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Sevens · September 19, 2010, 11:37 PM

At the gun show I was at on Saturday, the fellow I was with bought a handgun. So while he was filling out the paperwork and paying and such, I was fondling a brand new GSG-1911.

Add me to the list of folks who is impressed. This is a nicely put-together package. I don't own one, didn't get to field strip it and I sure didn't get to shoot it, but it sure impressed me in the 5 or so full minutes I got to play with it.

One thing that might concern me is that those magazines are weighted and would drop free -- but I'd be worried about the magazines damaging themselves hitting the ground simply because of the fact that there is so much weight added to them. Maybe I'm completely out in left field, but I'd think that dropping them on hard ground repeatedly while running around like you would in an IDPA/IPSC kind of scenario would be very hard on those magazines.

Pistol looks like a real winner and if you put it in one hand and a Chiappa in the other hand, Chiappa never sells another pistol for the rest of time.

September 19, 2010, 11:37 PM	#7
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,775	At the gun show I was at on Saturday, the fellow I was with bought a handgun. So while he was filling out the paperwork and paying and such, I was fondling a brand new GSG-1911. Add me to the list of folks who is impressed. This is a nicely put-together package. I don't own one, didn't get to field strip it and I sure didn't get to shoot it, but it sure impressed me in the 5 or so full minutes I got to play with it. One thing that might concern me is that those magazines are weighted and would drop free -- but I'd be worried about the magazines damaging themselves hitting the ground simply because of the fact that there is so much weight added to them. Maybe I'm completely out in left field, but I'd think that dropping them on hard ground repeatedly while running around like you would in an IDPA/IPSC kind of scenario would be very hard on those magazines. Pistol looks like a real winner and if you put it in one hand and a Chiappa in the other hand, Chiappa never sells another pistol for the rest of time. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.