Durability of the Luger

Ray · 04-23-2001, 10:19 PM

Gentlemen

Well, I now freely admit to having caught the full blown Luger bug. With four gun show purchases under my belt and two more today from Mr Shattuck,I'm in serious trouble. The Shattuck guns, I hope, should give me a sense of what a "real collector's piece" is all about.By the way, thanks to you folks and your quick responses two of the gun show purchases turned out to be real finds. So my question is related to what I have been reading in various sources regarding the durability of the Lugers. The message seems to be that while they are engineering marvels, their performance on the battle field was less than stellar. The suggestion is that the close tolerances caused jamming failures associated with dirt and debris, something not a big problem with the 1911. Can this be true or is this just another "the 1911 is the best

military side arm of all times" story? Mind you my own experience is that 1911 is truly an excellent gun.Nevertheless it doesn't seem possible that battle failure is in keeping with such long term production.

04-23-2001, 10:19 PM	#1
Ray User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 16 Posts	Durability of the Luger Gentlemen Well, I now freely admit to having caught the full blown Luger bug. With four gun show purchases under my belt and two more today from Mr Shattuck,I'm in serious trouble. The Shattuck guns, I hope, should give me a sense of what a "real collector's piece" is all about.By the way, thanks to you folks and your quick responses two of the gun show purchases turned out to be real finds. So my question is related to what I have been reading in various sources regarding the durability of the Lugers. The message seems to be that while they are engineering marvels, their performance on the battle field was less than stellar. The suggestion is that the close tolerances caused jamming failures associated with dirt and debris, something not a big problem with the 1911. Can this be true or is this just another "the 1911 is the best military side arm of all times" story? Mind you my own experience is that 1911 is truly an excellent gun.Nevertheless it doesn't seem possible that battle failure is in keeping with such long term production.