What semi-auto have YOU been most accurate with

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So I picked up a friends gun last week at the range - a Kahr P380 then a shield. WOW. I am a believer now in that some guns are just a good fit for one person over another. My Seecamp 32 (in my hands) is accurate only to 10 feet (I'd double tap shots under SD). My g43 is better - but it has very evident effective range limitations.

All in all - the small Kahr p380 - just crushes the two - I could pull off headshots immediately at 30 feet. The shield also was good.

Just curious with others - what guns are YOU oddly accurate with? I can't believe what I experienced and now wonder if buying by ads and YouTube reviews is really just the wrong method...
 
I haven't found one yet that I feel more accurate with than others(although I did pick up an FNX today and I'm hoping that changes) but I do have a Smith and Wesson 659 that my grandfather gifted me and I can honestly say I do not shoot it very well.
 
Of the guns I own, the FN FNP 45, my Ed Brown 1911s, Wilson CQB and Ruger Mark II Target Competition.




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Mark III for the most accurate. Set up with a red dot makes it too easy.

For center fire, any 9mm that I've owned including Glock and M&P variations.
 
Sig X-FIVE. Dead nuts on!
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In terms of centerfire semi-autos, the most accurate for me (a dedicated, long-term Bullseye shooter) has been a Colt Gold Cup, purchased new in 1972, a Smith & Wesson Model 52 and a Smith & Wesson Model 945. Not a coincidence that all three of these pistols have superb triggers.
 
Just curious with others - what guns are YOU oddly accurate with? I can't believe what I experienced and now wonder if buying by ads and YouTube reviews is really just the wrong method...
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I certainly think that is the wrong way to buy a pistol. Some of the YT infomercials are so full of hype it is almost sickening. Even with the more impartial reviewers what works for them may not work for you.

IMO by far it is best to try out via range time whatever you are considering before purchase. Also what "feels best in the hand" is not what one will necessarily shoot best with. Of course having good fundamentals in grip, trigger control, and sight acquisition will go a long way in finding the optimum pistol.

I don't have a pistol that I am head and shoulders more accurate with than my others. But my class A pistols would be my Walther PPQ, SIG P226, HK P30L, SIG 1911, SIG P220, and CZ SP01. I can consistently put 8 out of ten rounds in a less than 2 inch group on center of target at 7 yards shooting holding with both hands.

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I've shot 1" 5 shot groups at 25 yards with these;

S&W 52 - 148gn DEWC 2.8gn bullseye
Sig P210
Sig X5 9mm
S&W 41 7.5" with comp - CCI standard
S&W 41 5.5" Heavy barrel - CCI Standard
Ruger MK10
Walther P88 Champion
Desert Eagle .357 magnum
STI Trojan bull barrel .38 super
Beretta 92fs Combat
HK USP Match 9mm
HK USP Elite 9mm
Ruger Charger
Colt Python 6" (.38 load)


Close runner ups that I haven't cracked 1" with, yet, that probably will soon;

HK USP Elite 9mm
BHP Competition
Sig P229 Sport .357 Sig
Sig P226 SL Sport II 9mm
Beretta 92fs Steel I SAO
Beretta 92fs Target/Competition
S&W 686 Competition
S&W 686 International DX

Notably not many of these are what you might call "carry" guns.
 
Generally, 1911s for me, but in particular, my first, which was a custom build on an Essex Frame. Came with Bo-Mar sights, Bar-Sto barrel, and a mix of miscellaneous GI parts.
 
I shot my best groups ever with a Colt Woodsman Match Target, (my first pistol), and a HK USP Elite.

I carried a Beretta 84f that was the easiest to shoot quickly. Very intuitive and natural pointer for me. Loved that gun!
 
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