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+1, but I want to put some qualifiers. Accuracy slow fire at 25 yards or rapid fire at 7-15 yards?schmeky said:Without hesitation, a CZ. Period.
Slow fire at 25 yards:
We have done several "bring all your pistols for comparison shootout" at the range and CZ's produced very tight "slow fire" accuracy out to 25 yards, hands down. Smooth trigger/hammer release really helps here. Out of the box, XD45 is the closest contender I have experienced with slow fire accuracy. If you factor in aftermarket/modified, then M&P45 with APEX trigger. My M&P45 with a trigger job produced next smallest 25 yard slow fire groups that have continued to improve as the trigger job settled in (I did the trigger job in stages). It now consistently produces 2.5" groups off hand with increasing 1.5" groups supported.
This is for factory "polymer" semi-auto slow fire as many factory/modified 1911s are capable of sub 3/4"-1" 25 yard shot groups.
Rapid fire at 7-15 yards:
For me, rapid fire tactical combat accuracy is more important at 7-15 yards for typical action pistol (USPSA/IDPA) match shooting distances and possible SD/HD shootings where you probably end up doing more point/instinctive shooting in low light situations without the use of sights.
For this purpose, I produce the fastest accurate (sub 2-3" shot groups) double-taps with Glock 17/22. The springy striker trigger yet short reset allows consistent rapid fires. Out of about 35 different pistols I have used to run similar stage setups, I have always gotten the fastest times with G17/G22 (My kind of Top Gear challenge). Some may argue, but for me, this is realistic and usable "service pistol" accuracy I want. I find that my M&P45 now shoots more accurately at 15-20 yards rapid fire/double-taps than the G22, enough so that I am thinking about using the M&P45 as my match pistol.
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