[45R]

I'm thinking about putting one into one of my Sigs.
I have a 220 (.45ACP) and 226 (9mm)both of which share the same guiderod.

I've shot one in 9mm on a Sig 239 and the follow up shots were fast!
This would mostly be for range fun.

What do you guys think.

Waste of 80 bucks or go for it?

[El Tejon]

It depends. What are you using the weapon for? To carry or range only?

I put one in a G23 I carried. When it stopped working (oddly in gun skul--go figure--stuff never breaks unless it gets shot), the pistol failed to go into battery. I was unhappy and the goofy thing went over the berm, er, placed neatly in the trash.

Worth the try (I did "feel" less recoil, but could have been mental), but I would recommend leaving it in a range gun only.

[Longbow]

Is that the one with mercury? ...I would stay away from it!

[4v50 Gary]

What El Tejon says. If it's a competition gun or for sport, go ahead. If for survival, reliability is the main feature you strive for so go factory (or if you changed, it best be tested, retested and tested again to ensure 100% reliability).

[45R]

The guide rod recoil reducer would be for range work. Thats it. Sigs are so easy to field strip I'd be able to take care of it in a few seconds.

[Jeff OTMG]

I use to use many Harrts. Found them to work better in longer barrels and larger calibers than shorter barrels and smaller calibers. I never tried it, but I get the feeling that a guide rod as heavy as the Harrts would work just as well without the mercury and ball bearings, don't know for sure, but it is a thought. I switched to Sprinco and really like them. The difference in a Glock 30 with and without is amazing.

[Kingknives]

The Harrts Recoil reduction Rod is actually an "Inertia dampener" meant to reduce muzzle rise, which should effect "felt" recoil. Recoil, like many other things is subjective, so the noticeable effect will vary from person to person.

That being said, one of the gun magazines a few years ago did a Ransom Rest comparison on various guns with and without the Harrts Rods. Muzzle rise was reduced about 10%-30% depending on the gun tested. So it must work in some way.

I've had one in a SIG 229 for a few years with no malfunctions and a reduction in muzzle rise. I put one in a Kahr P9 and the felt recoil actually seemed stronger to me :confused:

C&S put a Sprinco in my BHP and it works great!!

Try it, you might like it. As you said, it's not a permanent modification to your gun.

Joe

[45R]

I totally forgot about Sprinco. I'll have to look into that so I dont have to worry about inhaling mercury fumes if the guidrod ever goes kaaaput! :)

[clubsoda22]

I have a recoil reducing guide rod from Omega Gun before they went out of business. It performs flawlessly in my taurus Pt92. My dad has one in his 1911 as well and it works great. They have a spring around what looks like a piston. Looks similar to the sprinco design, but not quite. Not much to worry about with those things as HK has been doing the double spring thing for a while.

[Quickloader]

I too use a Sprinco COR-BON device, together with a Wolff 21lbs recoil spring in my SIG P229/357SIG, works very well; didn't have any FTFs, FTEs yet with my handloads or Federal- and S&B Ammo, around 2ks til now; I don't shoot UMC in this caliber; slides always locks open after the last round.

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[Quickloader]

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