The Stoeger Luger .22 is an aluminum-frame pistol adorned with wood grips. (Photo courtesy of Bob Campbell)
June 10, 2025
By Bob Campbell
As a teen I had the opportunity to fire many of the newest handguns that my father had purchased, and a piece I remember well was the Stoeger Luger .22 semiautomatic. It was traded off long ago, but recently I was able to obtain an original example in decent condition.
The Stoeger Luger is an American-made .22 styled after the original German Luger. During the time period the Stoeger was introduced, a similar pistol was imported by Erma, but they are not the same gun.
Stoeger owned rights to the Luger name in America and introduced its .22 pistol in 1969. It is a straight blowback with a...
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