How good is a match barrel? What will it do for you that a stock OEM barrel won’t?
Generally speaking a good match barrel will cut your groups in half at 25 yards. That is if you have a solid grasp of shooting skills and the fundamentals. Here is my thought process for getting a match barrel. When I purchase a pistol whether it is factory new or used I immediately replace the sights. Stock sights generally suck! Once I have a good set of sights on the gun you can proceed with zeroing and honing your skills. Only when your skills are good enough for you to be putting rounds on a NRA B8 Repair Center at 25 yards should you think about installing a match barrel.
To take it one step further, you can pair a good match barrel with good match ammunition and you’ll have yourself a tac driver (as long as you have the fundamentals down).
Today we are going to take a quick look at the Wilson Combat Glock 17 Match Barrel.
![Wilson Combat | Glock 17 Match Barrel](https://i0.wp.com/cms.sofrep.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_7639.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
Some pistols may require some minor material removal, but 99% of the time the Wilson Combat barrel will drop right in, as it did with my Glock 17.
![Wilson Combat | Glock 17 Match Barrel](https://i0.wp.com/cms.sofrep.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_7642.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
My initial range session with the Wilson Combat Match barrel yielded excellent results. This barrel ate up all the ammunition I threw at it without any failures or malfunctions. I’m going to continue to run this barrel and see how it does longer term.
Specifications (courtesy of shopwilsoncombat.com)
- Match-Grade – Superb Accuracy (2″ Or Less At 25 Yards With Good Ammo)
- Polished feed ramp, bore and supported chamber
- 1 in 16″ twist conventional broach rifling will accept lead, jacketed or plated bullets without fear of pressure spikes caused by polygonal rifling
- Fully Machined From 416R Stainless Steel
- Heat-Treated To R/C 40 For Maximum Service Life
- Critical Manufacturing Tolerances Are Held To Less Than .0005″ (One Half Thousandth Of An Inch!)
- Glass Smooth Chamber And Perfectly Concentric With The Bore
- In Our Barrel Test Fixture We Routinely Obtain ½” At 25 Yard Groups
- Detailed Final Inspection Prior To Receiving The Wilson Name On The Hood
- Critical Lock-Up Contact Areas Cut To A Dimension That Provides A Good Lock-Up in most guns
- Compatible with all Generation of Glock® pistols
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