r/canadaguns • u/necepticon • Sep 17 '22
GSG 1911 Question about issues
I picked up a GSG 1911 .22LR and I'm having some issues with it. I'm a newbie so I just wanted to know what people thought. I field stripped it and cleaned it, and lubed it up and took it to the range.
Accuracy was great but cycling was really bad. Most of the time it wouldn't eject the casing, and if it did eject the casing, half the time it would get stuck in the ejection port.
Also, most of the time it wouldn't load the next round into the chamber. So I ended up having to pull the slide back after almost every shot.
Could it be the ammunition I was using? (CCI Clean-22, 40 Grain, 1235FPS. High Velocity Poly-Coated red & green round nose)
Is it because it was my first time with this new gun and it needs to be broken in?
Do I need more lube in it maybe?
Help!
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u/cattabliss bc Sep 17 '22
Welcome to GSG 22 handguns. It's not you, it's the gun. I'd sell mine but I am sentimental and no sell, only buy.
Try different ammo. They need cleaning approximately every 100-200 rounds to cycle. With ammo that has issue I lube every bullet individually with bore butter.
The easiest solution is get yourself some CCI minimags. No SV, no polycoated heads, just round nose copper washed minimags. Or another gun.