Many years ago, I bought one of the original GSG 1911-22's when they first came out ... that was long before all the current "aftermarket improvements" came along. On the whole it was a satisfactory fun substitute for the "real thing" .... same general feel, relatively accurate, and with a workable 4-5# trigger pull. Over time, I "improved" on the original, until a couple of years ago when my 40+ year old grandson talked me out of it.
Moving right along - last Fall I bowed to a whim and got one of the current crop ... lots of subtle changes found. What with winter weather, advancing age and attendant health problems, it has not been shot - or tinkered with - as much as would normally have been the case in days of old. Overall, the GSG feels good in my hands, and depending on ammo used, I find I can still accomplish 3-4" groups with it at 25 yards, double-handed - (without ears, "real" knees and "dead feet" - I nowadays have to sit to shoot) - with maybe 10% flyers. No comparison to my regular old Slabside Buckmark, but ... !
To date the only work done on this newer GSG has been stripping, cleaning and stoning sharp corners on slide and lower and removal of the magazine safety and spring. No doubt I'll end up by fitting some of the current crop of imporoved barrel bushings, firing pins and such. BUT ... this particular pistol does have a major problem that I don't see any reference to on the Forum - the trigger pull !
Right now, and since new, when tested for pull weight, my Lyman Electronic gauge merely says "OUCH ! - it has a 12# limit ! I'm planning on doing a complete strip and replacing the firing pin safety gubbinery with a spacer, but common sense tells me that any improvement would only be marginal. So something else has to be wrong ... any thoughts on where to start looking ?
Fuzzy
Moving right along - last Fall I bowed to a whim and got one of the current crop ... lots of subtle changes found. What with winter weather, advancing age and attendant health problems, it has not been shot - or tinkered with - as much as would normally have been the case in days of old. Overall, the GSG feels good in my hands, and depending on ammo used, I find I can still accomplish 3-4" groups with it at 25 yards, double-handed - (without ears, "real" knees and "dead feet" - I nowadays have to sit to shoot) - with maybe 10% flyers. No comparison to my regular old Slabside Buckmark, but ... !
To date the only work done on this newer GSG has been stripping, cleaning and stoning sharp corners on slide and lower and removal of the magazine safety and spring. No doubt I'll end up by fitting some of the current crop of imporoved barrel bushings, firing pins and such. BUT ... this particular pistol does have a major problem that I don't see any reference to on the Forum - the trigger pull !
Right now, and since new, when tested for pull weight, my Lyman Electronic gauge merely says "OUCH ! - it has a 12# limit ! I'm planning on doing a complete strip and replacing the firing pin safety gubbinery with a spacer, but common sense tells me that any improvement would only be marginal. So something else has to be wrong ... any thoughts on where to start looking ?
Fuzzy