Posted: 12/22/2013 5:39:40 PM EDT
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Give me a reason not to send my Colt rail gun to Springfield custom shop and have a bull barrel installed.
Has anyone had this done please post pics. I have a TRP operator and love the extra weight. |
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Quoted: Give me a reason not to send my Colt rail gun to Springfield custom shop and have a bull barrel installed. Has anyone had this done please post pics. I have a TRP operator and love the extra weight. I am still new to 1911's, but I believe you could keep your barrel bushing as well if you dont go bull barrel.
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| If you are fine with the cost and are aware of the benefits then go for it. It wouldnt be worth it for me but it is subjective. One of the bigger USPSA/IPSC smiths actually makes a tungsten sleeved heavy barrel that guy are running on their limited guns. Havent held one yet but it is noticeable heavier than the standard bull barrels. |
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Give me a reason not to send my Colt rail gun to Springfield custom shop and have a bull barrel installed. Has anyone had this done please post pics. I have a TRP operator and love the extra weight. Aside from weight, what are the advantages? Waste of money IMO. |
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Does anyone have photos of a colt rail gun with bull barrel installed? Out of curiosity, why a bull barrel? The Colt RG comes from the factory with a Colt National Match barrel & bushing fit to the slide. The pistol has gained a reputation for excellent out of the box accuracy and reliability. How would a bull barrel improve on that? |
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I don't think a rail gun will work in SS division anyway. Quoted:
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If you ever want to shoot USPSA with it, a bull barrel takes it out of single stack division where it would be most competitive. I don't think a rail gun will work in SS division anyway. A rail is o.k. but not a full length rail. It might be tough on making weight though. |
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reason: I don't like bull barrels.
If you do, there's not reason you shouldn't send it. However if I did, I'd send it to Colt not springfield. Since they're not taking work right now though, I'd wait till after Jan 1 and send it to Alchemy custom. Faster turn around and I've yet to hear anything bad about them. |
| I have two rail guns and this one is not even close to the same accuracy as my other gun even after having a new bushing installed. The barrel has the N.M. stamp on it but the quality is just not what I expect it to be so I want to swap out the barrel . Deb at Springfield told me it would cost $250 for the bull barrel installed plus $45 for the reverse plug. This seems like a good deal to me considering most gunsmiths charge around $250 labor plus parts. |
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If it were mine, and I had an extra, it would go directly to Colt without stopping at SACS. Nothing against SACS, but it's Colt problem to fix and they will fix it for you.
I just fail to see what advantage a bull barrel will offer. There are many reasons for inaccuracy. Much more than simply the barrel/bushing/slide fit. Let Colt take care of their products. Tell them what ammunition you're using and ask them for a test target? Send them a test target so they can have some sort of visual presentation of the problem. Can you post a picture of a test target here? |