Guide rod gone

kenny53 · December 30, 2018, 09:45 PM

I was cleaning a Marlin model 60 yesterday afternoon. All was going well and I started to reassemble my rifle and I was compressing the recoil spring and kinked in two places. It is useless now, no biggie I had a spare. Again compressing the recoil spring with the guide rod and it slipped. I launched my guide rod to parts unknown. So my gun sits on my work bench in pieces waiting for new recoil springs and guide rods to arrive. I ordered 2 of each just in case. Wish me luck.

5whiskey · December 31, 2018, 11:33 AM

I have done similar. Launched the spring plug from the front of my 1911 into the nether regions of my closet one time. Found it later going through boxes of old photos stored on the top shelf... after I had order a new one of course. It happens to the best of us.

December 30, 2018, 09:45 PM	#1
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	Guide rod gone I was cleaning a Marlin model 60 yesterday afternoon. All was going well and I started to reassemble my rifle and I was compressing the recoil spring and kinked in two places. It is useless now, no biggie I had a spare. Again compressing the recoil spring with the guide rod and it slipped. I launched my guide rod to parts unknown. So my gun sits on my work bench in pieces waiting for new recoil springs and guide rods to arrive. I ordered 2 of each just in case. Wish me luck.

December 31, 2018, 11:33 AM	#2
5whiskey Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2005 Location: US Posts: 3,657	I have done similar. Launched the spring plug from the front of my 1911 into the nether regions of my closet one time. Found it later going through boxes of old photos stored on the top shelf... after I had order a new one of course. It happens to the best of us. __________________ Support the NRA-ILA Auction, ends 03/09/2018 https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=593946