Posted: 4/28/2015 2:57:13 PM EDT
| I have a Springfield 1911 Loaded model in 45 ACP. It has a two-piece full-size guide rod. I was told by a Springfield technician that I could use the MIL-SPEC guide rod which is easier to assemble/disassemble and it would not reduce the performance, etc. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks! |
if you remove the ledge at the rear of the spring tunnel in the slide, so the plug can come out the back.... lock the slide back, mark a spot on the guide rod just in front of the bushing... drill a small hole in which you can insert a "L" shaped clip.... to field strip, lock the slide back, insert clip, release slide stop, and the unit comes out in one piece... much easier than fooling with a bushing wrench and retaining the plug, especially with a heavy spring
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I have been switching over to the Wilson Combat flat recoil spring kits. The springs last much longer than round ones and it is the GI rod setup. Choose the bushing you like.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/498846/wilson-combat-flat-wire-recoil-spring-kit-1911-government-5?cm_vc=wishList |
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I have been switching over to the Wilson Combat flat recoil spring kits. The springs last much longer than round ones and it is the GI rod setup. Choose the bushing you like. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/498846/wilson-combat-flat-wire-recoil-spring-kit-1911-government-5?cm_vc=wishList Just buy the ISMI, that's what the Wilson springs are, anyway--and they come in more weights. |
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Only time I used FL rods was for a switch top gun.
It allows the whole upper to be quickly swapped with everything remaining together. The only loose part is the slide stop. Ramped .38 super to ramped .45 ACP. Both run just fine. I did have to adjust the ejector groove in the slide. Just a few thousandths. |