What's the real scoop on stainless Lugers?

[nero45acp]

For years I've thought about getting a 9mm Luger, and I've wondered what's the real scoop on the stainless steel Lugers. Are they reliable and durable? Is there a particular maker of stainless Lugers that is considered the best? Is anyone still making a stainless Luger? Thanks.


nero

 

[Pilot]

The only stainless Luger I know if is the Mitchell Lugers produced a few years ago. Reliability has been reported as spotty. Some Lugers were nickel plated after WWII as bring back trophies for G.I.'s.

 

[Gunfighter123]

Just like Pilot said ---- out of the three I've fired , two would not shoot a full mag without a jam -- might have been bad mags/springs or bad/underpowered ammo.

The one that worked , worked great -- the owner said he had to use very hot loads to get it to work 100%.

And yes , they were all Mitchell's -- very well made and a joy to look at !!!!

Wish I had bought one when they were $500 !!!!!

 

[dfariswheel]

There were at least two, possibly three sellers of the stainless Luger's, but only one maker (in Texas??) who produced them for the others.

One seller was Stoeger who actually owns the Luger brand name, the other was Mitchell Arms.
Last I heard, if you wanted to stamp "Luger" on a firearm, you had to get permission from Stoeger who bought the rights to the name in the 1930's.

There were at least two versions, one standard 4" and one "Navy Model" with a 6" barrel.
Reports on reliability varied, just like with original Luger type pistols.
Also, like with original Luger pistols, the stainless replicas are going up in price.

 

[dfariswheel]

There were at least two, possibly three sellers of the stainless Luger's, but only one maker (in Texas??) who produced them for the others.

One seller was Stoeger who actually owns the Luger brand name, the other was Mitchell Arms.
Last I heard, if you wanted to stamp "Luger" on a firearm, you had to get permission from Stoeger who bought the rights to the name in the 1930's.

There were at least two versions, one standard 4" and one "Navy Model" with a 6" barrel. and finished in either natural stainless or a limited number of matte black over stainless finish models.
Reports on reliability varied, just like with original Luger type pistols.
Also, like with original Luger pistols, the stainless replicas are going up in price.