Posted: 10/29/2008 4:32:44 AM EDT
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I read somewhere that it is a good idea to replace the plastic guide rod with a metal one. Is this true?
If so, what guide rod do you recommend? |
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I put a stainless uncaptured rod in a G23 that I used to own, and it pressed a deep impression into the receiver above the slide lock spring when I shot it. This told me that Glock's plastic one-piece recoil rods are purposely designed to be flexible during recoil, and making things rigid was not engineered into the design. I put the factory one back in.
Not that it matters, but I put a Wolff uncaptured recoil rod set in my G30 because its two-piece construction makes it flexible by design. |
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I put a stainless uncaptured rod in a G23 that I used to own, and it pressed a deep impression into the receiver above the slide lock spring when I shot it. This told me that Glock's plastic one-piece recoil rods are purposely designed to be flexible during recoil, and making things rigid was not engineered into the design. I put the factory one back in. Not that it matters, but I put a Wolff uncaptured recoil rod set in my G30 because its two-piece construction makes it flexible by design. Glocks do not require the guide rod to be flexible.The original G17 was designed with an uncaptured steel guide rod. |
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stock for me...YMMV
as to it being a good idea, well the pros of a metal rod are: ––it wont break, snap, or melt like a plastic one may (this of course takes some serious constant rnd counts and/or improper installation/etc) ––you can switch out diff spring weights readily, etc cons: ––possible reliability problems (this alone keeps me away from em for serious use guns) as to the fitting, etc ––cost comparison |