Full length guide rod?

[VICIOUS]

Hi Gang; The question of the day is, are full length steel guild rods on the recoil springs a benefit in WB shooting?

            Is the added weight faster second shot?

            Or is the short stock guide best for the WB game?

 

[DUSTY BODDAMS]

I don’t run full length guide rods in any 1911 I own.

Can’t clear a bad jam as easy.

No improvement to accuracy.

I think it’s a solution looking for a problem 8)

Others might have a higher opinion

[J. Frank Norfleet]

I shoot both and see no advantage for our game. To agree with Dusty, it is easier to clear a bad jam if you don't have one.

JFN

[August West]

Can affect overall weight of pistol.

[Last Chance]

I use full length guide rods in every 1911 I use.

Easier disassembly

less spring drag

tad bit more weight

No special advantages really and the GI guide rod has worked fine for a long-long time.

Just my preference. 

[Baltimoreed11754]

I use a FL rod in my Gold Cup/Caspian build but prefer the flat recoil springs in my other 5 inch 1911s. The FL and flat springs feel smoother to me and I’ve always thought that the extra weight and guide rod helped accuracy wise in a pistol with big adjustable sights.