Best aftermarket guide rod setup

[Art Yeo]

It seems like many of the 3rd party solutions all use a screw in the assembly.

With all the banging and explosions going on nearby, that screw is going to loosen.

Sure, you can certainly put Loctite but Loctite does not guarantee 100%. Compare that to the OEM guide rods, there's no screw for it to screw up, so to speak.

I'm not sure if one should use these guide rods if the gun is used for CCW.

[EkuJustice]

I have used both the captured and uncaptured. If the screw ever does come out on a captured one, it dosent do a thing other than turn it into a noncaptured

[Art Yeo]

I have used both the captured and uncaptured. If the screw ever does come out on a captured one, it dosent do a thing other than turn it into a noncaptured

Where's that screw going to go if it is completely unscrewed?

[a.roberts]

I have used both the captured and uncaptured. If the screw ever does come out on a captured one, it dosent do a thing other than turn it into a noncaptured

Where's that screw going to go if it is completely unscrewed?

Somewhere on the ground.

[98sr20ve]

Wolff with the round wire springs just feel smoother to me. Not a fan on flat wire springs. Don't assume one manufacturers 15lb is the same as the other. They are not. Pick a guidrode and tune it from there.