Jerome Poiret Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I'm thinking of buying a Barsto barrel through Brownells. This would be a Match Bull barrel, .45 ACP, w/n ramp to be fitted on a new Essex Arms enhanced slide. (Brownells # 033-000-245). My question is : Does anybody know the outside diameter of the Barsto barrels at the muzzle, where it contacts the front of the slide ? I'm asking because I have another new bull barrel, from STI, for another project, that is loose with this particular slide at the muzzle. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Jerome, I believe there are no big differences between barrel makers but a schuemann barrel is 17.7mm . I just measured it on a .40sw ultimatch barrel I have on stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I don't know about a ramped 45 barrel, but it has been reported on this forum that Para Slides are a bit loose...and that there are certain Bull-barrels that won't work in them well. And some that will...(if I recall...an Ed Brown was suggested). I wonder if an email to the tech people at Brownell's would yield some data? It would be cool if they would actually measure some stock on hand and report...so that we could share the info here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I wonder if an email to the tech people at Brownell's would yield some data? It would be cool if they would actually measure some stock on hand and report...so that we could share the info here. I wouldn't count on much from them. I emailed the Tech Dept. regarding one of the SV grips that they have/had that was on sale asking if it was the Scott (didn't note it as Scott of Alfaro, just "textured" or some other non-descript description). I provided a link directly to the photograph of the Scott grip as well as a detailed description (sandpaper-type finish) and asked if the one that they were selling and the photo were the same and got the reply that they were and I ordered it based on that. Once I got the grip (along with the rest of the order) and found out it wasn't, I sent it back via USPS Priority Mail with the Post Office label (that includes the price of shipping) on the front. The price of the grip was refunded, as was the return shipping and a portion of the shipping originally charged to me (based on what percentage of the total cost the grip was, methinks). It woulda been easier if the cat had gotten off his duff and checked the product in the bin, but at least I got my dough back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Boit Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Same dimensions on the STI barrel in my Eagle, 17.7 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Let's try U.S. measurement's. Sti, caspian & other quality slides measure .698/.700 in the tunnel. Most bull barrels are cut to fit this. If the slide is bigger than this I would stick w/ a bushing barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Poiret Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Thank you guys. Benny, I was thinking of an oversize Briley bushing with spherical ring. Any info ? Or what other brand/model would you recommend ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Jerome, Share your measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Poiret Posted October 21, 2004 Author Share Posted October 21, 2004 Slide diameter at mouth is not very "round", with a min .701" and a max .705". STI bull barrel is .697". People at Essex just told me: "The slide end should be around .701. You can look in Brownells and find any bushing around this dim. and it will work." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 I'm not sure if it makes $ sense but you could send the slide to Irv @ Barsto and have him fit the barrel to it. The last barrel I had fit there he had one made oversize and turned it to the exact dia needed. Perfect fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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