[cjw3cma]

I recently ordered a barrel bushing from EGW and it came the other day (very nice work and reasonable for a custom made bushing). Before I ordered I measured the OD of the barrel and found that at the crown end it measured .577" but got progressively larger the further down the barrel I measured - .5775" @ 1" from the end / .578" @2" from the end. Thus the new bushing does bind a bit on the barrel but fits into the slide perfectly so I have not installed it until I find out if the barrel can be turned to an even .577".

Specs I gave EGW were - barrel OD - .578" / the bushing starts to bind on the barrel about 2" from the end.

Is this the proper approach to fitting my new busing to the barrel - by having the barrel turned to an even .577" (it sounds right but the voices of experience on this forum is what I'm looking for).