I believe he was asking about the barrel, not the platform in general with regular parts replacement.Multiple 9mm Glocks have handled 250,000+ rounds. 45 ACP is lower pressure so I would think it would last as long or longer.
I believe he was asking about the barrel, not the platform in general with regular parts replacement.
I do wonder at what point accuracy suffers though. I talked to a guy who has personally hand loaded and fired 70k rounds from his 23. He said he did have to replace the factory barrel at some point due to a noticeable decline in accuracy. I did not ask him when that point was (wish I did).Yes and those glocks have not had their barrels replaced, just their springs (and I believe a connector or two).
This. Many people mistakenly think velocity is a barrel killer. If that were true, barrels would wear out at the muzzle first. They don't. they wear out at the chamber end first and that's primarily because of heat induced erosion.Barrel life depends on many factors: pressure, heat, powder type, powder charge weight, etc.
If you are loading full power loads using Titegroup and then rapid-firing them in 100 degree heat your barrel won't last as with long as with low power loads using 231 shooting them slowly in 60 degree weather.
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