INSTRUCTION BOOKLET & ~ SERVICE . STOEGER MANUAL LUGER + .22 loR. CAL. AUTOMATIC PISTOL Arms Corporation 55 Ruta Court STOEGER S.Hackensack,j New Jersey 07606 'rri~latiort6 . on your to their particular functions. All moving parts place steel against steel. selection of a Luger .22 caliber automatic pistol. Features of this new Luger design were created More than three years of intensive research and to eliminate faults that were evident in the original testing have gone into the development of this German Luger* pistol. Thus, in the Stoeger Luger handgun and we are confident that it is the finest you will find stationary target-type sights, a much .22 caliber automatic pistol that money can buy. crisper trigger pull, and a positive safety device. Every component, down to the smallest spring, has Takedown and maintenance procedures are also been matched to a raw material and fabricating vastly improved and simplified. technique that will result in the greatest reliability. To obtain the best possible performance from this The frame, or body of the pistol, is made from a handgun, please be sure to read this instruction forged lightweight alloy that has a tensile strength booklet from cover to cover. ABOVE ALL, PLEASE of 82,000 psi. This is entirely machined after forging BE SURE TO READ AND PRACTICE OUR RECOM- and joined to a solid steel barrel that is hammer MENDED SAFETY PROCEDURES. rifled. Other components are also made from high quality steels matched in strength and hardness "The Stoeger Luger is made in the U.S.A. GUARANTEE LIMITATIONS: Stoeger Arms Corpora- Lugers to .Micro Gun Sight Company, 242 Harbor tion cannot be held responsible for damage or Blvd., Belmont, California. injuries resulting from misuse, neglect or accident. Be sure to read these instructions carefully! FOR REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY OUR GUARANTEE the Luger owner is directed to any of the following IN THE EVENT OF MECHANICAL DIFFICULTY, pack AUTHORIZED LUGER SERVICE STATIONS: your gun carefully, in a heavy cardboard box, and Stoeger Arms Corporation Davidson Supply Co. ship it to Stoeger at the address indicated. Write 55 Ruta Court 317 South Greene S1. an accompanying letter clearly stating your com- South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606 Greensboro, North Carolina 27402 plaint, place it in an envelope and ATTACH IT TO Williams Gun Sight Co. N. F. Strebe Gun Works THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR PACKAGE. Because Stoeger "On the Range" 4926 Marlborough Pike, '5. E. Washington, D. C. 20027 is a bonafide, federally licensed firearms manu- Davison, Michigan 48423 facturer and dealer you may ship your handgun via The Gun Rack Oshman's Sporting Goods 1507 31st Street N.W. 912 Main Street insured, prepaid, railway express. Birmingham, Alabama 35221 Houston, Texas 77023 Dave Cook Sporting Goods Southern Gun Distributors 1601 Larimer Street 251 S.W. 22nd Avenue FOR REPAIRS UNDER GUARANTEE, send your Denver, Colorado 80202 Miami, Florida 33135 Luger to Stoeger Arms Corporation IF you reside Micro Gun Sight Co. EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Luger owners 242 Harbor Blvd. who live WEST OF THE ROCKIES can send their Belmont, California 94002 IMPORTANT SAFETY PROCEDURES der the slight pressure exerted by the trigger finger. For this reason the engaging surfaces of 1. WHEN LOADING THE CHAMBER: be sure to point the firing mechanism must be adjusted to close the gun in a safe direction. tolerances. The energy created by a falling hand- gun can, upon impact, easily cause dislodgement 2. DO NOT CHARGE THE CHAMBER until you are of these engaging surfaces and subsequent dis- ready to use the pistol. charge of the loaded firearm.) 3. ALWAYS EMPLOY THE SAFETY DEVICE WHEN 6. DO NOT POINT A FIREARM AT ANYTHING YOU THE CHAMBER IS LOADED. The safety should DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT. only be dis-engaged immediately prior to shooting. 4. WHEN STORING THE FIREARM, MAKE SURE 7. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR BACKSTOP: know where THE CHAMBER IS EMPTY. (If used as a weapon the bullet will terminate its flight if it should miss for self-defense, load the magazine and insert it the target. in the gun, but, do not activate the bolt to load the chamber.) 8. DO NOT SHOOT AT THE SURFACE OF WATER OR AT HARD SURFACES, SUCH AS ROCKS, ETC. 5. BE CAREFUL TO AVOID DROPPING A LOADED (such surfaces will invariably cause erratic ric- PISTOL (a handgun must be designed to fire un- ochets). 5 OPERATION OF THE LUGER PISTOL the magazine "clicks" into its locked position. 1. Remove magazine by pressing magazine release 5. While the magazine is now loaded, the gun can- button (A) with right thumb and by pulling on not be made to fire until a cartridge from the magazine extension (B) with left thumb and fore- magazine is fed into the chamber of the barrel. finger. To accomplish loading of the chamber, hold the handgun in a firing attitude with the right hand 2. To load magazine, grasp it with the left hand so (being careful to point it in a safe direction) and that the thumb can be used to pull down on the grasp the toggle buttons (E) between the thumb magazine-follower button (C). and forefinger of the left hand. Then pull upward and rearward until the toggle reaches its rearmost 3. With the right hand, insert .22 long rifle cartridges position (see figure II). Now, upon releasing the into the magazine by placing rear, rimmed sur- toggle, the spring activated bolt will slide forward, face of each cartridge in the magazine notch (D) picking up a cartridge from the magazine and and sliding cartridge rearward into the magazine. loading it into the chamber. UNTILREADY TO (Total capacity of the magazine is eleven car- FIRE, PUT THE SAFETY LEVER (S) INTO THE tridges.) "ON" POSITION (as illustrated) AT THIS POINT. 4. With bullet ends of cartridges facing towards the muzzle slide the loaded magazine into the mag- 6. TO FIRE: assume a shooting stance facing in the azine-well of the pistol grip. Push upward until general direction of your target. Then, as you point the gun toward your target, use your right raised. WHENEVER THE BREECH IS CLOSED thumb to slide the safety lever into the (F) FIRE ASSUME THE CHAMBER IS LOADED AND THAT position. THE WEAPON IS IN A FIRING ATTITUDE. BE SURE TO EMPLOY THE SAFETY DEVICE. 7. Align the sights so that the front blade is centered in the rear sight notch. (The top of the front sight 9. Because the breech wi II remain open when the should be level with the top of the rear sight). last shot is fired, it is possible to remove the With the sights thus aligned, center them care- magazine, insert another loaded magazine, and fully under the bulls-eye. Hold this position as simply close the breech to resume shooting. steadily as possible while squeezing the trigger. NOTE: Luger sights are factory regulated to "zero" AMMUNITION: at fifty feet. The Stoeger Luger will handle all makes of .22 8. IMPORTANT: when the first shot is fired, the Long Rifle cartridges, both standard and high-veloc- Luger will reload itself automatically and will ity. It should not be used with B-B Caps, C-B Caps, continue to fire with each squeeze of tl'1e trigger. shorts, longs or shot cartridges, however, it can be When the magazine has been emptied the bolt made to fire these shells when they are singly will remain in its open position with the toggle loaded into the chamber. 7 SCHEMATICS OF LUGER COMPONENTS: (A) magazine catch (8) magazine extension (E) toggle buttons (L) sear bar (F) fire position (G) grip screws (H) sear bar retaining screw (I) main frame assembly pin (8) safety lever SCHEMATICS OF LUGER COMPONENTS: (I) main frame assembly pin (J) take-down plunger (K) boltways block assembly (M) magazine guide 9 t:=I8 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE: The unique design of your Luger pistol greatly of gun oil. Do not use general purpose oils or auto- simplifies normal cleaning and lubricating proce- motive oi Is because these tend to harden and gum dures. It's greatly advanced unit construction will when mixed with gun-powder deposits. enable the user to clean the entire firing mechanism DO NOT USE STRONG SOLVENTS when cleaning by simply soaking in kerosene. A soft bristle brush the firing mechanism. Solvents are intended only can be used with kerosene to remove stubborn dirt for removing fouling from the barrel bore and should or powder deposits. DO NOT USE COARSE WIRE be carefully rinsed from all surfaces immediately BRUSHES. after use. The take-down plunger hole (J) located at the To clean the barrel, use a soft bristle brush that back of the frame, is directly in line with the bore has been moistened with kerosene. Dry carefully of the barrel. For this reason the bore can be with flannel patches and oil very, very lightly with cleaned by inserting a rod through the plunger hole. a good gun oil. To remove heavy fouling, brush with Damage to the rifling and possible loss of accuracy a solvent or special bore cleaner intended for this is thereby prevented. (Never clean a rifled barrel purpose BUT BE CAREFUL TO RINSE ALL TRACES from the muzzle end if it can possibly be cleaned OF THE CLEANING AGENT FROM THE BORE IM- from the opposite end.) MEDIATELY AFTER USE. Also be sure to oil the After cleaning and drying the kerosene-washed bore lightly after rinsing. parts, oil moving surfaces lightly with a good grade (Continued on following page) 11 PREPARINGTHE GUN FOR STORAGE: after thor- 3.