Just received my GSG 1911 today. I ordered it off of Gunbroker and it arrived at my dealer. The following are my thoughts and observations, in no particular order.
I put about 450 rounds through it today, with one malfunction during live fire. That was one failure to feed with the cheap bulk pack federal, the nose of bullet jammed into breech area. However, I found numerous failures to feed when dropping the slide on a fresh mag. If the slide release was used to drop slide, it would misfeed 75 percent of the time. Using the "slingshot method", it reliably fed the first round of a new magazine 100 % of the time. So, after I started slingshotting the slide, I only had one malfunction, about halfway through a mag.
Trigger is pretty good, a bit of creep. I would judge it to be about 5 pounds. The GSG has the series 80 style firing pin safety which is deactivated by the trigger.
Accuracy seems to be pretty good, though I dont believe it to be quite the equal of my Rugers. I didnt do any serious bullseye work with it yet, but plinked at rocks and an old pail at ranges up to 150 yards.
The beavertail grip safety is very thin at the top end, and mine was bent when I received it, apparently happened during shipping. It was bent to the point of contacting the hammer while at full cock. When I attempted to bend it back to clear the hammer, the tip snapped off. I reshaped the beavertail with a file, and coated the raw edges with Aluma Hyde. I also reshaped the rear of the thumb safety, as the sharp square edge was not to my liking.
The slide locked back every time on an empty mag without fail. The slide actually locks back on the magazine follower, not the slide stop notch. This should prevent the slide stop notch from peening.
I also removed the magazine safety, which is a very simple matter, just remove the MSH, and remove two parts, reinstall MSH.
I bought this pistol to do training drills, as I carry a 1911 on duty. I was dissapointed to discover that the GSG does not fit in my Safariland SSIII duty holster, due to the smaller ejection port compared to a .45, I can put it in the holster, but holster will not snap up.
The finish on the slide seems to be fragile, it is already starting to wear off from firing the 450 rounds, and maybe 6 trips in and out of the holster. The majority of the wear is on the portion of the slide which slides inside of the dust cover, as it rubs the dust cover slightly.
My GSG shoots a bit high with the medium front sight, and a bit low with the tall front sight. I may replace the plastic sights with metal ones at some point, only issue I can forsee with that is the heavier sights could impact reliability, as it would increase slide weight.
Overall, I am pleased with the pistol, the cost is only marginally more than the cheaper conversion kits, and it is a complete gun. The slide locks back on empty mag, which is a huge plus in my opinion. Accuracy is pretty darn good. Trigger is nice. Heavy mags drop free.
The cons ? Weak finish, fragile beavertail grip safety, and incompatibility with my duty holster.
I put about 450 rounds through it today, with one malfunction during live fire. That was one failure to feed with the cheap bulk pack federal, the nose of bullet jammed into breech area. However, I found numerous failures to feed when dropping the slide on a fresh mag. If the slide release was used to drop slide, it would misfeed 75 percent of the time. Using the "slingshot method", it reliably fed the first round of a new magazine 100 % of the time. So, after I started slingshotting the slide, I only had one malfunction, about halfway through a mag.
Trigger is pretty good, a bit of creep. I would judge it to be about 5 pounds. The GSG has the series 80 style firing pin safety which is deactivated by the trigger.
Accuracy seems to be pretty good, though I dont believe it to be quite the equal of my Rugers. I didnt do any serious bullseye work with it yet, but plinked at rocks and an old pail at ranges up to 150 yards.
The beavertail grip safety is very thin at the top end, and mine was bent when I received it, apparently happened during shipping. It was bent to the point of contacting the hammer while at full cock. When I attempted to bend it back to clear the hammer, the tip snapped off. I reshaped the beavertail with a file, and coated the raw edges with Aluma Hyde. I also reshaped the rear of the thumb safety, as the sharp square edge was not to my liking.
The slide locked back every time on an empty mag without fail. The slide actually locks back on the magazine follower, not the slide stop notch. This should prevent the slide stop notch from peening.
I also removed the magazine safety, which is a very simple matter, just remove the MSH, and remove two parts, reinstall MSH.
I bought this pistol to do training drills, as I carry a 1911 on duty. I was dissapointed to discover that the GSG does not fit in my Safariland SSIII duty holster, due to the smaller ejection port compared to a .45, I can put it in the holster, but holster will not snap up.
The finish on the slide seems to be fragile, it is already starting to wear off from firing the 450 rounds, and maybe 6 trips in and out of the holster. The majority of the wear is on the portion of the slide which slides inside of the dust cover, as it rubs the dust cover slightly.
My GSG shoots a bit high with the medium front sight, and a bit low with the tall front sight. I may replace the plastic sights with metal ones at some point, only issue I can forsee with that is the heavier sights could impact reliability, as it would increase slide weight.
Overall, I am pleased with the pistol, the cost is only marginally more than the cheaper conversion kits, and it is a complete gun. The slide locks back on empty mag, which is a huge plus in my opinion. Accuracy is pretty darn good. Trigger is nice. Heavy mags drop free.
The cons ? Weak finish, fragile beavertail grip safety, and incompatibility with my duty holster.