Posted: 3/22/2009 10:49:16 AM EDT
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I bought a Springfield 1911 with full length guide rod. Is there a parts kit I can get to replace this thing? Anyone want to try and talk me out of it? I'm not looking for a group shooter here, I just want reliability and ease of maintenance. Also, any instructions for staked front sight installation or how to cut a dovetail? Thanks! |
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Assuming you're talking about the two-piece full-length guide rod used with a recoil spring plug, and not the bull-barrel configuration. Ed Brown sells a G.I. stubby guide rod, and spring plug, either blued or stainless. The parts are not sold as a kit and the total cost for both is about $25. I think Brownells and Midway also sell the Ed Brown hardware for the same price. There are undoubtedly others who sell the G.I. hardware, but the EB hardware is easy to find and reasonably priced.
Wont try and talk anyone out of switching. I replaced the FLGR in both of my Springfields because they would unscrew during use, and were tuff to reinstall. No problems since, and no difference in the pistol performance. EB Part numbers 882-STD ( guide rod $15) and 881-STD (blued plug $7.95) or 881-STD-S (plug stainless $8.95) Staking the front sight is not to be taken lightly, although in theory its a pretty easy operation. Smiths have a special tool for proper alighnment and staking. Machining a dovetail is a job for a machinist, and Kuhnhausen's Volumes on smithing the 1911 cover dovetail machining as well as sight staking. |
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I'm on record as liking the FLGR's. I have them in 3 of my 4 1911s & have yet to have the first issue with them. While I haven't swapped out the GI design for a FLGR except in one case, I wouldn't feel obligated to do so in the remaining one.
Clearly the beauty of the 1911's are the ease with which one can personify their individual gun to their individual tastes. Try doing that with a Glock or H&K (which I also own). My .o2 |
| I swapped the FLGR in my TRP or a usgi set up last week. For some reason the pistol feels smoother when the slide is cycled by hand, I didn't really expect that. I just prefer the ease of take down and the fact that you can use a barricade to clear a jam if necessary. |