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/4_U2_NV Sep 17 '22
Two problems your describing failure to extract and failure to eject is this correct?
You can take it two a gunsmith for polishing and tuning or learn how to fix the inherent problems.
It sound like your using good ammunition as the blowback design likes 40gr high velocity. Seen a few problems with the poly coated cci but I would be hesitant to say that’s the culprit. If you try mini mags copper washed there might be a small improvement.
The problem is quality control.
First the extractor is sandwiched between two shims and all three pieces are usually covered in burrs from the stamping process of manufacturing. Over time with use this can sometimes self polish but to have them removed and tuned was the solution for my experience.
Second failure to eject is most likely drag produced by overspray on the slide and frame mating surfaces. This can be removed by carefully sanding the surface smooth without removing to excess.
Having done this allows me to run cheaper hv ammo like Remington gold 36gr and even some blue box Federal worked as opposed to constantly feed them a diet of mini mags.
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