John Crump reviews the ATI GSG Firefly pistol, but finds it not up to the basic task of get-bang, disappointment follows…
ATI GSG Firefly Pistol in 22LR & Threaded Barrel ReviewJohn Crump
U.s.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- I am always in the market for new handguns. I am a collector as well as an avid shooter. Every pistol I ain has something that makes them unique for me. This uniqueness could be the mode it looks, or it could be how it feels in my manus. The thing I wait nearly for in a gun (other than my home defense force or conduct guns) is how fun they are to shoot.
While checking out a few gun retailers on the web to come across what is new, I ran across the German language Sports Guns Firefly that is imported by American Tactical Imports. I liked the way it looked. I kept browsing, but I always concluded back at the Firefly.
I take had good luck with both GSG and ATI in the past, so I decided to become ahead and choice up the Firefly. It wasn't going to pause the bank ($199.00 online), and I might have a fun little plinker that I could suppress.
The size of the pistol would besides aid me in education other people how to shoot.
ATI GSG Firefly Pistol
The GSG Firefly pistol is a full size .22LR pistol. If you are familiar with the Sig Sauer Mosquito, and so you already know the Firefly. You would know it because Sig did not make the Mosquito. The manufacturer for the Musquito was GSG, and Sig just rebranded the pistol with their markings. In 2015 Sig decided to end the contract with GSG freeing ATI to import the gun at a reduced toll.
The GSG Firefly is a full size .22LR pistol. If you are familiar with the Sig Sauer Musquito, and so you already know the Firefly.
The ATI GSG Firefly is about 85% the size on the Sig P226, and it has a lot of the same experience to it. It feels more substantial than most rimfire pistols such as the Walther P22 or the Ruger SR22, so it makes a good trainer for handling the bigger centerfire pistols. I do like the await and feel of the gun.
The Firefly comes with an ambidextrous pollex condom too as a de-cocker. GSG also added adaptable rear sights to the gun which allows the shooter to make this pistol very authentic. While shooting, I establish that I didn't need to adjust the sights at all. The gun was a tack commuter.
The ATI GSG Firefly comes with an ambidextrous thumb safety as well every bit a de-cocker.GSG also added adjustable rear sights to the American Tactical GSG Firefly Pistol which allows the shooter to make this pistol very accurate.
The 4″ steel butt of the Firefly is threaded (M9 x .75 pitch) although to use nearly suppressors you lot would need to use an adaptor to adhere it to the gun. The frame of the handgun is fabricated of polymer with a forepart rail that allows the stop user to connect unlike accessories such as a runway mountable flashlight or a laser.
The GSG Firefly comes with a 10 round magazine. Since this is a rebranding of the Sig Musquito, those magazines will also piece of work in this gun. I would have liked to run into the Firefly come with two magazines like some of the other .22LR pistols I have purchased in the by, but the handgun simply came with a single magazine.
The ATI GSG Firefly comes in at a hefty 24.6 ounces. This gun weighs around seven more than ounces than the Ruger SR22, and nine more than ounces than the Walther P22. When holding the Firefly, information technology feels more than like a 9mm than a .22LR which is why this would be good for a new shooter or a child to become used to the experience of a centerfire pistol.
The 4″ steel barrel of the Firefly is threaded (M9 x .75 pitch) although to utilise near suppressors yous would need to use an adaptor to attach information technology to the gun.
The double action/single action of the Firefly breaks cleanly, only that is where the good about the trigger stops.
The trigger pull weight is incredibly heavy at fourteen pounds in double action and seven pounds when using the pistol in single action. The trigger reset is very long. This long reset affected the speed at to which I could put shots on the target. GSG needs to put a lot more work into this trigger.
GSG notes that the Firefly requires high velocity (HV) rounds with a minimum speed of 1250 Feet Per 2nd (FPS). In keeping with the recommendations, I purchased some Remington 22 Golden Bullets which is a forty-grain bullet that has a speed of 1255 FPS which lines up perfectly with what GSG says to use in their pistol.
When I took the ATI GSG Firefly to the range straight out of the box, I was getting on average ane failure to feed per mag through the outset 100 rounds.
When I took it to the range direct out of the box, I was getting on average ane failure to feed per mag through the start 100 rounds. This failure was usually the 2nd to final round. I suspected that the magazine was at mistake, and so I replaced the magazine with a Sig Mosquito magazine.
I fired some other 100 rounds through the Firefly, and I was yet getting the failure to feeds, simply I likewise was now getting failures to extract. At this signal, I decided to take home the pistol, break it apart, clean information technology, and so take it back to the range.
I dearest my Ruger SR22 because information technology will eat whatsoever ammunition, but non all rimfire pistols are like that. My thinking was with a clean GSG Firefly maybe I should change the ammo equally well. I went with 200 rounds RWS Loftier-Velocity Ammo .22LR ammo. The reason why I went with this round is that it is a xl-grain bullet that travels at 1,263 FPS. This over 100 FPS more than what GSG recommends the speed of the round should be to use in the Firefly.
The first two magazines ran through the GSG Firefly without whatsoever issues. I idea I had found the problem. Then I started having the same problems once more. I was getting the same failure to extract and failure to feed with the pistol. Through the first 100 rounds, I had vii failures. The failure rate on the second 100 rounds was even college. I had nine failures for a total of 16 failures through 200 rounds.
I changed the magazine on the Firefly. I broke downward the pistol and cleaned every office of it. I changed ammunitions. I was still getting failures, information technology was frustrating me and I never found the gun's sweet spot so information technology could run consistently. This took all of the fun out of shooting the gun.
The ATI GSG Firefly psitol has a lot of potential with its design, and I love the way it looks. With that said this pistol fails too much to be fun.
I love GSG products, merely this one misses the mark.
The ATI GSG Firefly handgun has a lot of potential with its pattern, and I dear the way it looks. With that said this pistol fails too much to be fun. The trigger is besides heavy, and it has a terrible reset. Even though this gun is relatively cheap in that location are better alternatives on the market. I retrieve I understand why Sig canceled their contract with GSG to build the Mosquito.
The ATI GSG Firefly has an MSRP of $269.95. Data on the pistol can exist found online at www.americantactical.us/5453/item.html
Near John Crump
John is an NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He is the quondam CEO of Veritas Firearms, LLC and is the co-host of The Patriot-News Podcast which can be establish at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotnews. John has written extensively on the patriot move including iii%'ers, Oath Keepers, and Militias. In addition to the Patriot movement, John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and is currently working on a book on the history of the patriot movement and tin be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss or at www.crumpy.com.
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