Stainless steel guide rod in a Glock?

[xbimmers]

I purchased the Glockmeister stainless steel guide rod for my Glock 17 to compare it to the OEM guide rod.

I am seeing mixed reviews on the stainless steel guide rod. From it will damage the frame to it will work better than the OEM rod.

Has anyone had any failures with the stainless steel guide rod or heard of frame damage as a result of the stainless steel guide rod?

Any info on this would be greatly appreciated....

[nmerced]

I had one of those in my G20. It didn't do any damage and no change in performance. Just a shiny guide rod in a black pistol.

[sirgiles]

have it on my glock 17.
no damage to frame and no ftf.
its pretty but no significant improvement in performance noted as well.

[G-forceJunkie]

A solution in search of a problem.

[cmace22]

I didnt buy one for performance, I bought it for peace of mind. No damage runs like a top. Lone wolf SS guide rod.

[Echidin]

Also have one in my G17. No damage to the frame here either. Couldn't tell you if it made any difference in performance or not. I could tell you it did, butthen that might just be me trying to justify the purchase. I also got it for peace of mind.

[barca101]

I have a Glock 19 that I carry for off/on duty. I replaced the OEM guide rod with a B-T stainless steal captive guide rod oxidized in black using a OEM 18 lb spring. I have shot approx. 2,000 rds. I have used it in handgun courses and it works well. On top of that it looks very similiar to stock. You should check it out.

[BHPFan]

I have a Wolff metal guide rod. I tried it on my G19. I did not notice any difference in performance so I put the OEM guide rod back. Sorry to say it, but I feel it is a waste of money, which I should have used to buy more OEM guide rods for peace of mind.

[prc77]

For me, the guide rod replacement on my 17L was to add some weight. With a 14lb spring and 124gr MG at 1100 FPS. Very flat shooting pistol.

[anto]

It's mainly used to give you the ability to change out spring weights for USPSA/IPSC when reloading your own loads.

[kahai808]

no damage on my glock 23 i had.

[edteach]

I just bought one to replace the POS from Glock. I thought that it was supposed to be missing part of the plastic ring on the rear of the rod since it was that way from the time I took it apart for the first time. Now I find out it was broken. I have only put about 500 rds through my 19. I know that some say its due to operator error in putting it back together. I noticed it from the very first time I took it apart and since it broke strait I thought it was supposed to be like that. My brother bought two glocks and did some research and said there was problem with glocks breaking the GR. I took mine apart and said no damage and it has the flat spot where its installed into the lug. I looked on line and there is no flat spot its just broken. Even if it was taken apart by the store where I bought it its a piss poor design. Bought the Lone wolf SS one from eBay for 24 shipped MIP. My Smith M&P is built like this and I do shoot this one all the time and its as good today as it was when I bought it. Goes to show Glock is not perfect. Its not a solution in search of a problem but a fix to a bad design.

[tal3nt]

I just bought one to replace the POS from Glock. I thought that it was supposed to be missing part of the plastic ring on the rear of the rod since it was that way from the time I took it apart for the first time. Now I find out it was broken. I have only put about 500 rds through my 19. I know that some say its due to operator error in putting it back together. I noticed it from the very first time I took it apart and since it broke strait I thought it was supposed to be like that. My brother bought two glocks and did some research and said there was problem with glocks breaking the GR. I took mine apart and said no damage and it has the flat spot where its installed into the lug. I looked on line and there is no flat spot its just broken. Even if it was taken apart by the store where I bought it its a piss poor design. Bought the Lone wolf SS one from eBay for 24 shipped MIP. My Smith M&P is built like this and I do shoot this one all the time and its as good today as it was when I bought it. Goes to show Glock is not perfect. Its not a solution in search of a problem but a fix to a bad design.

Maybe you didn't seat the guide rod spring assembly fully down onto the lug of the barrel multiple times when reassembling your Glock. My GR's have never broke like you describe. They only get slightly chewed up around the edges.

[tal3nt]

I purchased the Glockmeister stainless steel guide rod for my Glock 17 to compare it to the OEM guide rod.

I am seeing mixed reviews on the stainless steel guide rod. From it will damage the frame to it will work better than the OEM rod.

Has anyone had any failures with the stainless steel guide rod or heard of frame damage as a result of the stainless steel guide rod?

Any info on this would be greatly appreciated....

If anything buy a spare OEM Glock guide rod assembly or two. They are superior to the metal ones. Honestly you probably won't even ever need to replace it period.

[Bug Splat]

I just bought one to replace the POS from Glock. I thought that it was supposed to be missing part of the plastic ring on the rear of the rod since it was that way from the time I took it apart for the first time. Now I find out it was broken. I have only put about 500 rds through my 19. I know that some say its due to operator error in putting it back together. I noticed it from the very first time I took it apart and since it broke strait I thought it was supposed to be like that. My brother bought two glocks and did some research and said there was problem with glocks breaking the GR. I took mine apart and said no damage and it has the flat spot where its installed into the lug. I looked on line and there is no flat spot its just broken. Even if it was taken apart by the store where I bought it its a piss poor design. Bought the Lone wolf SS one from eBay for 24 shipped MIP. My Smith M&P is built like this and I do shoot this one all the time and its as good today as it was when I bought it. Goes to show Glock is not perfect. Its not a solution in search of a problem but a fix to a bad design.

And yet it shot 500rds