I rented an H&K P7M8 at the range tonight,
and it was a blast to fire. My son and
I really like it (the first SA auto for
both of us).
I noted that the H&K had a fixed barrel
(as does the Vektor CP1). Knowing nothing
about handguns, I would think a fixed barrel
to be inherently more accurate than a barrel
that tilts or rotates, or moved back and
forth. Just looking at the designs, I
would expect a hierarchy from more to less
accurate of:
fixed barrel
rotating barrel (very little lateral movement)
sliding barrel (lateral movement)
tilting barrel (lateral movement + tilt)
Is this train of thought incorrect? I
know that there are in fact representatives
of all of these available, from the
H&K P7 to the Beretta Cougar, to the
Beretta 92 FS to the 1911. I don't have
the sense of the fixed barrel dominationg
with regard to accuracy, which is what I
would expect. Do the fixed barrels dominate
with regard to accuracy, and I just don't
know that yet? Are there too many other
factors to permit a direct comparison?
Thanks.
and it was a blast to fire. My son and
I really like it (the first SA auto for
both of us).
I noted that the H&K had a fixed barrel
(as does the Vektor CP1). Knowing nothing
about handguns, I would think a fixed barrel
to be inherently more accurate than a barrel
that tilts or rotates, or moved back and
forth. Just looking at the designs, I
would expect a hierarchy from more to less
accurate of:
fixed barrel
rotating barrel (very little lateral movement)
sliding barrel (lateral movement)
tilting barrel (lateral movement + tilt)
Is this train of thought incorrect? I
know that there are in fact representatives
of all of these available, from the
H&K P7 to the Beretta Cougar, to the
Beretta 92 FS to the 1911. I don't have
the sense of the fixed barrel dominationg
with regard to accuracy, which is what I
would expect. Do the fixed barrels dominate
with regard to accuracy, and I just don't
know that yet? Are there too many other
factors to permit a direct comparison?
Thanks.