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lowdaksport · 01-12-2008, 12:39 PM

I was just curious if this is normal but i noticed that my drop in barrel seems a lot looser then the stock one. it has more play front to back and if you use a twisting motion it has side to side play also. I just wanted to check and make sure that is ok

**Old School** · 01-12-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdaksport

I was just curious if this is normal but i noticed that my drop in barrel seems a lot looser then the stock one. it has more play front to back and if you use a twisting motion it has side to side play also. I just wanted to check and make sure that is ok

How does it shoot in comparison to the stock barrel?

**Reno82** · 01-12-2008, 06:19 PM

My bbl fits like a glove. Tight in all directions.... so tight that I can't shot SWC through it. Have to use LRN. But I love it... Great shooting.

lowdaksport · 01-13-2008, 10:05 AM

well it is definitely looser then the stock barrel. the first two times i went shooing with it in, were improved from stock. but the last two trips to the range have been really bad. I shot better the first time i ever handled a gun compared to my last couple trips, and i have not changed anything about my shooting. i should note i mean its really loose when the slide is locked back. and i know that the stock barrel was also loose but the dropin definitely is looser when the slide is locked back. it seems to be fairly tight when the slide is not locked back though. i dont know lol i may just be crazy and had an off day.

lowdaksport · 01-13-2008, 12:57 PM

this is also my first handgun that i have shot and owned so im not really aware of what normal would be.

**Old School** · 01-13-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lowdaksport

it seems to be fairly tight when the slide is not locked back though.

When the barrel is in the gun and the slide is close as if you are going to shoot, is the barrel loose or tight? In essence, when the gun is in battery, is it loose?

When the slide is locked back, as an example, once the mag goes empty, the barrel should be loose.

OS

lowdaksport · 01-13-2008, 04:34 PM

yes when it is in battery it is tight. i just wanted to make sure when it is not that the loosness is ok

**Old School** · 01-14-2008, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by lowdaksport

yes when it is in battery it is tight. i just wanted to make sure when it is not that the loosness is ok

You are good to go...

OS

lowdaksport · 01-14-2008, 05:14 AM

ok thanks for the quick responses.

rupert · 01-15-2008, 12:08 AM

Cause hes the man!

01-12-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
lowdaksport XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 126	drop in barrel question I was just curious if this is normal but i noticed that my drop in barrel seems a lot looser then the stock one. it has more play front to back and if you use a twisting motion it has side to side play also. I just wanted to check and make sure that is ok

01-12-2008, 06:19 PM	#3
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01-13-2008, 10:05 AM	#4
lowdaksport XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 126	well it is definitely looser then the stock barrel. the first two times i went shooing with it in, were improved from stock. but the last two trips to the range have been really bad. I shot better the first time i ever handled a gun compared to my last couple trips, and i have not changed anything about my shooting. i should note i mean its really loose when the slide is locked back. and i know that the stock barrel was also loose but the dropin definitely is looser when the slide is locked back. it seems to be fairly tight when the slide is not locked back though. i dont know lol i may just be crazy and had an off day.

01-13-2008, 12:57 PM	#5
lowdaksport XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 126	this is also my first handgun that i have shot and owned so im not really aware of what normal would be.

01-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#7
lowdaksport XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 126	yes when it is in battery it is tight. i just wanted to make sure when it is not that the loosness is ok

01-14-2008, 05:14 AM	#9
lowdaksport XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 126	ok thanks for the quick responses.