.22 LR pistol review

[bronko22000]

Earlier this week I picked up an ATI GSG 1911 in .22 LR. This pistol is the same size as my .45ACP 1911. Fits the same holster. Feels and handles exactly the same. And has an ambidexterous safety which I need being a southpaw.
How does it perform? I'd say pretty good. I shot several magazines (10 round) out of it with different brands of ammo. Shot 10 shot groups at 25 yds to get a good idea as to what it liked. Remington Cyclone ammo was the worst but still kept all 10 rounds in the 3" circle. Then came Winchester Dyanpoint with about a 2 1/2" group. But the best ammo was with Remington High Velocity. All 10 clustered into 1 1/2".
The gun did malfunction a few times with this ammo. But it may have been because tha ammo was about 5 years old or because the pistol needs to be broken in.
The only thing that I do not care for is the fact that the hammer will not drop without the mag in.

[Rebel Hog]

Originally Posted by bronko22000

Earlier this week I picked up an ATI GSG 1911 in .22 LR. This pistol is the same size as my .45ACP 1911. Fits the same holster. Feels and handles exactly the same. And has an ambidexterous safety which I need being a southpaw.
How does it perform? I'd say pretty good. I shot several magazines (10 round) out of it with different brands of ammo. Shot 10 shot groups at 25 yds to get a good idea as to what it liked. Remington Cyclone ammo was the worst but still kept all 10 rounds in the 3" circle. Then came Winchester Dyanpoint with about a 2 1/2" group. But the best ammo was with Remington High Velocity. All 10 clustered into 1 1/2".
The gun did malfunction a few times with this ammo. But it may have been because tha ammo was about 5 years old or because the pistol needs to be broken in.
The only thing that I do not care for is the fact that the hammer will not drop without the mag in.

[bronko22000]

Yeah Hog, that's the one. Disassembly is very similar to the std 1911 except you have to remove a small screw from the right side of the frame and a pin that is hid under the slide stop.

[bronko22000]

After shooting my M&P 15-22 today I played with this little pistol again. After plinking with it for over an hour with Federal HV 22LR ammo, I noticed I had a box of Eley Match 22LR in my shooting box. So I loaded up a magazine to see it the pistol would cycle it. All 10 rounds went off rapid fire without a single hitch. I guess I might see how well it shoot this stuff off the sandbags tomorrow. I think buying this pistol and the M&P - both in 22LR was the best think I could have done. I've been shooting the 'bigger' guns for years and enjoyed it.
But going back to the little .22 in a full sized pistol & rilfe give me much cheaper practice, I can shoot a lot more, and have a ton of fun doing it. And then too the grandson can enjoy it too.