GSG german sport gun

I had the same idea of armacoating the pistol. Not sure what kind of finish it comes with from the factory on the upper? Im assuming the grip frame is annodized.
 
just get one!! :)

they're not very expensive and lot of fun to shoot!

they're easy to 'work on' and frankly a great education in the functionality/engineering of 1911 pistols.

my son and I have learned a bunch with ours! we love it.

we have torn it apart...to the bones, filed, scraped, re-blacked, smoothed out...trimmed, modified and personalized in the last few days!!! :)

no kidding.

yup...ours will FTF if the slide does not close tightly...but we have fixed that too :)

like i said....just get one!! :)
 
GSG 1911 barrel bushing issue

gutinater said:
some of the original ones had cheap pot metal barrel bushing that would break and fly out causing the loss of the recoil spring and plunger. Happened to me. Blue line took the pistol back and fixed the gun. Apparently all of the new models have a better bushing, also any 1911 steel bushing will fit in the gsg. The rubber recoil buffer also gets pounded flat and mishaped quite quickly. Ive had two pounded out already. This being said the gun has closed to 3000 rounds through it and litterally will not jam no matter what I try, with every kind of 22lr ammo Ive put through it. Shot side by side with a $200 higher priced sig misquito which literally jammed 2-3 times per mag with any kind of ammo put through it (even after cleaning no matter what was tried) the gsg blew the sig out of the water. Also decently accurate and a nicer trigger pull than the sig but apparently not that great compared to most full sized 1911's. I read a post on here about the ambi safety breaking and being made of the same pot metal as the bushing. The sights are plastic and will strip if you overtighten the set screw. The finish on the front of the side wears off rather quickly. Overall a very nice reliable and decently acurate gun especially for the really low price. Just be aware of some of the issues that can happen.
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I would like to confirm on what gutinater specified in detail regarding the GSG 1911. It's a great little gun for the price. the bushing barrel broke while shooting at the range & lost the recoil spring & plunger. However, since Blueline store was 10 minutes drive from the range, I stopped by & Matt of Blueline within minutes of my arrival, replaced all the missing parts (new metal bushing barrel, recoil spring & plunger) including a new recoil buffer, which is thicker & stronger than the original one that came with the gun.

This is the one gun that I felt comfortable to play a game of Tic-tac-toe at the range with a friend which enabled me to hit the target with very little effort.

To sum up, for the price I paid, it's a lot of fun to shoot & enjoy this GSG 1911. If handled & maintained properly, it shoots as good as most 22's which cost two three times as much. I am just glad I made the right choice in buying this gun & is definitely a keeper.
 
Doc_A6 said:
When I found somewhere it has an aluminum frame I lost interest to this pistol.
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Actually, I believe the frames and slides are made of some sort of zinc alloy. To me, this is more off-putting than aluminum; many quality guns have aluminum frames, but zinc is commonly used for the manufacture of junk guns like Lorcins and Hi-Points. Time will tell how well the GSG 1911s stand up to high round counts.
 
^^^ holy smokes. 8 THOUSAND rounds?

I'm trying to decide between the GSG or the Ruger MKIII, mainly on long-term reliability factors. I know that the Ruger is all steel and MAY last longer than the aluminum/zinc-alloy body of the GSG - any thoughts on that?
 
tjhaile said:
Actually, I believe the frames and slides are made of some sort of zinc alloy. To me, this is more off-putting than aluminum; many quality guns have aluminum frames, but zinc is commonly used for the manufacture of junk guns like Lorcins and Hi-Points. Time will tell how well the GSG 1911s stand up to high round counts.
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its cast alumimum

I find the quality is exlent I lost count at 10,000 ect rounds ago and its still chewing through ammo..

I saw the new tactical version and its looks sweet with the rail and fake silencer thats removeable..

I shoot a 45 acp for 50 rounds then switch over too 22 and do 525 rds :p
 
Bonjour43ma said:
^^^ holy smokes. 8 THOUSAND rounds?

I'm trying to decide between the GSG or the Ruger MKIII, mainly on long-term reliability factors. I know that the Ruger is all steel and MAY last longer than the aluminum/zinc-alloy body of the GSG - any thoughts on that?
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Happily I don't have to make that choice. My gun club has Ruger MK III as club guns to shoot. So I ordered a GSG 1911 from DLASK. It sat at the Richmond postal outlet since the 22nd. Today it's in Montreal. Trying to anticipate the date I would need to get a short term ATT issued.
 
Bonjour43ma said:
^^^ holy smokes. 8 THOUSAND rounds?

I'm trying to decide between the GSG or the Ruger MKIII, mainly on long-term reliability factors. I know that the Ruger is all steel and MAY last longer than the aluminum/zinc-alloy body of the GSG - any thoughts on that?
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buy it, shoot it for 5000 rounds, sell it, buy another one and repeat if you are worried :cool:
 
Bonjour43ma said:
^^^ holy smokes. 8 THOUSAND rounds?

I'm trying to decide between the GSG or the Ruger MKIII, mainly on long-term reliability factors. I know that the Ruger is all steel and MAY last longer than the aluminum/zinc-alloy body of the GSG - any thoughts on that?
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8,000 rounds isn't a lot; especially for a .22 rimfire. If you shoot a couple boxes every week, that's less than two years of regular use.

I can't speak for the durability of the GSG 1911, but most who have one seem to like them. That said, a Ruger .22 pistol will probably outlive you.
 
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