Bought a near mint 70s era Interarms Luger P08 as a shooter. Would like to adjust the

ithacaartist · 03-20-2024, 08:20 PM

Welcome to the forum, Caleb.

This nice pistol is chambered for .30 Luger, right? The caliber is fun to shoot, although it will be relatively expensive to feed this thing. If you like this gun, you might consider reloading for it.

The 70s Mauser Parabellums are collectible in their own right/niche, and have plenty of value--which seems to have increased as of late. Your rig/box is complete, which is a plus in that realm.

You mentioned being new to guns... If you're right-handed and grouping to the lower left, that's the classic manifestation of "the flinch." One's involuntary anticipation of the recoil causes it. Your grip of the gun and how you press the trigger are also very important. Fortunately, a shooter can learn to address these issues, so taking a course of instruction may be in order. Then practice, practice, practice!

p.s. I think this should have been posted in New Collectors Forum, or maybe Post-War Lugers, but perhaps a moderator will move it there for you.

gunbugs · 03-20-2024, 09:10 PM

Low left for a right handed shooter is typically gripping the gun too tight. And /or flinching into the gun and anticipating recoil. No need for a "death grip". Grip the pistol like you would hold a live bird in your hand without crushing it, but so it won't escape your grasp. Make sure you are not moving your other fingers as the gun goes off, only your trigger finger moving straight back on the trigger. A tight grip will shoot low, a loose grip will shoot high. Don't screw with the sights. The gun is zeroed as is.

Kiwi · 03-21-2024, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

This nice pistol is chambered for .30 Luger, right? The caliber is fun to shoot, although it will be relatively expensive to feed this thing. If you like this gun, you might consider reloading for it.

It could be chambered in either .30 Luger, or 9mm Parabellum

The serial number will tell you which

The model in .30 Luger is numbered 10.001001
and 11.001001 for the 9mm.

As others have said - do not mess with the sights

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,368 Thanks: 7,430 Thanked 2,610 Times in 1,378 Posts	Welcome to the forum, Caleb. This nice pistol is chambered for .30 Luger, right? The caliber is fun to shoot, although it will be relatively expensive to feed this thing. If you like this gun, you might consider reloading for it. The 70s Mauser Parabellums are collectible in their own right/niche, and have plenty of value--which seems to have increased as of late. Your rig/box is complete, which is a plus in that realm. You mentioned being new to guns... If you're right-handed and grouping to the lower left, that's the classic manifestation of "the flinch." One's involuntary anticipation of the recoil causes it. Your grip of the gun and how you press the trigger are also very important. Fortunately, a shooter can learn to address these issues, so taking a course of instruction may be in order. Then practice, practice, practice! p.s. I think this should have been posted in New Collectors Forum, or maybe Post-War Lugers, but perhaps a moderator will move it there for you. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	Low left for a right handed shooter is typically gripping the gun too tight. And /or flinching into the gun and anticipating recoil. No need for a "death grip". Grip the pistol like you would hold a live bird in your hand without crushing it, but so it won't escape your grasp. Make sure you are not moving your other fingers as the gun goes off, only your trigger finger moving straight back on the trigger. A tight grip will shoot low, a loose grip will shoot high. Don't screw with the sights. The gun is zeroed as is.