Ray_Z Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I have a new STI Edge. It came with it's own "recoil system" If I don't have that little plastic thingee to lock it in place I can't take the gun down. I'm looking at a cominolli tungsten guide rod for a replacement. Should I keep the system I have or replace it with the guide rod? Is it nessasary for the extra weight up front since I already have the long dust cover? What would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 You can always buy a spare RecoilMaster takedown tool, too Or make one out of a .223 case, which is described elsewhere on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Ray, try a regular guide rod and see how the gun feels. We older fellas probably won't notice the difference. I find the full length dust cover all the weight needed out front. Just my .02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Z Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 OOPS!!! Who said " Look first and ask questions later"? I just did a search on the recoilmaster. Seems that my question has been asked since 2003. Only thing I see is that there is no definate answer. Some people like the recoilmaster. Some like a steel one piece rod. Others the tungsten one piece. But nobody is saying anything about the cominolli rod. I kinda like the built in shock buffs. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry White Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I have a 100% answer(for me), chunk the recoil master. Install a 1 piece STI steel rod with a 12 1/2 or 14 lb IMSI spring, use a buff If you feel like it and go shoot.-------Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Ray, I have a friend that just loves his sv set up with a recoil master. I've shot it and do not like the feel, but I only shot a few rounds through it. I shoot a full dust cover with a tungsten guide rod, but I like a heavy gun. If you could borrow a tungsten and a steel guide rod from fellow shooters and try them in your pistol that would be the only way your going to know for sure. Sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Hey Ray- I've been shooting a SV with a full lenth dustcover and a full profile slide. I wanted it to be heavy so I put in in a Cominolli when I got it 2 years ago. I like the idea of the shock buffs on either side of the guide rod head. I have gotten sick and tired of replacing the one on the end. It's a huge pain in the ass. It has to be stretched over the end of the guide rod head and pushed into place with a screwdriver. The end one also doesn't last as long as the regular one. It usually doesn't last 2k rounds. I'm tired of chaning it. I researched what to buy next and everyone swears by the EGW tungsten guide rod. That's what I'm getting next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 (edited) That's the guide rod our host used with the SV Limited. BE might have used a different brand buff on the end. Read thread here There's some great stuff on there too about Brian's sights and what minimizes muzzle-flip. Before all 6000 of us piled on, BE used to have time to lay out many great answers online. You might try searching a topic with the Member-Name Filter of "Benos." Edited July 15, 2005 by eric nielsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 the only one who can answer which is best for u is u...try using the other G-rods, i.e., tungsten, steel, springco etc. i'll be trying the sprinco first and if i don't like the feel probably i'll try the tungsten if i still don't like it i'll go for steel. i do like the built in buffs of the cominolli. try borrowing some guide rods from friends or fellow shooters who shoot a long dust gun with different g-rods. trust me i've asked that question so many times in several other forums not to mention, here, and the most common reply i get is..."it's personal preference" some say that tungsten would make ur gun dip since it's nose heavy, but some say it all depends on how u mix up the recoil spring weight. some say since it's a long dust ur ok with Steel rods. and some say sprinco is better since it's already a recoil master with mercury filling..which i will try in the next few weeks... bottomline, try what ever u can try. Good Luck!!! that's the most fun part of this sport...experimentation!!! Regards, infinity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Gizmos = bad, ditch that RM. Incidentally... The end one also doesn't last as long as the regular one. It usually doesn't last 2k rounds. I'm tired of chaning it. I've never changed mine in 7000+ rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I haven't had any problems with my recoil master in almost 10,000 rounds. And you don't need the little took to take the gun down....it just becomes a PITA to do without it, but you can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 KISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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