TheFrontRange
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I have a Kimber Custom with the factory standard full-length guide rod. When the time comes for recoil spring replacement, would I gain (or lose) anything appreciably by switching over to a standard-length guide rod at the same time?
In making the switch I figure I'd need the new guide rod, a new recoil spring plug, and a new spring. I'm guessing my existing barrel bushing would still work. What size/weight spring would I need to switch to? (Heck, I must confess, I don't even know the poundage of my current spring! It's whatever came new on the gun 1,400 or so rounds ago.)
All this said, my Kimber works well in its current guise...I know that old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I guess I'm just looking for something that might be within reach of my very, VERY limited "gunsmithing" abilities LOL!
In making the switch I figure I'd need the new guide rod, a new recoil spring plug, and a new spring. I'm guessing my existing barrel bushing would still work. What size/weight spring would I need to switch to? (Heck, I must confess, I don't even know the poundage of my current spring! It's whatever came new on the gun 1,400 or so rounds ago.)
All this said, my Kimber works well in its current guise...I know that old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I guess I'm just looking for something that might be within reach of my very, VERY limited "gunsmithing" abilities LOL!