As I said, that factory M&P barrel just isn’t cutting it for me.

Now note: some M&P barrels come out of the factory just fine. Others not so much, and it seems I got a “not so much”. Tho again, it seemed to prefer different ammo. At 25 yards, the Gold Dot 124 gr. +P was grouping acceptably, still a little big, but FAR better than the 115 grain was grouping (6-8″).

So, I’m going to now try the KKM barrel.

Upon Tom’s suggestion, I applied Militec-1 to the barrel. Coated inside and out, 20 minutes in the oven (170º is the lowest my oven will go), another coating, another 20 minutes, then wiped it off, let it cool. Put it into the gun and ran some A-Zoom Snap Caps through it to see how things would chamber and work. Worked fine, so I reckon I’ll be alright. I’ve used Militec-1 as a lubricant for a long time and it’s good stuff, but I’ve never done the oven-treatment until now. Should make things slicker than snot.

Not sure when I’ll get to the range to actually try it out (hopefully soon). But the desired goal will be to do some general blasting just to ensure it runs. Then do some group shooting both off the rest and offhand, at distances like 3, 7, 10, 15, and 25 yards. As well, I’m going to shoot different ammo: my 115 grain reloads, that 124 grain American Eagle, and the Gold Dot 124 grain +P. I think I may have some PMC 115 grain, and will see what else I have. I’m guessing tho that it won’t be the ammo brand but more the bullet weight (tho brand could matter if say they load a little hotter). To that end, I might see about running some 147 grain ammo through if I can get a hold of some. The point is, run it all and see how accuracy does.

Oh yeah… I need to go drift that rear sight. Going to go do that now.