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My Glock 22 was an old cop gun before I bought it and has seen many rounds through it. It has never been a favorite of mine for shooting pleasure or accuracy due to the NY-style XTRA-HEAVY trigger 
and poor factory sights.
After years of languishing in defense-gun hidey-holes (the only reason I bought a Glock is I KNOW it will always come up shooting when it has to), I have recently decided to attempt to make it a gun I truly like and can shoot well.
A Ghost Rocket practical/tactical trigger job Ghost Inc. HOW OUR TRIGGERS WORK made a WORLD of difference!! Less than half as much pre-travel, a crisp break, and zero overtravel have transformed that aspect from most-hated to sweet and enjoyable. The cop-installed New York trigger my gun came with, at 8 to 12 pounds pull, was WAY worse than even the crunchy and heavy factory Glock trigger, so the felt difference on my gun was huge. Worth every penny!!
An Advantage Tactical Sight also caught my eye and is now being tested and gotten used to. It is far better than cheap painted white blobs and I think I will like it better every time I shoot once I get the gun to group better. I will especially be watching for the tritium version they are supposed to be coming out with. It gives an immediate and totally instinctive alignment and a point-of-precison at the apex while also offering a much better view of the target. Great daytime and dusk visibility, too.
But I can still only get 3 to 4 inch (at best) groups at just 15 yards. Even then, only 8 out of 10 slow, deliberate shots will be in those groups. At least two will be inexplicable flyers up to 6 inches away. That's shooting from any position I try, including benchrest. For me, that is unacceptable. I can do better rapid-fire with my Ruger, or my friend's Glock 22C, at 20 yards.
I know the Glock barrel is a combat barrel made to feed and fire anything under any condition and is not made for precision shooting. It has that funky european Polygonal rifling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that will not allow the use of non-jacketed lead bullets. The chamber is so sloppy, that it seems a . 45 ACP has a fair chance of fitting in the . 40 caliber hole. Wow, is it ever sloppy!! There is no way every round chambers the same, and, therefore, no way every round enters and exits the barrel the same. Whether it was made this way or is just excessively worn, I cannot be sure.
My friend has a Glock 22C, a much newer factory-compensated version in the same . 40 S&W caliber. I can shoot his gun very well with no flyers. This makes me strongly suspect the barrel on my gun might indeed be the problem.
Other Glock owners, on the brink of disgust over accuracy, have completely changed their dim view of the weapon by changing to a quality aftermarket, broach-cut barrel that cut their group sizes dramatically.
I have found a good price on Storm Lake barrels. I plan to order one this week. However, I cannot decide between a stock-length replacement barrel (non-ported), or a 0. 700" longer 2-port barrel.
I will likely use the Glock for ccw as well as (hopefully) enjoyable recreational shooting.
After shooting my friend's 22C, the ported Storm Lake barrel really has me intrigued.
Will the extra (stainless steel) 0. 700" protrusion of the barrel beyond the slide just look too ugly or maybe even interfere with weapon presentation in an emergency?
Will the 2-ports and slightly heavier muzzle make a noticeable, and welcome, improvement on muzzle-flip and recoil?
Which factor or concern should guide my choice in barrels? While I hope I never need to draw my Glock in self-defense, I also hope to shoot it as much as I can afford to recreationally. The ported barrel is actually $17 cheaper, btw.
and poor factory sights. After years of languishing in defense-gun hidey-holes (the only reason I bought a Glock is I KNOW it will always come up shooting when it has to), I have recently decided to attempt to make it a gun I truly like and can shoot well.
A Ghost Rocket practical/tactical trigger job Ghost Inc. HOW OUR TRIGGERS WORK made a WORLD of difference!! Less than half as much pre-travel, a crisp break, and zero overtravel have transformed that aspect from most-hated to sweet and enjoyable. The cop-installed New York trigger my gun came with, at 8 to 12 pounds pull, was WAY worse than even the crunchy and heavy factory Glock trigger, so the felt difference on my gun was huge. Worth every penny!!
An Advantage Tactical Sight also caught my eye and is now being tested and gotten used to. It is far better than cheap painted white blobs and I think I will like it better every time I shoot once I get the gun to group better. I will especially be watching for the tritium version they are supposed to be coming out with. It gives an immediate and totally instinctive alignment and a point-of-precison at the apex while also offering a much better view of the target. Great daytime and dusk visibility, too.
But I can still only get 3 to 4 inch (at best) groups at just 15 yards. Even then, only 8 out of 10 slow, deliberate shots will be in those groups. At least two will be inexplicable flyers up to 6 inches away. That's shooting from any position I try, including benchrest. For me, that is unacceptable. I can do better rapid-fire with my Ruger, or my friend's Glock 22C, at 20 yards.
I know the Glock barrel is a combat barrel made to feed and fire anything under any condition and is not made for precision shooting. It has that funky european Polygonal rifling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that will not allow the use of non-jacketed lead bullets. The chamber is so sloppy, that it seems a . 45 ACP has a fair chance of fitting in the . 40 caliber hole. Wow, is it ever sloppy!! There is no way every round chambers the same, and, therefore, no way every round enters and exits the barrel the same. Whether it was made this way or is just excessively worn, I cannot be sure.
My friend has a Glock 22C, a much newer factory-compensated version in the same . 40 S&W caliber. I can shoot his gun very well with no flyers. This makes me strongly suspect the barrel on my gun might indeed be the problem.
Other Glock owners, on the brink of disgust over accuracy, have completely changed their dim view of the weapon by changing to a quality aftermarket, broach-cut barrel that cut their group sizes dramatically.
I have found a good price on Storm Lake barrels. I plan to order one this week. However, I cannot decide between a stock-length replacement barrel (non-ported), or a 0. 700" longer 2-port barrel.
I will likely use the Glock for ccw as well as (hopefully) enjoyable recreational shooting.
After shooting my friend's 22C, the ported Storm Lake barrel really has me intrigued.
Will the extra (stainless steel) 0. 700" protrusion of the barrel beyond the slide just look too ugly or maybe even interfere with weapon presentation in an emergency?
Will the 2-ports and slightly heavier muzzle make a noticeable, and welcome, improvement on muzzle-flip and recoil?
Which factor or concern should guide my choice in barrels? While I hope I never need to draw my Glock in self-defense, I also hope to shoot it as much as I can afford to recreationally. The ported barrel is actually $17 cheaper, btw.
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