Problems with my GSG-5!!

[Joe Link]

So this evening we went to the range for a bit of fun with the 9mm's, the GSG rifle, and the Ruger Single Six .22 of my grandfathers I just purchased from my brother.

I was shooting the GSG and it was awesome, as always. I loaded up a magazine, inserted it into the magwell, pulled the trigger, and enjoyed the expected result. However, when I pulled the trigger again, nothing happened! I waited for a minute with the muzzle pointed downrange in case of a hangfire, then I analyzed the situation. The next round was chambered and ready to go, but when I pulled the trigger nothing happened. If I dropped the mag, removed the round, and chambered another (thereby cocking it again) it fired fine, but only for one round. So it's not a FTF or a FTE, but rather a failure to...I'm not sure.

Any insight would be great!

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[PhysicsGuy]

I told you the GSGs weren't the coolest thing ever! jk

Did you strip it down and clean it after the last time you took it out?

 

[wichaka]

The trigger mech. is all gunked up.

 

[ZeroRing]

OR a bad batch of .22 LR rounds?? I've had my 10/22 do the same thing and it turned out to be a few junk rounds.

 

[Keane]

Meh, I have it happen often enough... For me, it always seems like bad ammo. The GSG's trigger stuff doesn't get gunked up enough to cause a problem from what I've seen, and the firing pin stays fine enough under rough situations.

I tossed 500+ rounds through it with a suppressor on it (makes it dirtier), and it was firing fine at the end.

 

[ZeroRing]

I had three rounds (non sequential) FTF in one mag on my GSG-5 and they all were from an old box of Remington that I was getting rid of. Switched to the Winchester rounds and no problems. Bad ammo does happen, especially in the rimfire stuff.

 

[Weebs]

we'll be in contact!!!!!

 

[krawl]

A thought- is there a chance similiar malf to ar15 w/ 22 conversion? Enough energy to cycle and rechamber, not not leave the hammer cocked?

 

[coctailer]

Joey, were you using Remington ammo?

Did it happen more than once?

 

[A2theK]

Sounds like a light strike issue. I still have it happen to mine every mag or so and the gun is always cleaned after every use. I put in the new firing pin from ATI and it still happens too. I just deal with it and have to pick up the unfired rounds in the grass so I don't forget and run over them with a lawnmower. Soak the bolt after every use. Also, I think sometime the hammer hits the return springs and that is what causes that type of FTF. I now just consider my GSG another picky toy and deal with it.

 

[Reco]

When I use CCI mini mag 22 cal ammo its like dream fire anything else in my GSG 5 was peanut butter jam jam ^^

 

[Joe Link]

Thanks for the replies guys. I've never cleaned it, that will be my first step. It's not a light strike issue, there's not even the faintest of a mark on the round and the trigger doesn't 'pull' like it should. The ammo was from a Federal bulk pack purchased at Bi-Mart less than a year ago. I put it in my Ruger Single Six and it fired just fine.

I'll be in touch