Aimco Luger

Hi all, I have been looking for a Luger Message Board. Last Dec. I picked up an Aimco American Eagle thinking they would not be on the list in Cal. for 2001. It shoots great but a little fussy on the ammo used. For being a modern Luger its ok but the quality could be better. Thanks Mike




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[Dok]

Welcome to the Luger Forum, Mike. We do hope you'll be a regular poster and share your experiences with this very fine weapon.


Dok

[John Sabato]

the magazines look like. I understand that they are not compatible with original Lugers and that they only hold 7 rounds instead of 8. Can you please post a picture of the other side of the mags?


Heck while you are at it, how about the other side of the Luger as well.


If you have a scanner, we have recently found that you can actually get a decent image directly on the glass. I don't know how well this will work with items as shiney as your Luger and mags but sure would like a closer look...


thanks,


John

[Milt Keller]

John:


A good friend of mine bought one of these Lugers and the luger mags can be used. There is a notch out of the mag about 1" down on the right, that can be filed to match the Aimco notch. Of course, you only do that with Luger repro mags. I've seen it and it does work!


Milt

[John Sabato]

compatible in a standard P-08. Am I wrong about this?

[Milt Keller]

Sorry John, I misunderstood you, the Aimco can use ours, with slight modification but, not the other way around.


Milt

[Mark M.]

Gruss Gott,Kinder!

I was reading through these posts and

decided to do some checking of my own.I

have 4 stainless Lugers,all made by

Aimco.However,there are variations in

the basic pistol which, although slight,

make a difference in the area of compatability.Aimco has made the Luger

base pistol under names other than their

own,as I know many,if not all,of you well know.I have two 1993 "Mitchell Arms" stainless models.I did only have

one,but this past weekend I got its twin

brother.They are serial #'s 8021 & 8022,

even though they were purcased some 2

plus years apart.Same dealer!He just misplaced one of them.

Pardon my digression!The relavent

point of this rambling is that the mags

from the "Mitchell" will fit both my

1917 Erfurt and my 1936 Mauser.The mags

from both of these pistols will also fit

the "Mitchell",as well as they are

compatible to each other.

I just got a 2000 model Aimco a month

or so back.It shoots great,but the magazines are a problem.They are not

interchangable with either the "Mitchell" pistols or the originals.

The new Aimco's are a breed in and to

themselves.This one I got does shoot

very well given ammo which it likes.I

don't have to feel guilty about shooting

it!But I think one more or less has to

go with "house parts".Therefore they

aren't much good for reinforcing an old

friend who has suffered some age related

frailty.

Sorry about writing a book,but this is

one of the very few areas that I do have

some limited experience.I'm hoping all

of you will take pity on this poor novice and continue providing your

valuable insights so that one day I will

gain a better understanding of how these

beautiful works of art(even the repro's)

really function and what one must do to

keep them happy and healthy!

I stand before you as a sponge!THANKS

ALL!


Tschuss! Mark M.

[Hugh]

douse him with Hoppes #9 and Clenzoil!

[Mark M.]

Gruss Gott,Hugh!

I appreciate your suggestion!I love the smell of Hoppe"s #9!It always makes me feel all warm and

fuzzy.I'm not familiar with Clenzoil.I'll have to

check into it.

In a serious vein,however.Since you've seen fit

to suggest Hoppe's,I wonder if you would be so kind as to tell me if what my grandson told me is true.

He says I should never use WD-40 on any firearm(be

it a Luger or others) because it has corrosive

elements in it.I don't use it as a rule,anyway,

except for those areas which aren't readily accessable without stripping beyond my limited

knowledge and tools.Is he correct when he tells me

that WD-40 is detrimental to the parts?I haven't

used any since he scared the hell out of me with

this tidbit.I would very much like to hear(read)

your expert opinion.Thanks!


Tschuss! Mark M.(Sponge!)

[Ted]

One thing WD-40 can do is as a penatrating oil it can render primers in ammo INERT! They wont fire! A REAL problem if you are protecting youself with a useless firearm. Ted

[Hugh]

I have heard rumors about that. However, I have been spraying my guns with WD-40 before putting them away after hunting trips for 40 years and have never seen any ill effects. I lived in Louisiana and now live in south east Texas where it is very humid. I have stored guns sprayed with WD-40 for months and never found any rust on them. However, after the results of Marvins tests last year, I have been using Clenzoil---you can never be to careful!

[Marvin]

Mark,


I normally use the Clenzoil and it is the best oil and protective oil I have ever used, but anyway, I have used WD-40 for years on my firearms with no ill effects at all. I have read many good things and many bad things about WD-40, but i will continue to use it. I did a rust test last year and WD-40 came in very well; it was beat out with Clenzoil and Sheath.


Marvin

[Dok]

very good for what it is designed for. The WD stands for Water Displacing. It is very good in high humidity situations. Please read the oil test (Gun Zone Article) in the General Info - Very Good!

[Mark M.]

Gruss Gott,Freunde!

My thanks to all of you for your input

on this question.As I said,I don't use

WD-40 as a general lubricant,but only

for those pesky tight spots that I can't

get to by other means.Thanks to the info

you all provided,I can now rest assured

that I haven't committed a "mortal sin"

and done irreparable harm to any of my

babies.I will check out the Gun Zone

article when I get home from work.

Thanks again,all!


Tschuss! Mark M.

Mike, Based on the info that I received from AIMCO several years ago, their Lugers upto about S/N 3500 were designed to accept the standard PO8 mag, the one on the left in your photo. These were made for them by triple K and are still available from them in stainless with brown plastic bottom or wood. The mag on the right with eagle stamped wood bottom is for their later production and is definately wider than an original PO8, so will not interchange with these.

[John Sabato]

[Milt Keller]

MArk,


I have a good buddy that Loved my 1916 so well, that he (because of cost) bought an Aimco. He shoots in tournements, and LOVES his. He did replace the front sight with a Mauser rifle front sight and he NEVER misses with the thing. He also highlighted the front Mauser sight with bright orange nail varnish. I was able to do quite well with it. Now, that is something I would NEVER do with even a "shooter Luger" Anyway,he loves it, but it all started with a REAL Luger.


Milt