Comments on: The cure for the plastic Sig Sauer guide rod http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/ Custom guns, gunsmithing and training Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bobby Buchanan http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Bobby Buchanan Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:06:52 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-385 Just wondering if you will make a metal guide rod for the new P290. I'm just finding out that Sig cut its cost with plastic. I bought a new P290 and through inspection, I found it to be plastic. Let me know I'll buy a couple. Thanks Bobby Just wondering if you will make a metal guide rod for the new P290. I’m just finding out that Sig cut its cost with plastic. I bought a new P290 and through inspection, I found it to be plastic. Let me know I’ll buy a couple.
Thanks Bobby

]]> By: eric http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-343 eric Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:52:32 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-343 I shot my new sig p226 about 200 times and when I got home I had a broken guide rod. I hope a new higher quality one will help. I shot my new sig p226 about 200 times and when I got home I had a broken guide rod. I hope a new higher quality one will help.

]]> By: Eric Sudhoff http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Eric Sudhoff Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:35:19 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-342 Are you going to produce a metal guide rod for the P250 .45 compact? Are you going to produce a metal guide rod for the P250 .45 compact?

]]> By: Yosemitesam http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Yosemitesam Tue, 25 May 2010 22:39:26 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-275 The first thing I did after buying a new p229DAK (40 S&W) was to replace the factory guide rod with a solid stainless steel guide rod . The first advantage is more weight (it helped me with recoil management) . The second advantage is I just didn't like the idea of a hollowed out guide rod (more prone to damage than a solid one) After about a year of using the solid rod I tried the Sig factory rod (shot 50 rounds) and to me there was a BIG difference. I have retired the Factory rod and will only use the solid one. Just sayin' The first thing I did after buying a new p229DAK (40 S&W) was to replace the factory guide rod with a solid stainless steel guide rod .
The first advantage is more weight (it helped me with recoil management) .
The second advantage is I just didn’t like the idea of a hollowed out guide rod (more prone to damage than a solid one)
After about a year of using the solid rod I tried the Sig factory rod (shot 50 rounds) and to me there was a BIG difference.
I have retired the Factory rod and will only use the solid one.

Just sayin’

]]> By: Darren Dow http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Darren Dow Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:20:23 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-273 To answer Mike's questions: The solid guide rod is infinitely more durable than the factory Sig guide rod. It is far less likely to break (actually, I can't event conceive of a situation where a solid Gray Guns rod would break) than the original. It's also heavier, adding a small amount of additional weight to the front of the gun, which is a good thing. As to why Sig doesn't install them at the factory, I suspect it's cost - Sig probably gets them for far less than a solid rod, and Sig (like all manufacturers) tries to keep costs to a minimum to protect the bottom line (and so they can hold down the MSRP to keep their guns competitively priced). I look at it the same as night sights - night sights are almost always superior to regular contrast sights, but they cost more to put on a gun; stock Sigs don't usually come with night sights, and the models that do cost more. I love my Sigs, but I love them more with the solid guide rods. I have them in both my P220 and P226, and they are flawless. And no, I don't work for Gray Guns, I'm just a satisfied customer (as are a huge number of Sigforum members). To answer Mike’s questions: The solid guide rod is infinitely more durable than the factory Sig guide rod. It is far less likely to break (actually, I can’t event conceive of a situation where a solid Gray Guns rod would break) than the original. It’s also heavier, adding a small amount of additional weight to the front of the gun, which is a good thing. As to why Sig doesn’t install them at the factory, I suspect it’s cost – Sig probably gets them for far less than a solid rod, and Sig (like all manufacturers) tries to keep costs to a minimum to protect the bottom line (and so they can hold down the MSRP to keep their guns competitively priced). I look at it the same as night sights – night sights are almost always superior to regular contrast sights, but they cost more to put on a gun; stock Sigs don’t usually come with night sights, and the models that do cost more.

I love my Sigs, but I love them more with the solid guide rods. I have them in both my P220 and P226, and they are flawless. And no, I don’t work for Gray Guns, I’m just a satisfied customer (as are a huge number of Sigforum members).

]]> By: Mike http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Mike Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:53:40 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-137 What are the issues with the factory installed plastic guide rod from Sig Sauer, that a metal guide rod from Grayguns are needed? If a metal rod is better, why did not Sig Sauer install one? What are the issues with the factory installed plastic guide rod from Sig Sauer, that a metal guide rod from Grayguns are needed? If a metal rod is better, why did not Sig Sauer install one?

]]> By: The cure for the plastic Sig Sauer guide rod : Grayguns by Bruce Gray http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod-2/comment-page-1/#comment-126 The cure for the plastic Sig Sauer guide rod : Grayguns by Bruce Gray Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:12:13 +0000 http://grayguns.com/?p=278#comment-126 [...] This post has been updated on Nov. 11, 2009 – so check out the new post and the new lower [...] [...] This post has been updated on Nov. 11, 2009 – so check out the new post and the new lower [...]

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