1911 guide rod sticking out

[nitcan]

Hi all,

i will be purchasing a Rock island armory 1911 45acp, however i noticed the guide rod sticking out a bit more than usual. especially when i compare it to other pictures. any suggestions on what it might be?
seller says no aftermarket parts were installed

https://imgur.com/a/lf9fHRC
https://imgur.com/a/41daQGG

Thanks!

 

[45C]

My guess is it’s a two piece guide rod and it could maybe be milled down.
I don’t know if it needs to be though

 

[Janeau]

Thats an aftermarket part. I would just replace it with a standard spring plug. Son e it’s seem solid, you can also cut it.

 

[Hitzy]

I don't know how he would be able to assemble it like that, the bushing would get hung up on the guide rod.

 

[45C]

I have three guide rods for my RIA
Two are one piece and one is a two piece.. lol

One of the solid rods stick out a bit and the other is counter sunk a bit.

The two piece stuck out like yours, so I had some matarial removed, by a friend with a lathe.

They all function fine now though.

 

[45C]

I don't know how he would be able to assemble it like that, the bushing would get hung up on the guide rod.

Maybe, now that I think about it some more, that’s why we had to remove matarial from the two piece rod that I got from Brownells.
Not very difficult to do thought.

 

[Leo M]

Could it be a two piece not screwed in all the way?

 

[45C]

Could it be a two piece not screwed in all the way?

I had to blue locktight mine as it would always come un screwed.

 

[nitcan]

Thanks for all the input. I will update once I have the gun in my hands!

 

[madcow]

Doesn’t look like a two piece as there is no Allen key hole on the end. Looks like a solid one piece for a 5.5” barrel.

I can’t see that coming from the factory that way as you wouldn’t be able to turn the bushing to the side to disassemble.

 

[nitcan]

Yeah, I didn't see a hole either... I'll definitely take it apart when I can once I get it :s

 

[45C]

Yeah, I didn't see a hole either... I'll definitely take it apart when I can once I get it :s

Just cut it off to the lenght you need.
I think a dremel would be capable

 

[madcow]

could be a 1 piece guiderod that is screwed on at the base, but doubt it

 

[45C]

Probably an aftermarket GR that hasn’t been fitted.

 

[easy]

After removing the complete slide and barrel from the frame, one piece guiderods usually have a small hole drilled at about the centre where you insert a bent paper clip to capture the spring and bushing in a compressed state. Remove recoil system, twist the bushing and slide barrel and bushing out the front of the slide. Can be done without the hole in the guiderod too.

 

[easy]

Here’s another interesting, one piece, tool less guiderod system from Dawson Precision.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyKIm3Ol4lU

 

[Hitzy]

I've replaced every FL guide rod with standard rods/plugs, they don't do anything except make disassembly more difficult.
Only exception was a Spartan commander that has a bull barrel and reverse plug....I'm stuck with that one.

 

[trebor2880]

Is it in backwards?

 

[easy]

The only benefit I find with full length guiderods is they keep the spring running straight and from deforming as much. Perhaps a bit more weight at the front. I use two piece guiderods for no other reason than these. Do they make the gun more accurate? Probably not. Are they necessary? Definitely not. Gun people like to tinker. I suppose that’s a good enough reason too.

 

[45C]

I have two FL that don’t have the small hole in them.
But they do appear to be soldered together.