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Unread 04-12-2002, 11:10 AM   #1
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Default WHAT THE MYSTIC ABOUT A LUGER??

Why are they so collectable?? My only assumtion is that when the guns came out, the design was way ahead of its time. After all, they do look like a phaser from Star Trek in a way, dont they?? But on the other hand if you were going into combat tomorrow and had a choice would you want a Luger, P-38 or a 1911? (assuming of course you were in WW2). Personally, I would want a P-38, it simple, rugged and above all, reliable.I guess thats why Im partial to com/block weapons(Makarovs, AK-47's SKS's etc..), there not made for beauty pagents, there made for function and reliability, and there cheap and they do the job very well!!! The Luger is made like a Swiss watch, too complex, the 1911, well you cant hit the side of a barn with it and too big of a piece for me, at least thats my opinion.But yet out of the three guns mentioned, the Luger is the most sought after and most collectable. Sorry, I cant see folks spending over 1000.00 on a 1911. To me there worth about 100.00 if that, no matter what it is, and after all, my God, how many of them were made in comparison to a Luger. Even today, 1911's are 8-900 and up for new ones. As for the WW1 and 2 variants, there outrageous!! Personally, a Luger had no place in combat(as the Germans came to realize later), it was too elegant a piece of machinery for that purpose and too expensive to make!!. I think of the old elegant dueling pistols in a case when I think of a place for a Luger. By far however, the Luger was and is a state of the art piece of workmanship and engineering. Maybe thats what it is.



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 11:35 AM   #2
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Actually, and correct me if I'm wrong, but i believe that i heard one time that Gene Rodenberry did design the original phaser for Star Trek based on the Luger. Unfortunately, the Later Phasers look more like "Dustbusters" than any handgun design. The Luger's popularity in my opinion is indeed based on the engineering design that remains timeless today. With the exception of the Sig 210, there is no finer engineered pistol. Just think, guys, that design is over 100 years old!

Until Next Time,

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Unread 04-12-2002, 11:35 AM   #3
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Mark, For combat I'd select the M1911 for reliabilty and knockdown power. After all a pistol is designed for last ditch, close in use. I do agree that the collectable ones are overpriced, but you can still purchase a new production clone for around $300. As with most of us of the Baby Boom Generation, we grew up watching the bad guys (both Nazis & gangster) in the movies on Saturday afternoons, threatening the good guys with their lugers. Even the comic books of the '50s make them bigger than life as well as having ads to buy a real one for $39.95 or a plastic copy for $5.



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 11:47 AM   #4
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Well as far as firepower. Wonder why the military went to using Berettas over the 1911. Only thing I can think of is because 15 rounds is better than 7? Is it quality in firepower or quantity in firepower?



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 11:49 AM   #5
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"Quantity has a quality of its own"!!


V. Lenin



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 12:09 PM   #6
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Mark I see what you are saying, however, the .45 shoots fine, is reliable and shoots a .45. If you are carrying a pistol, you aren't carrying it for long range shooting, anything over 30-50 feet, you might as well grab an M1 or M16. The P38 is a nice reliable weapon, but I would take a .45 any day over either 9mm for combat.


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Unread 04-12-2002, 12:11 PM   #7
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They went to the 9MM because all of our NATO allies use the 9mm.



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 12:33 PM   #8
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The mystery in the Luger to me is the engineering and the limited quantities. They were not designed as a war time production military firearm which had to be mass produceable, reliable under all conditions, and simple to use at the lowest level of intelligence which defines the standard mil production 1911 series. 66 Mustang is correct in the 9mm standardization but another factor was the age of the existing 1911A1s, retrofit & rebuild was not an option.

IMHO a pistol is an auxillary tool not to be confused as a primary combat use weapon. Better than a knife or E tool, but give me a M16 any day.


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Unread 04-12-2002, 12:34 PM   #9
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When the Lugers were new, they were indeed state of the art.

The guns were generally used by officers or police, and as such, weren't subjected to the same conditions the enlisted men faced on a daily basis.

The "mystique" of the Luger is in it's timeless ergonomic design, it's abilities as a natural pointer, it's fine craftsmanship, the "history written in steel" aspects, and it's very unique action.

9mm was chosen for it's wounding abilities, not necessarily for it's killing potential, as a great deal more enemy resources were tied up with a wounded soldier than with a dead one.

They are the most universally recognized handgun design, and stand out from all others.

Plus, to hold one, just feels *different* and special.



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 12:54 PM   #10
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That I do agree with for 110% sure. There is nothing, even today, that feels like a Luger in your hand. It feels natural or something, cant describe it...



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 02:02 PM   #11
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If I had to go to war I personally would like to have a .50 Action Express on one hip(and a Luger on the other)!



 
Unread 04-12-2002, 02:55 PM   #12
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If I can hear the shots as I leave home, my choice is my Para. P-14 with a few extra clips on my belt and my Colt AR in my hands. The luger, neat as it is, belongs in a case or in a museum.


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Unread 04-12-2002, 03:26 PM   #13
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I can not explain the mystique of the luger any better than you all have. I have also found that they are much like Lays potato chips: You CAN'T stop at having just one. As for a choice of combat. Well that would have to be a glock in 40 S&W!


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Unread 04-12-2002, 04:16 PM   #14
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AK-47 for serious stuff long or short range and plenty of penetration power, good in small areas due to short length, H&K Compact 45 for concealed carry, Model 25-5" 357 for open carry, PPK for deep conceallment or possibly snubnose 357 Model 66 S&W, "Thor" my 340 Weatherby for stuff that can EAT YOU! When I go out in the desert for test firing my AK always protects the Thorhide! Thorster



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Unread 04-12-2002, 04:50 PM   #15
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Unread 04-12-2002, 04:52 PM   #16
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I know what you mean. Last Sunday I was out in the backwoods shooting away. Two guys came up and were very interested in my hardware, lots of questions, lots of attention. They hung around a little too long. I wouldn't shoot cause I didn't want to turn my back on them and they just stood around looking at my hardware spread out on a blanket. They finally caught on and left, I was very glad I had my pp stuck in my belt where they could see it. I'll probablty go with your idea and bring more firepower next time.Its hard to determine true interest vs malice.


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I take exception with your remark about no 1911 being worth more than $100.00, no matter what. I have an original 1911, which has 95%+ original, mag., grips, etc. You couldn't buy that for less than $1k. A Luger is a Luger! It is the creme of the creme. Don't compare it to a 1911, both have their own attributes, and shortcomings but, a Luger is a Luger! There's only one and is hasn't be copied. Nothing like the real thing!



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Unread 04-12-2002, 07:21 PM   #18
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having had personal experience with the exchange of ball ammunition during the unpleasantries in southeast asis some years ago, I can assure you that in a fight, if you armed with a handgun, it needs to be bigger than a 9MM. I have personally witnessed a GI being shot in the face at a range of less than 5 feet witha 9MM. The slug broke the skin just under the left eye and abeam the bridge of the nose, deflected upward and outward and traveled around the eye socket subcutaneously coming to rest just above the eyebrow. It was visibly bulging the skin. The GI shootee, a former Golden Gloves semi-finalist nearly beat the shooter half to death with a piece of a field table before he could be stopped. He was a bloody mess; an enraged bloody mess and quite animated.


One worthy oriental gentleman I had occasion to engage with a M1911AI at a range of about 30 feet wasn't nearly so animated after he and that 235 grain full metal jacket slug traveling at 850 fps collided. He was also a bloody mess but he was most assuredly not animated.


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Unread 04-12-2002, 09:49 PM   #19
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Ted,

The S&W Model 25 is .45 caliber. The first models were .45ACP and later made in .45 Colt. The stainless versions were Model 625's.



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Unread 04-12-2002, 09:58 PM   #20
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Meant model 27 sorry



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