Apex/ Barsto barrel M&P 9mm

[Fly320s]

We plan on releasing the first run by the end of summer. These will be 4.25 and 5" barrel lengths in 9 mm. Threaded versions will be produced later this year.

The new design should benefit all the caliber variants, however part of the accuracy equation is determining what twist rate yields the optimum accuracy for a given bullet weight range. My focus has been on the 9 mm because it seemed to have the most complaints regarding accuracy. We will explore making .45 and .40 barrels in the future, once we see how much of a demand there truly is for the 9 mm barrels.

Please note that my office does not have any information regarding a release date, nor any particular details about the design of the barrel. This project has been kept secret so that I could manage expectations and control the release of information, especially now that the manufacturers are about to submit their entries for the U.S. Army's Modular Handgun trials. The accuracy requirement is 4" at 50 meters, and from the data I have collected, the factory barrels cannot hold to this standard. Ours will.

I'll watch your website for the release. I'll buy at least two when they are ready.

[Randy Lee]

This is pretty exciting. Too bad M&Ps aren't on the roster anymore. I really enjoyed the ergonomics when I owned some.

I feel your pain. It seems like pretty soon there won't be anything left on the roster at all.

[Lomshek]

Holy crap! Am I understanding right that that's at 50 yards? Anything besides a barrel change?

[Randy Lee]

Holy crap! Am I understanding right that that's at 50 yards? Anything besides a barrel change?

This group was shot out of a barrel that was fitted to the slide and frame. The semi drop in will typically shoot 2.5" or less at 50 yards

[Fly320s]

This group was shot out of a barrel that was fitted to the slide and frame. The semi drop in will typically shoot 2.5" or less at 50 yards

Does/will Apex offer a fitted barrel option?

[DocGKR]

I am looking forward to this!

[RJ]

No worries, Randy.

Awesome. TY Mods for allowing this. P-F is awesome.

Mr. Lee - Very interested in details as they come out. Thanks for the info.

[LittleLebowski]

This group was shot out of a barrel that was fitted to the slide and frame. The semi drop in will typically shoot 2.5" or less at 50 yards

Wow. Tagged for more info.

[Lomshek]

This group was shot out of a barrel that was fitted to the slide and frame. The semi drop in will typically shoot 2.5" or less at 50 yards

I'd be willing to pay at least $10 extra for a 1"/50 yard gun (maybe even more ).

[Randy Lee]

Does/will Apex offer a fitted barrel option?

Yes. Due to some wild tolerances in the slide manufacturing, we have left several critical areas oversized on our gunsmith fit version. Like fitting a 1911 barrel, it should be mated to both slide and frame for optimum accuracy.