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My 1911 has the longer guide rod which make for removing the plug a pain. I have seen and handled other 1911's with the shorter guide rod with the closed end plug which is more of a push button, turn barrel bushing easier. My question is are all 1911's easily converted to use the shorter guide rod and plug? Does the recoil spring need replacing? I have the Colt 1911 Government. Why would they have such a design making it more difficult? Others have said they hate that type as well.
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About the only time you can't change out to a standard guide rod plug and cap is if you have a bull barrel of some type that doesnt use a standard bushing. The recoil spring is the same."You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
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Yup, perfectly fine to do, I did it on mine, just swap out the plug and guide rod, makes it so much easier.
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I like the full-length guide rod. I don't understand why people think it makes it so much harder to break down the platform, it really doesn't.
As to the why's of a FLGR: 1.) Less recoil spring bind 2.) Less stress on the guide rails.
Yes, they're minimal issues, but those are the advantages to the FLGR. I don't see any disadvantages, personally.Please read the Calguns Wiki
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I did it on mine. Easy, quick, simple. You must have an XSE model?Comment
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