Stoeger sick and beautiful

Alx · 02-14-2007, 08:02 PM

IMHO, after struggling with three of these stainless steel Stoegers, I have given up on them, as being just too sloppily made, ill fitted, and not sufficiently hard. Not hard enough to sustain firing live ammo, especially the toggle ramps on the frame, which were hammered out of shape by the toggle recoiling, but too soft inside also, where the metal is just mushy.
The exterior buffing and polishing would pass for a Taurus, or Rossi, but compared to a German P08, NO comparison.
For the same money, or close, I recommend a shooter genuine Luger, and if you want the silvery look, and the German gun is not a collector grade, strip off the old messed up original finish and enjoy the naked gun look.

The photos above show a gun that has extensive light-to-heavy pitting in various areas, but after some filing and sanding, and complete chemical stripping (and a new Austrian barrel) it looks miles better than the rusted and deeply pitted, and re-blued, and re-rusted mess it was before.

This was the first Luger I bought after giving up on the pretty Stoegers, and it is alot more satisfying to have a usable, parts-available, solidly made (1917) precise, cheap and real gun.

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02-14-2007, 08:02 PM	#6
Alx User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee area Posts: 263 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	IMHO, after struggling with three of these stainless steel Stoegers, I have given up on them, as being just too sloppily made, ill fitted, and not sufficiently hard. Not hard enough to sustain firing live ammo, especially the toggle ramps on the frame, which were hammered out of shape by the toggle recoiling, but too soft inside also, where the metal is just mushy. The exterior buffing and polishing would pass for a Taurus, or Rossi, but compared to a German P08, NO comparison. For the same money, or close, I recommend a shooter genuine Luger, and if you want the silvery look, and the German gun is not a collector grade, strip off the old messed up original finish and enjoy the naked gun look. The photos above show a gun that has extensive light-to-heavy pitting in various areas, but after some filing and sanding, and complete chemical stripping (and a new Austrian barrel) it looks miles better than the rusted and deeply pitted, and re-blued, and re-rusted mess it was before. This was the first Luger I bought after giving up on the pretty Stoegers, and it is alot more satisfying to have a usable, parts-available, solidly made (1917) precise, cheap and real gun.