Different weapons/your ability

I shoot best with one of my three carry choices, the Kimber UCII. I also shoot well with another of my carry guns, a Kahr PM9, one of my favorite shooters. I'm least accurate -- and least likely to take to the range with me -- my j-frame 637; just haven't gotten the hang of keeping it on target, even with light-recoiling range ammo. One of my favorite lines is ... It's not the arrow, it's the Indian. There is innate skill involved in a shooting, but there is also the matter of frequent practice and professional training to help you get rid of bad habits you might not even know you have.
 
I'm always surprised at how my shooting ability changes depending on the gun. I am by no means an expert sharpshooter, but I do alright most of the time. With my Glock 36, I usually keep all shots in the A zone of a target at out to pushing 45 or 50 feet. With my 1911, I get a little sloppier, some of my others, very sloppy.

It does drive me crazy, though, which guns I find I can handle better. They're usually not the ones that I personally like. I hate glocks, the 36 being the only one that I ever liked at all, and it turned out to be one of my better guns, accuracy wise. My Sp101, which I love, I don't handle anywhere nearly as well, but its still my preffered carry gun of the two. I am by far the limiting factor on all of my guns, but damnit, I want to be better on some of the guns I like the looks and feel of the most!
 
For me, it's sort of like adapting to various types of fishing gear. It may take a lttle time for the transition to culminate but, in short order, I can go seamlessly from spinning, to bait casting to fly fishing gear. Likewise, I shoot various types of rifles, shotguns and handguns-sometimes all in the same day-with little difficulty.

In terms of adjusting from one handgun to another, generally speaking; no problem. Which isn't to say that I may not like shooting one handgun better than another or even shoot one a little better than another but there's never been a whole lot of difference between any of them. I think uniformity in shooting may be the product of over fifty years of shooting experience (much of it competitively), coupled with the understanding that the fundamentals of good shooting is not dependent on which firearm you're using at the time-it comes down to how you shoot it. With respect to the subject at hand (handguns) there's no substitute nor shortcut for adhering to the basics: sight alignment, trigger squeeze, breath control, consistent follow-through and a good shooting stance.

I suppose there is something to be said about the old adage: "Beware the man with one gun." It's just that he's missing out on a whole lot of fun.
 
I personally shoot some pistols poorly; however, I've always been the limiting factor.
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Same here, I don't blame the gun. But I don't shoot many semi autos all that well, particularly polymer double stackers. I shoot buckshot-like patterns with Glocks :o . And the little teenie pocket autos are even worse in my hands.
 
Well, in my opinion a good pistolero can shoot any pistol/revolver fairly well. All it is basically takes is perfect sight alignment, trigger control and timing. Of course, it sure helps if you have proper fitting grips, 20/20 vision and are in good physical shape. To master the above it takes a lot of quality trigger time. For most today, that’s almost an impossibility due to ammunition costs (even reloading is costly today when you realize you’re shooting 100 to 200 rounds a day, 365 days a year), distance to the range, time necessary to spend at the range and keeping your family happy. For those that have the time and desire, you know of what I speak – for the rest, just remember it takes a lot of trigger time to become proficient and shooting a 6” group at 25 yards off-hand using one hand is a good start, as is shooting 2-handed. You can cheat and use a red-dot, which takes away that perfect sight alignment and your group size should get a little smaller right off the bat, but it will still take a lot of practice to shoot small groups at 25 to 100 yards. There’s no magic pill and you’ll find if you read articles about accurate shooting it comes back to the same old thing – practice, practice, practice. Once mastered you can shoot pretty decent scores anytime with any handgun using the slow fire method. If you don't practice at least once a week after many years of daily practice, you will find your scores to be less than desirable but still better than the "Casual" shooter on the range.
 
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for me, i've noticed i shoot better 9mm than .45.

my sig226 in 9mm i can shoot dead center but i think its a subconscious twitch that makes me shoot low left with .45 because of the slightly differing recoil. i own a kimber ucii .45 and have tried a usp 45, sig 220 .45 and s&w 625 .45 and shot all about 2" low-left from where i was aiming except the s&w625... guess im gonna have to get one now

i think whatever the specific firearm/caliber problem it may be, practice would probably be the best solution.
 
Our host club has a gong range: "ding!"

The closest (hanging) plate is 70 yds, and I shoot at it with all my handguns (exception: NAA mini and Taurus PT22).
I can hit it REAL regular....... 5" 1911s, 4" GPs, 5.5" and 7.5" Redhawks (yes, DA), and numerous EAA Witnesses.

I use it as a barometer of both my skill and my equipment (gun and sights and ammo).
 
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