10/22 vs GSG-5 plus flatgate Single-Six

[Vulcan Bob]

It was .22 day at the range so I dusted off my old 125 series 10/22, my new GSG-5 carbine and my new to me flatgate Single-Six and off to the range. The 10/22 is box stock except for a extended mag release and Williams reciver sight and the GSG-5 is a stocker. Accuracy goes to the Ruger although the GSG-5 is supriseingly accurate despite the crude sight's. Reliability the Ruger won hand's down as it just chugged away with no malfunctions of any sort. The GSG-5 will run just fine for awile and then have a bunch of FTE's then run just fine again until a few FTF's due to light fireing pin strikes. The GSG-5 just seems too fussy want's to be run wet and is ammo sensitive. I guess tacti-cool lose's to good old Ruger reliability! My 1957 vintage flatgate Single-Six is a keeper, accuracy is good, functions without a hitch and only a minor windage adjustment was needed. Sorry to ramble on but just wanted to bloviate a bit!

 

[contender]

Bet ya still have a smile on your face!

 

[mattsbox99]

Those GSGs look pretty cool, but I have no room for finicky .22s. I had a Sig Mosquito and a Walther P22, and sold both due to the reliability of them. I almost wish Ruger would build a compact MKIII.

 

[magnaportssk]

Experience varies, but my GSG runs without a hitch with hi-velocity rounds, which is the only kind I shoot. Bad trigger, but it is very accurate-

 

[americal]

A flatgate is always a keeper 8) 8) Have fun

 

[flatgate]

Yeah, I've been keeping flatgates for years........



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