What are your thoughts on porting a factory barrel? Does it help with accuracy or just lessen recoil?
jking850
I have had barrels ported for years. What to expect? No increase in accuracy should be expected. A slight but measurable decrease in muzzle rise will be realized if the porting is done properly.
Having said that, I would never have barrel ports milled, but will always have them done via the wire EDM process. This process leaves absolutely no burr inside the barrel, and there is no chance of doing additional damage with tools, which is possible with mechanical milling. I will say that porting will not make a gun more accurate, because that is not the purpose, but porting that is not done properly can absolutely make a gun less accurate.
I use the same porting experts that Jerry Miculek uses, Mag-Na-Port. The cost is negligible and the results are second to none.
This porting was done by mag-na-port for my PPQ. It works like a charm.
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Having said that, I would never have barrel ports milled, but will always have them done via the wire EDM process. This process leaves absolutely no burr inside the barrel, and there is no chance of doing additional damage with tools, which is possible with mechanical milling. I will say that porting will not make a gun more accurate, because that is not the purpose, but porting that is not done properly can absolutely make a gun less accurate.
I use the same porting experts that Jerry Miculek uses, Mag-Na-Port. The cost is negligible and the results are second to none.
This porting was done by mag-na-port for my PPQ. It works like a charm.
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