noxcuse73 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Has anyone seen or heard of some gizmo that inserts into the guide rod hole and supposedly reduces recoil by 10-15%. In 12 years of being a certified armorer and gunsmith I've never seen this. It appears to only be a steel rod driven into the hole in the back of the guide rod. From a mechanical design standpoint I don't see any way that there could be any measureable difference in recoil by stiffening of the guide rod in this manner. It appears that it would serve the same purpose as a SS guide rod for maybe smoother cycling, but not a noticable reduction in the recoil. It was $12 and this guy swears that him and all his friend with it in there guns can tell a difference, but I'm skeptical. Any info? JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff686 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Does it add weight to the muzzle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I've seen several crappy contraptions that are sold to reduce recoil when they actually just cause jams. The best 3 options for guidrods: -leave it stock -steel/tungsten noncaptured guiderod -leave it stock Proper grip and stance when used in conjunction with grip tape will reduce plenty of the recoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 So someone has finally come up with a way to get past the old "action/reaction" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxcuse73 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 I've learned over the years and come full circle and run factory guide rods and keep a spare in my bag. NO it doesn't add any weight that I could tell, just some, what appeared to be metal, rod hammered down into the hollow hole in the factory guide rod. It appeared to be another flugalbinder wizbang gadget that someone is passing off as the cure all magic advantage gadget. The guy swears it made a difference, but honestly I don't see any way it could. JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I had one for a while. It is just a solid steel rod that slides inside the glock factory guide rod. I only kept it in because it made sure that the factory rod would NOT flex. The thought was no flex, no break. After a while I realized it didn't matter. The odds of it breaking were very small & while shooting GSSF matches, you had to take it out anyway to be stock so I took it out & I guess I forgot to ever put it back in. Not sure where it wound up, actually. It has been years since I even thought about it. I could not tell any difference in recoil. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdawg112 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I tried one and noticed no difference. Once it was in I couldn't get it out either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I like a simple ISMI rod and a 13 pound spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I never heard of it. Just another gimmick I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleA Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Im sad to say I fell for the sprinco reducer for my g35. At the time I would said I could tell the recoil was less, but as Ive shot more I realize it was just a different feel. Sucks blowing money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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