Polymer bull barrels?

[Illuminaughty]

Can anyone educate me why there aren't any bull barrels for most modern striker fired guns? Or at least a wide use cases of them? There seems to be a lot play in most of these wonder 9s….I don't like the way it feels, nor do I like the gap between barrel and slide. (It's what keeps me lusting, and saving for, a Wilson combat EDC x9)

While we're here, let's say you could do a bull barrel in Taurus gx3, would there be accuracy improvements?

Thanks ahead for any info

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[Koda]

Because theres no need in polymer designs, they lock up at the chamber end.... Theres no play between the barrel and the slide.
Iirc bull barrels were only an option to not use a barrel bushing design. I dont know of any modern polymer designs that use a barrel bushing?

 

[Kruel J]

Because theres no need in polymer designs, they lock up at the chamber end.... Theres no play between the barrel and the slide.
Iirc bull barrels were only an option to not use a barrel bushing design. I dont know of any modern polymer designs that use a barrel bushing?

Me either. I think if I had a Taurus GX3 I would just shoot it as-is anyway.

 

[Illuminaughty]

Thanks. Makes a lot more sense now, appreciate it

 

[titsonritz]

Staccato uses a bull barrel, no bushing though.

 

[Kruel J]

Staccato uses a bull barrel, no bushing though.

 

[Koda]

Staccato uses a bull barrel, no bushing though.

Yup, but its also not a striker its a 1911...

 

[titsonritz]

Yup, but its also not a striker its a 1911...

Details, details.

P.S.
That would be a 2011.

 

[Koda]

Details, details.

P.S.
That would be a 2011.

They are all 1911s to me.
I never understood why they changed the name to 2011 just because they use polymer grip modules...?
Mechanically, they are 1911s.

 

[titsonritz]

They are all 1911s to me.
I never understood why they changed the name to 2011 just because they use polymer grip modules...?
Mechanically, they are 1911s.

It's a little thing called "marketing".