Making a .45 Luger

John Sabato · 04-21-2006, 05:59 PM

To use ANY Luger that did not get issued with a stock (Artillery Lugers and Navy Lugers and Carbines) with a stock of any kind without paying the BATFE the $200 tax for making a short barreled rifle (as defined by the National Firearms Act of 1934) the barrel has to be AT LEAST 16 inches in length. Any shorter and you have to go the $200 TAX and Registration route with the BATFE. The BATFE maintains a list of the pistol/shoulderstock combinations on it's website that specifies which models are exempt.

Stainless Lugers are not manufactured with a stock lug finished, but the protrusion of metal at the bottom of the grip could be machined to complete the lug.

You can see some of the details of the process used by John Martz to make his .45 caliber Lugers in the Luger E-book by Gerard Henrotin on the Luger Mechanicals... This book is downloadable and is very inexpensive, but provides a lot of detail on the Luger design and it's history. I highly recommend it.

04-21-2006, 05:59 PM	#14
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	To use ANY Luger that did not get issued with a stock (Artillery Lugers and Navy Lugers and Carbines) with a stock of any kind without paying the BATFE the $200 tax for making a short barreled rifle (as defined by the National Firearms Act of 1934) the barrel has to be AT LEAST 16 inches in length. Any shorter and you have to go the $200 TAX and Registration route with the BATFE. The BATFE maintains a list of the pistol/shoulderstock combinations on it's website that specifies which models are exempt. Stainless Lugers are not manufactured with a stock lug finished, but the protrusion of metal at the bottom of the grip could be machined to complete the lug. You can see some of the details of the process used by John Martz to make his .45 caliber Lugers in the Luger E-book by Gerard Henrotin on the Luger Mechanicals... This book is downloadable and is very inexpensive, but provides a lot of detail on the Luger design and it's history. I highly recommend it. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

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