Ok here is a quick review of my STG 44 .22
A quick note about me, as this is my first post. North of 50, grew up in Calgary and spent all my weekends and summers working on a farm just outside of Arrowood.
Went to university in Phoenix, and then my first IT job was in Beaverton Oregon (Gun Country USA). Move back to Canada (Vancouver) with handguns and now have a PAL for restricted and Prohib firearms.
Shooting handguns in Canada is a PITA compared to the US. However, the main reason I moved back was to raise a family as I felt Canada is a safer place to raise children there than down south.
Just how I feel no political commentary needed.
When my son got old enough to shoot large calibre handguns, I got back into the hobby, and we spent quality time at the local range (VFGPA).
Eight years ago when my son went to school in Ottawa, the guns when back into the safe.
My brother still lives in Calgary and shoots at the Shooting Edge. He got back into range shooting when he inherited a few more handguns and as the winter weather sucks in Calgary. The warm indoor range is a fun place to spend an afternoon when it's -35c outside.
In addition to others, he has a Sig 9mm with a .22 conversion kit, and a Smith & Wesson® M&P 15-22 and a Smith & Wesson® M&P 15 Sports II .223 Rem.
I end up in Calgary more than a couple times a year, when I stay with my brother, we always end up spending time at the Shooting Edge, which is a short drive away.
We always end up having more fun with the .22 at the Range, the brotherly competition never goes away, and after the last trip last fall, I decided I wanted a .22LR Tactical Rifle.
However, I did not want to deal with the restricted AR type rifles including the S&W M&P 15-22.
I have always been a history buff, had close family serve, so I have heard enough of the horrors of war and the concentration camps understand war should be avoided at all costs.
I also heard a quote from many sources which went something like "The German weapon designers put the best weapons possible into the hands of the worst people possible."
My neighbour for some time was
Dr. Peter Gary, his stories of life in the camps are everything one can imagine, however, when we spoke he did so with grace and a sense of humour that I found amazing.
I only speak of this now to highlight the fact I had to do some personal refection when during my research into which tactical .22Lr rife, the GSG STG 44 Schmeisser .22 LR Semi-Auto Rifle started to rise to the top of my list.
Being an IT guy, I spent a lot of time looking into the reviews, and I came across the video below, from a fellow Canadian, with a TAN GSG STG. Btw the colours in his video are much more true to life than my pictures taking on a cloudy overcast day, and the first day of ownership. Up to this point, Tan was not a colour I was interested in. However, this video did impress me enough to take a Saturday afternoon drive up to the Cabela's in Nanaimo to look at the rifle as well as hold it, as everyone was mentioning its weight of 9 1/4 pounds. Next, to the very light S&W M&P 15-22, this thing feels very heavy, and I recommend to anyone, hold and handle both before you purchase. However, the build quality of the German made GSG STG 44 .22LR is impressive.
Being north of 50 also meant that I want to be able to mount a scope, so I was happy to find another video (bottom) that even though it is older, it did explain how to install a scope mount into the STG 44.
This spring
Cabela's had the tan version on sale with two 25 round mag for $499.99. I just checked, and they are on sale again, for the same price.
So I picked one up in Nanaimo, with ammo and targets, drove to our local gun range at the Victoria Fish and Game Protective Society, set up four targets at 25 yards, and sighted in the rife with the iron sights. It was the end of the afternoon, and I was cold and in a bit of a rush, however, the rife shot very well. I did need to raise the rear sight quite a bit, but the groupings firmed up nicely, and I enjoyed shooting it.
Since then I have decided this is a keeper and picked up two more 25 round mags from Island Outfitters as they had them for the best price I saw anywhere. And I picked up a sling online.
I liked this rife so much that I am currently in the process of buying a 5.56 XCR-L from a member of this forum.... still not restricted, but I certainly feel I am back into the game.
Respectfully
Rick
