American Tactical Imports (ATI) will be showing the new Sturmgewehr STG-44 clone made by German Sport Guns (GSG). The STG-44 clone is chambered in .22 LR and is semi-automatic, but is otherwise a very close representation of the original World War II gun and grandpappy to the modern assault rifle.
The GSG STG-44 will come with either 10 or 25 round magazines. Furniture is real wood. We will definitely have more photos of this gun from the 2012 SHOT Show.
From ATI:
The German Sport Guns .22LR STG-44 is the newest addition to the exciting line of GSG firearms. Designed to precisely imitate the WWII Sturmgewehr, the GSG STG-44 features a weight of 9.5lbs, a 17” barrel, an overall length of 37” and real solid wood furniture. It is available with 10 or 25 round capacity magazines.
Some accessories shown are NOT included...
Surviving the Street: Guide to Concealed Carry of a Firearm
Essential information on concealed carry. This book has just the basics - not a lot of fluff to get bogged down in. Easy to read, Surviving the Street introduces the reader to the important information you need as an armed citizen.
The author presents frank information about self defense in a way that is easy to understand and use.
About Richard
Richard Johnson is a gun writer, police trainer and really bad joke teller. Check out his other writing on sites like Human Events, The Firearm Blog and BlueSheepdog.
I’d like this a lot more, particularly for the price, if it were available in 7.92x33mm caliber, with locked breech, like the original. In .22 rimfire, I’m not so impressed.
Unrealistic expectation – just where would anyone get that now obsolete ammo? 7.62 X 39 would be far more marketable, but I suspect if no one’s done it in 68 years then it ain’t gonna happen, period. I’d rather know if it functions reliably, shoots well, & disassembles easily for cleaning without any stupid mechanical gymnastics. Few of these .22 ‘replicas’ are cheap nowadays. I’ve wanted a functional StG-44 (& the even rarer 45) for years.
You know, Nate, you make a good point. An STG-44 replica in 7.62×39 wound be a fun gun. Relatively affordable centerfire ammo of a power very similar to the original 7.92 cartridge. The 7.62×39 is slightly longer, but I’m sure the engineers could work it out. The more I think about it, the more I like it.
-Richard