Most accurate handgun you've ever fired

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MCgunner:

At first, I didn't believe it, so I called TC and asked if it were true, and they confirmed it. The information used to be posted at the company's splashpage. I couldn't shoot that well even with the best scope. :)

I no longer recall which caliber was used.

Doc2005
 
we still dont know if he wants to do ISPC or ISSF/CISM style target shooting.
or heck even olympic air rifle/pistol.
 
6" Colt Python.I can't, but I have had friends that can shoot my Python six times at 25 yards from a sandbag and cover it up with a quarter.
 
The most accurate handgun I've ever fired was my buddy's S+W 29 Classic. I'm sure if I picked up a Contender that wouldn't be the case anymore. I've only seen one being fired, I haven't touched one myself.
 
S&W 5906, sorry I have never fired a pistol over 6 inch's and that gun (a cheapo 22) was horridly inaccurate. I find myself getting some nice groups with the 5906.
 
I used to have an 8 3/8" Model 17, before someone broke in to my apartment and took it. Two handed over sandbags at 25 yards, it consistently shot six shot groups under an inch. My best was just over a half inch, with some old Winchester Mark III pistol match ammo.

Of course, my eyesight was much better back then. Handguns, at least the ones with iron sights, just don't seem to be as accurate as they once were. ;)
 
Remington-Rand 1911A1 with National Match barrel, high aspect sights and Hogue monogrip. The accuracy I get with that thing exceeds even my Smith and Colt revolvers, which are pretty darned good themselves. I tend to keep "shooters" even if they aren't the fanciest or most valuable pieces, and that Remington-Rand will leave my collection only when I'm in the ground. I can break sticks offhand with the thing; nobody believes it even when they see it. Everyone who's ever shot it with me shot better than they ever have in their life.
 
Hi Standard Supermatic. Mine was made in CT. in the late 50's and was passed to me by my dad. The interesting thing is, this is the pistol I start non-shooters on and they all do very well with it.
 
For .22 I got to shoot the range owner's High Standard fancy older target shooting pistol. Don't recall the actual model but it was set up with the fancy full monty grips that support the thumb and heel of the hand. Had some barrel weights that you can adjust as well.

For center fire there's no doubt about it. Any of the .38 Spl S&W revolvers get's my vote. I've shot .38Spl through a Model 10, a model 19 and just the other night through a 586 with a 686 barrel kludge that had a trigger job done to it. I typically can easily shoot a group that is 1/2 to 2/3 the size of my very best semi groups.

And .38Spl has a satisfying medium push sort of recoil that lets you know you're shooting a "real" gun compared to a .22 but is in no way intimadating. I really suggest you try one or two before deciding to plunk down your money on whatever.

PS; Almost forgot. Try a .38Spl with some target wadcutters. They offer reduced recoil even over the regular .38Spl.
 
The most accurate handgun I've ever fired was my buddy's S+W 29 Classic. I'm sure if I picked up a Contender that wouldn't be the case anymore. I've only seen one being fired, I haven't touched one myself.
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Ya know, I didn't think I liked Contenders for a long time, but I sorta got a hankerin' for one, drove to Houston one day and found a used one with an old octagon .45 Colt/.410 barrel for about $250 at a well known gun shop on west Fondren. I played with that, but later got a .30-30 barrel and scoped it, then a .22 barrel and scoped it, then the 7mm TCU. I tell ya, I've converted completely to a TC lover. It's the rifle accuracy of the things and I'm a handgun hunter, so it's a one shot, one kill attitude. I did take two deer a few years back with it, though. Fired and hit the buck, grabbed a cartridge off my wrist carrier and reloaded, and took the doe when she was trying to figure out what happened. LOL This was at 90 yards shooting from a tripod stand with a gun rest on it. I'd get an Encore, but I really don't need more than the .30-30. It's still packin' 1000 ft lbs at 200 yards and dead on with a 150 Nosler Ballistic Tip. It's sighted for 200 yards and is only 3" high at 100, flatter shooting than any magnum handgun caliber I know of.

I was at an informal club shoot once and they were shooting .22s and I didn't have anything to shoot. Friend sho shoots bullseye a lot loaned me his M41. They allowed me a few practice shots to get used to it. My God, first shot went off soon as I got my finger on the trigger. LOL. He had that thing set down in the ounces which I'm not used to. I got the hang of it and finished second to him in the shoot. LOL. That iis a lot more accurate gun that I am accurate, I can tell ya that, but then I own a few guns that are more accurate than I am. :rolleyes: I've also shot his M52, another awesome accurate bullseye gun. But, neither of those guns can group 3" all day long at 200 yards. My contender can. :D With a little more scope power and a cross hair rather than the 4 mil taper dot reticule, I think I could get a 2" group out of it at 200, but, who's gripin'? LOL It's plenty good enough for deer hunting.

As service guns go, my Ruger P90 is pretty accurate. My Taurus M66 will put 6 shots into an inch at 25, too, as will my Blackhawk in .357 and my .45 colt blackhawk. They are slightly more accurate than my Smith M10 OR my M19. The Blackhawk is a 4MOA gun at 100 yards with magnums. These handguns are right out of the box, nothing special. I haven't owned too many autos, though, and the P90 surprised me with its accuracy for a bone stock affordable pistol. It's more accurate than it needs to be. My Mk2 will shoot 1" with about any cheap ammo at 50 yards, but I cheat and have a scope on it.

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I had a custom XP-100 in 7mm IHMSA that would stay on a soda can at 200 meters - 5 shots in 3". That's back in the days when we were restricted to iron sights.

A TC Contender in 7 TC-U and my Wichita 7R were both about that accurate. Hitting 50 meter chickens at 200 meters was no problem.

If you're talking about regular everyday guns, my custom Argentine HP is super accurate. This group was shot two-hand standing at 25 yds. 1" - 1 1/2" groups are common with this gun.

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MCgunner:

I liked my Contender package. That 10", .22LR MATCH chambered-barrel was so tight I had to wipe the bore about every 10 rounds or I couldn't close the thing.

I also had the .30-30 barrel with a TC muzzle break. The only handgun I fired that was more exciting was the Encore in .260 Rem, 7mm-08 Rem, .270 Win, .45-70 Gov't, 444 Marlin etc. The TC scope made hitting targets to 200 yards pretty durned easy.

Those original Contenders (not the G2 like my daughter has now) are awesome. My Contender had the single best trigger of any firearm I ever have fired. :cool: I actually learned of the Contenders following my cervical fusing. Great memories.

Doc2005
 
Someone said before:

"we still dont know if he wants to do ISPC or ISSF/CISM style target shooting.
or heck even olympic air rifle/pistol"

It's gonna take a long time for me to get into shooting. This is because I'm having a little trouble getting the money to pay for all types of club memberships and stuff, and licensing.

I live in Australia. The gun laws here suck. There's a truck-load of paperwork I need to go through before I can get a license to shoot. And it costs money, and all adds up.

I'm still drowning in paperwork at the moment, so I don't know much about the kinds of shooting you can do, but what is ISPC and ISSF/CISM? It may all be different over here to what you guys have over there...

And another thing - a lot of guns that are legal in America are not legal here.

Basically any pistol with a barrel shorter than 120mm (4.72") or revolver with a barrel shorter than 100mm (roughly 4") is not legal. Any caliber bigger than 9mm is not allowed, so I couldn't legally own some of the guns mentioned in this thread (but thanks for the input anyways guys :)). Also, the magazine capacity has to not exceed 10 rounds.

Semi-automatic long-guns like rifles and shotguns are restricted to clay-target shooting competitions only, at least, as far as I know. And apparently, from what I've been told here, clay shooting is the only shooting discipline we do in the olympics. I'm planning to get into that kind of shooting, but for now I'll stick with the handguns.
 
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From the original post, I would suggest the Olympic-style disciplines. The International Shooting Sports Federation runs them. Pulse had a good list of guns, but I would head over to the Target Talk forum (www.targettalk.com) for more information.

A fair number of Australian shooters post there, so you should be able to get good advice.
 
Natural marksmen, i just checked, Australia is not a CISM member, along with Great Britain and Japan, you are the only first world countrys to not be in CISM, very odd.
especialy considering that it is the International Military Sports Council and your country is rather active with its military.

anyways, your country is however member in both, ISSF and IPSC

here a the link to the homepage:
http://www.issf-shooting.org/

i personaly find that page horrible and they realy should put more info on there homepage, wiki helps out here, they have a good section about ISSF:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSF_shooting_events

here the Link to some reading material about IPSC
http://www.ipsc.org/
and
http://www.ipsc.org.au/

as Mike said, head over to targettalk.com and maybe open a topic in general and ask the AUS members a few questions about the law and such.

good luck and 'gut schuss'.
 
if we are including rimfire then i shot my father in laws .22 ruger mkiii. 3 pnd trigger stainless. that thing has accuracy for days.
 
I am far from an experienced shooter, but I was impressed by what I could do with a Sig P229. My 1976 Smith 28-2 aint bad either. I have nothing tweaked or modded.
 
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