What's the most accurate handgun you've fired?
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doc2rn
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S&W mod 10 sq butt 3" in .38 spec
45crittergitter
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Funny how people brag about 4 MOA groups. 
I have shot 3 handguns that are super accurate IMO. I own 2 of them. One is a Sig P220 that was made in W. Germany. 2" groups at 50 yards aren't uncommon. I also have a S&W 629-2. It will bounce pop cans around at 175 yards. It has a longer barrel and a more powerful round than the Sig. I'm trying to keep in mind the caliber of the guns here because a .22 is not going to be as accurate as a .44 mag at 175 yards. But at 75 yards my friend's Ruger MkII may be the most accurate gun I've shot. It shoots like a .22 rifle. I guess that isn't surprising considering it has a 12" bull barrel on it. That's what my friend says. It may be a 10" barrel. I've never seen any mention of a 12" barrel anywhere else on a MkII. Whatever the case it is very accurate.
I've shot Buckmarks that were accurate. I've shot High Standard revolvers and autos that were accurate. I don't know how I ended up with 2 extremely good shooters. Just luck I guess. I'm sure there are better shooters in the world. The 1911 seems to be the top of the class if it's made by the right company. I've shot some that were very accurate too but they were generally models that were made up of various parts. But to be honest I think my Sig is more accurate than any 1911 I've shot. But that's not to say it can shoot better than all 1911's. I doubt very much that's the case.
I've shot Buckmarks that were accurate. I've shot High Standard revolvers and autos that were accurate. I don't know how I ended up with 2 extremely good shooters. Just luck I guess. I'm sure there are better shooters in the world. The 1911 seems to be the top of the class if it's made by the right company. I've shot some that were very accurate too but they were generally models that were made up of various parts. But to be honest I think my Sig is more accurate than any 1911 I've shot. But that's not to say it can shoot better than all 1911's. I doubt very much that's the case.
SharpsDressedMan
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I think that Ruger MKII comes with a 10.5" barrel.
Reloadron
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My Colt Series 70 Gold Cup NM as to a semi auto. As to a revolver I have several but the ones I like best and shoot best are a S&W Model 27 6" and my Colt Python 4". I love running HBWC bullets through those revolvers with light loads.
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.223 Super Sixteen T/C Contender. 300+ yards on the dog towns.
2nd, 629 6" 44 with a Leupold 2 1/2 power.
2nd, 629 6" 44 with a Leupold 2 1/2 power.
SharpsDressedMan
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I'm sorry, but the guys I shoot with, and myself, are not capable of 2" groups at 50 yards, and we are pretty good shots. I have NEVER seen anyone shoot 2" groups at 50 yards. I have seen SOME shooting that result in 2" groups at 25 yards, but most hover around 3-4" at 25 yards. But, then, we don't shoot from a bench, or use a Ransom rest. Do we have ANY stand up, one or two hand shooters that CAN shoot (regularly) 2" groups at 50 yards, no bench, no rest? I think my SIG P210 can do it, but I cannot. The bench and the rest are good for checking loads, but we like to live in the real world, and seldom do things exist in the field or in a gunfight. I'd rather be prepared for the worst case setting.
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High Master bullseye shooters hold 4 inches or less at 50 yards in the slowfire strings with a one handed hold, and they have to do it consistently to maintain their classification. The 10 ring is only 3.3 inches in diameter, and High Masters must shoot 97% or better. There's not many people who can do that. If that would translate into a 2 inch group or better at 50 yards with a two-handed hold, I don't know.
Currently, the record for a 2700 match is still the 2680 score set way back in the 70s so even top level shooters are dropping points somewhere. There's never been a perfect 900 out of 900, much less the 2700 matches.
My father shot High Master in the late 80s and early 90s and I can tell you it takes an incredible amount of dedication and practice to compete at that level. He told me that in order for him to maintain his classification his .45s had to hold the x-ring or better, so about 1 and 1/2 inches, and that coming up with a suitable combination of gun and load was a major challenge in itself.
When my eyes were better and I was shooting more, I could, on occasion, shoot a 5 shot offhand group at 25 yards that would run around 1.5".
Not consistently, but every once in awhile. Theoretically, that would make groups between 3 & 4" at 50 yards.
These days, if you let me shoot 3 or 4, five shot groups at 25 yards, I could probably manage one that would run a little under 3" and a couple in the 3.5" range. I haven't shot a 25 yard group under 2" in several years.
One would logically assume that they could better that slightly with a two-handed hold.
The Bianchi cup targets are shot at distances out to 50 yards, and the match is typically shot clean by the winner. The 10 ring on the Bianchi cup target is 8" in diameter which tells you that the top shooters in the Bianchi cup matches can hold an 8" group out to 50 yards.
The X count for the winner is usually up around the mid 180s out of a perfect 192. Since the X ring is 4" in diameter, that tells you that no one has ever been able to hold a 4" group for the entire Bianchi cup, but it does tell you that the top shooters would be able to shoot you five shot 4" groups @ 50 yards (and probably smaller ones) with no problems under less demanding conditions.
After all, the Bianchi cup involves shooting moving targets and some fairly tight time constraints, not just seeing how tight you can make your groups.
All that to say I wouldn't instantly call foul on someone claiming to shoot 2" groups at 50 yards. It's not impossible, but it's also not something you see every day. I'd want to see someone like that shoot, even if I had to pay the range fee and provide the ammunition. It would be an experience and a story worth telling no matter how it worked out.
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Yep
What SDM/for indoor use said^^^^*.
Two inch groups at fifty yards are, essentially, Xring groups on the NRA B6 target (Xring is 1.6" diameter)
That means a perfect clean target......
Someone who can do this regularly - and then we can assume that that person will shoot as well at 25 yards - is doing as well or better than the national pistol champions, as well or better than Olympic champions do with the Free Pistol at 50 meters. The B17 precision target has a 10 ring at 1.96" (60 shots in two hours)
Hard to believe that we have so many uncrowned champions frequenting these boards.
Or..do I misunderstand?
Pete
What SDM/for indoor use said^^^^*.
Two inch groups at fifty yards are, essentially, Xring groups on the NRA B6 target (Xring is 1.6" diameter)
That means a perfect clean target......
Someone who can do this regularly - and then we can assume that that person will shoot as well at 25 yards - is doing as well or better than the national pistol champions, as well or better than Olympic champions do with the Free Pistol at 50 meters. The B17 precision target has a 10 ring at 1.96" (60 shots in two hours)
Hard to believe that we have so many uncrowned champions frequenting these boards.
Or..do I misunderstand?
Pete
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JWH321
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+about 87 for a HiStandard Victor. It ALWAYS shot exactly where I aimed it. Unfortunately, my aim was usually low and right, but it would put the most consistent low and right shots ever seen.
Reloadron
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Even in my youth I was never that good, I admired those who were. Now it's a combination of my vision and my ability to steady the gun. All of my guns are capable of shooting better than I.
Ron
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Yep, although I remember my best not being quite that small, maybe .5 MOA
Zeke/PA
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I don't wish to create a turmoil but the Lugers that I've dealt with in my life left much to be desired as far as accuracy was concerned.
SharpsDressedMan
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On a note about a Luger, I got to fire 3 rounds from a highly collectible, 98-99% Mauser Luger, a 1940 "42" model, and maybe I got lucky, but it placed those shots dead center in the 10 area, into a 1.5" group at 25 yards. I had never fired it before, and was two hands over a shelf, and those "V" and pyramid sights were not that user friendly. Ammo was some Dynamit Nobel 124gr FMJ stuff probably perfect for the Luger I just happened to have in my bag. I was impressed immensely, as was the owner, who was not a seasoned shooter, and had only been shooting it on the 15' line at the range. I let him keep the target, and he was delighted that his gun could do that (he had just bought it, and paid about $2700 for the gun and accessories, holster and matching mags). It made me want one. I think the biggest problem with Luger accuracy is sights, and poor triggers. I am a hardened shooter, so the trigger didn't mess with me as much, but might have been better than most Luger triggers.
carbuncle
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A 6" Dan Wesson 15-2 (.357) that I used to own in the 90s, that thing shot like a laser beam.
ApacheCoTodd
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Dan Wesson .357 shooting .38 wadcutter re-loads. Almost boringly accurate.
helitack32f1
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Don't know what the answer to this question is for me, I suck equally with all handguns. Though, the most memorable, accurate shooting I remember was with a Makarov in .380 about 20 years ago. I own a couple of Woodsmans and a Ruger MKIII bull barrel that are theoretically accurate, but I have not been able to prove that.
mdauben
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Probably the most accurate I've shot was my buddies 6 inch, blued K-22. What a sweet gun!
The most accurate I own would be my Ruger Mk.III Competition. I think this gun still has more accuracy in reserve than I've been able to demonstrate, but I'm still working on it.
The most accurate I own would be my Ruger Mk.III Competition. I think this gun still has more accuracy in reserve than I've been able to demonstrate, but I'm still working on it.
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