GSG 15 and STG 44 product review

I have fed mine ALL manner of ammo...both quality and cheapie garbage...no issues. It's a bit complicated to clean, but how often you need to clean it depends on ammo quality.
I get the best results with CCI ammo...mini-mags and velocities give me consistent 1" groups at 50 yards (off bags) with no trouble hitting pop cans at 50-70 yards of the shoulder.
The size and weight make it feel like a full size military rifle with a 22 conversion kit installed.
I bought a repro Stg44 sling off of eBay...looks and feels right.

No scope on mine...the iron sights are decent and very precise. Love the nostalgia of carrying and shooting this rifle.

Buy one, and love it!
 
GSG15 - $499.99 - no freight charges - ship anywhere in Canada - in stock. Just click the link and get your very own GSG15
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STG 44 black - $539.99 - no freight charges - ship anywhere in Canada - in stock. Just click the link and get your very own STG 44 black
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STG 44 wood - $539.99 - no freight charges - ship anywhere in Canada - in stock. Just click the link and get your very own STG 44 wood
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The StG44 is just plain fun to shoot.

Me and a buddy put over 500 rounds downrange and we had very few issues, mostly relating to the magazine(s) and a couple of FTF's (no doubt due to the cheap bulk Federal we were shooting). The magazine is supposed to hold 25 rounds, but we were finding it quite difficult to get to 25, so we'd usually load 22 and just blast away.

The magazine seems to need some break in as well (hardly unusual). As others suggested, a little bit of dry graphite lube down the front and rear of the follower helps. I can't say how hard the mags are to take apart, but there seems to be a lot of screws that have to be undone.

For field-stripping and cleaning, just follow the manual. It's actually very similar to an AR-15, in that the rifle breaks open like a shotgun and there's a bolt carrier riding on rails in the receiver (it is a little more complicated than an AR because you must remove the buttstock - watch out for parts that may fly out - I found that out the hard way ;))

Like any semi, it needs a little break-in time, but after that, just keep feeding it ammo. Buy one and you won't be able to keep a sh!t-eating grin off your face!!

The only downside I see is that the magazines are a little pricey (to me, anyway).
 
Hello everyone, I'm relative new to the firearms community, I just ordered the GSG 15-22 as my first rifle and I'm trying to decide what sight/scope should I put on it. Not sure if I should purchase a red dot or a low variable power scope like 1-4x or 1-6x. My budget is between 100 and 200 dollars.

I've also read that some scopes are specifically design for the .22 bullet trajectory, is it worth to get one specific for 22?

Does anyone have any recommendations regarding what scope should I get? For now I mostly will use it for indoor range shooting but i would like maybe something that would let me shoot further away if in the future I go to the bush or longer ranges. This is why im thinking maybe would be better to buy the variable 1-6x scope.

What is the effective range of this rifle? Can this rifle be accurate at 100-200 yards with a 1-6x scope? If not is probably just better to go with the red dot instead.

Thanks for helping this noobie!
 
adrenaline681 said:
Hello everyone, I'm relative new to the firearms community, I just ordered the GSG 15-22 as my first rifle and I'm trying to decide what sight/scope should I put on it. Not sure if I should purchase a red dot or a low variable power scope like 1-4x or 1-6x. My budget is between 100 and 200 dollars.

I've also read that some scopes are specifically design for the .22 bullet trajectory, is it worth to get one specific for 22?

Does anyone have any recommendations regarding what scope should I get? For now I mostly will use it for indoor range shooting but i would like maybe something that would let me shoot further away if in the future I go to the bush or longer ranges. This is why im thinking maybe would be better to buy the variable 1-6x scope.

What is the effective range of this rifle? Can this rifle be accurate at 100-200 yards with a 1-6x scope? If not is probably just better to go with the red dot instead.

Thanks for helping this noobie!
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Great to see more people joining our ranks!
You can certainly shoot out to 150 yards and be reasonably accurate.
A RDS is fine for hitting plates out to 100 yards, but if you want to do some "precision" shooting then get a something like a 1-4X, up to a 1-6X. There are decent scopes like that for as little as $150.
I have an inexpensive 1-4X on a Ruger .22 that is perfectly good for plinking.
 
These are both very tempting, but I'm not sold that a pistol grip is worth twice the entry price of a Ruger 10/22 or Remington 597.

It's your money and I don't begrudge how you spend it, I just don't personally get it.
 
I've narrowed it down to this two (Anything over this price goes out of my budget right now):

Barska AC11872 1-4x28 IR SWAT-AR (270 CAD)
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Sniper® Tactical Scope 1-4x28 (150 CAD)

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I dont mind spending 100 bucks more for a better scope, specially because when I buy my 5.56 AR15 in the future i can use this scope. But i don't really understand the differences and if its worth it paying that extra money.

Can anyone tell me whats the difference between this 2 scopes?
Or suggest a better alternative within that price range?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Go get yourself a bushnell AR .22 scope in 2-7 power has bullet drop retical and side parralex adjustment all the way down to 5 yards they are great glass for the price about 150.00 and the warranty is awesome
 
jimbo45 said:
Go get yourself a bushnell AR .22 scope in 2-7 power has bullet drop retical and side parralex adjustment all the way down to 5 yards they are great glass for the price about 150.00 and the warranty is awesome
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Yep, good suggestion. Bushnell makes good kit for the price point.
 
In a lot of cases you pay for the name. Pretty sure most scopes are made in China to varying specifications and qualities.
 
adrenaline681 said:
Hello everyone, I'm relative new to the firearms community, I just ordered the GSG 15-22 as my first rifle and I'm trying to decide what sight/scope should I put on it. Not sure if I should purchase a red dot or a low variable power scope like 1-4x or 1-6x. My budget is between 100 and 200 dollars.

I've also read that some scopes are specifically design for the .22 bullet trajectory, is it worth to get one specific for 22?

Does anyone have any recommendations regarding what scope should I get? For now I mostly will use it for indoor range shooting but i would like maybe something that would let me shoot further away if in the future I go to the bush or longer ranges. This is why im thinking maybe would be better to buy the variable 1-6x scope.

What is the effective range of this rifle? Can this rifle be accurate at 100-200 yards with a 1-6x scope? If not is probably just better to go with the red dot instead.

Thanks for helping this noobie!
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I don't have a GSG15 but a second gen ISSC mk22. Pretty much the same thing. I'm running a Nikon prostaff rimfire II 3-9X40 scope. I'm consistantly hitting 3 inch groups at 100yrds using CCI CPRN. I'm happy with it.
 
jimbo45 said:
Go get yourself a bushnell AR .22 scope in 2-7 power has bullet drop retical and side parralex adjustment all the way down to 5 yards they are great glass for the price about 150.00 and the warranty is awesome
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Thanks for this. I'm another new GSG-15 owner and will look into getting this scope. Only put 100 rounds through it so far but very happy with it.
 
Had my new Stg-44 out last night and was very impressed. 350 rds of varios ammo and only two ftfs with standard S&B. Could only shoot to 25 yards(indoor pistol range), but accuracy with the irons was good enough for me.

Now I'm seriously considering the GSG-15 for use with optics at outdoor ranges. Damn, I'm gonna need another safe soon!
 
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+1 on the STG-44. High smile factor. I plan to take it hunting in the fall. I also found it likes good ammo, like mini-mags. But man, she is a HUNGRY rifle lol.

Cannon
 
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