Dirtchevy841 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Has anyone ever had the guide rod shoot out of the reverse plug. This happened to my buddy Friday only thing left in the slide was the spring and to end caps. What would make this happen he wants to know. Is it because it was worn out or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Recoil masters break. Replace with 5" guide rod and recoil spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 That's what I told my buddy. Get a solid stainless steel and get that master crap out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 My STI Ranger II came with the RM and I didn't like the way the felt in the hand when firing, so, EGW to the rescue, and I now have a FLGR and spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino2212 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I realy liked the feel of the recoilmaster but it died on me during a match so now i have a FLGR . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 FLGR and spring? I am interested but never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 5" Full length guide rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 5" Full length guide rod. I feel like a real newbie now. After I sent that post it hit me lol. Since I stepped up into limited all these parts and companies with letters and learning all of them I thought it was something new. I feel like an ass. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Have you tried to read a teenager's text???... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Lol yeah I guess I not hip to the ltr lingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayUSPSA81 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) Best think you can do with a recoil master is cut it in half and put it in the trash. I use a tungsten guide rod and cant be happier. Edited May 19, 2016 by RayUSPSA81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngineerEli Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Agreed, just remember that the FLGR will effect the balance of the gun. Tungsten is heavier, I have to think SS or blued steel would be pretty similar to the Recoil Master, then aluminum is available for a lighter front end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF1680 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 What weight spring would work for a 9mm with a recoil master currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 On assembly after cleaning a pretty much brand new gun my recoil master bound up and would not allow me to open the slide. Had to send the gun to STI to get it fixed, at my request it came back with flgr , problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Flgr breaks also and shoots out like the op said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Flgr breaks also and shoots out like the op said. Everything breaks occasionally. It is a frequency thang . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Flgr breaks also and shoots out like the op said. Everything breaks occasionally. It is a frequency thang . Agree. So why replace RM with flgr just because the rm broke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Flgr breaks also and shoots out like the op said. Everything breaks occasionally. It is a frequency thang . Agree. So why replace RM with flgr just because the rm broke? Because the FLGR and spring are cheaper and last longer than the RM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Because the FLGR and spring are cheaper and last longer than the RM. That is where I got to after talking to a gunsmith about it. I also like the ease of playing with different recoil spring weights. Would have kept the rm if I felt any benefit to having it though. Without any upside, for my personal preferences, it did not make sense to me to live with the downsides, even though I think they could easily be lived with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Because the FLGR and spring are cheaper and last longer than the RM. That is where I got to after talking to a gunsmith about it. I also like the ease of playing with different recoil spring weights. Would have kept the rm if I felt any benefit to having it though. Without any upside, for my personal preferences, it did not make sense to me to live with the downsides, even though I think they could easily be lived with. Again i agree with all these. I also replaced my rm with flgr immediately for all these reasons but not because it broke. My point precisely. The initial posts did not make these things clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilTMoney Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I heard to many horror stories with the recoil master. So i changed before something happened. I went with a tooless dawson FLGR. I run different springs for major and minor so it makes it super easy and quick to change out as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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