What oh what is a guy to do after the GSG 1911 .22 breaks down!?

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...You thank it for it's service (100,000 rds) and you run don't walk to buy another!

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Thanks goes out to Carbon Caster for the replacement so my family can maintain our skill set:)

After a replacement bushing from the original generation (Ryan from Blueline @ no cost) the gun was running like a champ. If I had a stoppage of any kind it meant it was time for a cleaning is all. Hoppes 9 and a boresnake= back in business.

A few weeks ago the gun light struck the round, then the same to the next and the next...I took it home to detail strip and clean this time around the firing pin channel and I found this little block of aluminum(2nd pic, lower left) which didn't seem to come from anywhere. I reassembled and dry fired 1,2,3, snap! Firing pin broke!(2nd pic, upper right is the back of the firing pin)

A serious bummer as I found these pistols to be an excellent training TOOL for their bigger brothers
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For those who don't own one, the GSG has a nice heft to it and the magazines are well built. The gun holsters the same as any 1911 and controls are identical, so practice to ones heart content doesn't break the bank. (even though 100,000 rounds=$5,000:eek:{over several years ;)})

As this pistol is nicely "broken in" I plan on shipping it to Ryan at Blue Line to see if anything can be done to salvage my precious... does anyone have any experience with the ZRTS upgrade stuff that they can share? {potential upgrade, hmmm?}

How many rounds does your GSG have down range? Don't be shy with the pics.
 
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Just ordered the zrts stuff on tuesday, eta is next week. Will post my before and after findings.
I would not hesitate to buy another GSG!!!
Blueline and Ryan you guys rock!
 
I love my gsg 1911 (funny how I have no pics of it), she's my favorite pistol out of the 4 I own (othefs being a m&p 9, Beretta 92f, and a norc 1911a1)...so much so that I informed my wife that she is buying me a second one with a tactical rail for christmas and that she will be adding 2 zrts kits to my stocking! Very accurate, so much fun to shoot (especially on mag dumps), and a very very reliable pistol (once you polish the rails out of the box). I have 5k rounds through mine and havent had an fte, ftf or stovepipe since the 500rnd mark.
If I could get a gsg tactical black rifle like the 522 I'd probably get 2 of those too....damn prohib status *shakes fist*
 
Glad to hear they have such a long service life. I just got mine this summer and have less than 500 rounds through it so far. I had some misfires and a lot of stovepipes at first, when I was trying different ammo (such as Winchester Wildcats, Federal American Eagle, CCI Blazers, and Remington Yellow Jacket). Instead of polishing the rails, I splurged and bought 1,200 rounds of CCI Mini-Mags to break the pistol in. I haven't had a single misfire or stovepipe since I started using the Mini-Mags. I figure, by the time the 1,200 rounds are gone, the rails will be nicely worn in. :D
 
Sounds like you got your monies worth!
I just went to Blueline's site to chk out the ZRTS accessories. If I only get the alignment cone will it eliminate the barrel screw...or do I need to get the entire enhancement pkg?
What I really want are new sights for my Sig1911-22. The plastic ones work but they suck in quality.
Also, why doesn't Blueline list the prices?
 
The ZRTS SAC is designed to work without the barrel screw. You would not need the entire package to eliminate the screw itself. We are now stocking the upgraded GSG metal rear adjustable sight kit from GSG. It has a metal rear sight with windage adjustment as well as 5 different heights of front sights. The front sights are still a polymer design. The sight kit is $40. We are updating our website and should have all of the prices updated shortly.

Cheers,
Ryan


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Sounds like you got your monies worth!
I just went to Blueline's site to chk out the ZRTS accessories. If I only get the alignment cone will it eliminate the barrel screw...or do I need to get the entire enhancement pkg?
What I really want are new sights for my Sig1911-22. The plastic ones work but they suck in quality.
Also, why doesn't Blueline list the prices?
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Well it looks like we have a WINNER in one of our unpublished contests. The first Canadian GSG customer to hit 100,000 rounds and publish his findings. I am glad to hear you have had such a positive experience with your pistol and I am also very glad to see the extended durability of your GSG.

As a result I would like to invite you to send in your "experienced" 1911, I don't want to say Old,, they can get a little temperamental at times, to us for a little restoration. I am going to have our gunsmith go through and update your GSG with any new parts it may require to get her back up and running like a champ. I would also like to offer you the opportunity to pick any new GSG pistol from our lineup at 50% off MSRP!!

Please contact me and we can work out the details.

Congratulations and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Ryan
Blue Line Team




plinker 777 said:
...You thank it for it's service (100,000 rds) and you run don't walk to buy another!

Thanks goes out to Carbon Caster for the replacement so my family can maintain our skill set:)

After a replacement bushing from the original generation (Ryan from Blueline @ no cost) the gun was running like a champ. If I had a stoppage of any kind it meant it was time for a cleaning is all. Hoppes 9 and a boresnake= back in business.

A few weeks ago the gun light struck the round, then the same to the next and the next...I took it home to detail strip and clean this time around the firing pin channel and I found this little block of aluminum(2nd pic, lower left) which didn't seem to come from anywhere. I reassembled and dry fired 1,2,3, snap! Firing pin broke!(2nd pic, upper right is the back of the firing pin)

A serious bummer as I found these pistols to be an excellent training TOOL for their bigger brothers

For those who don't own one, the GSG has a nice heft to it and the magazines are well built. The gun holsters the same as any 1911 and controls are identical, so practice to ones heart content doesn't break the bank. (even though 100,000 rounds=$5,000:eek:{over several years ;)})

As this pistol is nicely "broken in" I plan on shipping it to Ryan at Blue Line to see if anything can be done to salvage my precious... does anyone have any experience with the ZRTS upgrade stuff that they can share? {potential upgrade, hmmm?}

How many rounds does your GSG have down range? Don't be shy with the pics.
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Blue Line said:
Well it looks like we have a WINNER in one of our unpublished contests. The first Canadian GSG customer to hit 100,000 rounds and publish his findings. I am glad to hear you have had such a positive experience with your pistol and I am also very glad to see the extended durability of your GSG.

As a result I would like to invite you to send in your "experienced" 1911, I don't want to say Old,, they can get a little temperamental at times, to us for a little restoration. I am going to have our gunsmith go through and update your GSG with any new parts it may require to get her back up and running like a champ. I would also like to offer you the opportunity to pick any new GSG pistol from our lineup at 50% off MSRP!!

Please contact me and we can work out the details.

Congratulations and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Ryan
Blue Line Team
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Wow. You guys just went way up on my shortlist for next purchases. :)
 
dam, may i will go out and buy 100,000 rounds (i've shot 5000 through mine so far) and hope that mine breaks and blueline will have a new record lol.
 
Wholly smokes! Ryan, both myself and my "experienced" range toy/tool thank you. Your service and generosity are outstanding (who'd a thought that there was a reward for wearing out a gun!?).

I'll package up my "precious" and ship it your way this weekend to see if anything can be done for it. I'd be interested in another GSG 1911 with walnut panels and some ZRTS upgrades if possible.

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Sounds like a plan!! I will PM you with our shipping address to send your pistol. Feel free to email me or call me to give me all of the proper information to start the transfer for your new toy.

Cheers,
Ryan

plinker 777 said:
Wholly smokes! Ryan, both myself and my "experienced" range toy/tool thank you. Your service and generosity are outstanding (who'd a thought that there was a reward for wearing out a gun!?).

I'll package up my "precious" and ship it your way this weekend to see if anything can be done for it. I'd be interested in another GSG 1911 with walnut panels and some ZRTS upgrades if possible.

:dancingbanana:
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Wow!!! Very good customer service for a user who fully " experienced" his GSG. Now if I can ever get to the range I can use mine more and maybe get it up into the 1000's as well but sadly it is only at about 150 so far since I got it this fall. BTW mine has run flawlessly on Federal Eagle, CCI mini mag, and Thunderbolt (Thundershock maybe?...green box)...not a since issue.
 
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