Sig Sauer 1911-22 Review 

I have 2 of them. One has at least 7000 rounds through it as was used for competition by my son. Paint worn off. I replaced the barrel to make it a suppressor host. The second one is stock. They are fun to shoot and can be made very accurate with some parts from cw accessories.

Just got one and when my first son comes of age it will be his first gun

My GSG is a tack driver! Very accurate! Love the gun.

I bought one new back several years ago. It is my favorite range gun in my collection.

Good timing! I shot my first 200 rounds out of my GSG Firefly (black, threaded barrel) yesterday and it ran flawlessly. I used CCI MiniMags and it was very accurate.

I have .22 conversion slide for my Kimber. It's a great way to practice and teach others to shoot. I love 1911

The barrel does not use a steel insert for the the barrel frame screw. Mine was stripped from the factory. ASG shipped me a new barrel. Over time the threads just wore out on the second. I drilled tapped and installed a thread insert myself. That made a huge difference for barrel accuracy. Also on my second barrel the threads/ protector cap was slightly off center. Bullets were touching the inside circumference of the cap and if shooting numerous rounds, lead would build up to cause bullets to fly way off target. I drilled out the protector cap, which, cured that problem. Additionally, the finish is very poorly done, I refinished it the first time with Duracote that did not last a year. The second time, last summer, I refinished it with rustoleum paint, which, surprisingly is holding up much better than the original finish. The aluminum slide and pot metal frame soaks up oil like a sponge causing the finish to lift off. The second time I refinished the gun I soaked it in alcohol to dry out the oil. Lastly, if you shoot as much as I do, carbon and plating wash builds up in the slide firing pin and drop safety unit in the slide causing soft strikes. If you experience this remove the unit held in by a single pin and clean it. It gets very dirty and I clean mine at least once every 6 months. Be careful, small parts and spring. Check out you tube videos to see how its done. Other than all that it is a good gun to partner with your 1911s which I have 5 in total. Good shooting.

Great review! I love mine. It is a little ammo finicky. I discovered it loves “stangers” and velocitors lol. Really glad you shared how to break it down. Not seen too many videos on it and you make it seem less complicated than it probably is.

I have the Colt version and it has become my favorite gun to just go out and shoot and I have alot. Over 8k rds and it functions over 99% but it has become very loose and isn't nearly as accurate, my girlfriend absolutely loves it too

you can mod these to work with standard velocity. I polished my rails and it now works with whatever ammo I use.

First handgun I ever bought.

Good concept as I bought a Colt .22LR conversion kit for my 1911 way back in the mid 80s. Bought a spare frame and built a dedicated gun.

I have 2 and I'm always amazed how accurately ONE of them shoots. Its also the one that never fails and can shoot anything you feed it. I guess its a hit and miss with these guns.

I got my eye on the GSG version. Cheap, fun, & accurate. Can't wait.

great job, I follow you from Italy. I find myself with all the comments made. I customized my 1911 with accessories purchased in the USA such as the slide aligning cone, recoil, spring and other parts. For reassembly of the gun, however, the steps you have shown are incorrect and in the end the use of the tool scratches the metal, as you have observed. I quickly reassemble with my hands as per the instruction manual. First I put the bushing and turn it clockwise, then the spring and the plug that I keep with my thumb, then carry over bushing to the center and that's it! Congratulations on your movies.

I replaced my arched mainspring housing for a flat one. This makes it look and feel better and also gets rid of that pesky magazine safety. I absolutely love mine, super accurate and fun to shoot. Great video 👍

Pretty 22 gun, and you can scare bad guys with its big ol' 1911 frame 😂

This was very helpful, especially the reminder about HV ammunition. A friend of mine's father recently passed away and his kids are all anti-gun, so they gave me this pistol which is brand new in the box. It's been 30+ years since I filed a 1911.45 in my Navy days, just to earn a basic shooting ribbon to wear, so I really needed this tutorial.

Have the GSG. Love it and got it new a few years ago for about $180. Don’t need the Sig name on it. Great gun !

Had one of these for about 8 months and put about 1300 rounds for it. I liked the 1911 fit and feel, and any 1911 holster works for it. It ran with no FTF/FTE with CCI Mini Mag. The stock sights were awful - changed those to Dawson precision and those were a massive improvement. Also changed to a full length guide rod and a better bushing and that helped. The safety has too sharp a corner on it, and the 2 extra pins make it a little more 'busy 'to take down. Overall I liked it but ultimately I think for the money I put into parts I'd rather have gotten a decent Buckmark.

I have a GSG 1911-22. I bought it because I think it looks cool. And it's also cheap to shoot. The first thing I did was remove the magazine disconnect. It's pretty easy to do (vids on youtube). Also, I installed a recoil assembly from Taylor Tactical. Now it can cycle generic bulk pack ammo reliably.

I’ve owned one for 3 years now and it is awesome. I had the “ultimate package” installed by ZR Tactical Solutions and the pistol not only looks great, but it has been flawless. Yes, I said it - flawless when using the recommended ammo. Thanks for the video.

I'm glad you can still get the GSG Firefly as well as the mosquito 179.00 and 250 out the door plus you get a faux suppresser very nice I didn't know sig brought the out good info thanks

I have one of these (well, the actual GSG. Same thing.) and it's the best .22 I've ever owned, by far. It's sooo pleasant to shoot. I picked mine up for $300 out the door.

I have the Sig P226 .22 upper. Really like it. Like any 22 pick the right ammo and keep her well clean and lubed and she runs very well. I like the fact that I can put on a 9 or 40 upper. Works just fine.

thanks awesome video I have two of these the 1911 Sig is my son's and I own the GSG 1911 I put about 4,000 rounds through the GSG no issues really is a great gun like you mentioned if you own a 45 1911 these are just great to train with and keep the cost of ammunition down a bunch..

Great review !

I have had one of these for a few years now. Took a couple tweaks, mainly getting the paint off the slide frame interface and polishing them. Changed up the spring, guide rod and eliminated the mag disconnect. Shoots pretty much anything I put in it. The trick is getting the paint off the interface, that will have it hanging up with low velocity ammo.

What a coincidence!?! Just yesterday I bought a GSG 1911 22LR. I'm very pleased with it. I always wanted a 1911; granted, it's not in .45 ACP, but for the price of the gun and for the price of the ammo you can't beat it. I'm glad that it has positive reviews. 👍✌

Guy on "Small Caliber Arms Review" channel did a video on the GSG version & got great accuracy w/his. Was hittin steel at 100yds consistently enough for what it is. Always wanted one of these. They look like a lot of fun. I'm about due for another 22 pistol myself... Hmm 🤔

One of the great features on my GSG, (same gun, same maker) is the overspray on everything. The slide was super sluggish. I had to spend a couple hours polishing all the rails, in the groves, anything where metal meets metal to smooth it out. Use Outers GunSlick grease on/in rails. Another great ‘feature’ was the recoil spring was terrible, so I replaced the spring and guide rod with TandemCross kit. Now it almost seems to cycle ok, except it will only shoot CCI stingers reliably, nothing else, that’s another great ‘feature’ when CCI stingers are hard to find…..so ya, I’m thrilled with this pistol.

I have around 16000 rounds of CCI Minimag trough my GSG branded one, it looks very beat up but no problems with it except the firing pin breaks about every 5k rounds. It was my first handgun and I still like it very much

Just shot this today as my first gun, loved it

Have mine for over a year Scootch. Here are my recommendations, buy the Nick Taylor or CW accessories upgraded guide rod and spring, polish out the paint overspray from the rails, once done this gun will eat just about any bulk pack 22 ammo. Took the magazine safety out of mine, made a set of curly maple grips and both my son and I have shot over 5k rounds this past year. This gun is a whole lot of fun!

I have the GSG 1911 22 , runs well .

Just went to the range shoot my Sig Sauer 1911-22 yesterday for the fourth time after I bought it last year. One thing I noted when you try hard to put the recoil spring plug and barrel bushing back, I think you made a mistake as I did before. The correct way is assemble the barrel bushing first and rotate it clockwise a quarter, then insert the recoil spring guide and spring, then hold the spring plug down while rotate barrel bushing back to lock position. I love your reviews, especially you mentioned using higher velocity ammo can avoid misfire. I did have a couple of misfires in the past, maybe that was the reason.

Ha, compared to the new G44. This is SIG Perfection!!!

Awesome looks like fun. Wonder if Wilson can work one of those over?

You did the assembly part at 12:27 wrong. You should first put in the barrel bushing, turn it to the left and then insert guide rod cap. You will need no force to do that :) Great review!

I had the OD green model. First time at the range it ran great with a couple hundred rounds through it. Second time to the range multiple failures like failure to feed, stove piping, then I noticed the slide had some damage where the slide stop engages the slide which caused the slide to not operate properly. I sent to Sig Sauer and they replaced the slide. I never fired it when I got it back, i traded it in on another pistol because i felt i couldn't trust it and it wasnt what i expected from Sig Sauer and to be honest i probably will not buy another Sig because of this experience.

I have one and it is the most accurate 22lr that I have. It feels good in the hand and looks great.

I like your ear protection and where did you get it ?

Watching your video reminded me that I have one in the box that was used only once. I'm taking it out to the range tomorrow and have some fun with it. One thing I remember is the trigger pull was rough and meant to do something about it. Do you know of any kits to reduce the trigger pull? Thanks, Sootch. Really enjoyed this video.

Great gun. Picked mine up for $150 about a month or so ago. I've ran about 400 rounds through it and honestly I got no complaints. I read quite a few reports of slide cracks and failure to extract and feed but to the latter, has only happened with shittier ammo. Whenever I run CCI Minimags or Stingers, never fails to fire or feed. Whenever I use subsonics, it's a hit or miss with cycling but it's stamped on the slide it needs HV rounds. It feels good in the hand, sights are great, and all in all it was a great cheap shooter. I leave it for my girlfriend if I leave, because it's such a light load that anyone can handle and not worry about overpenetration. Tl;dr Great gun, worth the buy.

Just shot my recently-acquired GSG 1911 22LR today. Put about 100 rounds through it with zero issues, except one. It would not cycle CCI Stinger, but that was not surprising. Stinger is only 32 grain, and GSG recommends 40 grain for reliability. It cycled CCI Mini Mag 36gr HP just fine, along with several other types of high velocity CCIs, including Velocitor. It also shot Winchester Thunderbolt with no issues. Before I took it out, I sanded the frame rails smooth, and removed the overspray inside the slide.

Brutal... shooting all that ammo with only 1 mag... i applaud you

I finally got my hands on a CMMG 224 Valkyrie

Would love you see you review one of the many performance enhancing kits that are available for this (Tandemkross, ZR Tactical Solutions, etc) or even a full on Chet Whistle Accessories 1911 .22 racegun. 🤙

Man o man looks like fun. I would like to buy one

Facts on the high V ammo

You can make a video of the Springfield 1911 combat operator 9mm is a awesome gun.. no need to upgrade got it all for the price

NICE LOOKING GUN !!

The magazine disconnect is easily removable. Simply remove the pin for the mainspring housing and once you remove the arched mainspring housing, the magazine disconnect is exposed on the side of the housing. Simply remove the little spring and metal piece that goes along with it (both are exposed on the side of the housing), and that is it. Just reinstall the mainspring housing and pin, and you are done.

Saludos mi estimado amigo de parte de un Venezolano viviendo en Perú. Se ve de maravilla esa pistola y lo felicito por el vídeo. Si fuese en 22 Magnum sería espectacular.

It is very easy to bypass the mag safety. I highly recommend it.

I think I'm falling in love with this pistol

Yes it was great like always might get obstructively.in a order thanks.

I removed my mag disconnect, added a 1911 barrel bushing and a flat main spring. Gun runs excellent. Also the mags can be made to accept 15 rounds with a follower replacement. all worthy upgrades. Also get yourself a McFadden speed loader makes loading a snap.

Super nice!

The fumbling ammo out-take. Hilarious. hahahaha

Many people have feed and extraction issues ... it's the ammo. Cheap bulk ammodoesn't have enough pop to cycle the slide properly. I have the GSG 1911 in OD Green and use only good 22lr ammo like Mini Mags and Stinger perhaps. Stuff with good oooomph. I have troubles with almost all Aguila, Aguila is good ammo but I think the rim tolerance is thinner and the it gets jammed up or in many cases does not even grab the empty casing to even eject it.

Wanna see that RIA 1911 22 mag. 15 rds of 22mag is something I could get behind.

Haven’t tried this one although I have tried the Sig P938-22 which I did like

i have one and i did get the zrts perforance package and the gun shoots much better(i am in canada)

I’ve owned this gun for several years. I loved it until I started shooting it in cold weather. The colder the weather the more it failed to cycle. I experimented with every oil I could find and it helped somewhat but it was still undependable. I was also using CCI Mini Mags. I no longer use it. Just sayin...

Cool pistol, I like it.

Nice good looking gun!

This is another gun my mom won't let me have. She says I'll shoot my eye out

Just found one for 240 bucks used the slide finish is a little wore but the rest of the gun looks good. Thinking about buying it

Have passed full sized .22, Sig 1911, Sig 226, Beretta 92FS, worried about 35-40gr round being able to cycle slide.

Hi Scooch are you going to do a mag review of the shield arms S 15 Glock 43 X mags? I have a couple you could use and live close by the upstate

It looks very good

...just ordered a GSG 1911 from AIM Surpluisd...had them on sale over the past (4th)weekend for a sub $300 price...

Nice report.CooL Gun.

.22 for life 👍

My first handgun was the GSG 1911. EXACTLY the same as this beast, same German factory, lathes, machinists etc., only the GSG was C$40 cheaper.... C$40 to spend on ammo

Get the upgraded after market base plate, recoil spring and guide rod It adds 5 more rounds! Plus you can shoot the cheap lead 22lr rounds

I had one of these a while back. In under 3000 rounds... The cast guide rod failed (sheared off) and the breach didn't lock up well which led to throat erosion. Oh.... And sig blamed me for it, claimed the erosion was from gas cutting and running 22 SHORT ammo. They repaired it and I sold it. Last sig I ever bought.

Mine has never been reliable. I wish it was. It looks great. I am here to give it another try, see if I can learn why mine is bad.

My dream pistol

I just purchased the Mauser GSG 22 and have been having a great time at my range. 800 rounds, with CC Stinger 1640 fps and Federal high velocity 1200 fps. I changed out the spring rod and spring with a full length stainless steel rod, installed Dawson sights and purchases several grips for fun as well. I upgraded the magazines 3ea. to hold 15r rounds. I highly recommend the GSG product line for the 1911 22.

I've heard the explanation of "train with what is like what you carry," but if a gun costs more than $300 and can't use cheap .22 LR, it's not giving that much of an advantage over other options. And really, semiautomatic handguns have so much in common that I doubt that there's all that much point to having something that exactly feels like the larger caliber pistol.

Is this gun exactly the same gun as the GSG 1911? And another thing. I have a walter 1911 and it shoots wonderfully. I am considering purchasing a GSG 1911. Is there much a difference between the GSG 1911 and the Walther 1911?

Great guns

Sister has one, I have a Browning and a couple of Chiappa ($200+ new, $100 used). Of the three, the Chiappa NEVER fails. The Browning comes in a close second. For the money I'll take the Chiappa all day long. I've put a ton of bulk through them all with no issues, except for the Sig. Premium only.😖 That and the fact you need tools to break it down means it's a no go for me.

For trying not to drop the hammer on an empty chamber, you do seem to do that a lot. Also, it is not advisable to drop the slide into battery from slide lock without chambering something like a snap cap. That action tends to ruin the sear - hammer surface, ruining your trigger pull.

American tactical GSG 911 .22 is the same handgun as described in the video but 1/2 price

What kydex OWB holster (OD green) were you using when you reviewed the RIA .22 1911? Thank you, Sir.

💘 the 📹 and Sig sauer is an excellent 🚛 automatics!

Browning vs SIG which one would you choose overall. I know this might be an apples and oranges question, this vs Glock 44, trying to buy one or the other and it's hard to decide?!?

Mine was a real turd when I first bought it. I could not get thru 1 mag without a malfunction. I did some internet research and found the issues. Overspray on the slide rails sanded of and now it is a good shooter. Not perfect but it is a 22 but 99% better.

Curious if finish was coming off with use or did it have those issues out of the box?

I got my Actual GSG 1911-22lr from American Tactical

Mine is green has the us grips on it

In the UK they are branded under gsg. I had one, the example I had was awful. Had so many problems had to rebuild so I could sell it. The slide worn out, so did the slide release. Had to buy another gun in the end a K22.

Shout one the other day great shooting gun fun to shoot but the $500 price tag

American Tactical I'm going to get one

I have one to go with my 702 for a bugout setup

Wonderful

This is a darling gun