Storm lake for glock 17 9mm lead boolits

[kryogen]

Does anyone use that barrel successfully?
I've read that the throats were too large now for cast bullets and that it caused leading.
Can anyone say anything about this?

Thanks

[Catshooter]

My Storm Lake in my 26 doesn't lead. But then neither do any of my Glock barrels. Not once I found what they needed.


Cat

[hermans]

I cannot comment on a Storm Lake barrel for Glock, but having two 1911's with Storm Lake barrels, and shooting cast boolits exclusively with no leading, all I can say is that they make top class barrels, and I would purchase from them again should I need another barrel.

[Victor N TN]

Back when their operation was near me, I went by to talk to the man. After seeing their operation AT THE TIME, I really wasn't impressed. So I've never shot one. That was probably just after they got started. Maybe they have improved since then. I don't know.

[Vann]

Like posted above. I have a Lone Wolf barrel for my G17, but it's not needed. I've never had any leading in my second generation Glock.

The reason I bought the lone Wolf barrel was for accuracy, and I really don't see that much difference between the two.

I'm going to try a KKM or Bar Sto next.

If you want to shoot cast out of your stock barrel, just pull it out every 50 rounds or so to check for leading. After a while you'll know if it will work or not.

If you still want to buy a new barrel, I've never had a problem with the Lone Wolf barrel. I picked mine up for 60.00 as a used barrel, but I don't think that it was ever installed in a gun.

They are selling on ebay new for under 100.00.

[kryogen]

what alloy do you use ?

[Echd]

I have a Storm Lake I use in my G35, and it has never given me issues. That's in 40, but there's at least a vote of confidence for the maker.

You may need to roll size your brass if it is glock fired. I definitely have to run my 40 brass through a bulge buster if it has come out of a stock glock barrel.

[Vann]

5/1 lead/lino water dropped, they come out pretty hard.

[kryogen]

Wheelweight only seems to fail in 9mm for me so far with the oem barrel.

[Vann]

I bought my Glock when I was 16, I'm 39 now. To say that the factory barrel has had a few thousand jacketed bullets would be an understatement. I used it for various types of competition ever since I bought it. So the bore is very well polished.

I started shooting steel challenge with it last year using the Lone wolf barrel and that 5 to 1 alloy, sized to .358 with RCBS 50/50 lube. I've since switched to powder coat and haven't had a problem with leading using either. Out of either Barrel

The last batch I cast up is straight ww with powder coat and so far after 3 matches and some practice, I haven't had a leading problem.

[W.R.Buchanan]

On the contrary My G35's Storm Lake barrel was so unreliable I took it out and put it in the bottom of my shooting bag. I got sick of malfunctions on stages where you needed every shot to complete without a reload.

Mine had feeding problems. As far as leading? if the boolits are the right size that won't happen in a stock barrel.

Randy

[Catshooter]

As far as leading? if the boolits are the right size that won't happen in a stock barrel.

Randy

I wish that was true. All my Glocks require a large boolit that is also water dropped. For example, my 19s won't accept any boolit larger than .359 and that will lead unless I harden it. This is with the stock barrels of course.


Cat

[kryogen]

My 358 heat treated and with 2500+ still lead. Wheelweights only. Quality alloy would probably work, but it costs the same price as plated bullets here in canada so its kind of pointless.

[W.R.Buchanan]

I have to confess I haven't shot any cast in my Glocks for a few years now. It is much easier to buy Plated Boolits. I haven't tried PC'd boolits but I bet they'd work too.

They eliminate all these problems.

Randy