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twice barrel · March 4, 2013, 08:43 PM

My experience is limited to two 1911's. My RIA Tactical has a full length and my Ruger has the stubby one. As long as you remove the spring/plug first there's not much difference. But when you prefer to remove the slide and then break down the spring/plug & barrel its a WORLD of difference.

For whatever reason I think the full length guide rod is simpler by a tad.

March 4, 2013, 08:43 PM	#10
twice barrel Member Join Date: November 11, 2009 Posts: 98	My experience is limited to two 1911's. My RIA Tactical has a full length and my Ruger has the stubby one. As long as you remove the spring/plug first there's not much difference. But when you prefer to remove the slide and then break down the spring/plug & barrel its a WORLD of difference. For whatever reason I think the full length guide rod is simpler by a tad.