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dstrbd223 · 05-02-2008, 03:47 AM

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Bar-Sto barrels. My XD as bone stock is not that accurate. I have looked at the bar-sto barrels and have decided on the ported semi-drop in. Would it make much of a drastic differance?

**HPD SRT** · 05-02-2008, 03:59 AM

A bone stock XD is accurate. But assuming, and I'm assuming, that you are an experienced shooter with years of experience. I would guess that it has something to do with your barrel lock up. But my first guess is that it's You. Not the pistol. Check out some of Scott Springers videos on his website about proper grip, his website is in my sig line. Or just type in Todd Jarrett on you tube. I don't have experience with Barsto, but Pistol Gears Match barrel on my XD45tac is yes, more accurate.

dstrbd223 · 05-02-2008, 04:08 AM

Well- at 25yrds- my 2" barreled 38spl is more accurate than my XD45 tactical

slugger6 · 05-02-2008, 04:12 AM

My Bar-Sto match barrel fitted to my XD9 Tactical significantly improved accuracy at the range. I highly recommend it, but as mentioned above the biggest component in accuracy is the shooter's skill level.

figment · 05-02-2008, 04:47 AM

I have a non-ported .357sig barstow in my xd40. I would not consider it a more accurate barrel than the xd. I'd spend the barrel money on ammo, range fees and practice, practice, practice, practice.

dyferant · 05-02-2008, 07:18 AM

I would sight the gun in using sandbags then determine if a barrel swap is needed. I had to change out my .40tac barrel due to REAL bad accuracy problems. Use a barsto match fit not a semi drop in. The fitting is where you maximize the barrels accuracy. A semi drop in is a compromise. Ask Irv for his how to video I am sure he will send it if you buy his barrel.

jedi573 · 05-03-2008, 12:06 AM

I have a Bar-Sto barrel in my XD. (Fitted by the Springfield Armory Custom Shop, among other things I had done to it there.) Obnoxiously accurate. Chamber's a little tight and I had a Type IV malfunction a little under three hundred rounds through after I got it back. Ammo was 115-grain WWB. Fed fresh cartridge but the slide didn't return fully to battery. Had to hit the rear of the slide with my palm to get it to close. Cartridge fired fine. Could have been the ammo; haven't had that malfunction since.

All things considered, it's recommended if you think you need the accuracy improvement. The stock XD barrels aren't bad, but you'll get two things from a Bar-Sto barrel over the OEM: better accuracy with certain loads and better accuracy on average with many different loads. They are both selling points in my opinion.

Andy

xdfiend · 05-03-2008, 01:11 AM

All the work was done by Bar-Sto on my gun. The gun works very good BUT THE SERVICE IS VERY BAD.

**Pharmakon** · 05-03-2008, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dstrbd223

Well- at 25yrds- my 2" barreled 38spl is more accurate than my XD45 tactical

Whoa...that's not good.
Are the sights and everything squared away on that pistol?

casio02478 · 05-04-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xdfiend

All the work was done by Bar-Sto on my gun. The gun works very good BUT THE SERVICE IS VERY BAD.

+1, great work but no commo.

05-02-2008, 03:47 AM	#1
dstrbd223 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	bar-sto barrel experience? I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Bar-Sto barrels. My XD as bone stock is not that accurate. I have looked at the bar-sto barrels and have decided on the ported semi-drop in. Would it make much of a drastic differance?

05-02-2008, 03:59 AM	#2
HPD SRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern WA Posts: 1,316	A bone stock XD is accurate. But assuming, and I'm assuming, that you are an experienced shooter with years of experience. I would guess that it has something to do with your barrel lock up. But my first guess is that it's You. Not the pistol. Check out some of Scott Springers videos on his website about proper grip, his website is in my sig line. Or just type in Todd Jarrett on you tube. I don't have experience with Barsto, but Pistol Gears Match barrel on my XD45tac is yes, more accurate. __________________ My Album SA XD-45 Tactical---Springerized! Model 1 EM-4 CAR Winchester Model 70 .308 Remington 870 Express Magnum USPSA: A-57358 PISTOLGEAR SpringerPrecision

05-02-2008, 04:12 AM	#4
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 17,652	My Bar-Sto match barrel fitted to my XD9 Tactical significantly improved accuracy at the range. I highly recommend it, but as mentioned above the biggest component in accuracy is the shooter's skill level. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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05-02-2008, 04:08 AM	#3
dstrbd223 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Well- at 25yrds- my 2" barreled 38spl is more accurate than my XD45 tactical

05-02-2008, 04:47 AM	#5
figment XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: of yor imagination Posts: 26	I have a non-ported .357sig barstow in my xd40. I would not consider it a more accurate barrel than the xd. I'd spend the barrel money on ammo, range fees and practice, practice, practice, practice.

05-02-2008, 07:18 AM	#6
dyferant XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Las Vegas Baby Posts: 294	I would sight the gun in using sandbags then determine if a barrel swap is needed. I had to change out my .40tac barrel due to REAL bad accuracy problems. Use a barsto match fit not a semi drop in. The fitting is where you maximize the barrels accuracy. A semi drop in is a compromise. Ask Irv for his how to video I am sure he will send it if you buy his barrel.

05-03-2008, 12:06 AM	#7
jedi573 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 145	I have a Bar-Sto barrel in my XD. (Fitted by the Springfield Armory Custom Shop, among other things I had done to it there.) Obnoxiously accurate. Chamber's a little tight and I had a Type IV malfunction a little under three hundred rounds through after I got it back. Ammo was 115-grain WWB. Fed fresh cartridge but the slide didn't return fully to battery. Had to hit the rear of the slide with my palm to get it to close. Cartridge fired fine. Could have been the ammo; haven't had that malfunction since. All things considered, it's recommended if you think you need the accuracy improvement. The stock XD barrels aren't bad, but you'll get two things from a Bar-Sto barrel over the OEM: better accuracy with certain loads and better accuracy on average with many different loads. They are both selling points in my opinion. Andy

05-03-2008, 01:11 AM	#8
xdfiend XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Apple Valley California Posts: 14	All the work was done by Bar-Sto on my gun. The gun works very good BUT THE SERVICE IS VERY BAD.