Stoeger Industries is a manufacturer and importer of

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into the United States. The company's Stoeger Publishing division also publishes books and videos about firearms, hunting and fishing. Stoeger Industries' headquarters are in

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, United States. Stoeger is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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, which in turn is owned by Italian firearms conglomerate Beretta Holding S.A. Besides marketing a line of tactical and hunting shotguns as well as air rifles, Stoeger also serves as an FFL for importing firearms by Uberti, also a member of the

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group. Because of the significant corporate interrelationships, the actual country of manufacturing origin of Stoeger firearms varies based on both the specific model and the year of its manufacture. Current Stoeger firearms have their manufacturing origins in countries such as Brazil, Italy, Turkey, and the United States. Stoeger-XP4-177

History

Prior to its acquisition by Beretta in 2000, Stoeger was located in

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, and prior to that was the largest gun store in

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. Stoeger commissioned various small companies in Germany to manufacture a

.22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smo ...

replica of the Luger, which it imported. It later sold an American-made version of the Luger in 1994. The pistol was all stainless steel and was in 9 mm and sold as the American Eagle Luger with 4" and 6" barrels. Stoeger has owned the name "Luger" in the United States market since around 1924. Stoeger also distributed in the United States some firearms made by

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(FN).

Firearms / Airguns

Firearms and airguns sold by Stoeger Industries include the following: * .22 Luger *Stoeger STR 9 - 9mm Pistol *Stoeger XP4 Single shot pre-compressed air pistol (360 m/s muzzle velocity 0.177 pellets) *X5 Spring piston entry level air rifle (200 m/s muzzle velocity 0.22 pellets / 245 m/s 0.177 pellets) *X10 Spring piston air rifle (305 m/s muzzle velocity 0.22 pellets / 365 m/s 0.177 pellets) *X20 Spring piston air rifle (305 m/s muzzle velocity 0.22 pellets / 365 m/s 0.177 pellets) *X50 Spring piston air rifle (360 m/s muzzle velocity 0.22 pellets / 460 m/s 0.177 pellets) *

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semi-automatic pistol. *

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over-and-under shotgun. * STF 3000 over-and-under shotgun. * The Grand - single shot trap shotgun *Uplander side-by-side shotgun. *

Coach Gun A coach gun is a modern term, coined by gun collectors, for a double-barreled shotgun, generally with barrels from in length, placed side-by-side. These weapons were known as "cut-down shotguns" or "messenger's guns" from the use of such shot ...

side-by-side shotgun. *P-350 pump shotgun. *Model 2000 semi-automatic shotgun *Model 3000 (3") semi-automatic shotgun *Model 3020 series (2.5”/3”) of 20 gauge semi-automatic shotguns *Model 3500 (3.5") semi-automatic shotgun * Stoeger Double Defense double-barreled shotgun designed as a tactical defense gun. Black matte finish with single trigger. Has a

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on the barrels to attach accessories.

References

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External links

Stoeger Industries official websiteStoeger Books official website (archived)
Firearm importation companies of the United States Firearm manufacturers of the United States Book publishing companies based in Maryland Manufacturing companies established in 1924 Beretta 1924 establishments in New York (state)