May 14, 2017, 11:07 PM
12131Has anyone "shot out" a P226 barrel?
quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter:
Hey all-
I have a LE trade-in 9mm P226. It looks like it has been shot a bit but I was just informed that "the barrel is beyond it's service life" by a gunsmith that I trust.
So, it's shot out.
How many rounds of standard 9mm would it take to wear out a Sig barrel?
Curious.
Bruce
It's good to have a gunsmith you trust, but did you ask him what he based in comment on? Hopefully, not "Trust me. I'm the only one here professional enough...".
May 15, 2017, 02:51 AM
Graygunsquote:
Originally posted by 12131:
quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter:
Hey all-
I have a LE trade-in 9mm P226. It looks like it has been shot a bit but I was just informed that "the barrel is beyond it's service life" by a gunsmith that I trust.
So, it's shot out.
How many rounds of standard 9mm would it take to wear out a Sig barrel?
Curious.
Bruce
Hi! It's good to have a gunsmith you trust, but did you ask him what he based in comment on? Hopefully, not "Trust me. I'm the only one here professional enough...".
If this is the barrel I discussed with a fellow last week? Then I based it upon an objective assessment of substantial rifling leade erosion and heavy mechanical wear, backed by a shooting test in a new P226. It grouped markedly less well than a new barrel.
There is no reason to assume that the barrel spent it's life in that particular pistol. I'd say it probably did not, and was installed so a better barrel could be retained. I've often seen this.
Trust me. I am the only one here professional enough to know when I'm wrong and admit it. This time, I'm not. :-)
-Bruce
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May 15, 2017, 09:36 AM
RNshooterquote:
Originally posted by hrcjon:
I'm still confused how it is determined that this barrel is beyond its service life. Shot it and accuracy sucked? some physical attribute like headspace or wear.
I can't for the life of me think of any prior discussion of an LE gun where discussion was of a barrel that was considered 'shot out' in any forum I belong to.
In any case in addition to the 50K 226 I have several others with round counts in the high 20k's. Its really tough to wear out one of these. And with all those chiming in on glocks its never discussed that you can wear one out. I have a handful of glock barrels that I bought form our local PD when they were replaced after many years and I would defy anyone to tell the difference to a new one. FWIW>
It was sent in with the slide, for refinishing. As far as I know, the determination was made through visual inspection, possibly also headspace gauging.
I'm not at all concerned about "is it or isn't it?". If you go to the family doctor and he makes a recommendation, you do what the man say: new barrel ordered.
The purpose of this thread wasn't to figure out if the barrel had been shot out. Being (primarily) a Glock guy, I hadn't considered that a pistol barrel *could* be shot out. I really wanted to find out: "Is this a thing?" with Sig's and other brands
I appreciate all the input.
Bruce
Edit: I guess it would pay to refresh before commenting on my own thread
Edit: Yes, Mr. Gray, this is the barrel that Tyrell called me about, last week. I didn't post the shop name in the thread because I wanted this to remain a barrel discussion as opposed to a discussion of your merits and virtues
A new barrel is on its way to you.