Shooting the STG 44

[Camj]

I don't find shooting the STG44 off hand that much fun unless your just blasting away. It is a heavy brute. Now sitting at a bench shooting off hand with my elbow on the table, different story. I like seeing how fast I can run 2 or 3 shot groups at different targets. Sometimes I shoot it off a bench rest but that seems to defeat the idea of the rifle to me. Anyhow, I was wondering if there is some sort of bipod you could mount.

I was wondering what others experiance is with the rifle. I love the WW2 connection and history of the rifle. I just don't find shooting off hand a blast, not like the Henry lever, thats for sure.

 

[GUB]

Do you use a optic? I shot mine on saturday and use a Vortex Sparc 2.
Should be better now that I took the sight hood off.
I like the heavy feel and I try and lean or sit on something..

 

[BillyBats]

I'm 6' solid 200 lbs and in half decent shape and this fine piece of engineering still tires me out after 5 minutes or so. I swear it feels the weight of three 10/22s lol. Mine was in impulse buy, a boxing day price. Actually, it was my first semi auto. I’m all about the rifles that turn heads. And the STG 44, I spend more time answering questions about it at the range than shooting it.
I do have one serious complaint about it. Forgive my lack of knowledge, but the barrel, and the part that houses the chamber I guess, sits rather poorly in the… main receiver I guess? It’s a poor fit and I discovered by shooting from a Caldwell rest that the barrel moves up and down enough to send my shots 3-4 feet over the target at 50 rounds. Utter fail on GSGs part. There’s some threads on other sites about this too. Seeing as I don’t have a proper work shop and tools, I just cut some ¼ “ heat shrink tubing and slipped it in the gaps where the barrel/chamber mates with the receiver.
I’m no expert, but my first thought would be having hex screws or something holding it solid. This just sits down in it and the panel of the receiver goes over top. Was that the same with the full size original?
Shooting off hand though, it maintains its zero, but whenever there’s upward force (from a rest under the barrel) it throws it off. Still a hoot to shoot.

 

[Camj]

I have scope on mine. I found the front hood interfered with the red dot as well. The scope seems fine, just a 4X with AO but works great. BillyBats, that sounds like a defect for sure. My off the bench seems fine but its not exactly a bench rifle so other than the original site in I think it will be mine will be a "blaster" imagining the eastern front.....LOL. Your right it does attract attention. I am not sure if I had tried it out first I would buy it now though.

 

[chewabletyler]

If you shoot prone, you can use the magazine as an effective monopod. This is my favorite way to shoot my gsg. The gun is so heavy it doesn't move AT ALL. I can ping the 75 yard steel plate at my range at a surprisingly fast rate.