I heard from Eric at Galloway Precision. He said that the longer rod was merely a cosmetic issue and not a functional one, but they want their customers to be happy so they are offering correct-length replacements. He is mailing me a correct length guide rod assembly, with a mailing envelope to return the too-long assembly. I asked for one in black stainless this time.
A question for SD owners: Galloway Guide Rods
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modraker
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I need to take a picture of it now...I don't have a set of feeler gauges, but the current Galloway rod does stick out a bit. Then I'll take a picture of the new rod installed in the slide for comparison.
I'm kinda having mixed feelings now about asking for the black stainless rod...but, the stock rod was black, so it won't look out of place. The stainless rod was much brighter than the slide anyway, so it's not like it was an absolute match.
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Ah well....Eric has already sent the black stainless one, so I'll see how it looks. Worst case, I could buy another one in "silver" stainless, and alternate them...one for dress up, one for work...
Can anyone tell me.
I purchased the 20lb guide rod for my sd9ve and so far its done great. However my question relates to the plastic molding it sits in with in the lower. S&W contact senter couldn't even tell me. The question is will the molding hold up to the stress of the new lb rate. I did read that 115gr 9mm ammo produces 346fpsi so racking has been fine and i have about 2 stove pipes out of 300 rounds. Thanks!
I purchased the 20lb guide rod for my sd9ve and so far its done great. However my question relates to the plastic molding it sits in with in the lower. S&W contact senter couldn't even tell me. The question is will the molding hold up to the stress of the new lb rate. I did read that 115gr 9mm ammo produces 346fpsi so racking has been fine and i have about 2 stove pipes out of 300 rounds. Thanks!
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pfsi is pound-force square inch, not sure of fpsi, possibly foot-pounds square inch which doesn't make sense, so I'm going with...typo.
The number you quote, 346, is more than likely the bullet energy as it leaves the muzzle.
The Muzzle Energy is specified in ft·lb and is independent of area. If so, the area, sq in isn't part of the measurement.
The value 346 is in clearly in the range of various ballistics tables for the Parabellum cartridge. Perhaps that's the term you are referring to.
And, of course, the higher the number, mostly likely the chamber pressure and recoil force will both be higher.
The Muzzle Energy is specified in ft·lb and is independent of area. If so, the area, sq in isn't part of the measurement.
The value 346 is in clearly in the range of various ballistics tables for the Parabellum cartridge. Perhaps that's the term you are referring to.
And, of course, the higher the number, mostly likely the chamber pressure and recoil force will both be higher.
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Don't waste your cash on Galloway Guide rods, you can get a stainless steel guide rod for a Glock 17 and they work great at probably half the price.
