Bar-Sto Barrel Fitment Longevity

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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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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.
 
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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