What replacement barrel is this?

lfid · 09-09-2010, 02:38 AM

one thing to check for is to examine the bore carefully the full length

Ive seen two in last two years with odd problems

one had bright shiny with typical rifling tool machine marks that follow parallel the lands and grooves and looked mint new however it had a squeezed semicircle line at 90 degrees to the bore centerline indicating an insert rod was not used and too much pressure was used to hold the barrel during install

the other one was perfect except for an area near center that resembled a spiral nebula and must have been some event with barrel obstruction - but barrel looked ok external - nebula area seemed a bit bluish color - looked like a reflection but was not

wierd stuff - but brite shiny mint can be misleading

also if the slide to frame fit is loose it is often result of buffing the fitment slide areas rather than protecting them - and is often a tip that some reblue has occurred

Bill

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09-09-2010, 02:38 AM	#1
lfid Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, KS USA Posts: 453 Thanks: 573 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	one thing to check for is to examine the bore carefully the full length Ive seen two in last two years with odd problems one had bright shiny with typical rifling tool machine marks that follow parallel the lands and grooves and looked mint new however it had a squeezed semicircle line at 90 degrees to the bore centerline indicating an insert rod was not used and too much pressure was used to hold the barrel during install the other one was perfect except for an area near center that resembled a spiral nebula and must have been some event with barrel obstruction - but barrel looked ok external - nebula area seemed a bit bluish color - looked like a reflection but was not wierd stuff - but brite shiny mint can be misleading also if the slide to frame fit is loose it is often result of buffing the fitment slide areas rather than protecting them - and is often a tip that some reblue has occurred Bill