HK Blach Dura coat was the winner- looks MUCH better!
Now...how did this thing come apart...?
Anyone have step by step instructions for total disassembly and rebuild, with pics?
I labeled every part as I took it out in a ziplock baggie, but I don't remember the sequence!!!!

I didn't like the sound or feel of the plastic stock (the stock stock) so I filled mine with expanding foam insulation/crack sealer. It was simple, I used a piece of small diameter hose placed on the nozzle of the can long enough to reach the bottom of the removed stock, and filled it from the bottom up directing the hose into a couple of pockets at the very bottom/butt. I believe there is a low expanding formula of insulation that may work a bit better than the regular stuff, but the expansion was not too bad. It will ooze from the rivets and tiny holes in the plate at the sling mount, and I got a tiny bit of ooze from the butt pad. (if I had left it in the vice and foam protectors that I had used to hold it while I was working on it I would have been fine) The expansion from the top was trimmed back to fit on the gun. If I were to do it again a second time. I would fill it to 2 to 3 inches from where the gun sits in the stock and let it expand up and not have to trim at the connection. The dryed foam pulls off the exterior of the stock easily and leaves little to no residue, but spraying it with Pam prior to filling may insure this. Dry it for a couple of days with the rivet holes down and a clamp on the but pad. I placed mine in my furnace room the day after filling and still got alot of ooze from the rivet holes. the stock now has a solid "feel" to it.

I can get it to a scale tomorrow
I'll get it for you, its not a big difference in weight

Weight of the foam only filled stock is 10.0 oz. I doubt that I used more than 4oz of foam. Weight is likely less than that after it has set up. See the Beers78n9's post on the first page about adding weight and balance.

that mag mod for ban states, im going to say that aint legal.

You have to remove the extra lenght on the mag. You could just drill/punch out the roll pin and it holds more than 10rds again. It has to be permanent.

Thats like saying someone in CA can have a new beta-c-mag if i drill a hole and put a pin in the feed tower. It dosent work that way.

I wanted to say that I followed the posted mods step by step and it all worked.
My trigger pull went from "crushing light bulbs with pliers" to a smooth, single pop.

Night and day difference.
thanks all.

that all depends on what your state views as perminent. If it specifically says that the length is an issue, well then there you go. here NJ we are limited to 15 rds. in any semiauto. Everyone has 20 and 30 rd. AR mags that are blocked to 15 rds. they arent cut down. Dont get me wrong we cant pull the floor plate and put a dowel in because the law says that specific practice is not perminent. but it say nothing about having to cut the mags down either. and that s the only clarification we receive.

GSG-5 Fake Suppressor Large Cover

https://sites.google.com/site/roscoeworld/home/gsg-5-fake-suppressor-large-cover

Bluing made easy

After 3 1/2 hours of dremeling and test fitting, I was soooo disappointed on the toy feel of the ICS SEF lower housing. I felt I had just thrown away 40 bucks (30+shipping). The difference between the OEM housing and the ICS is SUBSTANTIAL! Sure it LOOKS great, but it feels like a heavy toy. I felt even worse when I found a genuine unused SEF housing for 60 bucks!!! Pictured is the feather light ICS.

Heyooo.....
Im a new member here, and recently purchased a Gen2 GSG522SD. So far, I love it, and have quite a few mods being shipped to me as we speak.
I will update the site with my mods as I install them, but right now, I want to share this simple mod with you guys.

I saw a mod where a gentleman painted the letters and logos on his gsg with a fine tipped brush and some acrylic. While his finished product looked excellent, the task itself is meticulous and painstaking, and not for everyone.

The crayon mod, as you will see is much easier, takes less time, requires less artistic skill and dosent even require a steady hand.

First, let me say that I got this idea from my brother, who did this to his SW MP22, which is a polymer reciever. As it turns out, the results are not much different on the alum reciever of the GSG.

What you need:
Box of Crayola crayons
Clean cloth (I used an old white tank top)
Warm water
Toothpick
Silicone Gun Cloth


Take your choice of color crayon and press firmly down into the lettering.
You will want to work from the edge of the letter IN, towards the center of the letter.
If you try to trace along the letter, the wax will stick to the crayon and come out.
Continue until the lettering is full of wax. Easy.


You will have some excess wax along the sides. It will look like this.

Dont worry about that.

Take your toothpick and gently scrape away the bulk of the excess around the lettering.

Take a slightly damp, warm cloth, and wipe away the excess, constantly folding the cloth to keep it clean.
Eventually you will wipe the surrounding areas clean. This wont take long.
You may need to repeat these steps to fill your lettering.


I suggest doing the small stuff last, and also if using white, doing that last.

You may end up having to scrape out the lettering with the toothpick if you get a darker color in the white.

Continue until youre finished.

Youll see that not ALL of the crayon came off around the lettering, in the pics above.
The final step will fix that.

Take your silicone gun cloth, and give it a firm wipe.

Now you have this.


As you can see from the zoomed out pic below, you get a professional finished product, and its MUCH easier than paint.


As for longevity, my brother did this about 2 yrs ago, and after 5000+ rounds and many hot summer days, the wax has not deformed or faded.
Give it a shot!

im in line to purchase the GSG and already have it built on paper (20 some-odd mods w/ build thread coming soon). My question is if the screw upgrade, firing pin job, and other associated improvement mods (aside from cosmetic) have been resolved and or necessary to be done on the later model GSG-522's (3rd gen). ive noticed this question has come up many times before in so many words but its unclear what the definitive answer may be.