Posted: 4/29/2010 2:41:03 PM EDT
| Whats the general consensus on the stock guide rods? I am a fiddler and was thinking a nice metal one would be nice, but then I stumbled on a few threads saying the flex of the plastic one is necessary? Thanx, e |
'They' say that a metal aftermarket job will add a tiny bit of weight to the muzzle end, thereby theoretically reducing felt recoil.  I never heard the one about needing to flex, since the titanium ones are widely used. I personally think that the stock rods are just fine for everyday use, and cheap enough to have an extra on hand in the unlikely event that you wear one out.
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From a technical standpoint, there's nothing really wrong with the stock rod.
Really nothing wrong with a steel captive rod either (other than it being SLIGHTLY more of a pain changing recoil springs, but not that big a deal), just not all that necessary in my estimation. |
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The few vids I've seen of guys shooting their glocks so fast/long to the point it melts/breaks the guide rod the gun still runs. Its not until you take it apart that you'll have a problem. Yep, that happened in Yeager's 1000 round video. It seems like the guide rod is there mainly to hold the spring in place during take down and assembly. If you don't know exactly why you want a metal guide rod I'd stick with the stock one. Don't get one just because you want to change something. My other concern with a metal guide rod is that in the extremely unlikely event it gets bent the gun will be useless. ie, lock the slide back, bend the rod and it won't return to battery. |
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The few vids I've seen of guys shooting their glocks so fast/long to the point it melts/breaks the guide rod the gun still runs. Its not until you take it apart that you'll have a problem. Yep, that happened in Yeager's 1000 round video. It seems like the guide rod is there mainly to hold the spring in place during take down and assembly. If you don't know exactly why you want a metal guide rod I'd stick with the stock one. Don't get one just because you want to change something. My other concern with a metal guide rod is that in the extremely unlikely event it gets bent the gun will be useless. ie, lock the slide back, bend the rod and it won't return to battery. good luck bending a solid stainless, titanium, or tungsten guide rod without breaking something else on the gun first... something in the poly frame will fail first. |
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Quoted: The US military recently speced a polymer guide rod to replace the steel one in the M9 for this reason, amongst others.Quoted: My other concern with a metal guide rod is that in the extremely unlikely event it gets bent the gun will be useless. ie, lock the slide back, bend the rod and it won't return to battery. good luck bending a solid stainless, titanium, or tungsten guide rod without breaking something else on the gun first... something in the poly frame will fail first. |
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The US military recently speced a polymer guide rod to replace the steel one in the M9 for this reason, amongst others.
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My other concern with a metal guide rod is that in the extremely unlikely event it gets bent the gun will be useless. ie, lock the slide back, bend the rod and it won't return to battery. good luck bending a solid stainless, titanium, or tungsten guide rod without breaking something else on the gun first... something in the poly frame will fail first. I would point out that the M9 does not have a polymer frame. |