AGI Luger Armorer's Video Course

shadow · 02-09-2006, 10:32 PM

The AGI luger course just came in today and I watched it right away. Overall I thought the course was good. There were a couple of shots where all you see are the back of the instructors hand instead of the part that he is trying to show. For example the instructors hand covered both the removal and installation of the ejector, so I only have a vague idea on how it is removed and re installed. The theory of operation section would have seemed good if I had not already read "Luger Mechanical Features" which is an EXCELLENT e-book and possibly the most clear and concise book I have ever read on any mechanical system!!!

The history of the gun section seemed vague in places and some of the guidance given does not agree with what I have read on this page. For example the video indicates that the luger jams because the ammo made today is not hot enough and that the luger needs hotter loads. On this page I have read repeatedly that it is the shortness of todays ammo that can make even perfect action jam, and that the longer loads such as S&B 124gr or Winchester 115 gr function quite well in the gun and even though they are not very hot.

In spite of my negative comments I still believe the video was worth the money. It is obvious that the instructor Robert Dunlap knows his stuff about gunsmithing and as an newbie luger owner it brought my understanding of the gun from little to nothing to at least to a level where I am dangerous. If at least nothing else I have seen someone completely disassemble and reassemble a luger and I am now more comfortable with the thought of doing it myself.

02-09-2006, 10:32 PM	#1
shadow User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down The Shore Posts: 245 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	The AGI luger course just came in today and I watched it right away. Overall I thought the course was good. There were a couple of shots where all you see are the back of the instructors hand instead of the part that he is trying to show. For example the instructors hand covered both the removal and installation of the ejector, so I only have a vague idea on how it is removed and re installed. The theory of operation section would have seemed good if I had not already read "Luger Mechanical Features" which is an EXCELLENT e-book and possibly the most clear and concise book I have ever read on any mechanical system!!! The history of the gun section seemed vague in places and some of the guidance given does not agree with what I have read on this page. For example the video indicates that the luger jams because the ammo made today is not hot enough and that the luger needs hotter loads. On this page I have read repeatedly that it is the shortness of todays ammo that can make even perfect action jam, and that the longer loads such as S&B 124gr or Winchester 115 gr function quite well in the gun and even though they are not very hot. In spite of my negative comments I still believe the video was worth the money. It is obvious that the instructor Robert Dunlap knows his stuff about gunsmithing and as an newbie luger owner it brought my understanding of the gun from little to nothing to at least to a level where I am dangerous. If at least nothing else I have seen someone completely disassemble and reassemble a luger and I am now more comfortable with the thought of doing it myself.