As far as “inherently accurate?” It always comes down to the shooter and how neutral their shooting style is. Obviously no one is a machine when it comes to shooting but the quest for all marksmen is to develop a neutral shooting style. The more neutral and repetitive you can be, any handgun will perform well. One of the “crutches” I see from beginners to seasoned patrol officers is relying on one type of gun platform too much. A professional golfer will pick up a $50 set of garage sale clubs and still outperform the average golfer with a set of $3k Pings. A good shooting form can make up for a gritty trigger at defense distance shooting. Looking for the magic firearm to make up for bad shooting habits is what gun manufacturers count on and advertise in their “tacticool messages” and the new gun enthusiast eats this up as if this new and improved pistol suddenly will turn them into a tier one operator level of shooter. It goes without saying, the equipment isn’t why these guys are so good. They also train to shoot about every kind of firearm so that should tell you how much the operator behind the firearm is what really pushes the bullet to it’s mark.
Bottom line: Way too much attention is given to the gun itself on the forums. I would rather the ammo get more consideration than the firearm because it has more of a influence in end results than the mid to upper end firearm. Any of the quality level handguns from Walther, Sig, Glock, HK, etc... and a good shooting style will be more than accurate enough.
What firearm calls to you is totally a personal and subjective choice. Just make sure your not chasing a firearm to make up for personal shooting deficiencies.
Bottom line: Way too much attention is given to the gun itself on the forums. I would rather the ammo get more consideration than the firearm because it has more of a influence in end results than the mid to upper end firearm. Any of the quality level handguns from Walther, Sig, Glock, HK, etc... and a good shooting style will be more than accurate enough.
What firearm calls to you is totally a personal and subjective choice. Just make sure your not chasing a firearm to make up for personal shooting deficiencies.
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