Hardest handgun for you to shoot well?

.454 Casull. I have a single action five shot revolver I bought many years ago. If I don't shoot it often, it's almost as if I'd never shot it. Full house heavy-for-caliber loads are just intense even on a good day.

S&W 45 ACP. Terrible DA trigger pull and SA isn't any better. SIS = sits in safe.

A few years ago I bought a little Derringer in .38 special and one in .410/45 Colt. I bought them because I didn't have any Derringer's and I thought they would be fun. They're not. And I can't hit the side of a barn if I was standing inside said barn. I'm 6'2 and have hands that are the size of baseball gloves, so that doesn't help me shoot them. However, they look cool and I wouldn't get rid of them (I generally won't sell guns) but they are pretty useless to me. Now they are display pieces to go with some of my other cowboy style guns.

OH, I thought of one that's close to unimprovable that MOST, not just me, can't shoot well.

Russian Nagant. Crappiest DA AND SA trigger in the universe. Even an RG is better.

Oh, speaking of which, I had an RG mod 26 pistol I couldn't hit crap with, but that was many moons ago.

XD's for me. The grips just don't feel right in my hand. Can't find a comfortable way to shoot them.

For those of you dogging on J Frames. I've made 200 yard shots on steel with them. They'll do what you ask if you really do your part

For most people it would be snubbies and small framed semi-auto mouse guns with heavy triggers.

Well, Peter, you asked!!


I'd be pretty tickled with that group you shot with any handgun I've got.

I forgot about the 7.62 nagant Russian revolver, while trying to shoot in double action mode with its 450 lb SA trigger.

Small ones

no contest , o/u derringers are my difficult to shoot guns.

44 mag.
I can win money with 9, 45, and 357, but I gave up 44.

Sad thing is I had to give up my 44 carbine also cause I like pcc to match my side arm.
Been doing a lot of 3 inch pistol lately and feeling more confident with it.
With n
good weather returning I hope to double my round count.

I don't enjoy shooting really small guns, so I don't shoot them often, so I particularly suck with pocket pistols of any caliber.

I shoot a hot .44 magnum better than I shoot an LCR. Even .22's and such I prefer a full-sized handgun like the M&P-22 or a K-22. I have no desire whatsoever to shoot a derringer or NAA mini revolver.

So, think for a bit. What handgun do you consider your hardest to shoot well and master and then why is it a challenge for you?

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Peter, I could say all of them, but the one that really gives me fits is my Smith and Wesson Model 640.
I put pearl magna grips and a grip adapter on it, but I can't shoot it with .357 Magnum ammo, and hot 38 special is a test as well. I've changed out the smooth grips for a set of stag. I hope to find out tomorrow if they make any difference. Gosh I hope so as two sets of custom grips has getting expensive.

For most people it would be snubbies and small framed semi-auto mouse guns with heavy triggers.

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Well, I guess I ain't "most people". I shoot well enough with a .38 snub to hit a 14" gone 3 of 5 from roll over prone at 100 yards. I have a Kel Tec P11 that I shoot well with, too. I like it as a carry because it ain't got no stinkin' GLOCK trigger. I like my legs un-perforated.

For me, it is the Kel-Tec PF9. I really want to like it, because it's a nice size and weight for a carry gun but I just can't get it to work for me. No matter how I hold it my hand takes a beating every time I fire it. I tried straightening the trigger, different grip sleeves and different types of ammo.

However, I can shoot the Taurus TCP with no problems whatsoever. I have one and my daughter also has one, and I can shoot either one reasonably well. None of my other handguns are particularly hard to shoot either.

My nephew had trouble shooting it also, but a one of my shooting buddies was able to shoot it quite well. So aside from a little ammo sensitivity, the problem is with me and not with the gun.

So for now the TCP is my pocket gun and the PF9 has gone to a new home, traded straight across for a Ruger P85 plus accessories.

I love that grip OP!

Personally I cant stand Glocks grip angle.

Kel-tec P11 and SPO1 snubby 357/38 sp

For the last 2 days I have been shooting an XDS-9 to prove for possible EDC, after 390 rounds I wont be winning any target competitions. I am shooting it low and side to side.

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I experienced a similar thing recently. When the XDs first came out I tore the bullseye out with it but since it was "recalled" they changed the trigger pull and I can't hit a darn thing with it. It swayed me from buying one at that point.

The pistol I have the most trouble shooting accurately are the Japanese matchlocks.

Bob Wright

In my collection it is the cz52 pistol. The trigger breaks hard and sharp. The gun is accurate but you'd never knew unless you spent dedicated time learning to master it.

Most difficult one for me is my Ruger SP101 2-1/4" 357Mag. But my wife has pretty much claimed it and does well with.

Comrade Mike said:

XD's for me. The grips just don't feel right in my hand. Can't find a comfortable way to shoot them.

For those of you dogging on J Frames. I've made 200 yard shots on steel with them. They'll do what you ask if you really do your part

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Most ranges don't have 20' steel plates....

My Colt .45 Peacemaker.

It's my first (and so far only) revolver, got it last year.

I have no problems hitting my target, but the spread is nothing to brag about, especially compared to how I typically shoot with my pistols.

Part of the problem is the ammunition I'm shooting. .45 Colt ain't cheap, and when I got the pistol it wasn't very easy to find, either. But Georgia Arms has been keeping me well stocked with 25o gr. RNFP. It shoots reasonably well, definitely making that ever so pleasing "BANG!" sound. But it doesn't group as well as it should.

I had thought that it was all me at first...until a brother of mine picked up a box of Magtech cowboy loads for me and they gave me a MUCH tighter grouping.

I'm looking forward to starting my reloading hobby with the .45 Colt cartridge. Hopefully I'll work me up a more accurate loading.

Until then...my Peacemaker is my childhood dream and just plain fun to shoot, even if I'm not as accurate with it as I am with my other handguns!


By the way...where did you get your snake grips? I've been shopping around and haven't settled on any as yet. I'm thinking of getting them in Silver and mounting them on a set of grips I'll be making.