GSG Owners ... Feed back wanted!

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Hello all,

I'm heavily leaning on the GSG 22lr as a replacement for a rimfire pistol I just sold.

I'd love some feed back for quality and function.
Not to mention on experiences with finishes that may not have stood up well to regular use.

Please and thanks.
 
Love mine had a bit of a problem with a mag & after about 1000 rounds I noticed some of the finish was wearing off the slide and the side of the barrel. it's accurate enough I'm no marksman and relatively new to shooting sports but I'm hitting 6" steel rounds at 25 to 30 yards more often than not.
Got a set of duragrips to replace the walnut ones i find it breaks up the slight 2 tone look from the slide to the frame and they are a lower profile I find it fits in my hand better.
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Not a fan of the mag safety though...

Here is thread if you want some more reading
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...G-1911-Experiences-Tips-Tricks-Mods-amp-Parts

FYI www.alflahertys.com had the cheapest price and I got the new version with the ramped barrel at Christmas my dad bought one in February from sfrc it had the old barrel without the ramp. They both function fine though...
 
Ok here it is.

First batch had a steel guide rod cast barrel bushing so the barrel bushing broke. They replaced the barrel bushing with a steel one. They sent out replacements to who ever needed one ect just put a magnet to it to see If it's steel or not. Then the rubber washers were wearing out and would disappear with solvent. They replaced it with a polymer one. Then they went to a cast guide rod and the cross went right to the big round part so they started breaking. They fixed that with making it round at the end point instead of a X pattern. Then they had problems with people not putting the gun back together right wrong way spring caused the slide to lock up pain to take apart after that. The guide rod would be miss alianed and it would break so they put a ramp on the barrel to prevent that.

So it works well chews through a bunch of ammo. Looks cooler then a Ruger MK II but the Ruger is all steel and a much better quality firearm. The GSG is cast aluium some people call it pot steel they have had a couple of fireing pins break and it seemed everyone that did break the person disabled the magazine safety so they aren't designed to be dry fired.

Is it worth the money depends you can put lots of rounds through it and have no problems or you can have some problems and it breaks. Allot of the problems were user side related as they put it back together wrong and it bound up the guide rod and broke. The reason they stopped making the steel guide rod is because it broke the slide in a few of them if you put it back together wrong. Some people ruined the finish on them by not putting the slide stop all the way in so it wore down the side once again human error. It's a firearm that works just fine if you put it together right but you can make a mistake doing it easy and something will wear or break because of it. The ruger mK 2 are known for being a pain to take apart because you have to flip it upside down to put it back together. Also were the slide stop engages the pistol it will round out over time because its soft metal but it still works so its more cosmetic then anything it's not something you can fix over time. If I had to pick only 1 22 lr pistol it wouldn't be a GSG it would be a ruger MK 2 or 3 or a browning buckmark. They're much better but I hate the look of them and how the magazine feeds into them.
 
This guy has answered all your questions,Pick up a Ruger MK II or III and be happy or get a GSG and you'll be replacing it for something more accurate and better quality in 6 months

haha49 said:
Ok here it is.

First batch had a steel guide rod cast barrel bushing so the barrel bushing broke. They replaced the barrel bushing with a steel one. They sent out replacements to who ever needed one ect just put a magnet to it to see If it's steel or not. Then the rubber washers were wearing out and would disappear with solvent. They replaced it with a polymer one. Then they went to a cast guide rod and the cross went right to the big round part so they started breaking. They fixed that with making it round at the end point instead of a X pattern. Then they had problems with people not putting the gun back together right wrong way spring caused the slide to lock up pain to take apart after that. The guide rod would be miss alianed and it would break so they put a ramp on the barrel to prevent that.

So it works well chews through a bunch of ammo. Looks cooler then a Ruger MK II but the Ruger is all steel and a much better quality firearm. The GSG is cast aluium some people call it pot steel they have had a couple of fireing pins break and it seemed everyone that did break the person disabled the magazine safety so they aren't designed to be dry fired.

Is it worth the money depends you can put lots of rounds through it and have no problems or you can have some problems and it breaks. Allot of the problems were user side related as they put it back together wrong and it bound up the guide rod and broke. The reason they stopped making the steel guide rod is because it broke the slide in a few of them if you put it back together wrong. Some people ruined the finish on them by not putting the slide stop all the way in so it wore down the side once again human error. It's a firearm that works just fine if you put it together right but you can make a mistake doing it easy and something will wear or break because of it. The ruger mK 2 are known for being a pain to take apart because you have to flip it upside down to put it back together. Also were the slide stop engages the pistol it will round out over time because its soft metal but it still works so its more cosmetic then anything it's not something you can fix over time. If I had to pick only 1 22 lr pistol it wouldn't be a GSG it would be a ruger MK 2 or 3 or a browning buckmark. They're much better but I hate the look of them and how the magazine feeds into them.
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Wow!
Really, just wow.

Some of this stuff I had kind of heard, but to see such detail in the concerns over its inception is a little eye opening.

Thank you very much for the feed back.
I'm going to broaden my search for a replacement.

Thanks again.
 
Ticketed said:
Wow!
Really, just wow.

Some of this stuff I had kind of heard, but to see such detail in the concerns over its inception is a little eye opening.

Thank you very much for the feed back.
I'm going to broaden my search for a replacement.

Thanks again.
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I am very happy with mine...feels just like a 1911 45, quite accurate and fun to shoot. GSG has worked out the initial problems with the guide rods and springs and by all accounts I have heard their customer service is excellent.
There are many including myself that think this is the best .22LR semi available at the moment under $400. I got from Wanstalls for $349.
 
My GSG is at blueline for the third time now. It's been really unreliable. I often can't get through a whole mag without a failure. I have a feeling I just got a lemon and hopefully when I get it back it'll be running properly.
 
joehr said:
My GSG is at blueline for the third time now. It's been really unreliable. I often can't get through a whole mag without a failure. I have a feeling I just got a lemon and hopefully when I get it back it'll be running properly.
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What are the issues you are having and how old is it? I ordered one a couple of weeks ago and waiting for it to come in.
 
I bought my wife a 1911-22 (80% of full size) and it has been flawless. It hates federal bulk, but any CCI ammo runs great. It's just too small for my hands, and I'd like my own sull size in the collection.

Agree'd though, excellent shooter; surprisingly accurate too.
 
You GSG 1911 might require a break in period to loosen up the slide. If you look at the slide rails you will see where the finish is wearing off from friction and once it has smoothed itself out it will cycle reliably. I found CCI Mini Mags cycled 100% during the break in period.
 
I got a gsg 2nd hand. The finish scratches off quite easy but it doesn't bother me cause its just a beater plinker.
Put about 3k rounds in it. Works perfect. I have occasional misfires cause of cheap ammo bur that goes without speaking. I sanded down some of the paint on the rails so I have less malfunctions using cheap ammo. All in all I love the gun. A great plinker.
 
type of ammo doesn't seem to make a difference. blueline also gave me a new mag and it doesn't work any better. Ryan's working on it now and I think we've both got our fingers crossed that the third time's the charm.
 
I was at a gun store today and noticed they had several with different colours. The frame and slide are the same colour now and the paint appears to be better than the older ones. The tan one looks pretty good.
 
Mine is about a year old. It hates all ammo except CCI Blazer, with which its 100% reliable. The blueing is crappy and it scratches very easily. I do like it a lot despite these two issues and I shoot it all the time. At least it looks and feels like a real hand gun unlike the space ass Ruger. If the finish is important to u then you might want to look at Colt or Browning for a bit more cash.

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