atlanticfire
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Security Six 375
Security Six 375
Most Accurate Handgun in 9mm / .357MAG
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BCRider
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In my own admitedly limited experience I've found that all the regular brand guns out there are mechanically capable of shooting tight groupings from a fixed rest that are easily good enough for any self defense needs.
However, how well they fit the hands of the shooter and how well the shooter can pull the trigger smoothly makes a HUGE difference to the shooter's group size. A really good shooter can shoot anything well with a bit of familiarization. But the rest of us find that decent groups come more naturally from some guns than others because of this fit and feel.
So go and try some guns out and then choose one from the list that you seem to be more "natural" with and then practise some more to get better. Because it's not the gun. It's you AND the gun.
I'd also suggest that because this fit and feel on a basic level depends on the shooter to gun fit there's no point in asking for suggestions from us because you'll only get the names of the guns that fit US (CZ or single stack 1911 in my case). The best option is to go around to a Rent-A-Gun range and just try a lot of them out. Take notes and keep your targets as a guide since after a few the whole experience will get a bit blurry. After something like 12 to 20 different guns you'll know which 4 or 5 you shot the best. Go back and re-try them to confirm your findings and finally pick one from that short list that you like.
However, how well they fit the hands of the shooter and how well the shooter can pull the trigger smoothly makes a HUGE difference to the shooter's group size. A really good shooter can shoot anything well with a bit of familiarization. But the rest of us find that decent groups come more naturally from some guns than others because of this fit and feel.
So go and try some guns out and then choose one from the list that you seem to be more "natural" with and then practise some more to get better. Because it's not the gun. It's you AND the gun.
I'd also suggest that because this fit and feel on a basic level depends on the shooter to gun fit there's no point in asking for suggestions from us because you'll only get the names of the guns that fit US (CZ or single stack 1911 in my case). The best option is to go around to a Rent-A-Gun range and just try a lot of them out. Take notes and keep your targets as a guide since after a few the whole experience will get a bit blurry. After something like 12 to 20 different guns you'll know which 4 or 5 you shot the best. Go back and re-try them to confirm your findings and finally pick one from that short list that you like.
If you are just asking what is the most accurate 9mm or .357 we as individuals have owned or fired, I would say my SIG 210-6 was easily the most accurate 9mm I have, while my S&W 627PC or 627Pro are the most accurate .357s. None of these are suitable for CCW.
I don't have a small 9mm, but I do have a S&W 340 and 640 as well as a Ruger 101. The 640 probably has the best accuracy for a snubby, with a 60Pro having better overall accuracy, but it has a 3" barrel and more difficult to conceal.
I don't have a small 9mm, but I do have a S&W 340 and 640 as well as a Ruger 101. The 640 probably has the best accuracy for a snubby, with a 60Pro having better overall accuracy, but it has a 3" barrel and more difficult to conceal.
Marlin 45 carbine
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I hate to admit it but a Glock (cant remember model for sure but 19 seems right) and a CZ are the tightest grouping I've shot. S&W 5900 series close second (which I have the 5906)
Beretta and Walther close 3rd.
Sig is the only other 9mm I've shot and is comeing in last.
Beretta and Walther close 3rd.
Sig is the only other 9mm I've shot and is comeing in last.
KJS
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Nice to know a gun I own is deemed so accurate. I just can't imagine many folks that want to carry a gun that weighs 3 pounds loaded and is 11.5" long. Not exactly easy to conceal.
My dad's Browning Hi Power practical is the most accurate carry 9mm I've shot. Too bad it drew blood on the web of my hand every time.
The most accurate .357 magnum that I have shot that would be acceptable for concealed carry is a S&W 66-2. My 6" Python is more accurate, but it would be difficult (though not impossible) to conceal.
The most accurate .357 magnum that I have shot that would be acceptable for concealed carry is a S&W 66-2. My 6" Python is more accurate, but it would be difficult (though not impossible) to conceal.
bukijin
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Of the guns I own - Glock 34 and SW 627 PC.
Of the guns I have ever fired - Sig 210 and SW 686 DX
Of the guns I have ever fired - Sig 210 and SW 686 DX
For CCW S&W j-frame model 60 3 inch .357 is my best shooter. Hard for me to trust my auto's for CCW,I said my auto's. I know alot of you love them, I just have to many jams to trust my life to them. Not trying to start a fight.
mohunter55
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from my experience, which is limited, 9mm- glock 19 and .357 -s&w 686
easyg
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My most accurate 9mm handgun, my Taurus 905...
Bugflipper
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The most accurate 9mm I ever had was a Browning Hi Power. Before I got into 45's I had about 15 9mms over a little time. The hipower could hit milk jugs at 100 yards resting the magazine on the bench. Would hit the jug every time. I could hit sometimes with some of the others but never with any consistency.
I have a Sig P-226 9mm that's accurate enough to make me very happy. I CCW it inside front pocket of trousers, but need to wear a long pullover to hide the grip, which sticks out just enough to show. I got it cheap as a LE trade-in. If I ever have an emergency and need a gun in semi-auto persuasion, this is the only one I own that I trust 100%.
Most accurate .357 Mag has been an old S&W Highway patrolman, Model-28 6" and a Colt Trooper MkIII also in 6" length. Believe it or not another keeper is my 2 1/2" S&W 686+. My main CCW gun, it has the dreaded lock, but the trigger is slick as snot and it puts 'em where the front sight says they're gonna go.
Now if I can find an accurate S&W pawn shop wonder in 4" barrel blue, fixed sights, I'll be a happy man.
Most accurate .357 Mag has been an old S&W Highway patrolman, Model-28 6" and a Colt Trooper MkIII also in 6" length. Believe it or not another keeper is my 2 1/2" S&W 686+. My main CCW gun, it has the dreaded lock, but the trigger is slick as snot and it puts 'em where the front sight says they're gonna go.
Now if I can find an accurate S&W pawn shop wonder in 4" barrel blue, fixed sights, I'll be a happy man.
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Steve 48
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My 3913 in 9mm is very accurate as well as my S&W M13 in 13 inch are very good too.
Confederate
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Although I love Rugers, I'd have to say the S&W 686 is on a par with the Colt Python. (At least the first versions were.) S&W wanted to kick Colt off its high horse and the first 686s showed themselves to be equal in accuracy and a bit better in design (the pawl on the Pythons were undersized and though the frames were beefy enough, they go out of time more frequently). S&W watched its tolerances and I haven't heard that they've changed.
My favorite .357 is the Security-Six, and Ruger didn't need to add extra weight to its line as its guns were strong enough. I'd like to see the Rugers and Smiths tested for raw accuracy nowadays, but no one does it. From what I've heard informally, the 686s are still the winners.
My favorite .357 is the Security-Six, and Ruger didn't need to add extra weight to its line as its guns were strong enough. I'd like to see the Rugers and Smiths tested for raw accuracy nowadays, but no one does it. From what I've heard informally, the 686s are still the winners.
Autolycus
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I would say the Sig P228 and 229R in my case. THough the GLock 26 is up and coming when I carry next time as I have not had a chance to carry it since I am in Illinois.
Colt Python
I've heard a few people here recommend the long discontinued Colt Python. At one time this revolver was considered the "Cadillac" of the .357 Magnums. When brand new these guns were noted for having one of the smoothest, glass smooth triggers around. People who shot these pistols alot discovered something unpleasant though. Every couple of thousand rounds or so the cylinder timing starts to get a little bad and this often required having the trigger assembly retuned. If you're the type of person that doesn't mind having a gunsmith work on your revolver every few thousand rounds then go ahead and buy a Python. On the other hand if you're an avid handgun shooter and shoot more than a few thousand .357 Magnum rounds a year, you'd probably be better off with a more maintenance free Ruger Security Six or GP100.
I've heard a few people here recommend the long discontinued Colt Python. At one time this revolver was considered the "Cadillac" of the .357 Magnums. When brand new these guns were noted for having one of the smoothest, glass smooth triggers around. People who shot these pistols alot discovered something unpleasant though. Every couple of thousand rounds or so the cylinder timing starts to get a little bad and this often required having the trigger assembly retuned. If you're the type of person that doesn't mind having a gunsmith work on your revolver every few thousand rounds then go ahead and buy a Python. On the other hand if you're an avid handgun shooter and shoot more than a few thousand .357 Magnum rounds a year, you'd probably be better off with a more maintenance free Ruger Security Six or GP100.
Will Zermeno
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Most accurate 9mm I have ever shot would have to be the Sig 210. The 9mm that I'm most comfortable with is my 17L since I shoot it so much. For carry purposes I'll stick with a 45.
I can't even remember when I last shot one of my revolvers.
I can't even remember when I last shot one of my revolvers.
Dirty Bob
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Haven't fired a Sig 210 (handled one in Switzerland while visiting family -- NICE gun!) Most accurate 9mm from my hands was a Walther P-5. Not a target pistol, but very easy to shoot accurately. The one I tried had a very decent DA trigger pull, and a very nice SA trigger pull.
Out of .357s I've shot, the GP-100 4" was the winner. It weighs about the same as a 1911A1, but it feels bigger. I have carried one concealed, but I couldn't modify my wardrobe enough to do it every day.
More accurate than expected was the Kel-Tec P-11. It's hard to shoot well, but it's capable of pretty good accuracy, in spite of the LOOOOONNNNNG trigger stroke.
All my best,
Dirty Bob
Out of .357s I've shot, the GP-100 4" was the winner. It weighs about the same as a 1911A1, but it feels bigger. I have carried one concealed, but I couldn't modify my wardrobe enough to do it every day.
More accurate than expected was the Kel-Tec P-11. It's hard to shoot well, but it's capable of pretty good accuracy, in spite of the LOOOOONNNNNG trigger stroke.
All my best,
Dirty Bob
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For concealed carry, long barrels are not recommended.
Thus my advice "just forget about loang barrels"..
Among Rugger and Glock 26 I recommend to go for G 26.
10+1 rounds and in case of a need you'll be able to use extended magazine for 12 -15. With a magazine sleeve you'll handle the gun greater then ever and you'll have more rounds..
The magazines of glock are interchangeable.
See, with "a" gun you'll reach multiple guns.
Cheers,
Thus my advice "just forget about loang barrels"..
Among Rugger and Glock 26 I recommend to go for G 26.
10+1 rounds and in case of a need you'll be able to use extended magazine for 12 -15. With a magazine sleeve you'll handle the gun greater then ever and you'll have more rounds..
The magazines of glock are interchangeable.
See, with "a" gun you'll reach multiple guns.
Cheers,
Ala Dan
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For a common stock firearm, the most accurate 9m/m is the SIG-SAUER
(or SIGARMS) P226/P228 combination in a DA first shot semi-auto. In a
single-action 9m/m, the Browning Hi-Power would be my choice~!
In the .357 magnum caliber, I would have too go with a 6" six-shot
Smith & Wesson model 686; however good work can be done with a
6" Smith & Wesson model 19, as well.
(or SIGARMS) P226/P228 combination in a DA first shot semi-auto. In a
single-action 9m/m, the Browning Hi-Power would be my choice~!
In the .357 magnum caliber, I would have too go with a 6" six-shot
Smith & Wesson model 686; however good work can be done with a
6" Smith & Wesson model 19, as well.
Smith and Wesson Mod 19
The Mod 19's an excellent duty revolver. I've heard that it's not built as strong as the larger framed revolvers like the 686 and the 27 series. You can fire .357 Magnum ammo once in a while in it but it's best to stick with .38 Specials. A steady diet of .357 Magnum ammo will eventually crack the forcing cone.
The Mod 19's an excellent duty revolver. I've heard that it's not built as strong as the larger framed revolvers like the 686 and the 27 series. You can fire .357 Magnum ammo once in a while in it but it's best to stick with .38 Specials. A steady diet of .357 Magnum ammo will eventually crack the forcing cone.
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