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Post by TMan on Jul 12, 2010 20:44:09 GMT -5
Anyone seen one of these or have an opinion?  They don't say much about it on their web-site: GSG M1911 HGA .22LR 5" BL WDGP 10RDI asked Becky to get me a Chiappa, but she said this was actually a better gun, and she had them on order. |
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Jul 12, 2010 22:11:58 GMT -5
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Post by TMan on Jul 13, 2010 6:55:01 GMT -5
To price it that low, he has to be getting it directly from ATI, because from Ellett Bros, if you include shipping, it would cost him more than that. Unless he ordered their total supply.
You have to wonder why he would sell them at cost unless he was really cash strapped. Usually on a hot item dealers will jack up the price because they know it will sell anyhow. (When my car came out, they were selling on the secondary market for twice the MSRP. At the time I bought mine, for MSRP, they were selling for $40K over MSRP. Yes, I was tempted, but I really wanted the car.)
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Post by TMan on Jul 21, 2010 23:31:08 GMT -5
Picked it up today, but haven't had a chance to really look it over ( I need to be sober. ;D ) There is something strange going on where you need an allen wrench on the right side.
When I first pulled the slide back, I had a brain fart, and was thinking in terms of something like the Les Baer. Nope, it came back light as a feather.
So far it is relatively heavy and fells like a 1911 (my Kimber in 1911 always felt way too light).
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Post by TMan on Jul 25, 2010 8:46:35 GMT -5
Had a little free time this morning (wife is out of town), so I field stripped this little guy. It looks like a 1911, at least from the left side. On the right side you can see where the slide stop pin comes through the frame, but to the rear of that is another pin, and in front of it is a screw with an allen head. To field strip you have to remove the pin.
There is an addendum to the manual that says you have to remove this screw too, and indeed you do or you won't get the slide off.
This is a blowback design and does not rely on just the slide stop lever. Apparently the screw was a design change and ensures that the barrel is securely held to the frame. I'm betting that it improves accuracy.
The pistol only comes with one magazine, but Becky had extras, and what a magazine - no cheap plastic; it is a heavy metal magazine.
The manual is rather detailed, but much to my surprise, it is only in English (sort of).
I put in a snap cap (this is a rimfire), and tried the trigger. It felt quite good; I guessed it was about 2lbs. After locating my trigger pull gauge, I tried it and found it to be an average of 5lbs-9oz. I obviously need to get my trigger finger re-calibrated.
It comes with two additional front sights, an assortment of allen wrenches, and an open-end wrench, which I have no idea what it is for. It also came with a chamber brush.
Unlike the picture, the trigger is black, and the guide rod is open on the end. It also looks like the slide has been painted, so I'll be careful cleaning it.
Hopefully I'll make it to the range some time this week to actually shoot the thing and see how it does. I won't recommend it until I've seen how it shoots.
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