Aftermarket Pistol Barrels - Who Makes Them?

[Press Check]

Curious regarding who manufactures and supplies most of the aftermarket retailers with pistol barrels? I’ve heard that most retailers like Agency, Salient, Zev, etc all get them from the same manufacturer.

[mpom]

Only aftermarket barrels i own are made by Apex and Jarvis. Suspect they actually manufacture them, but cannot confirm.

Mark

[Press Check]

I suspect that most of the barrels out there are rebranded KKM barrels.

[titsonritz]

I suspect that most of the barrels out there are rebranded KKM barrels.

I get mine direct from KKM.

[1168]

I’ve got KKM, PMM, and Griffin. I suspect that each have the capability to make their own. PMM and Griffin use the same twist rate. KKM does not. This info is internet based; I’ve not attempted to measure it myself, so use a bit of salt. They all shoot well.

[ggammell]

I suspect that most of the barrels out there are rebranded KKM barrels.

They certainly aren’t the same quality then.

[Press Check]

KKM is just a wild guess because they've been around for so long. I'd definitely like to hear a definitive response, or a highly educated guess.

[Texaspoff]

Curious regarding who manufactures and supplies most of the aftermarket retailers with pistol barrels? I’ve heard that most retailers like Agency, Salient, Zev, etc all get them from the same manufacturer.

KKM, Bar-Sto, Jarvis, Kart, Storm Lake, Vortakt, are some of the ones I know of. I'm sure several aftermarket companies use one of those vendors to have theirs made. It's hard to say who uses who and so forth.

Vortakt, specifically makes barrels for lots of different companies. I suspect they or another company like them, manufacture quite a few aftermarket companies.





TXPO

[RWH24]

Wilson Combat makes their own IIRC and other brands also.

Whoever makes Lone Wolf Alpha barrels are tight. I bought a 2040 barrel for my G20 10mm to 40 Cal. Very tight lockup. Have not shot the 40 yet,

[Biggy]

Faxon is another barrel manufacture.