I'm originally from Rochester, NY as well. How do you post a question on this forum??
Went to pick up my new 15-22 and just had to have this.....
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shooboy
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Just figure out what part of the forum your question may have the best chance at being answered, and post it. The mods will move it to another section if need be. Or, if it's for a specific person, just send that person a PM. Welcome to the Forum, Shoo
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Not sure about the Hennrietta place, but Nick Taho's did change hands and name a couple of years ago. My son thinks the garbage plates are the same and HAS to have at least one every time he comes up from Maryland to visit.Yup. But then again the last time I had them was a few years back. Is that a different place or did Henrietta's change hands or go under?
His stomach is tougher than mine and likes to think its a desert platter.
Shooboy,
What dealer did you pick up that nice little GSG at?
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Hey Citioriplus, I got it from Jackson's Guns and Ammo. It was priced at $315, but they rang it up for an even better $305 ! I saw they already had another one in the showcase, priced now at $350. Still not a bad price, Shoo
right after i got my 15-22 my son bought the gsg-5,it is alot heavier than the 15-22 but it is just as fun to shoot, put a few hundred rounds through it with out a any problems what so ever. between me and him we sure are going through the ammo ...
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OK, I have been going over to Beikirch's on Linden Ave for most stuff for so many years I didn't know there was a store down there.
Now I'm going to have to go over there to check it out, damn it.
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Hi BELT_FED, Did you do the screw upgrade kit on yours ? I read that the screws that hold it together are a little soft and end up becoming loose. I've also seen recommendations on blue Loctiting them. Sounds like something I may do if I can ever get these 70 Shoo Hammers done ! I've got to have a little corrective surgery on my finger I stuck in the Bridgeport mill in 2 weeks, so I gotta get my butt in gear ! Thanks, Shoo
Incredible Me
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I heard that the SCAR is also available in .22lr.
Has anyone held on or get to shoot it?
It's a nice looking gun, just a lot of parts in it.
Has anyone held on or get to shoot it?
It's a nice looking gun, just a lot of parts in it.
GeoffSFAs10
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Yes i have seen and held one. hated it. which upset me deeply because i really wanted to like it. it didnt fit me well at all. the stock was very uncomfortable and i couldnt get positioned on it right and the iron sights are about worthless. it needed a red dot something fierce
Bitbyte
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I bought one of these on impulse before I got my 15-22. After doing a lot of reading I took it back. Here's why.
I read a lot of threads about the bolt cracking since it's cast and sleeved instead of being machined.
One person who was a machinist took the whole thing apart and said that the number of machined parts would fit on one hand. The rest were stamped or cast.
One of the other complaints was that it's very difficult to disassemble and put back together. The complexity of the mechanisms inside were overly complex and presumably more prone to problems. With practice it takes around an hour to put it back together.
GSG is a company that only recently made it's foray into firearms. Before that, they made airsoft guns. They are a toy company. It's the same as if Daisy decided to start making firearms.
Lastly, they don't have much of a warranty. I understand the guys at ATI are doing well with keeping up with things, but they don't have a lifetime warranty like SW does. When I purchase a firearm, it's for life. Guns are heirloom purchases to me and I want to be able to hand them down for generations.
All of that being said, lots of people own them, and lots of people love them. All guns have their issues and warts, 15-22 certainly does. They are also cool as hell looking.
If these things don't bother you, then my suggestion is to go out, buy lots of ammo and go shoot the bloody thing and not worry about what anyone else thinks. Enjoy!
Tim
I read a lot of threads about the bolt cracking since it's cast and sleeved instead of being machined.
One person who was a machinist took the whole thing apart and said that the number of machined parts would fit on one hand. The rest were stamped or cast.
One of the other complaints was that it's very difficult to disassemble and put back together. The complexity of the mechanisms inside were overly complex and presumably more prone to problems. With practice it takes around an hour to put it back together.
GSG is a company that only recently made it's foray into firearms. Before that, they made airsoft guns. They are a toy company. It's the same as if Daisy decided to start making firearms.
Lastly, they don't have much of a warranty. I understand the guys at ATI are doing well with keeping up with things, but they don't have a lifetime warranty like SW does. When I purchase a firearm, it's for life. Guns are heirloom purchases to me and I want to be able to hand them down for generations.
All of that being said, lots of people own them, and lots of people love them. All guns have their issues and warts, 15-22 certainly does. They are also cool as hell looking.
If these things don't bother you, then my suggestion is to go out, buy lots of ammo and go shoot the bloody thing and not worry about what anyone else thinks. Enjoy!
Tim
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