This afternoon the LoneWolf 9x18 barrel I ordered for my Glock 42 arrived. Fast service.
I tried it out with several different 9x18 (Makarov) loads.
First, the barrel looks well made and was a drop in fit in the G42.
I intended shooting the gun from 7 yards using reloads and factory ammo.
First I tried a FMJ reload.
The G42 didn't like the primers in this load, so after two misfires I put this load away for another day.
Then I tried a lead bullet reload.
Pretty good, except I got the first three jams, of the day, on feeding. The rounds jammed just before the mouth of the case enters the chamber. There after every magazine of every different load jammed feeding. Anywhere from one jam to every round in the magazine jamming.
Two factory loads. Numerous jams with both.
120 grain Silver Bear JHP.
Every round jammed feeding.
This is a right hot load. After firing, one case had to be knocked out of the chamber with a cleaning rod.
First impressions.
The barrel is accurate.
The 9x18 round, even the 120 grain load, is surprisingly mild shooting in the little G42.
If the feeding jams can't be overcome, the barrel is pretty useless.
I have another G42, so the first thing I'll do is try the barrel out in that gun.
I just got some close ups of how it' jamming.
.
I tried it out with several different 9x18 (Makarov) loads.
First, the barrel looks well made and was a drop in fit in the G42.
I intended shooting the gun from 7 yards using reloads and factory ammo.
First I tried a FMJ reload.
The G42 didn't like the primers in this load, so after two misfires I put this load away for another day.
Then I tried a lead bullet reload.
Pretty good, except I got the first three jams, of the day, on feeding. The rounds jammed just before the mouth of the case enters the chamber. There after every magazine of every different load jammed feeding. Anywhere from one jam to every round in the magazine jamming.
Two factory loads. Numerous jams with both.
120 grain Silver Bear JHP.
Every round jammed feeding.
This is a right hot load. After firing, one case had to be knocked out of the chamber with a cleaning rod.
First impressions.
The barrel is accurate.
The 9x18 round, even the 120 grain load, is surprisingly mild shooting in the little G42.
If the feeding jams can't be overcome, the barrel is pretty useless.
I have another G42, so the first thing I'll do is try the barrel out in that gun.
I just got some close ups of how it' jamming.
.