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**44 AMP** · November 18, 2007, 01:18 AM

Were, if I remember right, the Swiss pattern Luger. No "hump" on the bottom of the grip frame, and a grip safety. Well made (Mauser, after all), with all the advantages and quirks of the Luger design. Triggers were generally only fair (due to the Luger design), calibers were 7.65 Luger (not Mauser) and 9mm Parabellum.

Regular US commercial ammo is not usually fully reliable in Lugers, and ball ammo is the only (generally) reliable feeder. But, each Luger seems to be a law unto itself, and the generalities may not apply to any specific gun.

November 18, 2007, 01:18 AM	#14
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,818	1970s Mauser Lugers Were, if I remember right, the Swiss pattern Luger. No "hump" on the bottom of the grip frame, and a grip safety. Well made (Mauser, after all), with all the advantages and quirks of the Luger design. Triggers were generally only fair (due to the Luger design), calibers were 7.65 Luger (not Mauser) and 9mm Parabellum. Regular US commercial ammo is not usually fully reliable in Lugers, and ball ammo is the only (generally) reliable feeder. But, each Luger seems to be a law unto itself, and the generalities may not apply to any specific gun. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.