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I've been a member for a while, but it's been a long time since I've logged in. That said, has anyone ever run in to this before? I got a Storm Lake Glock 23 barrel, to switch my Glock 32 from .357 Sig to .40 S&W and I'm having a problem. The "notch" where the rear of the guide-rod/recoil spring sits is machined WAY bigger than the factory Glock barrel. This may or may not affect the function/reliability (I didn't shoot it with the new barrel), but what it DOES affect is the LaserMax guide-rod laser I have installed. Quite frankly, the point of aim of the laser is ALL OVER THE PLACE. I'm going to return the barrel, but I don't know if ALL the Storm Lake barrels are machined like this. If so, I'm going to go with a factory Glock barrel. Here's a photo comparison, you can PLAINLY see the difference in machining, the secong picture shows how much "slop" is in the rear of the laser affecting it's point of aim:
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Thanks in advance for any info.
I had the same problem you are having, I ended up selling it and went with the factory barrel, no problems since.
Aftermarket barrels not yet up to par IMO.
theblackknight
11-10-13, 06:20
Aftermarket barrels not yet up to par IMO.
What kind of sample size are you basing that on?
What kind of sample size are you basing that on?
"it", are not up to par lol
Thanks for the info... I kind of figured that if the barrels are made on a CNC (which I'm assuming they are), then more than likely they would ALL be like that. I'll be going with a factory Glock 23 barrel instead of the Storm Lake.
platoonDaddy
11-10-13, 07:54
Don't know about your sample size, the lonewolf barrels I have are certainly good-to-go
@ PlatoonDaddy... Can you tell me if your "good to go" Storm Lake Glock barrels are machined like the one I have? If you look at the pictures I posted above, you can CLEARLY see why I'm having a problem with the guide-rod laser. The captive notch for the rear of the guide-rod is way too big to effectively keep the laser from moving all over the place. I would like to go with another Storm Lake barrel to have the ability to shoot reloads, but not if they're all machined with an oversized guide-rod notch like the one I have.
While its not your exact situation, I have a Storm lake G35 9mm replacement barrel, and the guide rod seating surface on my barrel is the same as yours. It is a much larger radius than the guide rod. My barrel is probably over a year or so old. Given that, the accuracy of my barrel is not an issue. I can see how a laser pointer guide rod could be problematic! :(
DQ
platoonDaddy
11-10-13, 12:29
@ PlatoonDaddy... Can you tell me if your "good to go" Storm Lake Glock barrels are machined like the one I have? If you look at the pictures I posted above, you can CLEARLY see why I'm having a problem with the guide-rod laser. The captive notch for the rear of the guide-rod is way too big to effectively keep the laser from moving all over the place. I would like to go with another Storm Lake barrel to have the ability to shoot reloads, but not if they're all machined with an oversized guide-rod notch like the one I have.
Yes, I see your issue and I would call CS, from I read (only read) that they have good CS.
I was referencing letterQ's comment: Aftermarket barrels not yet up to par IMO.
The Storm Lake barrels are excellent and is probably machined that way to accept all generations of Glock guide rods. I doubt Storm Lake had Lasermax in mind when they did the specs for the barrel. I also doubt Lasermax tested the guide rod laser with any aftermarket barrel. Lasermax does lasers that are Glock generation specific for G3 and G4.
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