How many rounds can I put though a new handgun barrel?
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You shouldn't notice a difference in groups until 50,000 or so rounds. Even then you might not notice. Other parts will fail well before your barrel. (Springs, etc.) Most people - the vast majority of people - will not shoot out a pistol barrel.
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If you’re shooting .22, .38Spl, 9mm and .45ACP, then this^^^!
+P, and Magnum rounds may affect barrel life more.
What kind of handgun do you have? If it is a typical pistol: Most pistol barrels are very easy to replace. When your groups start opening up to a point where you are not happy with them, you can buy a new barrel and swap out the old one. But, often times a new barrel won't fully restore the accuracy of your pistol as there are other parts that can wear out.
If your gun gets to the point were it is too worn to meet your accuracy requirements or becomes unsafe, in my opinion the fastest solution is to buy another gun. If your gun has some sort of sentimental value to you or if it's not too far gone, you can give it to a gunsmith to recondition.
Mine is 9mm XDM. It's good to know it could be up to 50K. If buy a new one, how to end the life of the old one? Any paper work is needed?
There is no paperwork to swapping out the barrel.
The frame is the registered part.Go and cruise you tube for your gun and see how easy it is to swap out the barrel.
10 thousand rounds ...if the bullets are still on the paper your still able to shoot it and not worry about anything except more ammo is going to cost me x amount of dollars.
Here you go with a torture test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlQ1lnWAcrk
Rob
I'm told that it's best to only put one round through a barrel - at a time.
Seriously though, I have a friend who competed with his Glock - successfully - through almost 70K rounds - without cleaning it. He just wanted to prove a point. I can't imagine a barrel needing replacement anywhere as soon as 10K rounds - unless perhaps, you are an Olympic or world champion type - and then you should be asking your support team.
LOL.... As an aside I just realized even the CGN spell checker doesn't recognize Glock.
Seriously though, I have a friend who competed with his Glock - successfully - through almost 70K rounds - without cleaning it. He just wanted to prove a point. I can't imagine a barrel needing replacement anywhere as soon as 10K rounds - unless perhaps, you are an Olympic or world champion type - and then you should be asking your support team.
LOL.... As an aside I just realized even the CGN spell checker doesn't recognize Glock.
LoL, good one.
Had over 25k through a Beretta 92fs and over 20k through a gsg 1911 a buddy has over 50k through his m&p. I wouldn't worry about it by time you wear out a barrel you'll probably spent more on ammo then 5x what the gun is worth.
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Whoever told you that is an idiot. A handgun barrel will usually last upwards of 100 000 rounds. If it’s rimfire, probably a million.
My Springfield XD-40 is my go-to and while I never shot it at all this summer (focused a lot on ELR rifle instead) It is at the 78K mark. Nothing replaced yet, still shooting great. The only mod was a Dan's solid guide rod I put in it from the very beginning. It's been used in IPSC, IDPA style shooting, countless handgun courses as well as general plinking and target practice with never an issue.
Not sure where you heard 10,000 rounds. Generally this is a load of BS. It depends on a lot of factors. 10,000 rounds is about right for a military style rifle shooting 223/556. Barrels should last a lot longer than 10,000 for most handguns as the barrel velocity and heat generated is much less than with rifle rounds. Heat is the big enemy of barrels. If you dump mag after mag after mag then it will wear faster. If the barrel is too hot to touch then give it some cooling time. I know a guy who has put 80,000 rounds through a number of his handguns before there was any discernible loss of accuracy. Even 10,000 rounds of 223/556 under normal use will only result in a 2-4 MOA drop in accuracy. A big deal if you are a precision shooter but basically insignificant in handguns.
