which handguns shoot most accuratly for you?

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so i have a few handguns that I have previously thought were really accurate. as my shooting abilities increased over the years I came to realise that most all of my others can put bullets just about exactly where I want them as well, If I do my part.... but with Some of them however it seems things just come together better. Maybe its a longer sight radius, maybe its the shape, color or size of the sights themselves. Maybe it does have to do with the actual accuracy of the specific gun. Trigger pull has a lot to do with it and I think weight does as well. Recoil i think has an effect if you're not careful.

for me, here are a few of my favorites, everything just comes together every time and when i see my groups it just makes me smile. what are yours?
mine-
(in no particular order, all off hand standing)
Colt target model 22. this pistol doesnt always feed reliably, but darn if I dont shoot it well. I have been known to hit 4 inch circles (steel spinner paddles) at 80 yards with it consistently. it seems what ever i shoot at gets hit. love this one.

my Springfield "Loaded" custom full size 1911. this one before I purchased it had a lot of things done to it at the springfield custom shop. it fits my hand perfect with the extended mag well, and things just line up right every time. I never miss with it. and keep groups tight even rapid firing.

my John Ross PC 500 magnum Smith and Wesson 5" same deal, it always lines up well and I have no trouble hitting my steel poppers (about a 18" by 6") at 100 yards.

EAA witness match elite 10MM. usually keep this one 50 yards or closer, for no particular reason, that is just what tends to happen. But it groups nice and tight. I like to shoot smiley face patterns on paper targets at 50 feet on the human sillouettes heads at indoor ranges with this one.

Smith and Wesson 629 classic 5" 44mag (prelock)
I practice drawing from a holter and and getting on target "fast draw"? as quick as I can. any way I am quick and deadly with it. standard opperating procedure is standing 50 feet away from my little spinner target 5 inches on bottom 4 on top, and going for the bottom one as quick as possible from the draw. I hit it reliably while trying to replicate the stress of needing to shoot NOW. never timed it but friends tell me it takes less than a second starting hand off pistol. it just lines up naturally well for me.

Honorable mention- Colt Anaconda 8" 44mag. should have never sold it but it is what it is. I shot this one very well also.
 
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I find the two secret ingredients to accurate shooting are the single action trigger like on a 1911 and a red dot sight. On guns that have both of those, I can cut my groups in half compared to striker-fired guns with notch and post sights. As for hitting at the distances OP was talking about, well I can't even see the target at that distance. And without a scope the sights appear to be as big as the target. I think I am about 50 years too late for that kind of thing.
 
My hefty 5906 is the one I shoot best with 124 gr. One day everyone was complimenting my groups at 7 yards, returned the following week same pistol and ammo and lucky to hit paper.
The second best is 9mm Shield 124 gr +p 5-7 yards followed with M65 with 158 gr . 38 spl . The light weight SD9 is a challenge but improving, I don't expect precision target shooting from defense handguns.
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My easiest handgun for me to shoot accurately is my long barrel Ruger Single Six that happens to have a 2x scope on it and some trigger work done.

Next up would be my unmodified Browning Buckmark Camper with a red dot on it.

Regarding centerfires, my Ruger GP100 6" barrel also with some trigger work done to it. I need to put a fiber optic sight on it at some point to help out my middle aged eyes.
 
chicharrones said:
My easiest handgun for me to shoot accurately is my long barrel Ruger Single Six that happens to have a 2x scope on it and some trigger work done.

Next up would be my unmodified Browning Buckmark Camper with a red dot on it.

Regarding centerfires, my Ruger GP100 6" barrel also with some trigger work done to it. I need to put a fiber optic sight on it at some point to help out my middle aged eyes.
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Calling that single six a handgun is a bit of a stretch.....more like a stockless carbine......;)
 
I shoot autos the best. Specifically 1911s. I shoot this one the better than anything else I own. 20180325_155753.jpg
Colt XSE Rail Gun.

Some Honarable Mention awards:
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My VP9 bedside gun. And 20180325_153226.jpg Mrs. Mike .45's XDM in 9mm. This was her very first gun. A buddy and I took her to the range and brought a plethora of handguns for her to shoot and she rented a few and picked out this one.

Also recently added a few horses to the stable. I picked up my first p series SIG. It is a 226 rx in SAO. Still getting used to shooting with the dot and I only shot it 3 times but I also shoot it really well. Then I found a lightly used HK USP .45 for a good deal so I snagged that one too. Only shot it once but I really like it and shot it very well. Time will tell but I think these two could end up being some of my favorites.
 
Browning Buck Mark
S&W 625-2 5" 45acp (revolver)
S&W K22 Masterpiece 6"
Taurus Old Model 66 6" 357
Ruger Old Model Blackhawk 7.5"
S&W 14-4 (8 & 3/8") 38 special

With most handguns I am mediocre at best.

The ones listed make it look like I really know what I'm doing.

They all have the original iron sights.

I'm not quite old enough to need other optics (but I'm getting there).
 
I sold the most accurate one a few years back - a Colt Anaconda 6" in .44 mag. Could hit golf balls at 100 yard (with a few rounds). The replacement S&W 626 is accurate as well, but not as great as the Anaconda was.
 
doubleh said:
Revolver: Dan Wesson 15-2 VH8

Pistol: Colt Series:70 Gold Cup National Match

That's from a good rest at 25 yards. Off hand nothing is very accurate anymore. Just another perk of aging.
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Seems like everyone agrees the Dan Wesson's are inherently accurate. Wonder if the sleeve-barreled Rugers will develop a similar reputation.
 
One that really surprised me in my hands was my Bulgarian PM. Maybe it's because the rear sight is drifted off to the left (it was like that when I got it, and I didn't bother to adjust it.) I'm left-handed, too.
 
I don't benchrest my handguns typically. I always think of accuracy for me as a combo of off hand slowish fire combined with what I can do as far as fast hits on target. For me, the guns I consider accurate do both.
 
Armored farmer said:
Ruger MKII bull barrel
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Colt Python
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Ruger Blackhawk .45colt
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Ruger SR9c. Anyone can shoot it well
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Im not sure this counts...but, dang,
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I have an SR9c and so does a friend. We both shoot them very well and others who have shot them have done pretty good with them. The trigger seems just right and the sights are easy to line up. We both shoot it best with the short magazines in place
 
On a good day the ones that feel right would be the S&W 66, 586 6" and Sig 1911. Those three do at 12-15 yards what I manage at 10 yards with the others. The basic goal is 4" at 10 yards from compressed ready.
 
My Springfield 1911 in 9mm, and secondly my Ruger SR9c. Somedays I shoot my Blackhawk single action really well, other days not so much.

Jeff
 
I'd have to say my slab sided Buckmark with a red dot and my Walther PPQ. Close seconds would be 1911s.
 
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