Arms stoeger luger Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION

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Arms Corporation

55 Ruta Court
S.Hackensack, New Jersey 07606

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selection of a Luger .22 caliber automatic pistol.

More than three years of intensive research and
testing have gone into the development of this
handgun and we are confident that it is the finest
.22 caliber automatic pistol that money can buy.
Every component, down to the smallest spring, has
been matched to a raw material and fabricating
technique that will result in the greatest reliability.
The frame, or body of the pistol, is made from a
forged lightweight alloy that has a tensile strength
of 82,000 psi. This is entirely machined after forging
and joined to a solid steel barrel that is hammer
rifled. Other components are also made from high
quality steels matched in strength and hardness

on your

to their particular functions. All moving parts place
steel against steel.

Features of this new Luger design were created
to eliminate faults that were evident in the original
German Luger* pistol. Thus, in the Stoeger Luger
you will find stationary target-type sights, a much

crisper trigger pull, and a positive safety device.
Takedown and maintenance procedures are also
vastly improved and simplified.

To obtain the best possible performance from this
handgun, please be sure to read this instruction
booklet from cover to cover.
BE SURE TO READ AND PRACTICE OUR RECOM-
MENDED SAFETY PROCEDURES.

"The Stoeger

Luger is made in the U.S.A.

ABOVE ALL, PLEASE

GUARANTEE

LIMITATIONS: Stoeger Arms Corpora-

tion cannot be held responsible for damage or

injuries resulting from misuse, neglect or accident.

Be sure to read these instructions carefully!

IN THE EVENT OF MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY, pack

your gun carefully, in a heavy cardboard box, and

ship it to Stoeger at the address indicated. Write
an accompanying letter clearly stating your com-
plaint, place it in an envelope and ATTACH IT TO
THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR PACKAGE. Because Stoeger
is a bonafide, federally licensed firearms manu-
facturer and dealer you may ship your handgun via
insured, prepaid, railway express.

FOR REPAIRS UNDER GUARANTEE, send your
Luger to Stoeger Arms Corporation IF you reside
EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Luger owners
who live WEST OF THE ROCKIES can send their

Lugers to .Micro Gun Sight Company, 242 Harbor
Blvd., Belmont, California.

FOR REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY OUR GUARANTEE

the Luger owner is directed to any of the following
AUTHORIZED LUGER SERVICE STATIONS:

Stoeger Arms Corporation
55 Ruta Court
South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606

Williams Gun Sight Co.
"On the Range"

Davison, Michigan 48423
The Gun Rack

1507 31st Street N.W.
Birmingham, Alabama 35221

Dave Cook Sporting Goods

1601 Larimer Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

Micro Gun Sight Co.
242 Harbor Blvd.

Belmont, California 94002

Davidson Supply Co.
317 South Greene S1.
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

N. F. Strebe Gun Works
4926 Marlborough Pike, '5. E.
Washington, D. C. 20027

Oshman's Sporting Goods
912 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77023

Southern Gun Distributors
251 S. W. 22nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135

IMPORTANT

1. WHEN LOADING THE CHAMBER: be sure to point

the gun in a safe direction.

2. DO NOT CHARGE THE CHAMBER until you are
ready to use the pistol.

SAFETY PROCEDURES

der the slight pressure exerted by the trigger
finger. For this reason the engaging surfaces of
the firing mechanism must be adjusted to close
tolerances. The energy created by a falling hand-
gun can, upon impact, easily cause dislodgement

of these engaging surfaces and subsequent dis-
charge of the loaded firearm.)

3. ALWAYS EMPLOY THE SAFETY DEVICE WHEN

THE CHAMBER IS LOADED. The safety should

only be dis-engaged immediately prior to shooting.

4. WHEN STORING THE FIREARM, MAKE SURE

THE CHAMBER IS EMPTY. (If used as a weapon

for self-defense, load the magazine and insert it

in the gun, but, do not activate the bolt to load

the chamber.)

5. BE CAREFUL TO AVOID DROPPING A LOADED

PISTOL (a handgun must be designed to fire un-

6. DO NOT POINT A FIREARM AT ANYTHING YOU
DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT.

7. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR BACKSTOP: know where

the bullet will terminate its flight if it should miss

the target.

8. DO NOT SHOOT AT THE SURFACE OF WATER
OR AT HARD SURFACES, SUCH AS ROCKS, ETC.

(such surfaces will invariably cause erratic ric-
ochets).

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OPERATION OF THE LUGER PISTOL

the magazine "clicks" into its locked position.

1. Remove magazine by pressing magazine release
button (A) with right thumb and by pulling on
magazine extension (B) with left thumb and fore-
finger.

2. To load magazine, grasp it with the left hand so
that the thumb can be used to pull down on the
magazine-follower button (C).

3. With the right hand, insert .22 long rifle cartridges

into the magazine by placing rear, rimmed sur-
face of each cartridge in the magazine notch (D)
and sliding cartridge rearward into the magazine.

(Total capacity of the magazine is eleven car-
tridges.)

4. With bullet ends of cartridges facing towards the
muzzle slide the loaded magazine into the mag-
azine-well of the pistol grip. Push upward until

5. While the magazine is now loaded, the gun can-
not be made to fire until a cartridge from the
magazine is fed into the chamber of the barrel.
To accomplish loading of the chamber, hold the
handgun in a firing attitude with the right hand
(being careful to point it in a safe direction) and
grasp the toggle buttons (E) between the thumb
and forefinger of the left hand. Then pull upward
and rearward until the toggle reaches its rearmost

position (see figure II). Now, upon releasing the

toggle, the spring activated bolt will slide forward,

picking up a cartridge from the magazine and

loading it into the chamber. UNTIL

FIRE, PUT THE SAFETY LEVER (S) INTO THE
"ON" POSITION (as illustrated) AT THIS POINT.

6. TO

FIRE:

assume a shooting stance facing in the

general direction of your target. Then, as you

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