open17 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Wife's 9mm Single Stack gun needs a little weight loss. 42.9 oz is W-A-Y too close! Currently has a tungsten FLGR, want to change to steel. Should shed at least an ounce. But WHICH ONE? I'll get it from Brownell's, and the selection is big. EGW, Nowlin, Wilson, STI, Ed Brown, Clark Custom, Nighthawk. One and 2 piece, steel and stainless, and all in the same ballpark money-wise. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 EGW one piece steel! BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 EGW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Neill Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 A one-piece eliminates any possibility of unscrewing. Not common, but possible with a two-piece. All are good brands, with makers that stand behind their products. I hadn't looked lately, I thought the steel ones were all stainless. I'd lean to stainless to provide better corrosion protection since many finishes will be worn by the rubbing of the recoil spring. If the gun is not set up for a reverse plug, I would recommend having it modified and go with a one-piece recoil spring guide and reverse plug, but I don't know if any of the reverse plugs are made to retain a barrel bushing. Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 If the gun is not set up for a reverse plug, I would recommend having it modified and go with a one-piece recoil spring guide and reverse plug, but I don't know if any of the reverse plugs are made to retain a barrel bushing.Guy The STI reverse plugs are easily modified to retain the barrel bushing. It only requires a couple minutes lathe time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Wife's 9mm Single Stack gun needs a little weight loss. 42.9 oz is W-A-Y tooclose! Currently has a tungsten FLGR, want to change to steel. Should shed at least an ounce. But WHICH ONE? I'll get it from Brownell's, and the selection is big. EGW, Nowlin, Wilson, STI, Ed Brown, Clark Custom, Nighthawk. One and 2 piece, steel and stainless, and all in the same ballpark money-wise. Suggestions? Have you considered drilling out your existing rod? It'd be easy to take off a 1/2 oz and still retain most of the benefit of your existing rod. Alternately, is there anywhere else you could lose weight? Lighter base pads on your mags, maybe? Edited May 4, 2009 by bbbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hello: Can you use a lighter magwell like a aluminum S&A one? Or can you remove metal under the grips? If not use the EGW guide rod. Great quality and fair price. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Hello: Can you use a lighter magwell like a aluminum S&A one? Or can you remove metal under the grips? If not use the EGW guide rod. Great quality and fair price. Thanks, Eric It's got a steel S&A on it now--an aluminum one might work just fine. Any ideas as to who stocks them? I don't see them in Brownell's, and all the S&A site says is "available" Ordered a EGW rod, which should get me down around 41 oz., but taking off some more weight sounds like a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Who makes your wife's gun. If possible get one from them. A few years back I got a Tungsten FLGR from STI for my STI. It never fit properly, so I had two broken guide rods. Back then they were expensive. I went to steel. When I started using SV guns, Don Golembieski fitted my Tungsten FLGR and they have never broken, You want to make sure your guide rod fits your frame properly. I always buy the guide rod from the same people who made the frame and make sure it fits correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Who makes your wife's gun. If possible get one from them.. I always buy the guide rod from the same people who made the frame and make sure it fits correctly. Well, it's a Mk IV Series 70 Colt 9mm, made in 1977. Someone worked it over at some time, the fit and finish is way better than a factory Colt, but I have no idea who the smith was. Somehow I doubt that a call to Colt would produce much in the way of a guide rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Quick follow-up. Weight with full length tungsten rod 42.9 oz. Weight with full length EGW stainless 41.4 oz. Ounce and a half of "wiggle room" should be enough. I'll leave it alone for now, but may get a S&A aluminum mainspring housing/magwell for it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Don't put an aluminum S&A magwell on--it's really soft. Briley sells a really nice aluminum guide rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Leave the tungsten guide rod in and go to an aluminum mainspring housing and add on magwell like a Clark or Wilson. If aesthetics are not overly critical, Wilson's plastic one will really get the weight down, especially if coupled with a plastic mainspring housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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