GSG 522SD = Too Much Fun

[chubbyzook]

finally got around to shooting this thing and it was a blast. Took just a few minutes to get it sighted in because primary arms rocks and like to get their dots pretty close out of the box. First target was for accuracy, the rest were for speed and trying to make it have a malfunction which it didnt fail once in the 300 rounds it saw.

 

[majormadmax]

Yep, the GSG-522s are a blast. Too bad my GSG-5 had feeding issues (one or two FTFs per magazine, sometimes more), I actually think the trigger is better on the old model but that may have been because I shot my -522 after shooting my new AKMS with a G2 trigger group on it. Going from 7.62x39 to .22LR is quite a transition!

Cheers! M2

 

[Charlie]

Neat looking carbine! Know of anyone that has those in stock?

 

[majormadmax]

Bud's Gun Shop is probably your best bet.

Cheers! M2

 

[Charlie]

Bud's has a lot of listings for the .22 LR mp5 clone. I'm gonna' have to study the details to see what the differences are. They range in price from $277 to just under $400. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Jason]

Mine is still in pieces... upgrade your screws, add the cocking handle buffer... I have the HK pin set too... none of it is installed since it came back from ATI with a new barrel under warranty and I never reassembled it with the upgrades... but I LOVED it when it was shooting...

 

[chubbyzook]

im gonna do the screw upgrade and add a buffer sometime this week im still not sold on the hk pin set yet

 

[BigBoss0311]

I have the original GSG5SD and it is a blast. The upgrades do help. For more info check out the GSG5 section on arfcom.

 

[wolfhound3/27]

Anyone know the best place to get handguard rails for the 522sd?

 

[Long_Shot]

I passed these up at a gun show for $300, I regret doing so now these are really nice and reliable.

 

[IXLR8]

Very nice! I picked up the HK MP5 .22 which is essentially the same gun. However I have had feeding issues. I have run about 300 rounds through it. It does not seem to have a sufficient recoil spring to return the bolt to into a firing position reliably. I chalked it up to being new, and the parts need to wear in. Ammo did seem to make a difference. There is an adjustment for ammo, but I have not fiddled with it yet.
I will try it again after a thorough clean and lube...
Enjoy! It seems like a lot of fun so far.

 

[michael e]

Have had mine for a few years, love the thing.

 

[majormadmax]

Anyone know the best place to get handguard rails for the 522sd?

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GSG Tri Railed Tactical Handguard - $69

This is the GSG brand replacement tri rail factory hand guard for your carbine. Three weaver style rails on sides and bottom allow for the mounting of lights, lasers or grips. A great looking addition to your carbine and a fine upgrade that doesn't drift too far away from a factory setup. No modification required to your weapon simply replace your wide forend with this one using the original factory screw or HK pin.


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[majormadmax]

Well, just an update. We took the GSG-522 and the old GSG-5 out yesterday and I was amazed that the latter wasn't the usual jam-o-matic that it had been in the past! I did have a new box of Federal .22 Target Grade Performance ammo and maybe that was the trick, but with one or two exceptions it ran flawlessly!

I have found that any .22 is gonna be prone to the occasional misfeed/failure to properly eject, yesterday we also shot the 10/22 I picked up a while back and even it had a couple of rounds it didn't like. About the most reliable was the 1954 Polish Lucznik Wz48 I've had for some time but never got around to shooting. It is a single-shot trainer based very loosely on the Mosin M38 carbine and was used to train Polish, Czech and other Warsaw Pact recruits and conscripts. It has what could be referred to as a "match/bull barrel" on it so it's pretty accurate even with the iron sights. It's fun to shoot but when you have a box of 325 rounds it takes forever to put any kind of a dent in it when you are having to manually feed each round...

I am thinking that the new barrel that I put on the GSG-5 in hopes of solving its FTF/FTE issues may have "broken in" as much as any .22 barrel can. Hopefully with the right ammo (the Federal) it will continue to run as well as the GSG-522...

Cheers! M2

 

[Tejano Scott]

Nice M2, thanks for the update!

 

[Jason]

I still haven't put mine back together from when it came back from warranty work... I have been wanting to install the screw upgrade kit and buffer... & maybe the HK pins, then I think well maybe I'll order the real HK stock to install, rail, etc... and I never start on it...