ECVMatt

I really like this rifle. I can not afford a scope right now, so I was only shooting the iron sights. The iron sights proved a clean usable site picture and line up perfectly with the stock. I fired a group at 50 yards and brought my allen wrench to adjust my sights. Much to my surprise my group was slightly above my aiming point and dead center. The group is about 1 inch in diameter and was fired off hand. Since everything looked good, I shot at 100, 200, and about 350 yards. I was shooting out in the open desert, so I could realistically shoot as far as I could see. I was picking targets that were about 12 inches in diameter and got hits every time I pulled the trigger out to 200 yards. At 350 it took about three round to find my hold over and then I could make hits about 75% of the time. I did not shoot father than this because we were there to hunt coyotes and the rest of the guys were fired to attack the yotes.

Some random thoughts from the day:

I used C-Products mags which functioned perfectly, but did have a flaw. They have no retaining plate on the mag floor and I was about to pull the magazine base off when I was attempting a rapid reload. This needs to be addressed and I will look into ways to secure it. It should come from the factory correct however.

The rifle has very little recoil. I was using a handload of 44 grains of Varget, on the bottom end, but it was very soft to shoot.

Here are some pictures:







And the target...

boomer1

Looks great, thanks for the report!

boomer

HPFlashman

Nice close-ups, Matt.

Is it a Bark River knife in the background on a couple of the pics ?

ECVMatt

It is actually a Canadian Belt Knife from Grohmann's

== CANADIAN BELT KNIFE == Grohmann Knives: Outdoor Knives, Survival Knives, Camping Knives, Kitchen Knives, Sheaths, Blocks and more..

It is a very nice knife and is light and handy...

Amigo Will

If I get one the first thing I would do is remove the scope rail and then use it just like you are.Fine looking weapon indeed

ECVMatt

I inspected the C-Products magazines and found the problem. One of the magazines is missing the tab on the bottom that retains the base plate. I have contacted C-Products about the problem and will update once I here back from them. Here are some pictures:

Here is a picture of the bottom with the tab missing and one with the tab in place



Here is a picture of the base plate slipped past the tab compared to a correct magazine



My overall impression of the magazine it that it is extremely well made. Hopefully this one just slipped by and is not a continual problem.

boomer1

Hmmm. am out of town at present time. I will have to check my 2 5-round C-product mags. when I return home.

Thanks for the tip,
boomer

ECVMatt

Just a quick update from C-Products:

I contacted them last night via their website and received a call at 9:00 AM this morning. They are shipping me a new mag today and sent a return label so I could send the other mag back for their inspection. I offered to handle this through MidWay, since that is where I bought the mag, but they stated that they wanted to handle it themselves.

I would say that is pretty darn good customer service. C-Products will be getting more of my business.

RJM52

I sell CP magazines and pick them up directly at the factory...when a defective magazine surfaces Larry, the owner, wants to see it to find out how it it got past QC...

Bob

BikerRN

That's good to hear, as it tells me that the head of the company takes pride in his product.

Far too often the bottom line is the only thing that counts, at the exspense of quality. I just ordered two of their magazines based upon this thread. One five rounder for hunting and one ten rounder to supplement my existing Ruger Magazine.

Biker

boomer1

Got back home from business trip. I checked both of my C Product 5 rounders, they both have the tab. Thanks for the heads-up.

Also, that is great news about the good customer service you received from C Product. I will continue to recommend their magazines to GSR owners who are looking for a quality alternative to the rather high-priced Ruger product.

boomer

BHP

Thanks for the review, Matt! The GSR interests me to no end. Have any of you owners tried to squeeze best accuracy from this weapon?

BenMara

mmm want a GSR now...

ECVMatt

I was hoping to get to shoot today at the range with a proper bench and targets, but the rain came. I am going to head up to the desert tomorrow, but I suspect it will still be rainy and windy.

Due to the generosity and trust of a member here at RF is was able to add a Scout Scope to the rifle. I think this will allow me to put all my rounds in a single hole at 50 yards and get some decent groups at 100. I think a conventional mounted scope will reveal the best accuracy, however that is not why I bought this rifle. I have a Ruger Compact .223 and it shoots great groups, so I would suspect that this will do the same.

BHP

Thanks again, Matt. Keep us posted !