What would your ideal Luger be?

Doubs · 04-08-2021, 02:56 PM

Lets assume for a moment that you were in a position to bring a newly manufactured Luger to market in a caliber other than the two original cartridges or 45ACP. What would it be?

My Luger would be chambered in .357 Sig, have a six inch barrel and fully adjustable rear sight.

Yours?

Edward Tinker · 04-08-2021, 04:17 PM

I like a 5 or 6 inch barrel - I'd say 30 carbine in a 6 or 8 inch barrel

HerrKaiser · 04-08-2021, 04:54 PM

Mine would be a 6” barrel navy style sight chambered for .30 tokarev or 5.7x28. Works well enough for open carry on varmints, turns into a handy carbine with stock/brace attachment.

Vlim · 04-08-2021, 04:58 PM

A compact .32 acp version, but well built.

lugerholsterrepair · 04-08-2021, 05:41 PM

6 Inch barrel in .40 Smith & Wesson would be interesting. An 8 inch Artillery type in .40 Smith & Wesson with a stock would suit me as well. Then, once I think on it..a carbine in .40 Smith & Wesson would really be sweet with a 12 inch barrel.

Heinz · 04-08-2021, 07:54 PM

I like Doubs" choice of the 357 SIG. It keeps that bottleneck/tapered chamber thing going. It would be an interesting challenge to make an adjustable rear sight that would tolerate the recoil. I would go for a 5" barrel with dished 1900 style toggles and offer an 18" barreled carbine.

spacecoast · 04-08-2021, 09:15 PM

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A compact .32 acp version, but well built.

I was thinking along the same lines, only in .380. My favorite cartridge.

Major Tom · 04-09-2021, 10:32 AM

My ideal luger would be a modern copy of the 1900 test luger in caliber 30 luger. Using old dimensions where possible and being reliable with no parts breakage.

jeb111 · 04-09-2021, 02:04 PM

I think I would have to go with a 1904 Navy in a 40 cal. I love the look of the long frame, grip safety and after 9mm, 40 cal. is I think my favorite for automatics. For a second choice I would have to go with Major Tom's choice of a 1900 modern copy but in 40 cal.

STEINBVG · 04-09-2021, 03:31 PM

This is something I would like to be able to have.
Question though.
Doesn,t the bore on the silencer,s end cup look awfully tight?

ithacaartist · 04-10-2021, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by STEINBVG

This is something I would like to be able to have.
Question though.
Doesn,t the bore on the silencer,s end cup look awfully tight?

That part may be the rubber "wiper." I think the suppressors made that way use the first shot to size the hole.

STEINBVG · 04-10-2021, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ithacaartist

That part may be the rubber "wiper." I think the suppressors made that way use the first shot to size the hole.

Yep I thought along those lines, but those concentric circles look like lathe machining ... no?
the other argument against rubber, if it is- it seems to be held along the edge and could be blown away. I would think the rubber wipe (s) typically located inside, held in place between more permanent solid structures with a correct bore.

Thanks.

04-08-2021, 02:56 PM	#1
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,698 Thanks: 792 Thanked 1,684 Times in 553 Posts	What would your ideal Luger be? Lets assume for a moment that you were in a position to bring a newly manufactured Luger to market in a caliber other than the two original cartridges or 45ACP. What would it be? My Luger would be chambered in .357 Sig, have a six inch barrel and fully adjustable rear sight. Yours?

04-08-2021, 04:54 PM	#3
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 848 Thanks: 784 Thanked 861 Times in 411 Posts	Mine would be a 6” barrel navy style sight chambered for .30 tokarev or 5.7x28. Works well enough for open carry on varmints, turns into a handy carbine with stock/brace attachment. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

04-08-2021, 05:41 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,933 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	6 Inch barrel in .40 Smith & Wesson would be interesting. An 8 inch Artillery type in .40 Smith & Wesson with a stock would suit me as well. Then, once I think on it..a carbine in .40 Smith & Wesson would really be sweet with a 12 inch barrel. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-09-2021, 10:32 AM	#8
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 227 Times in 124 Posts	My ideal luger would be a modern copy of the 1900 test luger in caliber 30 luger. Using old dimensions where possible and being reliable with no parts breakage. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

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STEINBVG User Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: NEW JERSEY Posts: 143 Thanks: 117 Thanked 176 Times in 70 Posts	Silenced This is something I would like to be able to have. Question though. Doesn,t the bore on the silencer,s end cup look awfully tight? Last edited by STEINBVG; 04-11-2021 at 11:04 AM.

04-08-2021, 04:17 PM	#2
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,933 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,530 Times in 2,092 Posts	I like a 5 or 6 inch barrel - I'd say 30 carbine in a 6 or 8 inch barrel

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	A compact .32 acp version, but well built.

04-08-2021, 07:54 PM	#6
Heinz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greenville SC Posts: 1,004 Thanks: 377 Thanked 410 Times in 180 Posts	I like Doubs" choice of the 357 SIG. It keeps that bottleneck/tapered chamber thing going. It would be an interesting challenge to make an adjustable rear sight that would tolerate the recoil. I would go for a 5" barrel with dished 1900 style toggles and offer an 18" barreled carbine.

04-09-2021, 02:04 PM	#9
jeb111 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: May 2018 Location: wyoming Posts: 277 Thanks: 712 Thanked 331 Times in 133 Posts	I think I would have to go with a 1904 Navy in a 40 cal. I love the look of the long frame, grip safety and after 9mm, 40 cal. is I think my favorite for automatics. For a second choice I would have to go with Major Tom's choice of a 1900 modern copy but in 40 cal.