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Old February 14, 2015, 05:02 PM   #1
Kimio
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ATI GSG M1911 .22LR, guide rod failure, seeking advice.

Long story short, I loaded up my GSG M1911 today and headed out to the range. The gun was clean and I've never had any issues with it before that was not ammo related.

After roughly 10 rounds down range things went south, and I notice the guide rod was protruding out of the gun. Quickly cleared the handgun, and tore it down to find the guide rod had sheared away from the main housing (not sure what to call it). All other components looked fine, and fortunately the rod snapped after the last round fired and the slide locked to the rear.

I can't complain too much, since the gun likely has close to 2-2.5k rounds through it and this is the first parts failure I've encountered.

This appears to be a common issue with the GSG M1911's, and looking at ATI's website, it does not appear that they offer a replacement part that I can order.

I'm still researching this issue, but if anyone else could offer suggestions for a replacement (one that is more reliable hopefully) I'd be appreciative.
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