gsg 1911 22lr..help me it sucks
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First question is New or Second Hand. If its second hand you might need to replace the ejector etc.
Polishing the slide is supposed to help with the cycling.
I've only had FTE's with winchester 40g all other 40g works well. 36g can be hit or miss on cycling for me.
Polishing the slide is supposed to help with the cycling.
I've only had FTE's with winchester 40g all other 40g works well. 36g can be hit or miss on cycling for me.
Most .22 are very finicky on ammo until broken in, even after a few thousand rounds mine HATES winchester 555's and 333's.
I have had alot of success with remington golden's from Sail.
Make sure you keep rails well lubed, do you clean semi-regularly? .22's get very dirty fast especially extractor area.
I have had alot of success with remington golden's from Sail.
Make sure you keep rails well lubed, do you clean semi-regularly? .22's get very dirty fast especially extractor area.
why do people put up with this ???? I have had 3 Browning Buckmark pistols and ALL worked perfectly out of the box. No ridiculous "break in" because of shody workmanship. No OIL needed. No Sanding needed.
I just Take my browning out...load it...shoot it. Zero problems, and runs on ANY ammo. Very, very accurate as well. If I bought a Brand new gun and it gave me greif like that..It would be gone !!
To the OP- hope you get it fixed. make your next 22 a Browning. Youll never look back.
I just Take my browning out...load it...shoot it. Zero problems, and runs on ANY ammo. Very, very accurate as well. If I bought a Brand new gun and it gave me greif like that..It would be gone !!
To the OP- hope you get it fixed. make your next 22 a Browning. Youll never look back.
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I would hold off on the polishing the slide part lol what if you have to return it? Dont use bulk ammo till its broken in use high quality hot ammo like CCI mini mags , clean it good to .
boss351cleveland
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Very true , Browning Buckmarks are the most underrated .22 pistol out there . they are more reliable than any Ruger .. No lie the most reliable .22 pistol i ever seen is my Norinco m93 colt woodsman clone , the thing will eat anything all day long , im at over 4k rounds with no cleaning lol not bad for $150 .
Not to derail the thread, but some people (myself included) want to replicate their centerfire pistols in a cheap-to-shoot platform. The trade-off is that it won't work quite as well as a platform designed around the anemic .22. This is one of the reasons that I feel the best platform for .22LR in a handgun is a revolver; there is no slide to cycle and any FTF can be remedied by simply pulling the trigger again.
Using regular ammo for the initial breakin is a formula for failure. The CCI MiniMags work flawlessly. There is a reason the mfgr states that they reccommend a 40gr bullet. Also, the profile of the bullet can be problematic. Use a round nose bullet and not one of the other profiles as anything other than a round nose will most likely result in a fail to come into battery. Once the gun has been thru the break in it will eat just about anything but the fresh strong springs need a bit more of a push.
I suspect this is your first handgun? Have you had any previous shooting experience as there may be other influences affecting your gun.
As for a compensator, Blue Line Solutions carries them but u willl most likely have to order thru your dealer. Just to be clear, they are dummy cans and do absolutely nothing other than make you think you have a silencer.
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I suspect this is your first handgun? Have you had any previous shooting experience as there may be other influences affecting your gun.
As for a compensator, Blue Line Solutions carries them but u willl most likely have to order thru your dealer. Just to be clear, they are dummy cans and do absolutely nothing other than make you think you have a silencer.
dB
After you cleaned it and when you reassembled it. Did you put the recoil spring back in the exact way you took it out? I have a GSG and it's been reliable from the first time out. My buddy's had issues such as yours and we found out the recoil springs were 'directional' or tapered: You must install the recoil spring with the smaller taper end towards the recoil buffer. In other words, the bigger end goes towards the muzzle. Ours are 'first generation' GSG's. Not sure if this may apply to the new ones but it may be worth trying reversing the recoil spring.
Great advise except the OP's question is about a GSG!? To answer your derail, many people own a GSG because it's a 1911...does your Buckmark shoot .45 ACP!? You don't see a benefit of running a .22 practice platform that fits the same holster as your centerfire, has the same controls and is even arguably the same weight as your centerfire? Buckmark fanboy...who'd have guessed!
Anyhow.
OP, clean a lubricate your GSG liberally with a Teflon based low viscosity spray lube and you'll be running mags without a problem. GSG's are very sensitive about slide friction until they wear in a bit. MiniMags will also do the trick but Teflon lube is cheaper. And I wouldn't advise sanding the slide surfaces either. Once material is gone, its gone for good and can't be "put back".
saskgunowner101
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I had a GSG some time ago, and after a barrel replacement (burr or somewhat of a gouge in the chamber) it ran fine. See that white grease it has? Remove that and run a light oil or spray Rem Oil or even WD-40, kid you not. Another thing you can do is spray a rag lightly with these lubes and roll your ammo in it. We're not talking dripping, just enough that the ammunition is slightly slick.
This is not my first handgun, however it my first semi auto 22lr. I took the gun down, there is tons of overspray on the slide rails..polished it off, and lubed. Hopefully that solves the problem. My glock 17, and ruger 1911 never needed any break in..i will try the mini mags though. The gsg is very accurate at 25 yards.. so i'm hoping i get no failures and can actually enjoy this pistol.
My local gunsmith says they are crap - until he reams out the chamber to proper spec. He has done this a few times when people bring GSG .22's to him complaining about reliability problems. I would start with this.
Overall Benelli don't sweat it. As a partner/simulator to a 1911 the GSG is hard to beat. Like alot of 22's however they can be a bit fussy, in particular for the first few hundred rounds.
Polishing ( not grinding ) some of the excess finish on the frame rails gives them just a touch of wiggle room. This can help on some of the fussier guns. Check the barrel, barrel bushing, slide, and frame for rub/scratch marks. This will show you where stuff is hanging up and could maybe use just the smallest touch of TLC.
More often than not they smooth themselves out and you end up with a new favorite gun in no time.
Polishing ( not grinding ) some of the excess finish on the frame rails gives them just a touch of wiggle room. This can help on some of the fussier guns. Check the barrel, barrel bushing, slide, and frame for rub/scratch marks. This will show you where stuff is hanging up and could maybe use just the smallest touch of TLC.
More often than not they smooth themselves out and you end up with a new favorite gun in no time.
I just came back from the range. I put 200 rounds in it flawlessly. I just polished the rails, more or less cleaned up all the excess overspray. Much happier now. Also used cci mini mags in due time i will use federal bulk ammo
