Posted: 8/25/2006 10:49:52 AM EDT
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Any better than stock SA barrels? Worth trading it out? I am holding about a 4" group off hand at 10 yards. Is it worth the $189 to replace the stock barrel? BTW stock barrel is a one peice stainless, not the 2 peice. |
Duh! 
Do you have a compelling need to shoot better, or a desire that equals/exceeds $189? then it's a no brainer. If it bugs you, but not $200 worth, you can try a matching bushing that has a tighter clearance and that should improve things. |
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I would replace the barrel bushing with an EGW custom fit one first for 20 bucks and see if your groups shrink. measure your current barrel od and your current bushing ID. another problem your barrel my be a poor fit in lug lock up area. Simple test for this with gun unloadded try a push the barrel hood down with thumb pressure. 4" at 10 yards is not good to me. |
| I already replaced the bushing with one from Wilson and it helped a lot. But again, this is a stock gun that I am upgrading. I don't want to send it off for weeks for something I can do or that will drop right in. I put a new fire control group in it and it shoots real nice but I want tighter groups. I also know that too tight a gun will increase my chance of malfunctions and this pistol has about 3k through it and it has not jammed once, that's no BS. So I figure a better quality barrel that still allows normal function and is drop in would be the ticket. Like I said the bushing helped a lot along with the trigger set up. Now the only thing is a better barrel. Just curious if anyone had any experience with the Wilson stuff. |
I like Storm Lake bbls from Brownells. They have a drop in that comes with a fitted bushing and link. they group very well and are about $120 - $130 if memory serves correctly. I believe they used to supply bbls to Wilson long time ago. JD |
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the egw bushing is one you give them the dimensions they machine the bushing and send it to you. Much better deal than any drop in bushing out there. IF your barrel has poor lock up that can also be why your groups are bad. Try the lock up test and report back. If you do have poor lock up either the barrel or the slide you have is incorrect. If the slide is incorrect a drop in aftermarket barrel will not help you. If the barrel is bad, then an aftermarket barrel will be of greaat help. edit: What ammo are you using? |
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No barrel you're going to be able to "drop in" is going to do much for you. Much of the 1911's accuracy comes from expert barrel fitting. Best to use the stock barrel with the new bushing, and move on to other areas that can help your groups (like a trigger job). |
+1 |