Lenny gives you the scoop on Tungsten Guide Rods 

I saw you at the last Shot Show and was wanting to shake your hand and thank you for all of the knowledge that you have provided for free. You are helping me to properly build my dream competition Glock. Love you man.

Ok so i finally went to the range to test my new TUNGTEN guide rod , not disappointed 😢 i was shooting with one hand , excellent groups ! Metal vs Plastic = 100 % Metal wins. Thank you for this video. Made me a believer. Can't wait until I purchase another Glock. I have a G 23 Gen 3 it's worth every penny.. Thanks Lenny .

I could listen to Lenny talk for hours, it's my asmr

Lenny is like Boss Ross of guns. So informative and relaxing in way

Best explanation of guide rods and springs and recoil that I have ever heard. Thanks so much!

What's up gun world Mike Rowe.

Lenny has not missed arms day in a long time

You should always make sure the compensator your going to ru will run with the one sping and 115 grain ball ammo. That way if you switch things up you know it can handle it. Going to a lighter spring may cause issues if you can’t run a normal Glock polymer guide rod. Speaking from experience here.

Used my tungsten guide rod for a couple years now and absolutely love it.

Lenny, you make understanding and working on my Glock easy, thank you , Sir

I thought the tungsten guide rod was all hype until I put one in my G19 gen4. I'm totally sold on this upgrade. You will feel the difference.

Yes, Lenny. Here in Alaska 10mm is the Alaskan round. At least in our opinion. I carry 9mm for self defense in the summer months for in town/city and 45/10mm for winter months. 45 for in town/city during the winter and 10mm year round for any outdoor stuff. Cutting/hauling trees, camping, fishing, hunting, 4 wheeling/snow mobile. I use the tung in all of my carry Glocks because it does help the felt recoil, muzzle lift/flip znd stay on target. It makes shooting hot loads of 10mm very nice. G19 gen4, G17 gen3/4, G20 gen4, G21 gen3/4, G30S gen3.

I bought the tungsten guide rod for my Glock 19 Gen 4 2 years ago I've shot a lot of rounds out of it since and I'm totally happy with it.

Ordered my first tungsten guide rod a few months ago. Just ordered another. Love the way the 17 & 19 run with them.

I’m ordering this for sure. I’m a brand brand new shooter. Went to the range today and I limp wristed today quite a bit. Will definitely need the help I can get

Order OEM and you’ll be good, I have ordered a few things made by them or sold by Glockstore aftermarket and they’ve nothing but crap, expensive crap but either way crap. You really want performance parts look up carver customs, Dawson precision or zev tech, I have 12 different glocks for different things and at least those companies have nothing but great customer service and the quality is top imo and experience.

I installed a tungsten guide rod and double diamond standard replacement barrel on my Gen 5 Glock 19 and I am very pleased. My shot pattern is tighter and recoil is definitely reduced.

I got a Glock 17 Gen 5 last fall. The only upgrade has been getting a tungsten guide rod. The G17 is an awesome gun to begin with but the new rod makes it amazing! My shot grouping went from 2.5"-3" at 10 yards down to consistently 1.5"-2", even with bulk RN ammo! Unfortunately, tungsten rods aren't allowed in stock Glock comps so I do have to train with the original rod. But I am noticing there has been consistent improvement in that training too. I don't know if it's the placebo effect but my shooting hand doesn't seem to fatigue as much with the tungsten rod. 9mm doesn't have much recoil but I notice the difference when I change back to the plastic rod. I can do 500+ rounds with the tungsten rod but I start feeling it around 350 rounds or so with the original rod. Great product!

I’m a really happy customer. Changed out my guid rod and got the double diamond barrel. I couldn’t be happier. I’m ok with the stock trigger.

I have been waiting for my Tungsten guide rod from the Glock Store for 2 months and counting.. Damn!

Thank you for explaining that the Rod coming up out of the half moon slot, is okay and normal, I thought my polymer 80 + upper combo was a bad combo at first

The placebo effect is probably 99.9% of the game here.

Replacement Tungsten or even steel/stainless guide rods will more often than not make your pistol short cycle, thus resulting in FTE and jamming. This is because these guide rods are heavier and have more tension than the stock ones. Less recoil? Probably, maybe. But, do you want your firearm to function properly? YES!! I've learned the hard way. Stick with OEM guide rods. If you own and/or carry a Glock, they've already taken enough of your money.

I went up to a 20lb on my 10mm and it was remarkable with 200 grain bear loads and 180 grain self defense ammo. It made more of a difference than I could have imagined it would do. I highly recommend it for 10mm users.

Got a tungsten guide Rod for my G23 and it works completely fine nothing wrong with it at all. Dropped right in. Feels a little heavier in the front of the gun shot about 300rds threw it right now and no problems just got oil it before you use it

I'm sold, I had some other shooters tell me I didn't need to change it, but after listening to explain it in detail I will take one for my pet

Training time in the range is the key factor.

Great video Larry. Answered a few questions I had. Now I know… Just got my new guide rod delivered, and installed. Did the P-80 lower, 3-3.5lbs trigger, and your tungsten guide rod… Can’t wait to shoot it. Bet it’ll be much tamer on the range.

We need green and anodized:) I bought Glock from you Lenny and I will be buying more stuff to customize it. Satisfied customer likely for life.

Just put my new guide rod in and noticed that the guide rod sat high after cycling. Thank you for showing that this is normal.

Try feeding a 15 or 18 lb. spring onto an Uncaptured Guide Rod without the rounded hood device Lenny has on the end of his gun and it is near impossible. The spring buckles way before it can be compressed and placed. His rounded piece below the barrel prevents that. Using stock 40 Calibre Glock 23 Gen 5 firearm.

this is why Im getting the 43X I like adding things & stuff to things & stuff ..... Im getting a glock 17L also

OD Green should be an option.

You da man lenny! I'm cruising through Nashville. I'd buy a guide rod right now if you were open!

I installed the Pure Tungsten Guide Rod and 22 pound on my G20 for trail pistol in Alaska.

Always great and informative videos...Thanks Lenny

Gen5 Glock 19 with this guide rod already went soft. Fails the recoil spring test with flying colors after 1k rounds. I just put my oem rod back in and will order another oem rod for a backup. Steer clear.

Heft gives the impression of quality. Which is often the case. Glock is however most of all an efficient and inexpensive handgun for duty or home defense purposes. In duty purposes lightness is almost a quality of its own. I doubt I would ever buy a Glock, but I understand those who do.

I just bought one on Black Friday. Cant wait for it to arrive.

Lenny, I love the videos and content you put out 👍

Gun light will do less recoil then.

Johnny Glock once mention in a video that he shoots his Gen 4 with an adapter and a single recoil spring with tungsten guide rod because he likes this recoil better than that of the dual spring.

I have 22lb springs on my g17 gen3 , g21sf gen3, with compensator and cycle great no issues. Once u break in the spring with 50-100 rounds or so should be fine, but make sure to clean and lube prior to installation. Waiting for my g33 gen3 rod/spring to come in. Ive only shot maybe 200 rounds thru that and plastic rod bent already

All I can say is listen to this young man. I put the Tungsten Guide Rod in both my G34 & G19 and have had absolute awesome success with this simple upgrade. Better piece of mind knowing that metal trumps polymer. (:

Glad you moved to gun friendly Nashville Tennessee!

Just got mine, can't wait to try it.

10 MM is great. Love my Gen 3 G20SF and Gen4 G20. But statistics show in the lower 48 the round reported to have been used in most bear self defense shootings is 9MM. Probably because most people are carrying 9MM.

Wish you could combine tungsten guide rod with lasermax. Best of both worlds!

I doubt the flexibility of the original, plastic (?) guide rod is the explaining factor behind possible limp-wristing. The extra ca 35 grams of rigid tungsten leverage does not much to prevent possible limp-wristing if the grip is loose or weak. But by opting for the tungsten rod, you're already qualified as a near gun nut - which itself infers you're up for grabs, aware and ready.

Outstanding! 👏🏼 Stainless steel and tungsten vs polymer it is a no brainer. If you are happy with your polymer spring guide rod, stay happy. If not, change the recoil spring guide rod assembly for a stronger, more durable, metal one, which will add weight for the gun to stay flatter on target when firing. It will also give you confidence in reliability, due to the integrity of the material. Some people get stuck in the "old school" mentality and never evolve from it.

OK, Lenny you sold me. I ordered one two days ago. Back ordered! When do I get my tungsten guide rod? I cancelled my last order from the Glock Store when two out of the three items I ordered were backordered for over a month. I went to my local gun store, and bought the same items off the shelf!

Glock polymer guide rods don’t break. In my 20 years of shooting thousands of rounds through different models I have never seen a stock polymer guide rod fail.

WHO HERE HAS A GLOCK 23 GEN 3? If so, which rod do you use and / or recommend? Also, what is the best compensator for 40 S&W (for non threaded barrels)? Another question i have is using a 9mm conversion barrel on my 23 gen 3. Can i use a variety of compensators? For example, striker industries mass comp?

Something about your eyes telling me the tungsten rod reduces recoil and prevents breaks but charge me 500for glock is like calling me a funcken idiot

Great job, Lenny! Thorough information & helped identify exactly what I need for my comped 17. Thanks!

So the Glock 19 Gen 5 with compensator goes with the 13 pound captive recoil spring plus adapter.

Is there any tungsten guiderods for glock 27 gen4?

Reciol comes from the slide. Make the slide lighter? No! Make the front of the gun heavier! Why? Cause while glocks are well designed, excellent, simple, and reliable. ...they are not fancy.

Finally received mine for my g19 gen 4 after 2 weeks of waiting. I usually use hot ammo at least +p and my carry ammo is +p+ - I will say that there is definitely a noticeable difference in muzzle flip and recoil reduction especially in follow up shots but if I’m shooting softer ammo like subsonic 147 grain the difference is negligible. I do believe that my accuracy has improved but that could very well be in my head and not due to the guide rod but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that +p+ ammo feels much much softer now

Watch iraqveteran8888’s glock meltdown video then tell me the plastic guide rods aren’t durable

Recently picked up a Gen 5 Glock 26. Feels like it take a Mack Truck to rack that slide - it's super heavy. So replacing it with a lighter recoil spring makes sense for me. My question is, is there any real reason not to? I understand with 'hot' ammo I'd run a risk, but almost everything I run through my guns is just standard ammo you'd get from any store. Appreciate any feedback.

the information is truly interesting. I just bought the 26 Gen5. So the question: is, is it best to swap out the original guide rod spring? I ask this question because (hey Lenny !) I don't want to entertain the thought of a plastic guide spring breaking on my watch...Finally, you don't recommend a swap for my pistol. Why is that?

Just got one of the 17# for my glock 34 . gonna get a 20# for my 29 see how that feels

i''ve never heard a person say so little while speaking so much. A true salesman.

Am I the only one that noticed the (Plastic Guide Rod) he used to weigh, was a Glock 17 Guide rod and the (Heavy Guide Rod) that he mentioned was "basically 4 Times the weight) was a Glock 34 Guide Rod??..??

Why doesnt glock just make them stock with the tungsten guide rod instead of the plastic one?

I have a Gen 3 Glock 23 what is the proper tungsten weight for my gun

Can you talk about different type of replacement barrels for the glock

Great video Lenny 👍👍👍👍👍

NIB, my G22 Gen 3 not is plastic guide rod. It is stainless 25.25 grams with factory spring. I will upgrade to the 40. 2 grams.

Very informative... learned a lot. Thank you sir. Compliments on your logo for glock store. Nice 😎✨👌

I have never had a problem with any of their products. Nor returning. I live in TX, and wouldn’t BS about my Glock. It sucks you had such a problem, but I’m just saying, long time, repeat customer here.

Can't wait to get mine...been waiting over two weeks...they are out of stock.

Hmmm. I just bought my first firearm Glock 17 about a week ago, I was nervous as shit my first 10 bullets at the range but as the the next clips went in my groups got tighter got the jitters of holding a deadly weapon out of my system. My second time at the range I didn’t really get to practice, let my wife shoot more, got maybe 2 clips in and my shots were decent, my third time out and 300 rounds in I’m shooting near perfect every shot at 25 yards, my wife was trippin. No upgrades at all on the gun. Should I really mess with a guide rod? I’m afraid it’ll throw my shot off.

Thanks for your videos. Love them.

I'll take a dozen!

So I have a bronze barrel. It does match my stainless steel guide rod.

Make them for the cz po1 as its something people change automatically when they get the gun

For less money you can add a flashlight to the gun and get the weight plus something useful.

Worried about adding weight, but cuts all the holes in the front of the slide. And yes, I understand why...I just find it funny.

A thought that comes to mind... why not put these in as a stock guide rod. It’s one of the 5 GS recommended updates.

I need one with a laser in it as well for my glock p80 / g17 gen 1

This really provide the info I needed thnx

Hmmmmm....I’m almost sold on this. The 30% off offer is very appealing

Stock plastic guide rods are cheap, they break, and flex too much for any real accuracy. I changed the stock guide rod to a tungsten guide rod, which is over two ounces in weight. My accuracy greatly improved immediately. I would recommend. And yes, I have seen super slow film showing the gun flexing with the stock guide rod. For Glock, it’s about reducing prices, thus using cheaper parts, like those ugly plastic sights!

Glock perfection is achieved once you swap out the guide rods and the sights.

I can't say I've heard of plastic ones breaking. But I do like the extra weight.

Got mine today 😊

Serious question - if the Tungsten guide rod is superior, why does the stock Glock come with a plastic guide rod ? I had someone tell me that it is superior to be plastic for flexibility. Any truth to that?

I have Tungsten Guide Rods and Pyramid Triggers in three of my Glocks.

Lenny, why does it take so damn long to receive products from your store??? Makes me not want to order anything from your store anymore. Y'all need to tighten up

You said it helps with the balance of the gun. For a weapon with a replaceable Back strap would you add a weighted backsrap to keep it ",more" balanced?

Would be great to see GLOCKS input on this video.....I emailed it to GLOCK.....will seee.

Excellent instructor.

I’m having an issue with my setup I’m using a 15lbs guide rod for my P80 G19 and for some reason it doesn’t cycle full sometimes. For example if I’m racking the slide pointing downward it will get stuck but doing the same thing point up it cycles with no issues. What I notice is when it doesn’t cycle and the slide gets stuck I notice that the barrel not only moves freely than normal and the barrel appears to more forward as well which can explain it causing the slide to lock when pointing downward compare upwards. Now this is an example, issue is occurring when shooting down range at times. *Note my setup is a G19 slide w/ ported barrel and P80 lower.

I love how one of the main selling points of a Glock is that it is a polymer system to reduce weight, then everyone wants to wants to add all of these heavy third party “fixes”!😂😂😂 Glock Perfection… after I modify these two dozen parts. I love Glock for their dependability. They’re not perfect but they’re certainly the most reliable, practical and affordable. When you start hot rodding and modifying a lot of the parts in a system designed with extremely tight tolerances and rigorously tested by a team of genius engineers you’re inevitably introducing potential failure points on the system. A lot of the parts are also designed to take sand and water, hence more polymer. You start compromising the system with the introduction of more metal parts. Some parts are also designed to break in and in some cases intentionally wear out, not for some conspiracy of selling you more parts as the firearm and its OEM parts are already inexpensive, but to insure reliable operation based on the firearm’s design tolerances. I’m not saying that you may not get a better shooting experience out of a tricked out Glock and that it might not make a fun flashy range toy. I’m saying that you should think twice before making it your primary self defense weapon and if you don’t know what you’re doing please don’t attempt to figure it out yourself, unless it’s just a tinker gun and range toy. Get extremely good with a factory Glock before you even consider making any of these modifications. It is likely that unless you’ve put thousands of rounds through the firearm that making these modifications will do very little for you. Just train properly and get good at shooting.

This product is really good but went you ordered it online, its too long the wait before you receive your order.

I've replaced three Glocks with your guide rod and I like it!! One question I have is why after shooting my Glock and removing the slide for cleaning I always find that the guide rod is off the track of the barrel? Is this normal Lenny?

I need to see a live video of the tungsten guide Rod to see if it really works? 🤔

Would a tungsten guide rod with stiffer springs induce malfunctions with starboard loads instead of hot loads. A lot of people buy these to slow down the slide when shooting really hot loads.