I've owned and used Bar-Sto barrels for almost 30 years. I did business with Bar-Sto way back in the days when they were located in Twenty-Nine Palms, CA. At different times I've owned as many of seven of them all at once.
Recently I took receipt on what is going to be my very last Bar-Sto Precision barrel. Because of some sort of factory backlog I had to wait almost four and a half months for this barrel to arrive. It is the dullest and least finish-polished Bar-Sto barrel I have ever owned. It is, also, the only Bar-Sto barrel I've ever received that had (light) scratches on it in several different places. The thing I really hated is that - in what I suspect to be a production shortcut - the muzzle is reverse crowned. A reverse crown is the: easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to crown a muzzle.
Needless to say I am really pissed with Bar-Sto Precision. After I finish-polished the barrel and removed the scratches I sent Bar-Sto a detailed three page letter stating my dissatisfaction. I've yet to hear from anyone at Bar-Sto by way of reply! What I told the Stone family is that, 'for the money' I didn't get a very good deal. For 1/3 the cost I could have purchased a high quality Lone Wolf Distributors foreign-made, 'match grade' barrel.
For approximately 1/2 the price I could have purchased another high quality aftermarket Glock barrel from Storm Lake. Both would have arrived within 30-45 days; AND I wouldn't have had to do anything other than (maybe?) some quick work with a set of diamond knife sharpening stones (or a Dremel Tool if you're very good!) to install them into the pistol. Neither would either of these other barrels have come with a cheap looking reverse-crowned muzzle!
There are many other well-made aftermarket pistol barrels out there. If I went looking again tomorrow, I'd look at: an un:marked and un:etched LWD barrel (probably one with muzzle ports), Storm Lake, KKK, and Jarvis. The last thing I told Irv Stone is that, since moving to Sturgis, SD his guys seem to be spending too much time at the, 'Full Throttle Saloon'. I was being facetious, of course; but, after several weeks without receiving any sort of courtesy or reply to my initial complaints, I'm no longer so sure.
I used to recommend Bar-Sto Precision barrels to everyone who read my posts; however, those days are now over for me. I'm very disappointed with my new Bar-Sto barrel; and, understandably, I feel less than well-treated by the Stone family. I could have waited far less than nearly 4 1/2 months; I could have paid a whole lot less than I did, too; and I would have received an, 'equal or better' aftermarket pistol barrel than the one Bar-Sto finally sent me.
