Erma Lugers

Quentin · 04-06-2007, 06:10 PM

I've been doing searches on Erma and Stoeger 22LR replicas and these old threads have been interesting. Back in the early seventies I was looking for a .22 that looked like a Luger. Found a shop that had the Stoeger and the Erma EP 22. I liked the look of the Erma but the salesman said the Erma was junk and pushed the Stoeger so I caved in and bought it.

What a piece of junk that crapomatic was! The extractor hardly ever pulled out the casing, it was basically a single shot pistol. Sent it back to Stoeger and they didn't fix it. A friend who was pretty good worked on it and got it to fire a few shots without a jam but it still was worthless. Funny, it fired more reliably upside down! I finally gave it to him since he liked a challenge.

I've always thought I should have picked up the EP 22 instead but reading threads here it looks like I wouldn't have done much better with it!

I bought a Ruger Standard Model 22LR which was terrific then sold it and got and kept a Ruger Mark I 6.75" in 1975, a Mark II Target 5.5" in 1985 and a Mark III Target 5.5" in 2005. I'll never sell those three Rugers! (Or my genuine Lugers)

04-06-2007, 06:10 PM	#6
Quentin User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NorthWest USA Posts: 124 Thanks: 59 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	I've been doing searches on Erma and Stoeger 22LR replicas and these old threads have been interesting. Back in the early seventies I was looking for a .22 that looked like a Luger. Found a shop that had the Stoeger and the Erma EP 22. I liked the look of the Erma but the salesman said the Erma was junk and pushed the Stoeger so I caved in and bought it. What a piece of junk that crapomatic was! The extractor hardly ever pulled out the casing, it was basically a single shot pistol. Sent it back to Stoeger and they didn't fix it. A friend who was pretty good worked on it and got it to fire a few shots without a jam but it still was worthless. Funny, it fired more reliably upside down! I finally gave it to him since he liked a challenge. I've always thought I should have picked up the EP 22 instead but reading threads here it looks like I wouldn't have done much better with it! I bought a Ruger Standard Model 22LR which was terrific then sold it and got and kept a Ruger Mark I 6.75" in 1975, a Mark II Target 5.5" in 1985 and a Mark III Target 5.5" in 2005. I'll never sell those three Rugers! (Or my genuine Lugers)