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Do guide rods work?


Richard Morey

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I have a Para steel frame built up from a frame kit quite a few years ago. I am looking to soften the felt recoil impulse and was wondering if a guide rod was of any benifit?

Any additional weight will help to soften the felt recoil a bit...

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I have a Para steel frame built up from a frame kit quite a few years ago. I am looking to soften the felt recoil impulse and was wondering if a guide rod was of any benifit?

A heavy guide rod will reduce muzzle flip slightly, and will reduce felt recoil slightly, but it's not going to be a major change. If felt recoil is your primary issue, you'd be better off to change your loads or change your recoil spring.

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Radius the firing pin stop, drop down on the recoil and mainspring, load heavy bullets with fast powders, add a tungsten guide rod, and maybe a heavier magwell or mainspring housing (or both). All of those should make the gun feel softer. R,

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