Stainless Guide Rod For CW9. Yea Or Nay?

[Gebe]

I was looking at those stainless guide rods on Lakeline's site and they look pretty interesting. Anyone have one on their CW9 and have any thoughts?

[Armybrat]

Am curious myself. Have never replaced anything in my first three Kahrs, as they never get fired much. Since acquiring a new CW9 recently (still haven't shot it yet) I might consider something like the stainless steel guide rods.

[JethrosDad]

I ordered one from my new CW9 from Lakeline yesterdat. It should be here after labor day, If you want I can post some pictures when I get it and give you my impressions.

The feller who runs Lakeline is a frequent poster on the forums so maybe you could talk to him about it.

[Bawanna]

Alfonse won't steer ya wrong.

[Ed M]

I'm a big fan of Lakeline products. Their guide rods are the best money can buy, IMO.

Kahr now sells them on their website, so they must agree as well.

[JethrosDad]

So got the Lakeline guide rod earlier than expected. The craftsmanship is top notch. Very uniform, smooth, and solid feeling. I was highly impressed with the quality of the guide rod. The fit was perfect, and definitely improves the look of the pistol.

http://www.kahrtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14914&stc=1

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[Ed M]

Guide rod - muy bueno.

Is the cerakote chipping off already?

[JethrosDad]

I realized it looked like that after I uploaded the pictures...thankfully its not chipping. That shiny spot is just some left over oil from where I cleaned it up for the photos.

The photos don't do the burnt bronze justice. It is a really sweet looking pistol, it also comes with black trigger and black slide stop lever which set it off. I'm going to post a thread with some pictures once I get my new slide cover plate as I haven't seen many threads on here with pictures of the burnt bronze Kahrs.

[Gebe]

Hey, thanks for all the pictures JethrosDad! Looks great!

EDIT: You pushed me over the edge Jethrosdad! :) I just ordered one.

I was checking my stock rod which has only been through a few rounds and it already has a few scratches on it. The stainless rod is a harder steel and should eliminate that. Glad I went for it.