WOW... no love here for a FLGR. I have them & to me they don't make it any harder to field strip, (one piece rods) I don't get that point. To me they do seem to make the gun "feel" a bit smoother when racking the slide. If the slide to frame fit is a bit loose, it will lessen the "1911 rattle". But no, there's no difference in felt recoil or accuracy that I've noticed.