The Springfield two piece full length guide rod is lame to take apart.
And it unscrews half the time on it's own while you're shooting.
The "free" solution:
1) Permanently screw it together with some red locktite or rockset
2) chuck it up in a lathe and take some length off it until it sits about .005"-.020" shorter than the face of the slide while in battery.
3) Add a little chamfer, maybe .030-050" and polish th ewhole thing well so it functions smoothly.
4) Knock the sharp lip of the hollow spring plug off with some emery cloth on a flat surface and then some scotchbrite.
Now you can assemble/disassemble the gun without tools just as simply as a GI guide rod but still retain all the benefits (imaginary or otherwise) of a regular 1 piece FLGR. My Springfield Loaded, Les Bear 5" Monolith and Les Baer Stinger (little 4.25" officer) all sport full length guide rods. Personally I love FLGR because I can't stand the sproinginess of an uncaptured spring. And it looks cool. Gotta look cool.