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Originally Posted by Mike, SC Hunter
Th GSG 1911-22.......IS NOT THE JUNK MOSQUITO.........Never was.
The GSG is a .22 full size 1911 in .22. It will take some original 1911 parts. I've owned one for many years. It work and works good. Th slide and frame are made of some light weight metal. The magazine are heavy duty steel which I put +4 followers in mine making it a 15 shot pistol. Mine runs on any hi-velocity .22 ammo. There is a cottage industry of after market parts for it. After the GSG 1911-22 had been out a couple of years they started producing a clone for Sig. Both are the same gun. The sights are plastic(so is glock sights) and it comes with 3 different front sights for elevation.........A FUN plinker at low cost.
The Firefly is just a shortened version of the above.
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I'm sorry Mike but you are mistaken about the firefly
You are correct about the 1911-22 NOT being the same as the Mosquito. But you are mistaken about the Firefly being a shortened version of the 1911-22.
Except for the markings, the Firefly and the Mosquito are in fact the exact same gun,
Here is the Firefly
GSG Firefly Pistol | Sportsman's Warehouse
and here is the Mosquito
Sig Sauer Mosquito 22LR Black Rimfire Pistol with Rail | Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore
As you can see, they are clearly the exact same pistol.
The key to reliable operation for both of them is using the correct recoil spring. They come with two.
One is for HV ammo like the CCI mini-mags.
The other is for SV ammo like the bulk range fodder.
I found that if I installed the right one for the ammo I was shooting that the Mosquito was no more ammo picky or malfunction-prone than any other semi-auto 22LR pistol.
I also found that if you leave the HV recoil spring in it and try to shoot SV bulk ammo, you are guaranteed to have problems.
Based on all the negative I've heard about them I have to assume too many people don't read the manual and don't realize the "spare" recoil spring is actually a lighter one for lower powered ammo.