The Latest Lugers

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Originally Posted by Michael Zeleny

I don't see the attraction of the .45 Luger. History suggests that the ballistic legacy of John Moses Browning so well mated with automatic Colt pistols, is ill accommodated by the handgun designs of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger. If Norinco could get its act together to produce a historically correct and properly functioning 9mm Parabellum pistol fitted and finished to the pre-WWI DWM standard, they would have a best-seller at around $1195.00.

Mike:

A properly set-up Luger in .45 works just fine (one of John Martz' creations for instance).

Aimco was thinking of marketing a .40 Luger, just before it went bottoms-up. This might have been a better alternative for those wanting more horse power than a 9MM Parabellum.

Could the Chinese manufacture an outstanding quality Luger recreation? Yes, of that I have no doubt, but at the price you are quoting above, it is doubtful.



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