Lone Wolf Glock 22 Barrel Chamber Reaming

'Reaming the Chamber of My Lone Wolf Barrel'
I detailed my problems with using reloads on my Lone Wolf barrels in an earlier blog, ("The Truth About Lone Wolf Barrels for Glock"), and it took me awhile to correct the problem mainly because I had a bit of trouble finding a local Gunsmith who could do it. I went to four different Gunsmiths, and only one was able to do it.

To correct the issue, what needed to be done was to ream to widen the chamber of the barrel to approximate the dimensions of the stock Glock barrels as Lone Wolf barrels have smaller chamber dimensions. The smaller dimensions result in Failure To Feed (FTF) issues when using reloads that would otherwise function perfectly with stock Glock barrels.

Of the three who weren't able to do it (which shall remain unnamed as of now), one said there is no need for it as the barrel would widen up on its own (but after a couple of hundred rounds, that didn't happen); Another didn't even know that such procedure could be done; And the third was hesitant to do it, saying the chamber might become oversized. Seeing that they did not have the experience to do the job, I just decided not to let them do it.

The Truth About Lone Wolf Barrels for Glock

I decided to write a long piece about Lone Wolf Distributors' (LWD) barrels for Glock, when I noticed that wrong information about these barrels are still prevalent. I own samples of these barrels, and I want to share what I found about them based on my personal shooting experience with them.

'For Shooting Reloads on Glock'
If you look around the local internet firearms forums or local sales/auction sites, you will notice that most of them recommend the use of these barrels so you can shoot reloads on Glock pistols. Glock pistols come from the factory with its own patented type of "Polygonal Rifling", which they claim lessen friction between the barrel and the bullet, thus increasing the velocity of the bullet as it leaves the barrel.

Unfortunately, such rifling tends to build up more deposits in the barrel at a faster rate, which, if the build up is sufficient enough, could cause certain types of catasthropic failures during firing in one form, or the other. This is the reason why Glock in their manual specify that lead bullets NOT be used using the stock or factory barrel.