CGW barrel bushing vs S2 Orange

[jejb]

Just thought this was interesting. I have the S2O, but could not bring myself to have it cut for an optic. So I bought a new S2 slide and sent it off to CGW for an optic cut and their barrel bushing. When I got it back recently, the barrel was a bit difficult to insert/remove. Doable, but I have to apply a little force through the ejection port to get it out. As a side question for anyone that has had the CGW bushing installed, is it normal to have to force it a little?

 

I've shot it a couple of times now and decided to try the stock S2O barrel (polished barrel) when I was cleaning it last night, just to test the fit. It slips into place with the CGW bushing easier than the S2 barrel (black barrel). I was a little surprised by that. Maybe it's the black coating on the S2 barrel? Both barrels lock up tight in either slide. And there is no detectable slop in the barrel/bushing of either. The S2O barrel has a few thousand rounds through it, so that might be part of it as well. 

 

I have not shot the S2O barrel in the S2 slide yet, but will soon. I'm sure it'll work well, but curious if it will impact accuracy (which I know is a hard thing to fairly judge w/o a rest, etc). 

[rowdyb]

It is normal to have to wiggle and finesse the stock barrel into the slide after the installation of the cgw 10x bushing.

[EarlKeese]

One of mine with a cajun bushing requires a light tap to get it in/out. 

[mpeltier]

Do you notice any accuracy difference between the two?

[jejb]

9 hours ago, mpeltier said:

Do you notice any accuracy difference between the two?

Not enough rounds through the CGW slide to say for sure yet, and still tweaking the SRO a bit. But I was running 15 rounds through a silver dollar sized hole from 10 yards with it yesterday, so I think I'm going to be happy with it.