to this angle, or is my question pure heresy?

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jeffs User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 170 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks! Jeff