CZ Shadow Tungsten Guide Rod

Dont think anyone makes them.

The gun is super front end heavy already, the extra half ounch won't make a difference.
 
True, but putting a polymer guide rod in a gun of that quality is a joke. If a little more weight helps my wife shoot her CZ's, it's all good.

I ordered two SS guide rods from Tenda, the type that doesn't look like a sharpened nail.
 
4n2t0 said:
Why?

Because ! If you buy a plastic gun (Glock, M&P, etc.) - you expect to find plastic. If you buy a steel gun, you shouldn't find plastic in it. Same deal with a $1500, 1911 and a plastic mainspring housing. It's just wrong - it offends my asthetic sensibilities.
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Ya I'd have to agree on the if you buy a metal gun the damn thing shouldn't have main parts like the guide rod being plastic. Nothing against the plastics, just I expect it on a plastic gun, and expect it not to be there on a metal one.
 
4n2t0 said:
Why?

It won't.
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Thank you. Opinions, like ass holes, are similar in that everyone has one.

Like others have pointed out - plastic on a quality steel pistol is an affront. For that reason alone, installing a steel guide rod is justified.
 
Sharps '74 said:
Thank you. Opinions, like ass holes, are similar in that everyone has one.
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Including yourself. I've noticed that you don't take well to an opposing opinion, I guess that's only natural.

Sharps '74 said:
Like others have pointed out - plastic on a quality steel pistol is an affront. For that reason alone, installing a steel guide rod is justified.
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I can appreciate your point of view from an aesthetics standpoint. Personally, if it doesn't affect function than I probably don't care.


Hey, at least we agree that it won't make a lick of difference when it comes to helping someone shoot better :cheers:.
 
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Cheers!

I'll let my wife decide if it makes any difference. We've got a Black Badge course scheduled early in April. She took it years ago but decided to re-audit, this time with her CZ Shadow.
 
well i run a plastic guide rod, rubber grips and some sort of evil sythetic buffer in mine lol. but i have eliminated all of the aluminum alloy and the gummy brass bits.

Jk, but the plastic guide rod will outlast the 'steel' slide stop by a wide margin i suspect. now if i can just figgure out how to make this tactical sport trigger work in the gun lol. I dont want to dremel the new trigger but it apears to be what's got to happen.
 
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A short story, concerning the topic. A buddy of mine bought a new CX Storm (.40 S&W), when they first came out, years ago. We had it at the range, so he could try it out. Part way through the second box (50) of ammo, he had a stoppage. Took it apart to find out why and discovered that the plastic guide rod had snapped. He waited almost 3 months for a replacement. Don't know how long the second one lasted - he sold the gun a short time later.
 
fire@will said:
A short story, concerning the topic. A buddy of mine bought a new CX Storm (.40 S&W), when they first came out, years ago. We had it at the range, so he could try it out. Part way through the second box (50) of ammo, he had a stoppage. Took it apart to find out why and discovered that the plastic guide rod had snapped. He waited almost 3 months for a replacement. Don't know how long the second one lasted - he sold the gun a short time later.
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Another short story, concerning the topic...

Everything breaks, lol.
 
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fire@will said:
Ya' - a lot of stuff does break - but I've never seen a steel guide rod break.
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...but those shock buffers will disintegrate. OP gets to deal with that now.

I have the factory plastic rod in my gun and approaching 40k rounds, have never had a problem. To each their own, I suppose.

OP: a proper grip will help mitigate recoil better than any steel rod.
 
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