Plastic Guide Rod Sig 229R

[eglock72]

I just purchased a brand new Ma compliant Sig 229R. After I bought it I broke it down to clean off all of the packing grease and oil. I noticed that the guide rod was plastic. All of my other sigs had metal ones. Does anyone know why. Also does Sig still makes a metal one to purchase. Thanks for the help in advance.

Eric

 

[MA_Shooter]

Here's a place that offers upgrades to the Sig 22 conversion kit, they are quality parts and work well. They might have what you're looking for:

http://www.collectors-society-slabs.com/shoppingcart/categories/Sig-22LR-Upgrade-Parts-*ORDER/

 

[yanici]

Gray Guns sells some nice stainless ones. http://grayguns.com/the-cure-for-the-plastic-sig-sauer-guide-rod/

 

[Kid Presentable]

here is a third option you can check out http://guiderod.com/

 

[terraformer]

Keep in mind that all the guide rod does is keep the spring from sliding out of place. It takes very little lateral or torsion load, no tensile and no compressive stress. Hence "guide" rod. Plastic is really good at handling torsion loads. But if you want, you can replace it with the above mentioned options. Sigs are the only ones I have replaced guide rods on and it was a steel for steel swap, not steel for plastic. My beretta still has a plastic guide rod.

 

[TheRoland]

I've abused the heck out of my first Sig 229R, and the plastic guide rod is about the only piece that still looks new. Replace it if it makes you feel better, (Grayguns!) but know it's probably mostly mental.

 

[Executive]

The added weight of a metallic guide rod will help reduce muzzle flip. It's only a little bit but it can't hurt.


Chris

 

[drgrant]

Stop worrying about the plastic rod and move on with your life. Buy a stainless one if you really want, but it's really not necessary. The only practical thing you get from it is adding weight up front, like what Chris says....

BTW, before anyone stammers "sig is cheapening their product line" I owned a P239/9mm from the late 90s maybe, and it had a plastic guide rod, too. The pistol didn't seem to care very much about it.

-Mike