How accurate STI barrel?

[downzero]

Just wondering... There's a bunch of barrel manufacturers. Where does STI stack up? Why put a caspian slide and different barrel on a STI gun?

[Mistral404]

I have a Trojan in .45.  In talking with Chris at STI, the Trojan was a 1.5 @ 25yds.  It has gone back to him a couple of times.  The first time he tighten the slide and frame a tad, the test target came back with 1.34 @ 25 yds.

Recently I was shooting some plates at an indoor range-correct that I was trying to shoot plates at an indoor range and could not figure out why they were not falling.  I was off to the right about 5 inches.  Anyway, the point being, I hung some paper at 18 yds, using a supported rest [range bag] I was printing a ragged one hole for three shoots.  It measured less than 1.3 inches.  This was factory ammo.

Gun Tests evaluation of the Trojan showed to have better than 1.5 @ 25yds.

I guess it shoots better than I do, I do not know much about their bull barrel, but it seems to be reasonable priced.  It would be nice to know who makes their barrels.

[warpspeed]

The STI barrels are made overseas, I'm told.  I can't remember where but I think it is somewhere in Asia.

Almost any barrel will be accurate if fit right for atleast a couple of thousand rounds. The question is after 5K, is it still 1.5"?  

(Edited by warpspeed at 9:36 pm on Jan. 22, 2003)

[bountyhunter]

I have a 9mm STI Trojan (stock) with about 20k rounds through it.  It keeps shooting better as I get better at pulling the trigger.  Because of old man eyes, I usually practice at 15 yards.  I have shot many 5-shot groups under an inch at that range.  The .40 Trojan Longslide I have is even more accurate.