Comments on: GSG-1911: 1911 Review On A Great .22 Pistol

By: mvp25560

mvp25560 — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:10:33 +0000

It looks good made just like and feel of a 1911. It was costly ($370.00) but do not buy one in my opinion it junk. I took it out the 1st time and cleaned it (used Hoppes No.9) and oiled the gun and the finish is coming off (using Hoppes oil). Called customer service (total of 4 times) and was told it not covered because it’s ware and tare. 2nd time out, the magazine catch fell out. 3rd time out one problem after another (jammed,not feed and not shot 500 rounds through it) Bad service, badly made and cost way too much. Just plane junk. I email the company over a week ago and have not heard a thing from them. I going to send a letter to the company and file a complaint with the, Better Business Bureau.

By: pitstop6

pitstop6 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:29:54 +0000

I had the same problem, turned out I put the recoil spring in backwards. When you look at the spring you will see that it’s tapered like a tornado. The larger coils go towards the Barrel Bushing. The new Springs supplied by ATI are not tapered but have the same diameter coils thoughout.

By: mr9mm

mr9mm — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:45:35 +0000

I bought a used GSG 1911, I do love the feel of the gun, The first time I shot the gun it performed great, the 2nd time the gun jamed, and would not open, I did not know if I had a live shell in it or a fired one. The gun range put a straw from a WD40 can in the barrel to see how deep it went , the bullet had fired , they could not get it open . When I got home I was able to turn the barrel bushing enough to get the barrel loose, eventually I got the bullet out .The recoil spring guide was stuck in the recoil spring plug. I tapped it with a soft hammer to loosen it . I took it shooting a 3rd time & it jammed again. It is still jammed a month later as I ordered recoil spring parts & spring parts but the are on back order. Maybey new parts will help this gun.

By: rb

rb — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:17:04 +0000

I love the 1911-22. I had gotten a Chiappa and used it for practice. The barrel is mounted to the frame. Couldn’t figure out why but I got better with the 45, but the 22 groups stayed the same. Well after some thinking, I mounted a red-dot with a nice rt-grip replacement type.
Holly S*&^%! Because the sights are on the slide, and there is no locking between the slide and barrel, the sights can actually point anywhere! With the frame mount red-dot my groups are looking like air-rifle days.
Oh Joy, Oh Rapture!

By: Dix

Dix — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:05:31 +0000

I bought one of these at a gun show last month and it is the nicest shooting 22 I have ever owned and I have owned the Ruger 10/22, S&W 22A, the Walther P22 and both the Beretta Neos and Bobcat. They don’t compare to this gun. I have the version with the fake silencer which makes it look cool also. The gun is extremely accurate, has almost no recoil and is smooth as silk to shoot. This gun is definitely a keeper!

By: Sgt.Wagner

Sgt.Wagner — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:28:27 +0000

Glad to see that you had such good luck with the GSG. It is a great pistol-truly remarkable for the price.

By: MLittle

MLittle — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:17:29 +0000

I have one of these pistols and I love it. The gun has the feel of the 1911 minus the weight. The magazines are impressive both in feel and appearance. Everyone who has handled the pistol has been impressed with it. It does not feel like a cheap made 22. I was surprized to see that Sig Saurer is having these guns built by GSG and having their name on them. If its good enough for Sig then that says alot.
I changed out the front sight on mind just like the article said and it shoots dead on now. I was impressed that it came with the extra sights and the tools needed to make the change.
I am seriously thinking of buying a 2nd one so that when we go out to the country I’ll have one to share. I saw one at a show that had a dummy surpressor, I think that would be fun. All in all, a great pistol for the money.