Aftermarket Barrels

[Blaster229]

Just ordered an Agency Arms non threaded barrel for my 320 Legion X Carry. It has a threaded one, but I get tired of fighting the thread protector backing off. My OCD hates the threads sticking out from the slide.

Not that I care about tiny differences in accuracy barrels can provide on a self defense pistol, but have any of y'all actually done accuracy testing to see if they really do make a noticeable difference?
The threaded barrel is like 4.6/7? And the flush barrels are 3.9.

I shoot bad enough that I don't think it'll help me.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

You know my answer Blaster. I have 0 experience with threaded or aftermarket barrels, yet I am fairly confident that your choice will be a quality one.

You do you, I am sure that your skill will be matched by either barrel. I'd do likewise if the threaded one was fighting my OCD.

 

[Blaster229]

My post is not asking for suggestions how to keep the thread protector on.

 

[Biggfoot44]

I think he means the design specs and QC of Agency Arms vs OEM Sig bbls .

 

[outrider58]

I think he means the design specs and QC of Agency Arms vs OEM Sig bbls .

Gotcha

 

[Blaster229]

I don't even care about Agency Arms. This is about any fcking aftermarket barrel.

 

[outrider58]

I don't even care about Agency Arms. This is about any fcking aftermarket barrel.

I've had mixed results with aftermarket barrels, even within the same manufacturer. Case in point; I've built quite a few P80s(back when it was legal). I liked a lot of the parts Lone Wolf made, but I had multiple problems with their Alpha Wolf barrels(their upgraded barrels). They were junk. From rough chambers to short chambers, I found them to be hit or miss. Probably 75-80% of them had problems, all requiring remedial attention. Now, their base-line Lone Wolf barrels were fine and I'm still shooting them through my Glock framed LW slide guns. I do not know who made their barrels or whether the same manufacturer made both varieties.

I think it all depends on the manufacturer and model.