Steel guide rod vs Plastic guide rod?

[sigsight90]

Are there any advantages in having a steel guide rod instead of a plastic guide rod?

 

[sigsight90]

I gt a sig 2022full in 40. N came with plasitc guide rod I ordered a stainless steel checkered one looks way way better other than cosmetic n e real advantages havnt got chance to test yet plan on posting pics soon...

 

[tuts40]

Could one small advantage to steel or tungsten be the little bit of added weight for slightly lessened felt recoil?

 

[jsimmons]

If you have to resort to beating someone to death after you ran out of ammo because you're using a 9mm with no take-down capability, a steel guide rod would provide more structural rigidity to the frame/slide assembly, thus mitigating the chances that you'll deform your otherwise plastic pistol.

Just be a man, and replace the plastic guide rod with a 1911 chambered in .45 ACP.

Oh... wait - you said it's a .40S&W. Whatever. You should still replace it with a 1911.

 

[sigsight90]

thats what i thought it could help with weight in front jus a tad bit also i seen a berretta 92a guide rod bent it was also plastic it cost 45 w/checkerd tip priority shiping n tax plain tip was 25Link Removed ....(read thead its about guide rod)a 9mm?just be a man?lol..1911 are cool n excelect guns n everthing but i wanted a newer style looking gun in my opinion n budget was in400$ price range n my first regestered gun also so i think i made good choice it was that or springfeild xd,rugerp95 i origionaly wanted smith n wesson mp 45 but 120 outa price range

 

[jsimmons]

thats what i thought it could help with weight in front jus a tad bit also i seen a berretta 92a guide rod bent it was also plastic it cost 45 w/checkerd tip priority shiping n tax plain tip was 25 ....(read thead its about guide rod)a 9mm?just be a man?lol..1911 are cool n excelect guns n everthing but i wanted a newer style looking gun in my opinion n budget was in400$ price range n my first regestered gun also so i think i made good choice it was that or springfeild xd,rugerp95 i origionaly wanted smith n wesson mp 45 but 120 outa price range

A RIA M1911A1 GI will run you from $325-$350, so it's still relatively inexpensive to be a man. Besides, the 1911 pistol has existed in its current for over 100 years. That fact alone defines the very term "innovation", and all of the semi-autos that followed it are mere variations on the original 1911 theme.



(I'm just pokin' ya in the ribs, so don't get all weird on us.)

 

[sigsight90]

not a bad price in california tho? i seen them for minimum of 500 n up idk i guess some guys like muscle cars sume street cars tomato tomato eh but i think i still got a deal sig 2022 40. w/sig laser,case,clip,lock what i want now is a five 7 but lota money..n my sig hasnt been around that long but it has been depended on by police and national departments n services (french,columbian police) sum i resently added new guide rod and polished barrel and added a hogue grip to it looks much more better ima put up pic js gota find camera...