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Ed Brown Guide Rods, Plugs, & Buffers

All Ed Brown Guide rods are machined from high quality 416 heat-treated stainless steel. Because of their solid steel design, all one-piece guide rods may be cut down to any length for use in shorter slides. One piece guide rods are also ideal for use with bull barrels. Wrench and plug is included with all two-piece guide rods. All Ed Brown plugs are machined from either blue or stainless, top-quality stress-proof steel. Guide rods smooth out the cycling of the pistol, extend the life of the recoil spring, and add weight to the front of the gun, thus reducing muzzle flip and recoil.

Two-Piece Guide Rod Assembly
Two-piece guide rods are preferred for standard 5" guns because they will disassemble much easier. Will drop-in to all 1911 types with correct slide length. Commander length will fit guns with 4 1/4" barrels. Allen wrench and plug included.

Two-Piece Guide Rod Assembly
889 Two-Piece Guide Rod Assembly for standard 5" slides. Stainless $27.50 <>
889-C Two-Piece Commander Guide Rod Assembly Stainless $27.50 <>

Standard Recoil Spring Plug
An exact duplicate of the standard 1911 recoil spring plug. For those building, or rebuilding a 1911 desiring the factory configuration.
Reverse Plugs
881-STD Recoil Spring Plug Blue $7.95 <>
881-STD-S Recoil Spring Plug Stainless $8.95 <>
881-CMD Recoil Spring Plug for Commander Blue $7.95 <>
881-CMD-S Recoil Spring Plug for Commander Stainless $8.95 <>

Recoil Spring Guide
Standard replacement 1911 recoil spring guide, but made from heat treated steel. Used for rebuilding existing guns or assembling new guns in the standard configuration. Available in blue only.
Reverse Plugs
882-STD Recoil Spring Guide Blue $15.00 <>
882-CMD Recoil Spring Guide for Commander Blue $15.00 <>

Reverse Plugs
Required with the jobs that eliminate the barrel bushing on the 1911 pistol, these are the recoil spring plugs that are used in compensator guns. Reamed for standard .323 diameter guide rods like our 882. Requires modification of the slide and some hand fitting. Blue finish only on 883-C.
Reverse Plugs
883-C Reverse Plug for Commander or Cut off Slide Blue $15.00 <>

Full Shoulder Reverse Plug
Many gunsmiths prefer the full shoulder reverse plug when installing a bushingless bull barrel, or for bushingless compensator installations. It makes a neater finished product, and is impossible to install wrong. It does require a 17/32" reamer, with a 1/2" guide ground on the end. Mount the slide vertically in a mill or drill press and run the reamer in to the depth of the shoulder on the plug. This special reamer is available from Brownell's. Works with all 1911 type guns.
Reverse Plugs
883-FSP Full Shoulder Reverse Plug Blue $15.00 <>

Standard Guide Rod Plug
As supplied on our Government Model Assembly, now sold separately for those making up special types of their own design, or for use as a replacement.
Standard Guide Rod Plug
881 Standard Plug Only Stainless $7.95 <>

Slide Recoil Buffers
Precisely molded polyurethane buffers mount on the recoil guide and prevent the metal to metal contact that occurs when the gun is fired. Prevents frame damage. Will last about 1,000 rounds. 6 pack.
Slide Recoil Buffers
805 Slide Recoil Buffers 6 pack $5.95 <>

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