ALL GSG 5 SD Owners - READ THIS!

[gnihcraes]

ok, so I have a GSG but don't know if it's the SD model - what does the SD stand for?

Mine is the carbine with the faux can on it...

[coop68]

Also to add they are not making the GSG any more from my understanding due to losing in court from HK. HK sued the company for making what looks like the MP5 I guess HK won copy right or trades infraction of something. From what I have heard they are now coming out with their own line of .22LR MP5's.

[theGinsue]

Just visited the American Tactical site and can't find one word on this issue.

Can you tell me where you found this information? I know a couple of folks who aren't on this site who have GSG-5's that I'd like to pass this on to. If I had a direct link to the info that would help a lot.


Now, I think the BATFE going after faux suppressors (which is nothing more than a barrel sleeve) is ridiculous, but most of their policies are. At least American Tactical is resolving this at no expense (outside of the shipping fees) to the owners.

[Dr_Fwd]

One of the ATI guys posted it on ARFCOM. See my first post, it has a link.

[theGinsue]

Yeah, I was hoping that ATI had it on their site (like they say they will).

BIG thanks to you Dr_Fwd. You came through once again by providing this info!

[sniper7]

It does suck though that a large amount of money is going to be wasted all because of a fake can...that probably hardly does a damn thing. Glad I don't have one to deal with.

[Troublco]

The thing that gets me is, even if this turns out to be BS, people are so used to really stupid things from the ATF that stuff like this really isn't out of the normal scope of what you'd expect from them. So many stupid arguments that aren't supported by anything but them. They really need to get reined in and focus on real criminals instead of a lot of the crap they do, and drop a lot of their idiotic opinions.

I almost got one of these things; I decided in favor of a .22LR AR upper. Glad I did!

[GunTroll]

A shop that I work at here in TN was getting its random inspection back in December and one of the agents noticed we had some of these models around. He asked to see it and started searching around on the net for info and showed me what his problem with this thing was. I can't say if he was the first whistle blower or not but he was onto it back then. This was in early Dec. He was more concerned about someone modifying the fake can into a real one more than anything. Also he told me that the example firearm that was showed to the ATF for importation approval did not have a hollow can and obviously they now do.

So this ain't BS! My shop has a few locked up with these fake cans on them and we were told we can not sell these firearms till they are corrected.

[sniper7]

The thing that gets me is, even if this turns out to be BS, people are so used to really stupid things from the ATF that stuff like this really isn't out of the normal scope of what you'd expect from them. So many stupid arguments that aren't supported by anything but them. They really need to get reined in and focus on real criminals instead of a lot of the crap they do, and drop a lot of their idiotic opinions.

I almost got one of these things; I decided in favor of a .22LR AR upper. Glad I did!

Yeah I don't see why suppressors are NFA anyways, it would protect peoples hearing, saving money on our health care (sell it to the dems!), it wouldn't annoy people living near gun ranges!, and it wouldn't upset the animals in the woods (sell it to the tree huggers, not so much to PETA though!)

Same with SBR and SBS, the gun does the exact same thing, just a bit short so it can be concealed...oh wait, there are pistols...

[theGinsue]

I'm with you 100% sniper. Lots of rules just to show that they CAN control us. Sure, I follow all of them but it doesn't mean that I LIKE it!

I've got a GSG-5. Haven't even pulled the trigger on it yet and had it almost a year. I was plannig to take it with me to the Shoot tomorrow, but...