ed brown accessories

[ntexaschl]

Hi Forum,

I'm pretty close to getting an ed brown kobra carry. I'll need a few extra mags, too. Is there any appreciable difference between the EB mags and the Tripp Research mags? Also, what about a guide rod for the KC? Good idea? Bad idea? I've searched the web for opinions/reviews. Now, I'd like to hear from Forum members.

Thanks

[AEA]

Forget the Guide Rod. The KC is a fine gun and built the way JMB designed it (without FLGR). You will be happy with it's performance and the ease of taking it down for cleaning.

Wilson mags are the best in my opinion.

[ntexaschl]

Forget the Guide Rod. The KC is a fine gun and built the way JMB designed it (without FLGR). You will be happy with it's performance and the ease of taking it down for cleaning.

Wilson mags are the best in my opinion.

The disassembly process is what I wonder about. Would a guide rod help with inserting the spring? I'd like to avoid scratching the frame, too. Any advice, AEA?

[AEA]

A FLGR will not help in inserting the spring. The spring is normally inserted with the standard guide rod into the slide while it is off the frame and there is no resistance at all.

The internals of most any gun are not polished. KC included.
Though, the KC is finished a bit better internally than most others. The area where the spring is really has no place to scratch that will ever be seen anyway.

A Full Length Guide Rod may help in keeping the spring from touching some areas of the inside of the upper frame and the lower portion of the slide/barrel when compressed, but in my opinion it would not be worth the hassle of the take down and re-assembly procedure that is required by a FLGR.

When you have a FLGR, you have to use a paper clip or some other small tool to insert into the FLGR to hold the slide back so that you can remove/insert the slide stop. Some aftermarket FLGR's do not even have this hole in the FLGR and you have to manipulate the slide to the right position to remove the slide stop AND back into the same position (against the pressure of the spring and hold it there) to re-insert the slide stop. Difficult at best. Try doing it with muddy hands.

Other "two piece" FLGR's allow you to unscrew about one half of the FLGR with an allen head tool and it will just drop out the front of the pistol. Then you dis-assemble the pistol as normal and also re-assemble it the same way with the final function of re-inserting the 1/2 front part of the FLGR and using the allen tool to screw it into the other part. Not the best when you are in the field and have no allen tool. Or, loose the allen tool when needed. This style (two piece) are famous for coming loose at the wrong time and many people use locktight to keep it from happening. Then of course you have to use great force to break the locktight when you want to dis-assemble the pistol. Kinda defeats the purpose of having one in the first place (whatever that is).

FLGR's are just a "cool factor" in my opinion and really should have never been developed. There is no actual need for them in a 1911. They serve no real purpose.

All of my 1911's that came with standard barrel bushings and FLGR's have been modified back to standard guide rods and plugs just like the 1911 platform was originally designed. Those 1911's that had no barrel bushings that could not be modified back to standard (such as some Kimbers), I sold and will never buy another one.

[ntexaschl]

Thanks AEA

[AEA]

You're welcome!

Glad I could help.

I know you will enjoy your new Kobra Carry. It is a fine pistol.

[sprmx199]

I never had any luck with the ED Brown mag that came with my KC.

I use the 7 Round flush fitting Tripp Cobra Mags in my Kobra Carry.

For the range I use the standard Wilson 47D mags with the Tripp followers and springs.

Hope this helps out, and congrats on the KC. You will like it I know it is my favorite.

Ray

[ntexaschl]

Thanks sprmx 199. Indecision...indecision...guess I'll just buy a few of each.