{"id":3003,"date":"2018-01-05T01:03:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T01:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2018-07-12T03:48:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T03:48:34","slug":"true-precision-shield-9mm-barrel-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/2018\/01\/05\/true-precision-shield-9mm-barrel-review\/","title":{"rendered":"True Precision Shield 9mm Barrel Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: We received the Version 2 True Precision barrel and have an updated review posted here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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True precision creates custom “Match Grade” barrels for Glocks<\/strong><\/a> and M&P products<\/strong><\/a>. I’ve been using this barrel in my shield for the past few months so this review will be my perspective and thoughts on my use of this barrel.<\/p>\n

Aesthetics<\/h1>\n

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Of course, part of the reason for getting a barrel like this is for the looks. True Precision offers their barrels in many colors, including black, blue, and rose red.<\/p>\n

I am a fan of the “gold” TiN look. However, what I am not a fan of is the dimpled barrel.<\/p>\n

The barrel dimples are designed to help dissipate heat, it just happens to be a personal preference of mine that I don’t like the dimpled look very much. And most people who have seen my gun also comment about how they dislike the dimpled barrel look as well.<\/p>\n

This is up for personal preference, but as far as the TiN “gold” look goes, I am definitely a fan.<\/p>\n

Concerns With the Design<\/h1>\n

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The barrel is not overly “shiny” however, I would have preferred a fully polished, almost mirror gloss finish on the barrel.<\/p>\n

The barrel seems to have more of a “brushed” matte look than a shiny mirror finish, which again, I would prefer a more polished barrel.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of manufacturing lines all over this barrel, swirls and designs like this barrel is raw straight off the mill.<\/p>\n

I would have preferred if they put a little more polish and touching up in the barrel design. For a company called “True Precision” it seemed like they glossed over a few fine details here.<\/p>\n

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The very first thing I noticed when I first received the barrel was this texture on the feed ramp. Normally, you would want a smooth, polished feed ramp.<\/p>\n

This is very concerning and I have had a few jams with this gun, not sure if it was due to the feed ramp or some other issue as I didn’t have a control to test with. (Never had feeding issues with the stock Shield barrel.)<\/p>\n

This textured design on the feed ramp is the real deal killer for me and the reason I do not have confidence with “True Precision” in regards to this barrel.<\/p>\n

It seems that more effort could have been put into the design of the barrels which they label as “Match Grade.”<\/p>\n

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Needless to say, I have more confidence in the stock shield barrel than I do with this one, and I wouldn’t trust this barrel as my main carry gun.<\/p>\n

While this is a fantastic barrel for the looks and an aesthetic upgrade to your gun, I don’t think it is capable of being an actual competition barrel. This is just my opinion though.<\/p>\n

I do enjoy and appreciate the fast shipping of True Precision. I received the barrel in about 2 days from my purchase and it was very securely packaged.<\/p>\n

However, my overall impression of these barrels is less than stellar. I would not recommend this brand for their Shield Barrels. I have no experience with their Glock products.<\/p>\n

Again, these are just my opinions of my experience with this barrel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: We received the Version 2 True Precision barrel and have an updated review posted here.\u00a0 True precision creates custom “Match Grade” barrels for Glocks and M&P products. I’ve been using this barrel in my shield for the past few months so this review will be my perspective and thoughts on my use of this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[624,780],"tags":[772,774,771,775,773,770,769],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3003"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3082,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3003\/revisions\/3082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatareyoubuyen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}