Originally Posted by Sidnne

I think that debate would likely be limited to this particular line of handguns. I can't think of any other guns that have that type of take down and rely on flimsy little tabs to shield the take down lever. Glocks may be the only other one, since the SDVE line is modeled after Glocks, but I'm not sure if Glocks use similar style tabs.

I have put metal guide rods and extra power recoil springs in all of my handguns, and this is the only one I've ever had a problem with.