gsg 1911

When I went in on thursday I was told they're still expecting them in april. We'll see if that gets pushed back again
 
I was in Blue Line last week and according to the manager there who gave me the run down on this handgun, the mag is built to fit any 1911 and the slide and barrel should be able to act as a conversion kit. I was impressed with the look and feel of the gun and the price point is pretty attractive to. They have a sample in the store if you wanna take a look.
 
rustysdream said:
I'm sure, you can't. But let's say it fits perfectly. How would you fit a .45 magazine in that frame? Not to mention the difference between a rimfire and a center fire firing mechanism. :rolleyes:
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I know it is amazing but my Kimber .22 Conversion kit magazines fit perfectly in my .45 Colt Government Model. Oh ya, the size of the .22 magazines exterior is the exact same as a .45 mag. When I take off the centerfire slide and fit the rimfire slide, I know its a miracle but you actually can shoot the gun! It really is amazing what can happen these days! (Note sarcasim)
 
zeebomb said:
I was in Blue Line last week and according to the manager there who gave me the run down on this handgun, the mag is built to fit any 1911 and the slide and barrel should be able to act as a conversion kit. I was impressed with the look and feel of the gun and the price point is pretty attractive to. They have a sample in the store if you wanna take a look.
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That's great.
 
Garand said:
... Oh ya, the size of the .22 magazines exterior is the exact same as a .45 mag. When I take off the centerfire slide and fit the rimfire slide, I know its a miracle but you actually can shoot the gun! It really is amazing what can happen these days! (Note sarcasim)
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I'm not sure what you're talking about. Even Ruger III or Ruger 22/45 magazines are different. If you're saying that a .22 Conversion magazine fits perfectly, I can see your point but that because it's a conversion magazine made for .45 frame.
 
I've found this on another GSG 1911 discussion forum. This makes more sense to me:

"Another Update for the GSG .22 1911.
Another update my friends and I'll try and answer all your questions in order. First off, this is aimed at Highorder and Jason G, it is not a two piece die cast, in fact it is modeled after a Colt 1911 (not the GI series) and is 80% interchangeable with other 1911's. What this means is that you can't swap out only the slide, guide rod, barrel or spring with a .45 and expect them to work. In other words, don't expect to put a recoil spring from a .45 into this gun and expect it to work (I know this sounds insulting to your intelligence since it's common sense but they told me this in order to cover their own butts). HOWEVER it is FULLY interchangeable if you swap out ALL of the parts I mentioned above. In other words you could say this gun is backwards compatible and turn it into a .45 from a .22. Put simply this gun is meant to be able to convert to a .38 super, .40 S&W (I believe, I did not ask) and .45. As such if you wanted to swap out the trigger, mainspring housing or tweak it in any way at all to bring it up to "target 1911 standards" then you can do that as freely as you would any other 1911. I saw a comment before that a Kimber conversion would cost less (I usually see prices floating around $300 give or take $30). Keep in mind though that if you buy this pistol for $350 you can convert it to a .45 for around $200, instead of buying a decent pistol for $600, or more, and converting it for $300. Also this gun and its parts are measured in american standard (inches) not in metric. If anyone else has any more questions I'll be more than happy to look into their R&D some more and see what I can find out for you guys."
 
So, if I understand the post correctly.... if you have a GSG 1911 in .22 lr you could, in theory, convert it to a .45ACP, by removing the GSG 1911 .22 lr top-end [i.e. the complete slide, barrel, recoil spring, & guide & plug] slap on a 1911 topend in .45ACP [i.e. the complete slide, barrel, recoil spring, & guide & plug]. Then swap the .22lr magazine for a .45ACP magazine. Then, in theory, you are good to go to shoot .45ACP?

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NAA.
 
So, if I understand the post correctly.... if you have a GSG 1911 in .22 lr you could, in theory, convert it to a .45ACP, by removing the GSG 1911 .22 lr top-end [i.e. the complete slide, barrel, recoil spring, & guide & plug] slap on a 1911 topend in .45ACP [i.e. the complete slide, barrel, recoil spring, & guide & plug]. Then swap the .22lr magazine for a .45ACP magazine. Then, in theory, you are good to go to shoot .45ACP?
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That is what I also read a while ago & is one of the reasons why I ordered one. However since then I have seen that although the frame and associated parts are made to mil-specs, the frame is made from alloy & would not take the beating from a centerfire.

I could be wrong but putting all the pieces together, that is what I come up with.
 
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