Can o' worms

[Kid Shelleen]

Nice reply Timothy. It's really personal choice but I tend to side with your closing remarks.

Hey, If it was good enough for J.M. Browning........................nuf said

[Timothy]

Thanks for the update, Timothy. Now I have to go and check out my Para's guide rod, and actually watch the VHS that came with it to see what they say.

Pathfinder....I just recieved the guide rod and plug from Ed Brown and the guide rod is NOT a drop in part for my Para.  Best bet, leave it alone and love the one ya brung!

 

[MAUSERMAN]

Finally some 411 that really counts. Thanks

[Timothy]

Pathfinder....I just recieved the guide rod and plug from Ed Brown and the guide rod is NOT a drop in part for my Para.  Best bet, leave it alone and love the one ya brung!

 

FWIW....I ordered a genuine Colt Commander guide rod and sent back the Ed Brown.  The Colt fits just fine with a standard guide spring and plug.

Easily dropped another three ounces in weight.  I'll let you know about muzzle flip after next range visit.

[deamonpi]

I know I'm opening the can but ... I just got the latest "Front Sight" magazine from USPSA and lo and behold there is a picture of Rob "TGO" Leatham at the SS Nationals, winning by the way using a SS 1911 with a FULL LENGTH GUIDE ROD!

Enough said...

Richard

I would shoot any gun Springfield GAVE me as my sponsored me, were I sponsored by them.  I'm reasonably certain Mr. Leatham doesn't care whether he has a FLGR or not.  But don't quote me on that.

[Sponsor]

[ellis4538]

Springfield might give him his equipment, but he can have it any way he wants!  He works for them also.

FWIW

Richard

[deamonpi]

yeah but the gun starts from something, and I'm sure he has an armorer or two.  He may not care whether it has a FLGR, because cleaning isn't an issue for him.  I don't know, but I do know that I wouldn't care, if my job consisted of shooting for a sponsor team, whether the gun(s) used have a FLGR.

[bbbean]

I would shoot any gun Springfield GAVE me as my sponsored me, were I sponsored by them.  I'm reasonably certain Mr. Leatham doesn't care whether he has a FLGR or not.  But don't quote me on that.

On his page (http://www.robleatham.com/Rob%20Leatham%20gun%20vault.htm), in interviews, and in person, TGO makes it clear that his guns are built to his specs, with him doing much of the building. I don't think there's anything on his gun that he didn't specify.

[Timothy]

Due respect to Mr. Leatham.  I heard he shoots about 200,000 rounds a year just competing but he ain't shooting a gun the average guy can buy and certainly not a gun made primarily in S. America and assembled in IL.  It's 100% custom and tuned for hot rod shooting by he, and S. Armorys' team of hotshot gunnies.

Just like I can't play golf with Tigers irons, I doubt very much I could shoot with Rob's 1911.....

just a thought...like I said, I'll let you know if I prefer one over the other but my opinion only matters to me!

I'm truely a Colt guy at heart but since they can't be had hereabouts, I gotta work with what I can get.....

[bbbean]

Due respect to Mr. Leatham.  I heard he shoots about 200,000 rounds a year just competing but he ain't shooting a gun the average guy can buy and certainly not a gun made primarily in S. America and assembled in IL.  It's 100% custom and tuned for hot rod shooting by he, and S. Armorys' team of hotshot gunnies.

Just like I can't play golf with Tigers irons, I doubt very much I could shoot with Rob's 1911.....

Putting aside the fact that there are lots of people shooting guns just as customized as Rob Leatham's, the point was that he could have any configuration that he wanted, but he opts for the FLGR, and even opts for a tungsten guide rod in his XD. Seems like a lot of trouble and extra weight unless he believes the FLGR is doing something desireable.