Captain33036
Member
Hello
I want to begin a bullseye competition with an old friend, who is a long time shooter. I am pretty good with various platforms and have tried a SIG P226, Colt .45, RIA .45, SIG P228 and Beretta 92. I recently settled on a RIA 1911 9mm and am happy with it (mostly for price). Slightly better with a 1911 .45...which is probably expected...but for cost considerations...want to stick with 9mm. So, with price in mind....how could I get the most bullseye accuracy out of this gun?
Option 1: Sell it and start with another platform? Not sure a SIG P226 would be inherently more accurate. Wonder if a CZ SP-01 might be or perhaps, go with a Springfield 1911 9mm or STI....but wonder if the cost of several hundred to a grand is worth it.
Option 2: Upgrades. Would a match barrel really yield all that much of an improvement? What other upgrades would make a significant difference (besides trigger)?
Option 3: Optics. Yeah...using reading glasses now....am thinking that a red dot might be good. SO....perhaps the most significant question....would a red dot be such an improvement in shooting accuracy as to out weight all the other options above? And if red dot....would a Burris Fastfire II mini mounted to the rear sight be as good as a larger red dot mounted to a mount that was fitted to the frame (as I see many competition guns have)??
Any combination of the above?
Thank you for any and all advice. I greatly appreciate it.
Best
John
I want to begin a bullseye competition with an old friend, who is a long time shooter. I am pretty good with various platforms and have tried a SIG P226, Colt .45, RIA .45, SIG P228 and Beretta 92. I recently settled on a RIA 1911 9mm and am happy with it (mostly for price). Slightly better with a 1911 .45...which is probably expected...but for cost considerations...want to stick with 9mm. So, with price in mind....how could I get the most bullseye accuracy out of this gun?
Option 1: Sell it and start with another platform? Not sure a SIG P226 would be inherently more accurate. Wonder if a CZ SP-01 might be or perhaps, go with a Springfield 1911 9mm or STI....but wonder if the cost of several hundred to a grand is worth it.
Option 2: Upgrades. Would a match barrel really yield all that much of an improvement? What other upgrades would make a significant difference (besides trigger)?
Option 3: Optics. Yeah...using reading glasses now....am thinking that a red dot might be good. SO....perhaps the most significant question....would a red dot be such an improvement in shooting accuracy as to out weight all the other options above? And if red dot....would a Burris Fastfire II mini mounted to the rear sight be as good as a larger red dot mounted to a mount that was fitted to the frame (as I see many competition guns have)??
Any combination of the above?
Thank you for any and all advice. I greatly appreciate it.
Best
John