Happy Holidays from American Tactical Imports

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Posted: 12/23/2011 12:53:52 PM EDT

Wishing all our customers and fans the best Holiday Season!

Here's a little taste of things to come in 2012, this ad launches next week, the gun launches this spring, all of it is a 100% licensed go!

Come hold the production version of the STG at Shot Show 2012 and get an autographed poster from Jessica while you're there, Jan 17th - Jan 20th! ATI Booth #16538

Posted: 12/24/2011 5:53:17 AM EDT

[#1]

very nice, oh yea, gun looks good too..............

Posted: 12/24/2011 8:45:33 AM EDT

[#2]

Is that how the production magazine is going to look? I wish GSG would make a solid mag without those loading windows and visible bolts. As is, the mag really takes away from an authentic look. Any acccessories in the pipeline? Like a repro scope/scope mount combo?

Posted: 12/24/2011 8:49:57 PM EDT

[#3]

Any accessories in the pipeline?

Personally, I like the accessory that's attached to it right now !!

Posted: 12/24/2011 8:53:06 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
very nice, oh yea, gun looks good too..............

Where's the gun...????

Oh...

Posted: 12/25/2011 4:21:29 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
very nice, oh yea, gun looks good too..............

Where's the gun...????

Oh...

There's two really really big guns.

Posted: 12/27/2011 7:40:36 PM EDT

[#6]

Happy belated holidays back atcha ATI!! Thanks again for pushing this rifle along; I know I'll be in line for one.

Next up on the wish-list.... AUG in .22 or FAMAS in .22. 'course a .22LR Garand/M14 in lightweight materials would sell great too!

Posted: 12/28/2011 1:27:18 PM EDT

[#7]

Is that how the production magazine is going to look? I wish GSG would make a solid mag without those loading windows and visible bolts. As is, the mag really takes away from an authentic look. Any acccessories in the pipeline? Like a repro scope/scope mount combo?

Hi,

Yes, that will be the production magazine. The mag exterior body is the same material as the gun so its weight and finish are consistant. The internals are polymer and function close to the same as the 522 mags. The original proto model was a solid mag that looked great, only issue was, it didn't work. By designing the mag in this fashion, it works great, so that will be the production model from GSG.

Regarding other accessories, we have looked at the original STG-44 scope and mount, I believe it was called the Vampir. The estimated production cost for it though made the thing cost about half the price of the gun for retail sale, so that has been shelved for the present. GSG wants to go a at least a year on full sales of the gun right now before deciding whether to invest in accessories for it, considering the GSG AK was proprietary in spec to GSG only accessories and they still have tons of both just sitting around, so honestly, its a wise decision at this time for everyone.

Posted: 12/28/2011 7:36:53 PM EDT

[#8]

they tried fitting them with the ZF 4 telescopic sight (Gewehr-Zielfernrohr 4-fach or Gw ZF-4-fach) for use by snipers. The vampir was an early model infared sight they also tried. go to wikipedia and put in stg-44 to see pic of zf 4, google stg-44 vampir scope for the vampir.

Posted: 12/28/2011 7:50:44 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Is that how the production magazine is going to look? I wish GSG would make a solid mag without those loading windows and visible bolts. As is, the mag really takes away from an authentic look. Any acccessories in the pipeline? Like a repro scope/scope mount combo?

Hi,

Yes, that will be the production magazine. The mag exterior body is the same material as the gun so its weight and finish are consistant. The internals are polymer and function close to the same as the 522 mags. The original proto model was a solid mag that looked great, only issue was, it didn't work. By designing the mag in this fashion, it works great, so that will be the production model from GSG.

Regarding other accessories, we have looked at the original STG-44 scope and mount, I believe it was called the Vampir. The estimated production cost for it though made the thing cost about half the price of the gun for retail sale, so that has been shelved for the present. GSG wants to go a at least a year on full sales of the gun right now before deciding whether to invest in accessories for it, considering the GSG AK was proprietary in spec to GSG only accessories and they still have tons of both just sitting around, so honestly, its a wise decision at this time for everyone.

Thanks for the info! I was primarily referring to ZF-4 type scope and mount (as the poster above noted). Hopefully the sales will be strong in 2012 to justify a scope/mount combo. I would certainly buy one, even at half the cost of the gun. Other than that, I wouldn't care for any other accessories, as they would not be original to the gun.

Posted: 12/28/2011 8:05:34 PM EDT

[#10]

Is it bad that I

'd over the gun for 3 or 4 seconds before I even noticed the girl?

Posted: 12/29/2011 1:52:58 AM EDT

[#11]

she looks way too young to have been around during WWII

Posted: 1/3/2012 6:25:35 AM EDT

[#12]

The gun is looking sexy and the model aint too bad

. Personally i'de go with a darker looking finish on the buttstock and grips the wood looks a little airsoftish imo.

Posted: 1/3/2012 7:00:14 AM EDT

[#13]

Regarding the wood, we said the same thing and they will be darker. I'm fairly certain that following the photo shoot we actually re-stained the wood for Shot Show.

Posted: 1/3/2012 11:19:19 AM EDT

[#14]

Big questions - WHEN & HOW MUCH?
lesser question -does it use the same internal action as the GSG5?
Or is it a wholey new animal?

Posted: 1/3/2012 11:44:55 AM EDT

[#15]

When is still not finalized, possibly April or May

How much has been finalized since Shot Last year, suggested retail with the wood box, $599

Whole New Animal

Posted: 1/3/2012 2:31:15 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
When is still not finalized, possibly April or May

How much has been finalized since Shot Last year, suggested retail with the wood box, $599

Whole New Animal

Next question.... WAITING LIST !!! I want to be the first guy on my block to have one. Come on.... just....one....little....itty..... bitty...... list............ please. :)-

Dog

Posted: 1/3/2012 2:55:49 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Is that how the production magazine is going to look? I wish GSG would make a solid mag without those loading windows and visible bolts. As is, the mag really takes away from an authentic look. Any acccessories in the pipeline? Like a repro scope/scope mount combo?

Everybody knows that I won't be shooting a real STG-44, so I don't mind that the mag has a slot in it. Other than the slots and the screws, it looks pretty much like the real deal (same size, shape, and overall appearance). Thank you GSG and ATI for bringing this exciting new gun to us. I'm still going to call mine a GStG-44.