GSG-5 22LR - Legal or not legal - are they still being manufactured and sold

[SIG-SOG]

Saw a gsg-5 for the first time on youtube while looking for ideas for a 22 LR (tacticool). Seems like there are/were two issues: a) lawsuit by H&K against GSG for copying H&Ks MP5, plus b) something about the barrel shroud being considered a suppressor.

And by legal I mean, not requiring a special license (class III or whatever???)

Any recommendations for other 22 LR of this type? Maybe the Sig 522?

Thanks.

 

[Wolfwood]

might be a better thread for the rimfire section,

but, a 10/22 with a tacticool stock would be a good solution.

i have been looking at getting the archangel tactical stock for my remington 597.

they look super awesome.

 

[Joat]

the GSG-5 was redesigned to meet the settlement agreement of the HK lawsuit. The issue with the design of the "barrel shroud" was that the barrel, on some models,could be modified making the faux suppressor into a real one. The shroud has been redesigned to prevent this and the previous models recalled by the manufacturer/importer.

Still legal without any special tax stamps or additional requirements.

Joat

 

[majormadmax]

Saw one at the Belton show yesterday (took the "silencer" off to show my son it was just a barrel shroud, it just screws off to reveal the barrel underneath), and there's been a few on TGT over the past few weeks. They seem to be running around $400, which is a bit much for a .22 but they are solidly built and very tacti-cool! My son wants one (he's 12) but I just dropped $375 on a SKS-M so I was gun poor at the moment. Still, I might pick one up one day if the price is right...

Cheers! M2

 

[Wolfwood]

money poor gun rich!

 

[SPCLEE11b]

The GsG is a fine gun for plinking and an eye grabber at the range till people realize it is what it is lol...

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I have seen them around in Houston. I know when I got mine, I quickly got 6 mags. You will burn ammo in it. Lot of fun to shoot with a red dot sight, so ammo goes quickly.

 

[AusTex]

Saw one at the Belton show yesterday (took the "silencer" off to show my son it was just a barrel shroud, it just screws off to reveal the barrel underneath), and there's been a few on TGT over the past few weeks. They seem to be running around $400, which is a bit much for a .22 but they are solidly built and very tacti-cool! My son wants one (he's 12) but I just dropped $375 on a SKS-M so I was gun poor at the moment. Still, I might pick one up one day if the price is right...

Cheers! M2

Major I can tell you I have played with 2 of them.. .the are cool and fun.. but it jams a lot.. and its like an AR when a jam pops up you have to clear it by doing multiple steps.. Sometimes shitty 22 ammo wont fire the first hit, then bad ejectors leave it in the chamber.. chamber gets shut.. the next trigger pull and bam it fires... Basically my point is that unless your son is very familiar with these types of failures I see a pretty big safety hazard even under supervision. NOT trying to tell you your business but i just don't even like grown ups that don't know guns to try and fix jams and make a rife safe.. more or less young adults/children.

Just my two cents.

 

[majormadmax]

Actually, even at 12 (he'll be 13 next week), he knows his stuff when it comes to firearms. Well, at least the safety aspects of them.

I see them on TGT all the time but I won't be dropping $400-500 for a .22LR. I am waiting for the new Savage Edge .308 to come out!

Cheers! M2

 

[Adionik]

I held the Sig 522 the other day, and it felt a bit more solid than the GSG5. I'd get one over it IMO...

 

[TheDan]

I see them on TGT all the time but I won't be dropping $400-500 for a .22LR.

AIM has them for $370. Cheapest price I've seen on the GSGs. They are a lot of fun and worth the extra expense, but if you want a great semi auto .22 for a cheap price the 10/22 is still the way to go. As for jams and failures... I haven't had any more issues with mine than any other .22, and since the charging handle is on the forward left side its easy to rack and clear without even altering your shooting position.

 

[The_Hunter]

AIM has them for $370. Cheapest price I've seen on the GSGs. They are a lot of fun and worth the extra expense, but if you want a great semi auto .22 for a cheap price the 10/22 is still the way to go. As for jams and failures... I haven't had any more issues with mine than any other .22, and since the charging handle is on the forward left side its easy to rack and clear without even altering your shooting position.

AIM?, NM I found it, the one they have for sale is the gsg-522. for what its worth I got a Sig 522 for my B-day (I have the best gf ever) and its been awesome so far.

 

[TheDan]

AIM?

Yeah sorry... AIM Surplus: German Sports Guns GSG-522 .22lr Rifle Looks like they are out of stock now. They had them in stock last week. The GSG-522 is the new post lawsuit model. The original GSG-5 is going to be hard to find now, but the new ones really aren't much different.