Aftermarket Glock 17 replacement barrels etc..

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Has anyone tried one of the Lonewolf G17 replacement barrels in black? I have heard they are excellent for the price, ad they are UNDER $100, but am unsure if they are FULLY supported. I also read somewhere on here that the black finish flakes off. Anyone have any experience with these?

The reason I ask is because there are 2 guys at my club who do the club's reloads and I can get 50 rounds of 9mm (jacketed obviously) for $9 which is awesome. However, I am a bit unsure of shooting someone else's reloads in an unsupported chamber especially when I don't know how particular they are with their brass, powder loads etc, although... even though it doesn't seem that KBs are very common at all with 9mm.

My other option is.... my dad already owns a Dillon XL650 which I would have to buy a 9mm die kit ($80), 9mm conversion kit ($95), and a Quickchange kit ($100) for. I also don't even know if brass shot through my G17 is reloadable since the Glock chamber seems to cause the brass to expand slightly. Not to mention that many say 9mm is not worth reloading.

So.... any thoughts? Opinions?
 
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Most are straight drop in with no smithing required. There are lots of choices out there, but try lone wolf in Idaho. They have great products and will ship to Canada no problem. go to lonewolfdist.com for their products.:cheers:
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CanuckShooter said:
there are 2 guys at my club who do the club's reloads and I can get 50 rounds of 9mm (jacketed obviously) for $9 which is awesome. However, I am a bit unsure of shooting someone else's reloads in an unsupported chamber especially when I don't know how particular they are with their brass, powder loads etc, although...
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I thought it was illegal to manufacture and sell ammuniton without a license ????
 
I have a drop in stainless Lone Wolf G17 barrel and to my eyes it offers the same chamber support as the Glock factory G17 barrel. I think the Lone Wolf aftermarket barrel will be hard to beat for the money. Lone Wolf Dist are great to deal with too.

Regardless of supported chambers or unsupported chambers..........be very careful shooting someone else's reloads.
 
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Your LW barrel has the same lack of support at the 6 o'clock position as the Glock? Are you sure? I just found out that LWD claims that they are fully supported. This would be the only reason I would want an aftermarket barrel.

Take a look at this diagram... your LW barrel looks like the 2 on the left, not like the on on the right??

http://ww w.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136757&highlight=barsto

Just remove the space between the W's
 
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CanuckShooter: You tell me? Looks the same to me. Maybe Lone Wolf claims a fully supported barrel......just like the Glock G17 factory barrel.
 
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No, you're right. They definitely are the same. Hmmmmm... that sure changes things. I don't get why they would claim it is fully supported.
 
The LWD replacement barrel is modeled after the Glock factory barrel, only in stainless steel. My bet is that Glock considers their factory G17 barrel to be a fully supported chamber.......and so does Lone Wolf.
 
No problem. For the money, the LWD replacement barrel is a quality barrel for shooting lead bullets.
 
CanuckShooter so you ended up getting a Glock over M&P?? Chamber support wouldn't have been an issue with M&P...

My other option is.... my dad already owns a Dillon XL650 which I would have to buy a 9mm die kit ($80), 9mm conversion kit ($95), and a Quickchange kit ($100) for. I also don't even know if brass shot through my G17 is reloadable since the Glock chamber seems to cause the brass to expand slightly. Not to mention that many say 9mm is not worth reloading.
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don't have a Dillon but I spent $72 +tax for my Lee prass AND 9mm dies together, those numbers sound a bit off.
 
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CanuckShooter so you ended up getting a Glock over M&P?? Chamber support wouldn't have been an issue with M&P...

don't have a Dillon but I spent $72 +tax for my Lee prass AND 9mm dies together, those numbers sound a bit off.
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Chamber issued in a Glock 9mm is NIL. I know folks that put 200K + through their Glock 9mms, Never a KB, I run a Glock 9mm and never worry about the unsupported chamber because I check my brass and there is no bulges on the case. Also I believe there was never was a report of a KB caused by a un supported chamber with a 9mm Glock.

Like to see a S&W M&P fire that much...Won't happen I bet.
 
IM Lugger:

I did end up going with the G17 due to the fact that I qualify for the discount at Police Ordinance for the G17 package with the Trijicon Night Sights, and I don't like the idea of buying the 1st generation of anything until I know the design has been proven. I also can't imagine a pistol with a more comfortable grip and grip angle than the Glock. Though I am sure when I am looking for a gun in .40 I will check out the M&P.

Those prices are right believe it or not, Dillon stuff is sooooo expensive. I think your route with the Lee press would be a much better choice. I would assume a heavy duty press would not be necessary for such a small pistol calibre.

RobertMc:

That's what I have been reading, that the 9mm is not really at any risk of KBing due to the pressure being so much lower than the .40S&W.
 
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That's what I have been reading, that the 9mm is not really at any risk of KBing due to the pressure being so much lower than the .40S&W.
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That's the thing 9mm and .40 both operate at about the same pressures- 35,000 PSI...with 9mm +p even higher. But IIRC 9mm cases are a little thicker.


Robert, I'm sure if you shoot factory ammo or don't relaod the same cases too many times (esp to top preasures) you won't have a problem with a G17... But M&P does have a better chamber suport and I bet you can reload the cases more times w/o having any problems.
 
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That's the thing 9mm and .40 both operate at about the same pressures- 35,000 PSI...with 9mm +p even higher. But IIRC 9mm cases are a little thicker.


Robert, I'm sure if you shoot factory ammo or don't relaod the same cases too many times (esp to top preasures) you won't have a problem with a G17... But M&P does have a better chamber suport and I bet you can reload the cases more times w/o having any problems.
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Theres no problems with Glock 17's 9mm "questionable" un supported chamber. I never heard of a Glock 17 9mm KB'ing, or problems with brass. SO by saying that M&P is better, well when Glock's 9mm aren't having problems then nothing really better. I've bet IPSC persons shooting Glocks are reloading their brass 5-10 times and never had or having problems.

M&P are too new to say they're better. There might be a flaw say after 10,000 rds that it starts to crack in places, We gotta wait and see when start seeing higher round counts through them.
 
M&P are too new to say they're better
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While I do think M&P is a better overall gun, that's not what I'm saying here. M&P has more chamber suport, there's no denying that... So I said for that reason you will likely be able to relaod the same case more times with out having any problems.
 
So since the Glock's chamber is a little loose for reliability reasons, it causes a slight widening or ballooning of the brass. How does this affect the reloadability (if that's even a word) of brass through a G17?

The kB stigma seems to be pinned on Glocks. Though I have been reading into this problem a lot the past while, and have read about cases here on CGN, as well as on other forums of many 1911's, even Sig's, HK's, and a few more expensive brands kBing.

A very good point was brought up on one of the forums, how you hear about Glocks kBing way more due to the fact that so many are in circulation and how so many have been issued to LE Depts in comparison to the other brands.
 
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While I do think M&P is a better overall gun, that's not what I'm saying here. M&P has more chamber suport, there's no denying that... So I said for that reason you will likely be able to relaod the same case more times with out having any problems.
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If a M&P will last 100K-200K like there been reports of Glocks pushing that many rounds out before dying. But nobody put that many rounds though one yet.

So better chamber has nothing to do with it. You cannot kill a Glock 9mm. Better Chamber is irrelevant to what is a better gun. Because 9mm Glock is not effect by it.
 
KB's are a reloading problem, not a handgun problem. Any handgun can have a KB if the ammo is to hot.

The Glock 17 frame and barrel were designed for 9mm. Stay within reloading maximums and fire away.

If your interest is reloading and hot loads.......buy a G20 10mm.
 
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