Citing a significant accuracy enhancement for the tactical shooter, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has approved for duty use the highly accurate Apex Grade Barrel in the Department’s 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P pistols carried by the LASD Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB).
The decision to authorize the aftermarket barrel designed and manufactured by Apex Tactical Specialties followed stringent testing by the department that found not only a significant increase in accuracy over the original factory barrel but also 100% reliability during testing.
In its official authorization, LASD evaluators noted the following performance characteristics from the Apex Grade Barrel:
The decision to authorize the aftermarket barrel designed and manufactured by Apex Tactical Specialties followed stringent testing by the department that found not only a significant increase in accuracy over the original factory barrel but also 100% reliability during testing.
In its official authorization, LASD evaluators noted the following performance characteristics from the Apex Grade Barrel:
- Significant increase in the mechanical accuracy of the pistol evidenced by an over 200% decrease in group size at 25 yards
- 100% reliability with all ammo tested including Winchester SXT 147gr and Federal HST 147gr
- Over 30,000 rounds were fired over the test period in two pistols and no firearm related malfunctions were noted
- For 9mm M&P and M&P M2.0 Pistols
