Why do people say this? And I see it a lot.

glock30 · 08-23-2012, 01:42 AM

Trigger pulls on military lugers can be very bad and few gunsmiths today will attempt a trigger job on them although it can be done.

Luger triggers are terrible.

Luger triggers are spongy.

Personally I think it has the best trugger of almost anything I can think of off hand, the break is crisp, there is no heavy pull. WHY do people think this?

Ice · 08-23-2012, 05:28 AM

IMHO, those words are parroted by some people who have never fired a Luger and who have been told these words over and over until it is ingrained into their little brains. Other folks try to compare the Luger's trigger to that of a 1911 or a highly tuned pistol. I just ignore them and smile when I outshoot them with my own Luger.

Charlie

Terry Tiell · 08-23-2012, 11:22 AM

Hell my Luger has the best trigger feel of any gun I've fired. For that matter the the angle of the handle makes it a much more natural pointing feel.

Edward Tinker · 08-23-2012, 01:28 PM

Depends on the luger, most are fairly smooth, but I have had them rough and really spongy.

siegersallee · 08-23-2012, 05:26 PM

I'm happy with my triggers, maybe it is a question of trigger envy.

MikeP · 08-25-2012, 08:53 AM

I have fired a great many lugers in over 50 years.

I believe if you fellows tried some tuned or even some stock pieces you might have different opinions.
2 I can think of now are a HD Military .22 and a Colt Shooting Master in .45 Colt.

It is generally accepted that Lugers are wanting as to trigger action.

CJS57 · 08-25-2012, 09:24 AM

Lugers compared to what? S&W K-22's triggers break clean like a thin glass rod at 2 lbs. Lugers are a combat weapon and the trigger is fine for a close up gun fight.

skeeter4206 · 08-25-2012, 11:13 AM

You wanna terrible trigger pull, try shooting a 91/30 mosin nagant rifle. It feelslike a week trying to pull that trigger. My luger trigger is great

lugerholsterrepair · 08-25-2012, 11:51 AM

I would say most unknowlegeable opinions on Luger trigger pull might come from the complexity of the system. It IS the Rube Goldberg of trigger pulls! A lot has to happen to finally release the firing pin.
Like most here I have never found the trigger pull on most Lugesr to be objectionable.

rhuff · 08-25-2012, 04:22 PM

I have not pulled as many Luger triggers as many of you folks have, but in my limited experience, I have found no two that are the same. As Tom stated, it is a "different" type of trigger system. To me, it's complicity is sort of like the Browning Hi Power(P35). They have a lot of things happening before the round begins it's travel. My old 1921 DWM Comm. Luger, for some reason, has a beautiful trigger pull, that will rival a tuned 1911. On the other hand, my Mauser Parabellum, reminds me of a stock Browning Hi Power, with a lot of take-up, gritty feel, and hard letoff. The Mauser is a bit better since I have been shooting it more recently.

08-23-2012, 01:42 AM	#1
glock30 User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Obama LAND Posts: 206 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Why do people say this? And I see it a lot. Trigger pulls on military lugers can be very bad and few gunsmiths today will attempt a trigger job on them although it can be done. Luger triggers are terrible. Luger triggers are spongy. Personally I think it has the best trugger of almost anything I can think of off hand, the break is crisp, there is no heavy pull. WHY do people think this?

08-23-2012, 11:22 AM	#3
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	Hell my Luger has the best trigger feel of any gun I've fired. For that matter the the angle of the handle makes it a much more natural pointing feel. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

08-23-2012, 05:26 PM	#5
siegersallee User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 292 Thanks: 107 Thanked 57 Times in 34 Posts	I'm happy with my triggers, maybe it is a question of trigger envy. __________________ "Für Gott, Kaiser, und Vaterland" -seeking: Erfrut Mag 1229 (no script)

08-25-2012, 11:51 AM	#9
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	I would say most unknowlegeable opinions on Luger trigger pull might come from the complexity of the system. It IS the Rube Goldberg of trigger pulls! A lot has to happen to finally release the firing pin. Like most here I have never found the trigger pull on most Lugesr to be objectionable. __________________ 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."

08-23-2012, 05:28 AM	#2
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	IMHO, those words are parroted by some people who have never fired a Luger and who have been told these words over and over until it is ingrained into their little brains. Other folks try to compare the Luger's trigger to that of a 1911 or a highly tuned pistol. I just ignore them and smile when I outshoot them with my own Luger. Charlie

08-23-2012, 01:28 PM	#4
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	Depends on the luger, most are fairly smooth, but I have had them rough and really spongy.

08-25-2012, 08:53 AM	#6
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I have fired a great many lugers in over 50 years. I believe if you fellows tried some tuned or even some stock pieces you might have different opinions. 2 I can think of now are a HD Military .22 and a Colt Shooting Master in .45 Colt. It is generally accepted that Lugers are wanting as to trigger action.

08-25-2012, 09:24 AM	#7
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	Lugers compared to what? S&W K-22's triggers break clean like a thin glass rod at 2 lbs. Lugers are a combat weapon and the trigger is fine for a close up gun fight.

08-25-2012, 11:13 AM	#8
skeeter4206 User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 448 Thanks: 52 Thanked 88 Times in 49 Posts	You wanna terrible trigger pull, try shooting a 91/30 mosin nagant rifle. It feelslike a week trying to pull that trigger. My luger trigger is great

08-25-2012, 04:22 PM	#10
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,291 Thanks: 2,709 Thanked 972 Times in 717 Posts	I have not pulled as many Luger triggers as many of you folks have, but in my limited experience, I have found no two that are the same. As Tom stated, it is a "different" type of trigger system. To me, it's complicity is sort of like the Browning Hi Power(P35). They have a lot of things happening before the round begins it's travel. My old 1921 DWM Comm. Luger, for some reason, has a beautiful trigger pull, that will rival a tuned 1911. On the other hand, my Mauser Parabellum, reminds me of a stock Browning Hi Power, with a lot of take-up, gritty feel, and hard letoff. The Mauser is a bit better since I have been shooting it more recently.