I have wanted one of these since I first saw one in some gun magazine ad back in the early 70's. Just kind of forgot about it until a friend called and said he had some guns that he was selling for an estate of a friend whose father had passed. I told him I would take it if it was still available after the sale.

Apparently he set it aside after I told him of my youthful lust and talking to his friend who okayed the sale to me.

I picked it up today, cleaned it and took it to the range. Ran a quick 50 rounds through it with no problems. It is an absolute pleasure to shoot (for an old man with poor eyesight and shaky hands!

Came with the box, one magazine, manual and warranty paperwork. Do you suppose that Stoeger will still give me a warranty? Did not come with a mag loading tool however.

Ah well, here are some pics after cleaning it up from the range outing (got most of the oil off before pics ).

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Congrats very nice

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I remember those ! SWEET , nice score....if it has a bit of trouble feeding some types of ammo , just overlook it. They might not be the most perfect in that department , but the cool factor more than makes up for it. Back then hardly any .22 came with a magazine loading tool .
Man it looks out of the box brand new !
Gary

SO COOOOOL!!!!!!

Is that the same as the Erma .22 Luger? I had an Erma several years back, and it was one of the worst jam-o-matics I ever saw. I sure hope your Stoeger is better than that ! Very nice-looking piece ! Mazel tov !

Larry

My grandfather fought in WWI and brought back a Luger. After he passed my grandma kept it in a shoe box in her closet; I remember my dad showing it to me a time or two when I was 5 or 6 years old and I remembered exactly which box it was in.

Many decades passed and I was helping my grandma move into a retirement home, I asked her about the gun. "Oh that old thing?", she replied. "I was scared to death of it so I threw it in the trash a long time ago."

Not as far as I know. I was told that the Erma was made with cheaper parts and was just as you described - Jam-O-Matic.

This one is apparently one of the earlier production models made between 1965 and 1979. It has an alloy frame with all steel moving parts. In addition, the grip is wood rather than plastic (?) in the post 1979 models.

Bill

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That is truly a crying shame. My condolences.

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Actually Erma made (3) models. The .22lr, which were not very reliable, but they also made them in .32 & .380. I had a .380 for a short time and it shot very well. Just not a practicle gun in that caliber. I did however own a Stoeger many years ago and shot it a lot without any problems. Definitely had the "cool" factor for someone who couldn't afford the "real deal". They only came with one magazine and no loading tool, as with that gun, they weren't really necessary. As a matter of fact, I think I still have a manual for one of these around here somewhere......

It most definitely is NOT an Erma.

The Stoeger may not be the most reliable .22 around, but it is light years ahead of the Erma.

I had an Erma .22 Luger "Carbine", which was simply a long barrel with a wood forend, but no buttstock. What a horrible gun, though it was decently accurate. The safety was worn out. Sold or traded it to a friend of mine to play with, as I could trust him not to be stupid about the lack of a safety.

As far as the Stoeger Luger goes, I wanted one badly as a kid, but could never convince my old man to spring for one. At least I was lucky to get a new 10-22 with a walnut stock. Anyway, a friend had a Stoeger, and it was picky for ammo. I've long forgotten what ammo it liked. When it worked it was a sweet gun. The adjustable rear sight model was especially ugly, because the sight was on a big block screwed into the rear of the receiver. The fixed sight model looked a lot better, and the sights were good enough to kill tin cans tossed out onto the range.