GSG-16 9 in vs 16 in
- Thread starter Novarq
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- Nova Scotia
I had a 16inch and swapped to 9inch. Nobody buying the 9inch for accuracy. But it would give you typical bulk ammo hunting grade accuracy. Quality would be the same. As all they did was change the buttstock and shorten the barrel.
Personally I'd go for the 9inch based on looks. But I don't have them anymore as noviety of them wore off, and was harder to get parts and them repaired.
Personally I'd go for the 9inch based on looks. But I don't have them anymore as noviety of them wore off, and was harder to get parts and them repaired.
I have a number of these rifles and they are absolutely totally reliable. Use CCI minimag 40 grain. Most people with problems love feeding these rifles crap ammo or refuse to clean their guns after 400-500 rounds.
Don't listen to the whiners who say the rifle is hard to clean either, you remove 3 bolts and can pull out the bolt assembly
The 16" models do have a minor loss of accuracy when the barrel heats up from continuous shooting as the barrel slightly distorts when hot. As it cools it returns to original point of impact.
quality is the same. it does need more attention to cleaning and tightening the screws, still worth getting.
at MSRP , i would've said 9" bcos there is a $100 difference but now the 16" are on sale for $246 less. hard to justify paying 60% more and getting less barrel.
btw, bullseye and rangeview got them on sale.
at MSRP , i would've said 9" bcos there is a $100 difference but now the 16" are on sale for $246 less. hard to justify paying 60% more and getting less barrel.
btw, bullseye and rangeview got them on sale.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Mine only jammed with federal bulk.
brownbear53
CGN Regular
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
Both the 9" and 16" have similar performance, accuracy is a relevant term, both are equally accurate rifles and barrel length has nothing to do with it., however the 16" will give you a higher velocity at the muzzle allowing for accuracy to carry to a longer range, with less bullet drop over distance.
eg: the 9" barrel may give you 2 moa groups at 50 yards and will open up to 2.5/3ish at 100y, the 16" will maintain that 2moa till 75-80y and open up to 2.5/3ish closer to 125y.
If you just want a plinker, get the 9", its more fun and it will still be plenty accurate for gophers and pests in close ranges. Just understand your holdovers. I push 150-200Y with my 12" barrel 10/22 very frequently.
eg: the 9" barrel may give you 2 moa groups at 50 yards and will open up to 2.5/3ish at 100y, the 16" will maintain that 2moa till 75-80y and open up to 2.5/3ish closer to 125y.
If you just want a plinker, get the 9", its more fun and it will still be plenty accurate for gophers and pests in close ranges. Just understand your holdovers. I push 150-200Y with my 12" barrel 10/22 very frequently.
One kid has the 16" version, the other has the 9" version. They pool their mags, so no issue there, but the 16" one can rarely make it through a mag without jamming, while the 9" runs like a sewing machine. Accuracy seems about the same between them, 2-3 MOA. We mostly shoot bulk CCI Blazer.
TLDR: seems hit and miss about finding a good one versus a lemon.
Free advice you didn't ask for: I really wouldn't recommend a GSG-16 for a first gun, I'd get a bone-stock 10/22 instead. It's going to be accurate enough to learn the fundamentals on (stick with irons to start), still has the fun-factor of semi-auto, is a legend for reliability, and can be upgraded in any way you could possibly imagine. A GSG-16 is lots of fun, but a 10/22 has the potential to be a lifetime gun. As an added bonus when you've finished upgrading everything on your 10/22 to custom parts, you'll still have an entire bone-stock 10/22 left over...
TLDR: seems hit and miss about finding a good one versus a lemon.
Free advice you didn't ask for: I really wouldn't recommend a GSG-16 for a first gun, I'd get a bone-stock 10/22 instead. It's going to be accurate enough to learn the fundamentals on (stick with irons to start), still has the fun-factor of semi-auto, is a legend for reliability, and can be upgraded in any way you could possibly imagine. A GSG-16 is lots of fun, but a 10/22 has the potential to be a lifetime gun. As an added bonus when you've finished upgrading everything on your 10/22 to custom parts, you'll still have an entire bone-stock 10/22 left over...
Yeah, whereas the 16" version has positions for something like 10.5" and 12.25" in addition to the full length of like 14.5". Perfect for the kiddos to grow with. I love the look of the 9" version, but I am always thinking about my kids when buying guns these days.
Or would it? Mp5 stock is fixed and the gsg16 is rimfire, so it wouldn't meet the definition of an R gun unless the act of changing the stock qualifies as otherwise:
And I've been told repeatedly on CGN that changing the stock doesn't meet that bar. (Personally I'm not sure if it does or not, I haven't seen compelling evidence for either interpretation.)
