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Old 03-27-2021, 08:19 PM
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I just fitted a bar-sto barrel to my G19 and was happy with the results. I was thinking about ordering another barrel to fit to my P228. But I don't want to do that if these barrels shoot themselves loose. Has anyone shot a bar-sto barrel loose and if so how many rounds did it take? Thanks.
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Old 03-27-2021, 10:31 PM
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Probably 25 years or so ago I fitted a Barsto barrel and bushing to my 45 acp Commander....It's still tight.
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Old 03-28-2021, 09:39 AM
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Depends upon how much you shoot and how fast you shoot and how hot the ammo. For most of us, a fitted barrel is a life-time investment. If you are shooting action pistol competition, the rifling will wear faster as rapid fire erodes barrels faster than slow fire. The 9x19mm is a high pressure caliber, so it will erode the barrel faster than a low pressure round like 45 ACP. Light weight bullets at screaming velocity will erode the barrel faster than heavy bullets at much lower velocity. If I had to put a number on a 9x19 barrel, based on the "torture tests" done by a gun magazine years ago, about 10,000 rounds if you fire it as fast as you can without stopping. Under normal use, probably 30,000 to 50,000 rounds, but I don't know for certain, I have not shot that much in any one pistol.
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The fitting will last longer then the rifling inside the barrel but on a handgun, you are looking at many thousands of rounds.
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My Gold Cup Bar-Sto barrel is going on 35 years. Had it out about 3 weeks ago, ans still tight as ever. Still groups tighter than I can hold now.
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Series 70 with bar-sto barrel. Somewhere north of 60K mostly lead.
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