Well, the reason I'm posting this is because I've read conflicting reports on how well the conversion barrel works, particularly with the Gen 4 Model 22 (like mine) stock recoil spring, and the use of 9mm ammo in the Glock 40 cal. magazines.
I got a great deal on the EE from another CGN member (who inadvertently ended up with two of these barrels), and decided to "pull the trigger" on it. It's a standard-length, non-threaded Lone Wolf 40-9mm conversion barrel.
I finally had a day off and went out to the range yesterday with it. Nice - no one at all on the pistol range but me - I had the place to myself for several hours.
First off, changing barrels. To the Glock aficionados, it will come as no surprise that changing barrels can take upwards of, say, 30 seconds...if you really stretch it out & take time to look around, clean your fingernails, pick lint, etc. while you do it. The Lone Wolf barrel is, of course, a simple drop-in, which fits precisely. No fitting, tuning, etc. required.
I loaded up all 3 of my Gen 4 Glock 22 magazines with cheap Sellier & Bellot Czech 9mm ammo, and walked down to the 15 yard spot. At that point, I started banging away, rapid-fire, intent on seeing how fast I could provoke some kind of jam, misfire, fail to extract, fail to eject, or fail to feed malfunction.
Nada. Every single round fed & fired perfectly. The mags worked perfectly, even feeding the 9 mm cartridges, and the recoil spring had zero issues with the Sellier & Bellot rounds. Even the ejected casings all landed in the same spot, pretty much all in a little pile, and all in ready-to-reload condition - no kinks, dents, scratches or anything on them. Nice!
Thinking this was, perhaps, a fluke, I loaded up the magazines again and again, repeating the process. The results were the same, every time.
I then converted back to the stock barrel, and repeated the exercise with 40 cal. Same results, but with bigger holes. Very little (if any) difference in noise or felt recoil.
As for accuracy, with the 9mm conversion, I was seriously pleased. If anything, the groups were a little bit tighter than when the stock 40 cal. barrel is fitted, which is going some. I've fired a LOT of unmodified centerfire pistols over the last 50 years or so, and the Glock 22 can hold its own with any of them. For this conversion barrel to match, or even exceed, the stock configuration is truly amazing IMHO.
So - for those who have been contemplating getting one of these conversions, if concerns over recoil springs & magazines have been holding you back, I say - don't worry about it, it ain't a problem. Go for it, and enjoy practicing with the cheaper ammo!!
I got a great deal on the EE from another CGN member (who inadvertently ended up with two of these barrels), and decided to "pull the trigger" on it. It's a standard-length, non-threaded Lone Wolf 40-9mm conversion barrel.
I finally had a day off and went out to the range yesterday with it. Nice - no one at all on the pistol range but me - I had the place to myself for several hours.
First off, changing barrels. To the Glock aficionados, it will come as no surprise that changing barrels can take upwards of, say, 30 seconds...if you really stretch it out & take time to look around, clean your fingernails, pick lint, etc. while you do it. The Lone Wolf barrel is, of course, a simple drop-in, which fits precisely. No fitting, tuning, etc. required.
I loaded up all 3 of my Gen 4 Glock 22 magazines with cheap Sellier & Bellot Czech 9mm ammo, and walked down to the 15 yard spot. At that point, I started banging away, rapid-fire, intent on seeing how fast I could provoke some kind of jam, misfire, fail to extract, fail to eject, or fail to feed malfunction.
Nada. Every single round fed & fired perfectly. The mags worked perfectly, even feeding the 9 mm cartridges, and the recoil spring had zero issues with the Sellier & Bellot rounds. Even the ejected casings all landed in the same spot, pretty much all in a little pile, and all in ready-to-reload condition - no kinks, dents, scratches or anything on them. Nice!
Thinking this was, perhaps, a fluke, I loaded up the magazines again and again, repeating the process. The results were the same, every time.
I then converted back to the stock barrel, and repeated the exercise with 40 cal. Same results, but with bigger holes. Very little (if any) difference in noise or felt recoil.
As for accuracy, with the 9mm conversion, I was seriously pleased. If anything, the groups were a little bit tighter than when the stock 40 cal. barrel is fitted, which is going some. I've fired a LOT of unmodified centerfire pistols over the last 50 years or so, and the Glock 22 can hold its own with any of them. For this conversion barrel to match, or even exceed, the stock configuration is truly amazing IMHO.
So - for those who have been contemplating getting one of these conversions, if concerns over recoil springs & magazines have been holding you back, I say - don't worry about it, it ain't a problem. Go for it, and enjoy practicing with the cheaper ammo!!
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