Posted: 1/19/2017 3:47:03 PM EDT
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This seems like a well organized test between several different barrel makers.
http://www.victorygunblog.com/blog/barrelrace17 It also seems to fit my long held belief that buying an aftermarket barrel just for the sake of accuracy is largely a waste of money. For the overall average of the test, an aftermarket barrel could provide a .58" improvement at 25 yards from a mechanical rest. |
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Yeah, Luke did a good job on this one.
It also confirms my view as well. |
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| Seems to me looking at the data finding the right ammo for whatever barrel you have is more a factor than anything else. |
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Originally Posted By jakoury256:
Yeah, Luke did a good job on this one. It also confirms my view as well. The only thing I could nitpick on was the choice of ammunition for the 147gr test. I'd have liked to see a jacketed bullet of some kind used like the other weights, not plated (and not from Freedom). |
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all the groups need to be looked at to see that there is not much consistency between the groups. One group is 4.54" the next 0.66"
I am also surprised by the KKM with the 1-20 twist. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By AJE:
It also seems to fit my long held belief that buying an aftermarket barrel just for the sake of accuracy is largely a waste of money. It is a waste if you are looking to improve accuracy from a Glock. The benefit with the aftermarket Glock barrels is, you can shoot lead with less fouling. However from my experience, aftermarket barrels tend to be less reliable. |
| That was a decent test, but they only used one gun, one barrel from each manufacturer and one type of ammo for each bullet weight. They were on the right track but the results are far from definitive. |
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Originally Posted By BlahBlah:
That was a decent test, but they only used one gun, one barrel from each manufacturer and one type of ammo for each bullet weight. They were on the right track but the results are far from definitive. Yeah, the reason you don't see any tests that are statistically significant is that you'd need multiple guns, a mountain of ammo, and 100 different barrels. No one is going to spend that kind of cash just to arrive at the conclusion that stock barrels are more than accurate enough unless you're a hardcore bullseye shooter...in which case you probably aren't shooting a Glock. 
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Originally Posted By TheJeanyus:
Yeah, the reason you don't see any tests that are statistically significant is that you'd need multiple guns, a mountain of ammo, and 100 different barrels. No one is going to spend that kind of cash just to arrive at the conclusion that stock barrels are more than accurate enough unless you're a hardcore bullseye shooter...in which case you probably aren't shooting a Glock. Agreed. My testing with multiple Types of Ammo in a glock 19&26 a few years ago showed my factory barrels grouped between 2&1/4 and 3 inches for 5 shot 25 yard groups with about ten types of ammo. If I think I need more accuracy than 3 inches at 25 yards I am changing platforms not parts in a glock. |
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Originally Posted By Olympic_Cerakote:
+1.  Originally Posted By Olympic_Cerakote:
Originally Posted By Overkill777:
Very interesting. I wish they tested Olympic Cerakote barrels. +1. On the Facebook page they were talking about additional tests with Lone Wolf, so I'm sure you can probably contact them through that website if you're interested on getting in. |
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Originally Posted By AJE:
On the Facebook page they were talking about additional tests with Lone Wolf, so I'm sure you can probably contact them through that website if you're interested on getting in. Excellent. Happen to have a link? I'm not very useful on facebook. lol
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Contact them through their contact page.
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There is also the false belief that each of these manufacturers are making their own barrels......
On my G17 I recently compared a Lone Wolf barrel, an EFK Fire Dragon, and of course stock. This was no scientific test for sure. Almost no difference in the EFK, and stock. Strange one with the lone wolf barrel is that it printed 2.5" low at 20 yards. My friend was with me at the range, and I didn't tell him about the issue to see if the same thing was true. Sure enough, the LW barrel was consistently low. No big difference in the groups. I used 115gr IMI, and 124gr Freedom reman. Had some issues with brass sizing down by the feed lip with the Freedom stuff. But ya know, the coated fluted barrels look cool, and probably I'll buy one...just for CDI effects. |
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I've been trying to figure out why the S3F barrel in my G19 isn't doing anything for me.
Last time I was at the range I swapped between the S3F in a factory RMR-cut slide, factory barrel in the RMR slide, S3F in a different slide, factory barrel in a different slide. Everything was shooting about the same... about 5" at 25yds. Then I stumbled upon a combo with noticeably smaller groups: all factory, but mismatched... barrel s/n did not match slide s/n did not match frame. And the group shrunk from 5" to 3" at 25y. Fed AE 147 FMJ. A friend suggested that trying different locking blocks can also improve (or decrease) the mechanical lockup and thereby group size. That's a lot more hassle at the range than swapping slides and barrels though. So the S3F may be totally awesome... I just need to find the right slide/locking block combo for it to really shine. |
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Originally Posted By TheJeanyus:
Yeah, the reason you don't see any tests that are statistically significant is that you'd need multiple guns, a mountain of ammo, and 100 different barrels. No one is going to spend that kind of cash just to arrive at the conclusion that stock barrels are more than accurate enough unless you're a hardcore bullseye shooter...in which case you probably aren't shooting a Glock. |
| No Lone Wolf barrel stood out as the common barrel that is out there . Would like to have seen some different ammo used . |
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