Mitchell vs Stoeger & Lugers OK...
Mitchell tried to maintain compatibilty with the older Lugers, to the point of having parts interchangeablity. Stoeger had many things re-done, to improve the gun. Many parts no longer are interchangeable, example the magazine. I have a post Stoeger from Aimco. The same as the Stoeger, but lacking all of the Stoeger specific markings. I haven't shot it yet. I do have a byf 42 Luger from the final World War II Mauser run of the Luger. Had I have gone by my initial experience with the gun, I would have sold it and never bothered with them again. It functioned awfully. Getting it to shot two shots in a row was a great string of shots. Then I read about getting a newer magazine, plus cleaning it out, which their was a lot of stuff in it that didn't belong. After doing those two things the gun turned into a shooter!!! No wonder the German army kept it in production for 35 years!!! Accuracy was there, but I needed to try different brands. It loves some of the latest stuff on the market. I have some outstanding groups from reloads, but that required testing to find the right combination. I see people saying it needs heavy bullets, but the first ammo I deiscovered to shoot reliably and accurately, was a Winchester load with a 95gr bullet, no longer made. I recently sent a magazine to Robar and had them coat it with NP3, reduces friction, and anextra strong spring put in by GT Specialties. The magazine is the key to keeping the gun shooting, and this one makes everything I feed it reliable...