Guide Rod
The guide rod helped me on my Colt Gunsite CCO, I was in my first 500 rounds with the gun and was not feeding the 7th round much of the time, I installed a Wilson guide rod (one piece), and the 7th round only a couple of times has failed to feed, I'm not too upset about such an expensive design not feeding, I'm hoping it's just still being broke in.
I have another, parkerized 80 series Commander it will feed anything, I don't think I've failed to feed anything through that one.
The point is, it depends, your weapon may not need it, and then again you may have one were it may help. One thing I do like about them, when you pull the slide back with one installed, it sounds and feels smoother, because the spring is not being scrunched, it's form is being maintained during compression with the rod, that in itself may be worth it to you.
The guide rod helped me on my Colt Gunsite CCO, I was in my first 500 rounds with the gun and was not feeding the 7th round much of the time, I installed a Wilson guide rod (one piece), and the 7th round only a couple of times has failed to feed, I'm not too upset about such an expensive design not feeding, I'm hoping it's just still being broke in.
I have another, parkerized 80 series Commander it will feed anything, I don't think I've failed to feed anything through that one.
The point is, it depends, your weapon may not need it, and then again you may have one were it may help. One thing I do like about them, when you pull the slide back with one installed, it sounds and feels smoother, because the spring is not being scrunched, it's form is being maintained during compression with the rod, that in itself may be worth it to you.