Chaingun81
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Pointman wrote:
There is actually no wear at all on the sideof the guide rod - its just the way light reflected of it. As for the chipping on the end of the rod, i am not quite sure what exactly you are refering to. If that is about the whitishring where the smaller diameter part of the rod penetrates into the larger diameter part, than its not chipping, its some kind of lubricant they used before shipping and i just wiped it off with a rag. Pictures are far from perfect and i was trying to focus my camera on the inside of the barrel, so stuff around it came out funny. Again, the only wear on the guide rod is on the inside end of it, where it presses against the barrel locking lug (you cant see it on the picture as it is inside the slide). Correct me if i am wrong
Pointman wrote:
Pointman,Because it's brand new. There is no barrel wear on the top where it is contacted by the slide (only a little where the barrel flares to lock against the slide, which is the slight ring just back from the muzzle), which tells me there haven't been many rounds through the gun. Yet there is chipping on the end of the guide rod, and the side of the rod (facing up in the picture) is excessively worn. It basically uses the same support design as a Glock, so the wear patterns should be similar. It almost seems the slide alignment is off, there is a burr, or a particulate is trapped.
There is actually no wear at all on the sideof the guide rod - its just the way light reflected of it. As for the chipping on the end of the rod, i am not quite sure what exactly you are refering to. If that is about the whitishring where the smaller diameter part of the rod penetrates into the larger diameter part, than its not chipping, its some kind of lubricant they used before shipping and i just wiped it off with a rag. Pictures are far from perfect and i was trying to focus my camera on the inside of the barrel, so stuff around it came out funny. Again, the only wear on the guide rod is on the inside end of it, where it presses against the barrel locking lug (you cant see it on the picture as it is inside the slide). Correct me if i am wrong