This is especially sad, because I shot and enjoyed Storm Lake barrels years ago. None of our testers are holding their breath, and we cannot, in any good faith, currently recommend these barrels. He said he’d “do his best” to have a Storm Lake rep call back. Only one of multiple calls to Storm Lake was answered, by a rep who identified himself as being from Tapco, a sibling company of Storm Lake under the Freedom Group parent company of Remington. To further complicate matters, we put in multiple phone calls and emails to the company through the contact information on the website. Handgun Barrels Lone Wolf AlphaWolf Barrel Glock 20 10mm Auto Lone Wolf AlphaWolf Barrel Glock 20 10mm Auto Shop All Featured Ammunition Featured Gun Parts Featured Reloading Supplies.
One local gun shop no longer stocks or recommends Storm Lake barrels due to the volume of customer complaints over the last year-though in the past, it was his go-to aftermarket barrel.
There were visible differences in fit and finish between the same model barrels. In comparing barrels there and seating and test firing further, tolerances were not as tight as those from the aforementioned three companies. We thought we had a bad barrel and headed to the gun shop. Loading ramp lineup on favorably reviewed barrels. The website is easy to navigate and clearly marks which barrels are in ample stock, low stock, and backorderable. Like Bar-Sto and KKM, the Lone Wolf customer service line was easy to reach by both phone and email. Our LWA and AlphaWolf barrels have standard-cut rifling (safe for lead loads), non-threaded and threaded options, as well as caliber conversion options. Lone Wolf also offers quality custom laser engraving on slides, slide plate covers, and barrels. Lone Wolf has been manufacturing upgraded Glock barrels since the early 2000's for almost every Glock model and generation. Though our testers were torn whether the Lone Wolf raging-wolf-head logo was cartoon or cool, the company offers the option of “blind marking” where the logo is hidden from view when the barrel is installed. Though I always grant an edge to completely made-in-America products-our test Lone Wolf barrel was manufactured by Dasan Machineries in South Korea-at those prices, it’s hard to argue against having conversion barrels in all calibers.
Our test barrel, the extended and ½”x28 threaded version for the Glock 22 comes in only a few dollars higher, though thread protectors are not included standard. (Photo: Kristin Alberts)Ī standard Lone Wolf Glock conversion barrel retails for $94.95. BarSto, top, KKM, middle, Lone Wolf, bottom.
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