Okay, with so many of the poly pistols coming with plastic guide rods now, and the abundance of aftermarket steel(metal, whatever alloy) available now, what are the performance benefits?

 

Obviously the metal can be more durable.

Its heavier so can minimally reduce felt recoil.

 

But are there any other performance benefits?

 

Thanks

Metal looks like... well, metal. It's pretty.

 

Plastic has its advantages as well. It's self-lubricating. Also note that if you drop your gun when the slide is pulled back, the plastic guide will flex. A metal guide rod could bend, which could contribute to malfunctions until you replace the guide rod.

I have read far more incidents of metal replacement guide rods causing problems than the stock plastic ones.

IMO guns are not like cars. If you want it as reliable as possible, leave it stock.

IMHO no advantage to metal. There are no torsional forces on these parts, so no structural advantages.

 

That being said I will be getting a stainless rod for my 92fd since it looks nice.

 

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if you love your gun to pieces try this

http://guiderod.com/

That's the one. With the knurl.

 

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