What’s the gun in your collection that you regard as the most accurate?
Is it because you believe that gun is more inherently accurate, or that you can just shoot it better than any others?
For me it is my CZ Shadow 2 OR that is set up for USPSA CO division. It is stupendously heavy (almost 57oz) and CZ’s are known for their ability to group tightly. My also has the full Cajun Gunworks trigger package which brings the single action trigger pull to 2.5lb. The weight of the gun combined with the lightness of the trigger makes it easier to shoot small groups. The red dot makes it easier to do it at distance.
I don’t own none of them fancy pistolas, but I have shot several that belong to friends. The only one that stands out is one friend’s Shadow 2. That thing is slick as snot, aims itself and is really well balanced.
I generally suck at shooting handguns, that’s why I never got into it. Kinda wished I had as reloading for pistol calibers is a LOT less expensive than rifle or shotgun. For whatever reason, I can shoot the Shadow 2 really well. If I was to ever consider a pistol, it would be a Shadow 2.
I have a Browning Buckmark with a 7 1/4" barrel that I am the most accurate with. This is likely due to a combination of factors being the sight radius and the heft of the long bull barrel providing some inertial stability. The trigger pull is under 2lb and I have thousands of rounds through the thing over 25 years so I think trigger time has a lot to do with it.
For the most part I find it’s me that’s the problem (grip, trigger pull, sight alignment, anticipation) and some guns are easier to shoot than others. One of the exceptions I have is a Ruger SR22. It’s all over the place never exactly where I’m aiming. Maybe it doesn’t like certain ammo but I haven’t paid too much attention as to why it’s such a turd besides it having a shorter barrel. The Browning could care less what it spits, it’s generally very accurate.
The physics of pushing a projectile through a mechanical device repeatedly can be more or less accurate depending on how consistent the device is when it chambers the round before it is fired.
For example, with a Browning style dropping barrel, there has to be some play between the barrel and the front of the slide for the barrel to be able to tip down at the rear to unlock. The amount of play between the barrel and the slide or bushing can have a negative impact on how consistently it places shots down range.
There are a few variations, does it have the overmolded rubber grips, or the standard panels? I shot my dads with the wood grips, and it was a totally different gun in the hand.
