NEW GUIDE ROD FOR THE NEW LC9s

[robkarrob]

NOTICE

Anyone that has or will be purchasing the new LC9s, the new current guide rod has a conical front, as opposed to a flat front guide rod that was initially shipped in the LC9s. Ruger has re-engineered the guide rod, as they had issues with the guide rod not centering properly and not allowing the slide to go fully back into battery and hanging up. So if you have the old style guide rod assembly, you can call Ruger and advise them that you are experiencing slide hangs up and sometimes the slide does not go fully back into battery. Ruger will send you out the new guide rod assembly. I have linked a poor quality photo of the shape of the new conical guide rod, that is now standard for all new manufactured LC9s models. The old style is flat not conical.

Bob

 

[modrifle3]

Good to know!

 

[black029]

I think Hickock45 was graving that issue.

 

[shawn mccarver]

I was wondering if the new conical guide rod for the LC9S is being supplied for the LC9, and if not, does anyone know why the LC9S is having this issue and not the LC9?

 

[jb1911]

I was wondering if the new conical guide rod for the LC9S is being supplied for the LC9, and if not, does anyone know why the LC9S is having this issue and not the LC9?

That's a good question. I've got an LC9s on order, hope it has the upgrade guide rod.

 

[modrifle3]

LC9 uses a different recoil spring system.

 

[thomaskling]

I am not surprised that there are problems with the guide rods, they are made of plastic !!! Replaced mine with a stainless steel one from Galloway. Ruger's design problems with this gun have hurt their reputation IMO.

 

[jb1911]

I got an LC9s yesterday and it came with the new style guide rod. The trigger is super sweet, it's like a Nano but with a shorter, lighter pull. And very smooth, no grittiness at all. There's no wall to pull up to, then break like a Glock, it's just a straight through pull. I haven't shot it yet but so far I'm very impressed.

 

[5of7]

I got the new guide rod assembly today and installed it. It seems to have a little stiffer spring on it than the original one did. It could be just me, I didn't actually measure it.

Anyone else replaced the guide rod assembly? 8)

 

[jb1911]

Went to my son's farm today and put a box of Hornady self defense ammo through it. Function was perfect and accuracy was great. Such a smooth trigger! I'm very happy.

Edited to add:

The recoil was much lighter than I expected, very easy to get back on the target.

The only thing I can say that I don't like about this pistol is that it's kind of a pain to take down for cleaning. That's a minor thing IMHO.

 

[modrifle3]

I am not surprised that there are problems with the guide rods, they are made of plastic !!! Replaced mine with a stainless steel one from Galloway. Ruger's design problems with this gun have hurt their reputation IMO.

There is no know issue with plastic guide rods ... Not to rehash but what design problems??? It is typical Ruger DA design in terms of trigger pull. Quality on these is actually good.

 

[jb1911]

I am not surprised that there are problems with the guide rods, they are made of plastic !!! Replaced mine with a stainless steel one from Galloway. Ruger's design problems with this gun have hurt their reputation IMO.

You're talking about the LC9, right? I checked Galloway and they don't have one for the LC9s yet. I've had plenty of pistols with plastic guide rods and have had zero problems.

 

[modrifle3]

I am not surprised that there are problems with the guide rods, they are made of plastic !!! Replaced mine with a stainless steel one from Galloway. Ruger's design problems with this gun have hurt their reputation IMO.

You're talking about the LC9, right? I checked Galloway and they don't have one for the LC9s yet. I've had plenty of pistols with plastic guide rods and have had zero problems.

In 20 years of glock ownership I have never seen a guiderod fail. This is marketing that companies due to sell stuff. There is nearly zero lateral stress on a guiderod. I bought into the extra measure of safety and bought a metal G19 guiderod and all it did was complicate assembly.

Out of thousands of trigger complaints, I have yet to see a broken guiderod in a LC9.

 

[wingnuut]

Got my new guide rod Friday put 50 rnds so far and it's been flawless

 

[Jim Puke]

I am not surprised that there are problems with the guide rods, they are made of plastic !!! Replaced mine with a stainless steel one from Galloway. Ruger's design problems with this gun have hurt their reputation IMO.

You're talking about the LC9, right? I checked Galloway and they don't have one for the LC9s yet. I've had plenty of pistols with plastic guide rods and have had zero problems.

In 20 years of glock ownership I have never seen a guiderod fail. This is marketing that companies due to sell stuff. There is nearly zero lateral stress on a guiderod. I bought into the extra measure of safety and bought a metal G19 guiderod and all it did was complicate assembly.

Out of thousands of trigger complaints, I have yet to see a broken guiderod in a LC9.

Some people feel the need to start "improving" any gun they buy.

 

[loaded round]

I have a NIB Lc9S in transit to me now. I appreciate this heads up on the guide rod. It will be the first things I check when I receive my new toy. Thanks!

 

[modrifle3]

I looked at new one today, $350, that had the old style. If Ruger is sending out new RSA for free I will not be too worried about it .... I must say it was a very nice and tight little pistol.

 

[jstanfield103]

My new LC9S I bought on 9-12-2014 had the new guide rod.

 

[loaded round]

Ruger will send out a new taper guide rod upon request when you call and give them your firearm's serial number. I bought my LC9s at the end of 8/14 and it had the flat style guide rod. Ruger replaced mine within in a week.

 

[muggia59]

Good to hear. I have the old guide rod and I have over 200 flawless rounds thru it. It did hang up on reassembly, but a quick rack of the slide fixed the issue every time. That's why I like Ruger. Their customer service has never let me down.

 

[Gizmo42]

Looks like I get to call Ruger. The LC9s I bought last week has the older flat guide rod and I have the same issue that Hickock45 was talking about.

I have never had a guide rod fail but the one on my LCP sure got beat up quickly. This is after only 100-200 rounds.

 

[slayer61]

Looks like I get to call Ruger. The LC9s I bought last week has the older flat guide rod and I have the same issue that Hickock45 was talking about.

I have never had a guide rod fail but the one on my LCP sure got beat up quickly. This is after only 100-200 rounds.

That's pretty ugly! and only 200 rounds! :shock: Looks like you ought to be getting a new guide rod and keeping an eye on it too.

 

[Gizmo42]

That's pretty ugly! and only 200 rounds! :shock: Looks like you ought to be getting a new guide rod and keeping an eye on it too.

A friend of mine has many more rounds through his and while his guide rod was beat up it wasnt nearly as bad. I bought stainless rods for both of ours. I also bought the Wolff spring tuning pack for mine.

Sent an email to Ruger about the guide rod for the LC9s so I should have the new design of it in a few days.

 

[buckshotshorty]

I have the old style guide rod in my LC9s. I called Ruger and asked for the new style guide rod thinking it was a normal upgrade, but they refused to send me one since my gun was working perfectly. I was a bit surprised.

 

[Gizmo42]

Odd. I got a call from them the next day and told them it wasnt centering correctly, which it wasnt, and they shipped me out a new one the same day. It's now installed and working great.

Mine was doing the same as this guys..

 

[IlikeIke]

NOTICE

Anyone that has or will be purchasing the new LC9s, the new current guide rod has a conical front, as opposed to a flat front guide rod that was initially shipped in the LC9s. Ruger has re-engineered the guide rod, as they had issues with the guide rod not centering properly and not allowing the slide to go fully back into battery and hanging up. So if you have the old style guide rod assembly, you can call Ruger and advise them that you are experiencing slide hangs up and sometimes the slide does not go fully back into battery. Ruger will send you out the new guide rod assembly. I have linked a poor quality photo of the shape of the new conical guide rod, that is now standard for all new manufactured LC9s models. The old style is flat not conical.

Bob

Thanks, really preshate it. I just picked up a brand new LC9S for the wife yesterday and it has the bad guide rod assembly. I called Ruger today and they are sending out the other one. They told me the old one would work if I put the cut end of the wire in the 12 oclock position. It was better, but still not 100 percent. I ain't gonna let her shoot it till the new one comes in. What is interesting is that my wife's 9mm Shield has an assembly similar and it is hard to center. No light strikes or FTRTB yet, but I wish Smith would replace it with a cone.

 

[kbm6893]

I have the old style guide rod in my LC9s. I called Ruger and asked for the new style guide rod thinking it was a normal upgrade, but they refused to send me one since my gun was working perfectly. I was a bit surprised.

Call them back and tell them it malfunctioned on the range and since you bought the gun for protection that is is unacceptable.

I'll be calling tomorrow. While mine has never jammed while firing I have a hard time getting the guide rod to allow me to slide the slide on after cleaning. I won't be taking no for an answer, not that I expect them to say no.

 

[kbm6893]

New guide for on the way. No questions asked.

 

[camper]

Requested mine on 28 September and got it a few days later. Will put it in before I go to the range again. Right now carrying one of my G42s.

 

[Trooper Joe]

I too had the old style guide rod on my LC9s (purchased in August). Called Ruger and complained about reassembly problems and they sent me out the new style one in a few days.

When I first went to the range with the new guide rod, I had a lot of FTF issues. Took the gun home, left it locked open (slide back) for a few days, and tried it again. It now works perfectly.

In regards to the comment above about the guide rod on a new LCP, my latest LCP (purchased about December of 2013) showed that same "galling" evidence after one range trial. Called Ruger and was told that this was probably due to their doing away with the "bell shaped" inner spring that used to be installed forward in the gun. They suggested that I send the gun back and they would "open up" the hole in the slide where the guide rod feeds through.

Not wanting to do that, I purchased the upgrade stainless steel guide rod and 13 pound Wolff spring from Galloway. The LCP has worked perfectly since then. It even seemed to dampen the recoil slightly with the 13 pound spring.

I noticed that Galloway now lists a replacement guide rod and spring for the LC9s. However, my LC9s is working so good, I think I will just keep it stock.