Is There One Handgun That You Just Can’t Shoot Well?

[TanklessPro]

Glocks for me too. I have never owned one but have shot several and never got the hang of them. I have been toying with the idea of getting one to see if I could force myself into shooting one well.

 

[wally]

I'm pretty much not really happy with my shooting of any double action revolver or DA/SA semi-auto on the DA first shot.

But for a semi nothing is worse for me than a pre-gen4 Glock. Couldn't hit worth beans with them until I put in the 3.5lb trigger connectors, which IMHO make them range guns only -- but at least I can enjoy them.

The gen4 Glock 22 has been very good for me straight out of the box, there isn't a major difference between "doesn't fit me" to "good enough", but its an important difference!

 

[tarosean]

Every "pocket" gun I've ever picked up.. I'd have better chance of tossing it at the intended target.

 

[MCgunner]

Watch the vid on the NAA. These guns are NOT inherently inaccurate and can be fired accurately from ranges many don't realize are possible. The vid gives tips on shooting them well.

And, the NAA Black Widow has real sights, is a LOT easier to learn to shoot well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CkDljrTfmFc

 

[Ky Larry]

Glocks. Worst trigger ever put on a pistol. Worst ergonomics I've ever encountered. Very reliable if I want to shoot someone in the knee cap. Ifyou like 'em, good on you. They just don't work for me.

 

[Ed Ames]

Well, from 30 feet I can have as much fun rolling my 2" spinner as I can from 60 feet with my Ruger SR22. The little minis have their place and for plinking fun, you just have to move up a bit.

If you can reliably hit a 2" spinner at 30 feet with no-rear-sight mini revolver, I am in awe.

I have a lot of fun with my super companion, but generally consider hitting a 2" bull at 5 feet to be pretty brag-worthy.

You're right about the design being inherently inaccurate, ...

I wouldn't call it inherently inaccurate as such. The ones I specified just doesn't have a rear sight (or a grip that is easy to be consistent with), meaning it takes a huge amount of skill to know where and what you are going to hit. I bet if you clamped it in a ransom rest it would be about as good as any other small .22 revolver. I don't have that skill. I've never met anyone with that skill. Pointing out that I can't shoot them well is just saying I am like 99.999% of all shooters.

And, the NAA Black Widow has real sights, is a LOT easier to learn to shoot well.

A few NAAs do. Pug, Mini-master, Black Widow. The BW with the larger grip is as easy to shoot as a J-frame .22 in my experience.

 

[*Kemosabe*]

@ Ed Ames - I didn't say the gun was inaccurate, I said the design, i.e., the lack of a rear sight, made it inherently inaccurate.

@ MCgunner - See above. If it was inaccurate I wouldn't own it.

 

[Ed Ames]

Ahh. When I read "inherently inaccurate" I think in terms of a sloppy semi-auto, improper crown, or barrel with a rate of twist insufficient to stabilize the bullets being fired. In other words, something where no amount of skill can overcome the defect.

Lacking a rear sight (or sights in general) just makes a gun hard to use, but doesn't (to me) say anything about inherent accuracy.

It's just words. I get your meaning.

 

[MCgunner]

If you can reliably hit a 2" spinner at 30 feet with no-rear-sight mini revolver, I am in awe.

Then bow towards south Texas because I do it all the time.

Ahh. When I read "inherently inaccurate" I think in terms of a sloppy semi-auto, improper crown, or barrel with a rate of twist insufficient to stabilize the bullets being fired. In other words, something where no amount of skill can overcome the defect.

Lacking a rear sight (or sights in general) just makes a gun hard to use, but doesn't (to me) say anything about inherent accuracy.

It's just words. I get your meaning.

Yeah, that's really what I was taking exception to, the gun being 'inherently inaccurate'. It simply is not, it's just hard to learn to shoot well. The vid I posted shows what can be done with one. This guy is pretty good with his, but he does have probably a 10" gong he's shooting at. But, 2 of 5 from 90 feet, that's still pretty impressive, and that without the folding grip that I have on mine. I can't hold the danged thing with the standard one finger parrot's beak grip.

 

[*Kemosabe*]

MCgunner - "Yeah, that's really what I was taking exception to, the gun being 'inherently inaccurate'.

@ MCgunner - I don't like being misquoted. Right out of the original post #25 "...the design being inherently inaccurate."

I never said the gun was inaccurate; I said the design was inherently inaccurate referring to Ed Ames mentioning the lack of a rear sight. Are you getting it now?

 

[MCgunner]

Watch the vid and learn how to shoot it. You don't need a rear sight if you do it right. The design IS inaccurate only in that it's a tiny gun with a tiny sight plain. It is quite hard to shoot well vs other designs. I'll give you that. But, it's as accurate as any other gun in its size class...which is, uh, well, it has no competition. It has usable accuracy if you learn how to use it. I've shot rabbits out to 45 feet with it and took one at 35 feet this deer season. It's often the only appropriate caliber gun I have on me when I need it for a varmint. I don't actually hunt with it. But, it is capable out to 45 or 50 feet or so on a rabbit sized animal. Helps to have a good rest to shoot from.

I've carried mine constantly for 25 years, so over that time, it's racked up a few scores.

I had one handgun years ago that I couldn't hit squat with past handshake range, an RG26 cheap .25ACP. I also had another RG, a .22 revolver, that was pretty pathetic. These things WERE mechanically inaccurate.

 

[mavracer]

Shooting slow I can shoot most anything pretty good. As I pick up the pace there are some features that cause me problems Glock ergos suck, long trigger reaches make it tough on my short trigger finger and slide mounted safeties don't work right in the first place, down is fire for crying out loud

 

[Hunterdad]

Anything Glock for me. They don't fit my hand well at all, which is fine by me considering I'm not a fan of the gun anyway.

 

[chiltech500]

Ruger SR9 - tried hard to shoot it accurately. Never could. Well I shoot at 10 yards or more so maybe that is too far? I shoot a little Sig P290 with a long d/a pull much more accurately. Strange.

 

[piece of meat]

1911's.

No matter how much i want to like them, or how much i always want to get one, i just cant seem to hit a damn thing with them

 

[yzguy87]

My Ruger SBH in 44 mag. The bottom of the grip is big and I have small hands. The wide grip keeps me from controlling the gun. I can shoot a better pattern with my Mossberg 500 12 ga than group with my SBH!

Otoh, my dad has a Taurus with a smaller grip that I can shoot very well.

I'll never give up my SBH though because it was my first revolver and a gift from my folks. I would like to shoot it with reduced hand loads or 44spl loads just to see how well or not I can shoot them.

 

[Furncliff]

I was given a S&W 15-3 back in the 70's. I could never hit with it until I changed grips. I removed the factory wood grips and installed a set of Pachmayer grips. I had no idea how much of a difference it would make.

 

[19-3Ben]

S&W 642. Really sooper-dooper didn't work for me.

I dislike the feel of Glocks, but I have to admit that I can shoot them as well as I can shoot anything else. I just happen to enjoy the process more with some other guns.

 

[chris in va]

Glock 45's. Dunno why. I can put lead on paper just fine with a G19 but no matter what I do, a G21, 41 or 36 just doesn't work.

It's not the caliber either. My CZ 97b and most 1911's pose no problems.

 

[CWL]

Beretta 92fs for me. Owned one, tried to shoot decent groupings at any range and couldn't, my friend took it cold and shot a cloverleaf with it at 15 yds. It was definitely me and not the gun.

Beautiful gun, mine was well made, it just didn't fit my hands right. Eventually sold it to a friend, he shoots it just great, his oldest boy has already called "dibs" on it. At least it went to a good home.

 

[Deaf Smith]

Is There One Handgun That You Just Can’t Shoot Well?

Yea.. a 2 inch RG .22 short revolver.

And maybe a Titan .38 Spl Derringer.

They are good guns... for your opponent to have.

Deaf

 

[RCL]

T/C Contender with a 10" barrel in .44 magnum. Hardest recoiling handgun (perceived recoil) that I can ever recall shooting. The loads were factory Wnchester white box 240 grain. Groups were more of a pattern then a group. Worked with it for a while then sold the barrel. By comparison my Freeom Arms .454 was much more controlable to me, even when shooting full house 300 grain hand loads.
Don't know what it was with that .44 T/C........

 

[Teachu2]

High Standard .22WMR derringer. Point of impact was same as point of aim - and point of contact. It was a true "stick in their ear and pull the trigger", last resort, desperation BUG.

 

[LKLive13]

My Glock 19... I have done everything I can to make it work for me. The only real reason I own the darn thing is so I can play in the Glock shoots at work. Fine guns... just not for me.

 

[Buck13]

My 98 year old Colt Police Positive Special. The grips are almost microscopic. My hands are only moderately large, buy my fingers wrap all the way around and stub into the heel of my hand, making a good grip difficult. The trigger is crisp but very heavy and the sights are tiny.

Cute little thing, though.