Range Report: Storm Lake Barrel

[John Wall]

I just got back from about 120 hours and 4000 rounds of training. A little over 3000 rounds were lead bullet reloads fired through a Glock 17 with a Storm Lake barrel.

I spent a week at East Jefferson, Ohio at a Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor Class. We shot the AR-15, and our sidearm.

Another week was spent at TNLETA (Tn Law Enforcement Training Academy) in a Law Enforcement Rangemaster refresher class. Another bushel basket of ammo was shot.

Results were great! Same point of impact as the factory barrel, reliable functioning, and the barrel fit the firearm as though it were fitted to it. Function was identical to the factory barrel.

At the end of each day we cleaned our firearms as directed. The bore had a little lead fouling, but accuracy and reliability was unaffected. All fouling was removed in short order, without a lot of scrubbing.

The overall quality of the barrel, inside and out, is impeccable. The chamber and bore are mirror smooth, and the leade from chamber to rifling is long, and ideal for lead or jacketed bullets. Lead and jacketed 115, 125 and 147 gr bullets have been shot from this barrel with no issues.

As a long time reloader, I save quite a bit of money shooting lead bullets. The barrel more than paid for itself during the classes.

I recommend the Storm Lake barrel without reservation.

[Guest Grout]

Glad you like it.I remember back when I shot IPSC/USPSA the reputation of their 1911 barrels was less than stellar.