Hi Rod, I see this post has been up for nearly 11 months and my daughter and I have owned our GSG for about 18 months. We have kept pretty accurate records of ammo used, FTF, FTE ect and this is what we have come up with. 5500 rounds thru my GSG in 18 months, since it has all of the same workings as a full size 1911, I polished all parts including taking flitz to the frame rails and slide. I also changed some components to improve accuracy from CW Accessories LLC, bushing, barrel cone, guide rod and spring. FYI 1: the sights on the GSG, each one are a different size / height. FYI 2: After using CLP, frog lube, remoil - the best lube was a dry lube for the GSG AMMO Results 1. Winchester bulk any qty box - 250 FTF, FTE per 1000 - worse ammo for the GSG 2. Remington bulk - 6-10 FTF per 1000 3. Blazer bulk ammo - 6-10 FTF per 1000 4. Federal bulk blue box (525) copper dipped - 2 FTF, 0 FTE per 2000 (WOW) Just my .08 cents of experience.

You are the bravest man on internet. Wearing that shirt proved that.

Bought my gag about a year ago. My first pistol. Really liked it. I have purchased extra mags($30.00 ea) and the ugrade kit (angled barrel bushing and stainless steel guide rod with new spring. As an aside I saw that fake supressor for sale as an accessory {$49.00 - lol). Also smoothed the rails. Shoots anything with no problem. Enjoy your vids.

The big question with .22 pistols is always "Is it dependable, or is it going to jam on me every 3 rounds?". I think the secret to a good .22 rimfire pistol is the quality of the magazine, and GSG has really good magazines. I've sold probably 20 of these pistols myself and never saw a return - just smiling faces coming off the range. Federal Eagles seem to work just fine with this gun.

I come for the guns, but stay for the shirts!

Bought one of these recently and have about 700 rds through it ... it cycles most everything just fine. Cheap Remington Golden Bullets to the AR-15 CCI high velocity. I am very VERY happy with this gun. Most of these videos talking about jamming ar mostly from 2011 to 2014 so i think GSG made some changes somehow. Mine was made in 2020 and works flawlessly.

GSG actually makes the SIG SAUER 1911 22LR, which is why they're identical other than the SIG insignia on the grips and the slide.

I use the GSG-1911 .22lr for my Concealed Weapons Permit class. I've got the trigger adjusted to where there is almost no slack. I love this gun. And it's very accurate. I've shot 1.25" at 15 yards. The only .22lr pistol I've shot with greater precision is the Ruger Mark III 22/45 bull barrel.... but it's barrel is a lot longer.

Hi Rod, you're right, the GSG and SIG 1911-22s are made in the exact same factory. They are identical in every way (except the logo of course). Also, 90% of 1911 parts can be used in the GSG 1911-22. It's also super easy to defeat the magazine safety. Great video!

Hi Rod, been a while since I commented but now I have a lot to say on this pistol. I own this pistol, and I love it! I would totally recommend this pistol to anyone. Look on the slide of the pistol Rod and it says 22 HV. This is not just High Velocity, but Hyper Velocity rounds!! The pedigree of this gun is 80% a real 1911, and only the top aluminum slide of this gun and the barrel etc, are the 20% that are not 1911. Knowing that, the recoil spring is a wee bit lighter, but you really need some bang to get this slide to function properly. CCI Segmented or Stingers are the best rounds for this gun, They cost pennies more, but give you 1650 FPS as opposed to 1250 FPS. Big difference and gun just loves this type of ammo. It now behaves like a 1911. Yes, this gun comes out of the same factory as the Sig's. GSG is owned by the brother of the guy who owns Sig Sauer. Hence the two guns come off the same assembly line and you are paying a bit more for the Sig name. I too hate the magazine disconnect, however, this is a 5 minute fix. Go on KZfaq and type in disconnecting the GSG magazine disconnect, and voila you'll fix this with no problem. Now the gun functions as it should have. Yes, the mags are great quality. I too noticed they do not seat the upper loads well. Take your Dremel tool and shave 1/16th off the load ramp on your mags and this will fix your problem. ONLY the Tactical version of this gun comes with the accessory rail under the slide and the false moderator. You pay an extra $50 for these features. The others do NOT come with the accessory rail, but they also come in a variety of other colors. The Tactical unit is only available in black. I have upgraded my unit with aftermarket parts and now it eats anything I feed it. I usually run it on Remington Golden Bullet and I have no problems. I would recommend to anyone CWAccessories.com . Chet sells aftermarket parts for these guns and they run like tops afterwards. For an additional $100.00 USD you have a gun you'll love and it shoots better and more accurately than before! Sorry to be so long but I hope this helps anyone on the fence concerning this gun.

Hi Rod, a few points with this pistol and GSG. Yes, the GSG and the Sig 1911-22 are made on the same assy. line, specifically by GSG and in GSG's factory. All parts are completely interchangeable between the two. The extra front sights are different in height....so the manual says. I stuck with the sight that came on it. As stated in the manual and on the Right Hand of the slide, above the trigger guard and beneath the ejection port, it is marked ".22 LRHV". This means .22 Long Rifle High Velocity. It has been my experience with GSG that ALL of their .22LR firearms are recommended to run High Velocity ammunition for proper cycling. This is stated in the manual and applies to their semi auto rifles as well (ie: Stg-44, MP-40, GSG-15 (SCAR), GSG-16 etc). Keep clean and oiled and run quality High Velocity ammo and you are good to go! BTW, great video.

That pistol comes with 3 different sized front sights so you can adjust elevation. Replacement sights are cheap and easy to get. If you are not using the tallest one, then you can cut the tallest one down as a replacement.

Great video! I couldn't help but cringe when dry firing that 22 but all in all excellent details and information

The magazine disconnect safety is there because the firing pin can be damaged dry firing as it is a 22 rimfire. The spring can be removed in the mainspring housing on the rear of the (backstrap doohicky) handle. Comes right out and doesn't affect the gun working as it should. It is a metal bar with a small spring, just remove both easy as that.

Hi, I got two of this about ten years ago still run fantastic!!! When the paint started to ware I used brake dust cleaner & a corse sponge to take the paint off without scratching the slide . When i was done it I used a Crome polish on it. It looks like a stainless steel barrel. It can out beautiful! I use brake dust cleaner to clean out the the dirt& gun power from my guns . They a little mobile 1 synthetic oil works GREAT. THANKS Ham&egger

Sig 226 22lr all the way! Put about 1400 rounds through mine and the bonus is that when I put the 9mm slide on I have 1400 rounds experience on the trigger.

22lr not really "manly" enough... coming from a dude wearing that shirt... J/K! you know I love your videos... Just not your fashion sense ;-)

In Canuckistan, a magazine fed semi auto centrefire rifle needs 40 mags, with the five round restriction. 🙄 BTW, I learned to shoot in the mid-70s with CIL 22 ammunition; it was better than 90% what's available today.

You can get steel sights just like the original plastic ones. They are just a little more expensive than the plastic ones.

I love my Sig 1911 22. The additional front sights are for suppressor addition! How do you adjust the trigger take up?

The mag disconnect safety is to prevent dry fire. Not a good practice on Rim fires. Sorry no function check on these plinkers.

Rod, your reviews are very insightful and have helped me either stay away from or buy certain guns. Thanks for all the help.

Got one used a few years ago, previous owner was kind enough to remove the magazine disconnect before selling it. It’s also not even close to the same weight as a .45 1911.

Excellent Review. I just bought one last month. It's a great 22 cal shooting pistol. Thank for the video review. Out.

Why don't you give the CCI Stingers a try if you want a little more recoil....their real fun

You have to polish the rails and anything that was sprayed with the finish. The slide is very sluggish until to polish it.

Just sand and polish the paint off the slide and frame rails and mine runs always. It's very simple. Most people just have no ability to identify and solve mechanical problems. It's a great gun.

I gotta laugh,.comments criticising you for wearing a shirt they don't like , c'mon guys. Now thanks for this, as I was at a range just yesterday and these guys sell and service the GSG line,..I tried one and immediately found the same problem with ftf and failure to load into the breech..found that is was cheapo ammo. But I'm thinking on buying this pistol, and you've helped. Thanks for this,....P.S.. I like how you talk to 'me' and not the camera.

I totally agree, "magazine safeties" aka "magazine disconnects" are a horrible idea. I will not buy any Ruger or other brand firearms that have them. On the other hand on the GSG 1911 it is a simple 10 minute fix to remove one part and one spring to do away with the D*#M thing. I have the compact version and it is light and fast. (I actually would have liked to hear your RANT, I'd like to see if it compares with my RANTS! )

CIL stopped loading that wondrous stuff in the '70s, so those cartridges are probably at least 40 years old. I used to work in their ballistics lab back in the day. The high velocity used to be loaded at 1335 f/s. The cartridges were loaded with Bullseye powder or an equivalent so you would still be getting pretty reasonable velocity out of a pistol barrel. I'm not too sure what the reason was for cutting the velocity back almost 100 f/s as I had been transferred by then as was busy shooting up tanks and blowing up mountains.

Hey Rod.. Just wanna thank you for all the awesome informational videos ! I recommend your channel to all .The amount of valuable information is priceless , along with your personal views and opinions. I appreciate all the time you spend making these vids. (as im sure everybody else does) The professionalism, with an open mind and the right amount humor is easy to watch with my older teen boys. Whether your a hobbiest gun collector/shooter or or part of polic'ing or military I think you give something to all ! Keep up the great work !! I look forward to All your videos ! Dave...

The awesome thing is that the major downside of this gun can be fixed easily :) 1911 ATI / GSG / Sig Sauer 22 LR Magazine Safety Removal & Mainspring Housing Replacement

I just ordered one of these last week mainly because of your review on it lol also keep up the great work with the CCFR! Being a member is awesome lol

There is an easy way to disable the magsafty. you just need to remove a spring in the handel. pretty easy and it wont make the gun less reliable

First thing I did after I bought my gsg1911 was remove the mag disconnect safety, then installed the performance upgrade kit. After that it was polish the feed ramp and rails, and install the adjustable rear sight kit.

Hey Rod. I bought that gun for Loreena. She loves it. Very few problems. As far as the mag safety goes, easy fix. Next time you clean it and have it apart there is a part that is in the mag well that you can leave out and then you can pull the trigger to dry fire. There is a video on KZfaq.

Holy hell am I ever glad I watched this video! I have the Sig branded version of this pistol and it's great EXCEPT for the jamming issues - what a pain in the ass that was. I will definitely go back to the range with some better quality ammo and pew away thank you!

I'd be interested to hear how you'd compare the GSG 1911 to the S&W M&P-22. Mine seems to run any ammo fine. Even the Winchester hollow points.

1911 has so many aftermarket parts no issue to replace the plastic parts.

Bought a Sig-Saur branded one, made by GSG from 2014. (Recent gun show, NIB). Zinc die cast slide soft as butter, need I say more? Buy a real steel 1911 and get a billet CNC 22lr. aluminum conversion kit by Kimber or Colt.....

Your video is really helpful. I experienced numberous jams during my first shoot with this GSG Lr22 and thought this was wrong purchase. Now I would try again with those high velocity ammo.

You can adjust the play right out of the trigger

I will never run the cheap federals or Remingtons in any of my 22’s. The only thing I run are CCI and Aguila high velocity and have never had issues with them.

After dithering back and forth for the last couple of months, I decided to forego the GSG and went with a Walther P22 (mostly because I got it for $100 less and with an extra mag) via T.E.C Inc. I haven't gotten it out to the range yet. Hopefully soon. Only gripe about it I can see thus far is the magazine disconnect.

Ranges are allowed to be open at night in Canada? Awesome! That's one up you have on us down south.

The "extra" front sites are different heights for elevation adjustments. NOT just extras

Mine has shot flawless for well over a thousand rounds, used bulk ammo and premium ammo. Then put cw accessories up grade kit, accuracy is outstanding now

Yup. Had the same ammo Problem. Tried shooting American Eagle. Wouldn't eject about 80% of the time. Started using CCI MiniMags and it would only FTE about 20% of the time. Took some 800 grit sand paper, wrapped it around a small skinny file and polished the inside rails on the slide, and on the frame where the slide makes contact. I'd say now, as long as I clean it every couple hundred rounds and keep it well lubed I only get maybe 1 or 2 Failures per hundred. That's not so bad. In fact, it's better than my Sig SP226 in .22LR.... That's probably a 5% failure rate

first thing i did on my gsg was take out the mag disconnect safety, its very easy to do

Nice shirt Liberace!

First thing I did after I bought gsg1911 was remove the mag disconnect safety. And yeah,its HV rated gun,so use high velocity ammo. No single problems after 2k HV rounds

Imperial used to make 12 guage shotgun shells sold atvItasco in the south

Those "extra" sights are actually different heights. If you were to actually look at them it's quite clear one is large, one is medium and one is short. My GSG 1911 .22 came with 2 mags by the way. Also, who the hell buys 10 mags just so you can lose 2 or 3 of them?? Johnny should choose better posers to lend his firearms too.

I got a Sig 1911-22 at Cabelas here in Canada on a Black Friday sale for $250cn. Works like a hot damn so far.

Aaaaaaaah! Shirts aside, thanks for the info on the GSG. I think it’ll fit the niche for my son to shoot steel (affordably) with me at the range!

hey Rod, you can tap out the pin for the hammer spring/back strap, and remove the cam and spring for the mag safety. love the channel, keep up the great work!

I shot exclusively Imperial 22 back in the 60s. Always excellent ammo.

They give you extra sites to adjust elevation

I've put a couple of thousand rounds through mine and I agree with the cheap ammo issues. CCI and Winchester Super X work well for me. My guide rod broke around 1000 rounds , got a free replacement from the Canadian distributor for GSG. The cheap metal the slide is made from scratches easily and the finish wears quickly from holster use.

Love your videos bud, fellow Canadian here, wondering if you have ever gotten into the pistol carbines at all? I have a just right carbine 9mm. For the non restricted fellas it's a dream plus 10 round glock 9mm magazines are a treat! Love to see some in a future video one day!

The multiple front sights are of different heights so you can adjust elevation.

Love mine.... Got a new guide rod from TK along with some other goodies and mine shoots perfectly and all the time.

Magazine safety is there for a reason, I suppose you want to remove the E brake from your car too.

the sig is actually cheaper then the Gsg at Cabela's.

Another great video Rod. It's nice to have some canadian content.

I polished the rail on my gsg 1911 and will cycle subsonic reliably.

Nice review, thought you were gonna rip on it and I woulda been disappointed since I jus picked mine up yesterday. Seems like a very well built gun and for the money it's well worth it.

Love your vids Rod ... cant say I love the shirt ;) I have never had that much trouble with my GSG with Federal ammo, but I have a thousand CCI .22, but never had jams with Federal, soooooo ..... Federal for my GSG :)

Nice video man i like the fact its in canada we have so many regulation its good to have a heads up on these things!

Just bought mine looking forward to posting vids of it on my channel

Thanks for sharing, but what would you recommend for a Semi auto 22lr Rifle ????

Bought one when they first came out, What little use I gave it so far was good. Doesn't like hollow points as you showed.

You can easily defeat the mag safety. With a little dremel time polishing the frame and slide, the pistol will shoot anything you feed it. Yiu forgot to mention that the trihger take up is adjustable.

I have an older model, (2010-2011) and my beaver tail grip safety is aluminum. The switch to plastic must be a new addition?

The magazine safety is easily removed. And dry firing a c rimfire will damage your barrel.

Nice video Sir! Is it legal to shoot air rifle inside the garage? The air rifle has only 495 fps... If so, how about a 22lr ammo ( aguila colibri 420fps) ? The 22lr is below 500fps.. Can i shoot them in my garage? Please give me an advice. Thank you!!!

I have a GSG Firefly Really fun gun It's supposed to be ammo sensitive but I got lucky in the first thing I bought was Remington Thunderbolts which after 500 rounds is perfect I had some American Eagle hollow points only about 50 rounds and they work great too Now the Federal Target ammo at 1200 fps would not run and the crap Wichester 333 box wouldn't either

Very well done vid bud!!! I agree with CDN12... GSG's love CCI's High Velocity (Blazer). Keep up the good work bud....

i own these guns...they only like hv ammo cci mini mags is best in mine NEVER NEVER had any jam

Hello fella going to give you a tip with magazine disconets if you use your index finger and put it in the mag well there should be a little button at the front top of the mag well push that in then you can fire off the action with the mag we used to do this in the british army with the old browning hi power pistol lovely pistol that was dont know if your finger will fit in a 22lr mag well but point to note for you with future center fire pistol was looking at getting one of those gsg 1911 in the uk as i hold a firearms lieance but we have to have with a stupid long barrel and so draft rod attacted to the pistol grip

With semi-auto rimfires the ammo is much more important in terms of reliable operation compared to most centerfires. That said I stick with CCI. You can get CCI in bulk the cheapest is "Blazer" it's ~1250 FPS 40gr lead round nose comes in a box of 525. The next cheapest is the CCI Standard Velocity "target" stuff. It's like ~1025 FPS IIRC, 40 gr lead also but a little more quality castings so it's more accurate. That stuff comes in a box of 500. But it's a lower velocity so it might be trouble in picky semi auto pistols like this that need a little more omph to operate the slide. The best CCI bulk I've seen is the CCI "AR Tactical" comes in a box of 475 and is basically mini mags in a bulk box (~1250FPS 40gr copper plated) that stuff should work best in most semi auto 22s. It's very similar to Mini mag until you look up close and see the shape of the nose is a little different. But I've never seen Mini Mags in bulk so this works out a little cheaper for basically the same stuff. It was designed to work best in an AR-15 with a 22lr conversion bolt so it feeds the best in an AR. Those 3 bulk boxes are always what I buy for around $28 CDN and my Ruger 10/22 eats em all up. Good ammo in a good reliable semi-auto like a 10/22 makes for a %99.9 reliable rim fire experience. I've heard people complain a lot about semi rimfires yet I've easily gone several 500+ round intervals without a single misfire FTF FTE etc and I clean my 10/22 every ~800 rounds or so. It's actually surprisingly reliable and I truly believe the CCI ammo helps! Plus if it burns cleaner you can get away with cleaning less! rimfire is already cheap enough just spend a few extra bucks on good ammo! ~30 bucks or less CDN for ~500 is still dirty cheap!

I had the same problem with American Eagle. However CCI Mininags just rattle thru.

Cabelas Canada sold them on Black Friday sale a couple of years ago for $250

The mag safety is easily removed. I have done so. Dont miss it.

Enjoyed that. You're hilarious

hi have you done a review of the Ruger SR-22 Pistol looks like a nice pistol what do you think

Great review Rod!

this was a realy good vid thanks man lol

like the video going this weekend to get my rpal and im looking into geting this pistol as well as the full size 1911 keep the good videos coming

The magazine safety is really easy to remove if one wants to (it is basically as simply as taking out the mainspring housing and taking out the disconnect). I also think the ambi-safety is pretty weak in comparison to the usualy 1911 safety. In just a month of ownership, I've managed to snap off the right side of the ambi-safety (it sheered the connection pin off the left side). I tend to engage/disengage it a lot, but I've only run about 500 rounds through it so far. The safety is still working; it's just no longer an ambi-safety. Do you know what ammo your friend had for it? I've had the same problems in your video (to a lesser extent) with Winchester Super X (hollow-point; 1280fps/36gr), CCI Blazer (round-nose lead; 1235fps/40gr), and Winchester M22 (copper-plated; 1255fps/40gr). In fact, with the M22 and Blazer, I've had 4 squibs (which have made me rather careful when firing the GSG) and I'm frequently running into the problem where while it fed the round into the chamber, it doesn't fire (forcing me to rack the slide to eject it and continue) -- the bullet, though, does fire the next time I use it. With the Super X, I usually only get failure to eject (the casing gets stuck in the slide or doesn't eject at all) and failure to feed (the round won't come out of the mag until I remove the mag and reseat the bullet). A quick google search on CIL Imperial tells me they are long, long gone. CIL sold their ammo factory to IVI in the late 70s/early 80s and that factory burned down in the late 80s and was never rebuilt. So ... no more of those.

I have this 22 pistol and it shoots well

Mag disconnect safety is easily removed.

22 isn't just about the price of ammo, some firearms just prefer certain brands. My Marlin 795 doesn't like Winchester ammo, but my wife's Browning Buckmark likes it just fine. As for that magazine disconnect, it's pretty lame. The Browning Hi-powers the Canadian army uses has it, so that's something that mars an otherwise stellar pistol if it actually makes it to the surplus market (currently Harper is planning on melting them all down so they don't "get into the wrong hands").

Why are suppressors illegal in canada?

I use blazer ammo superb allows gun to cycle better

How can i remove the mag disconnect in my marlin 795? You should run for president gracias

Someone please tell me why you would use a fake suppressor? All it does is throw off your aim because it is front heavy! Either you have real suppressor or nothing at all.

I like it. Excellent review!!

Good video!

Awesome thank you. I think it be a great 1st gun. And a hobbie shooter. Cheap ammo. Would it be hard to take apart and assemble back?