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KyJim · March 5, 2013, 11:30 PM

Ed Brown used to only offer pistols with the standard "GI" length guide rod. Apparently some (uninformed) buyers thought a top end 1911 should come with a FLGR. So, Brown started putting a FLGR into his top end product, the Classic Custom. He's also glad to sell you FLGRs. If the Eskimos want to buy ice, why not sell it to them?

I've got three 1911s with FLGRs, none of them carry guns. I've got some standard length guide rods around somewhere but just haven't gotten around to changing them out. Not a huge deal, just unnecessary and slightly more of a hassle.

March 5, 2013, 11:30 PM	#23
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Ed Brown used to only offer pistols with the standard "GI" length guide rod. Apparently some (uninformed) buyers thought a top end 1911 should come with a FLGR. So, Brown started putting a FLGR into his top end product, the Classic Custom. He's also glad to sell you FLGRs. If the Eskimos want to buy ice, why not sell it to them? I've got three 1911s with FLGRs, none of them carry guns. I've got some standard length guide rods around somewhere but just haven't gotten around to changing them out. Not a huge deal, just unnecessary and slightly more of a hassle.