Anyone know if the 10 rd mag can be converted to a 22 rounder by removing the plastic spacers and using the same spring?

Yup did this myself. Little force needed to get the limiters unglued.

I think I may have found a simpler fix for this charging handle hitting the frame.. I took a piece of thin linolium and cut a piece in a circle just slightly larger than the tube. I put the bolt in the open position and fished it into position with a toothpick. A few hits closing the charging handle and it is perfect. The charging handle no longer hits the frame.

Fish the piece of linolium down here:

Grip Tape and Filling Letters with Paint

Finished my first round of customizing my PK. I have some additional items coming in the mail....so more later.

For now, the two major changes are grip-tape and a paint job.





Here is an up-close of the grip tape and paint job. I wanted to get a better grip on the front of the weapon, but of course you can't modify it without all the proper checks and $200 tax....so grip tape will have to do. It works pretty darn well for movement whilst shooting. With grip the tape your front grip is rock solid.



Filling Lettering with Paint
Go to your local Wal-Mart in the craft section and get acrylic paint and one of those small tip brushes.

Try your best to fill the lettering with paint but be carefull to not load up too much with paint.. Quickly use a cloth to "wipe" across the letttering. You are trying to let some paint behind, it will take several applications over time to get a nice even and thorough fill. A bit of moisture while the paint is wet will remove most of the excess paint.

Once you are done it should leave a nice fill of, say, white paint... but invariably you will have a light coat of splotchy white everywhere else around the area.

I wouldn't reccomend you do this too many times, but the best way to clear the white residue is to wait for the paint to dry then take nail polish remover and a q-tip. My concern is that if you could damage the finish of your rifle with over-use of nail polish remover. Use the Q-tip to remove the excess white you have between the letters and everywhere else. You can even use a gengle rubbing motion.

Personally I think the red and orange are more vibrant if you fill those areas with one fill of white.... let it dry, then do the red or orange in several additional applications.

Grip Tape
Go to your local skateboard shop and ask for a sheet of deck grip for a skateboard. I would choose black or gray but they have all kinds. Get pink if you want, whatever. They come in a big sheet and have really strong adhesive... yet you can still remove it from the plastic without damaging anything.

Here is the stencil. You can print this out on standard label paper and then stick it to the back of the sheet of skateboard grip.

PDF file showing the pattern to cut for the GSG5 PK grip tape

Don't use scissors to cut out the pattern, it doesn't work well and you will probably ruin the scizzors before the job is done. A razor knife (Box cutter) works great.

I am not aware of any laws prohibiting this. Full-sized semi-auto machineguns would have the same issue I suppose. And the fact that all these GSGs have fake cans would run into the same problem. I had a policeman look it over a week ago and he asked if it was semi. I told him yes and explained it was a .22 GSG. Steve

I understand your point but it is no different than an AK that has an extra notch etched on the receiver with all the etched letters to make it look like the original or no different than a 37mm M203 Grenade Launcher that can't shoot 40mm. An 'appearance' argument could even be extended to airsoft guns. My concern is the slippery slope that has one group determining that our weapons look more 'scary' than our neighbor's and therefore should be banned for whatever reason, even though they comply with the law. I know that is not your intent, but I can find no laws prohibiting the 'appearance' of a semi-auto that looks like its full-auto cousin. Thanks, Steve

What foregrip is that? Is this mod possible on the 2nd gen guns?

[edit] I do figured out my problem and should have hopefully resolved the issue... [/edit]

Will the Classic Army S/E/F lower work with the GSG-5?

I really wasn't interested in paying $15 for the Derlin buffer so I headed to Lowes. I had read on another forum where someone had used an 11/16 rubber faucet washer and just rammed it into the end of the cocking tube. I looked around for the same thing but was unsuccessful. I did however come across a rubber "WELL NUT". Here is my mod.

Well Nut at Lowes: $1.39



You see the brass threads. They need to be removed. I just used my utility knife and cut where the piece stopped in the rubber piece.




Once you get the threaded brass piece removed, you can insert the well nut into the charging tube. The diameter of the well nut is larger than the cocking tube so you will have to use a dremel, or in my case, I put the piece in the tube and turned my dewalt grinder upside down and ran it over the grinder until it was the same diameter as the tube. Be careful if you use the grinder method so that you dont grind on the cocking tube.



I am not the best at writing directions so if these seem a bit vague just post your questions and I'll answer the best I can.

I just got mine from RRAGES.COM
Got here fast.

I'm going to be picking up an gsg5 sd when they are released. What are the recommended must do mods to make the gsg function good.

I have a 1st Anniversary Edition with the larger suppressor on it; this thing is a blast! The only mod so far is putting in a bolt buffer. Looks like I'll be Duracoating the frame/reciever now though. In a moment of forgetfulness, knowing not to use solvent type cleaners on it, I sprayed it out with my old stand-by cleaner, brakes parts cleaner! Wherever the cleaner got onto the finish, it gummed up and could just be wiped off. This is the 'Titanium' finish, which actually seems like Rustoleum spray paint with a clear coat on it.
Sooooo.....I'll be taking it apart to Duracoat it and will likely do a few other mods I've learned from here when I put it back together.
What do you think for color? HK Black or WWII OD Green?