Tallball
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My shooting buddy and I were both feeling poor, so we decided to go on a range trip and only bring 22lr and 9mm parabellum handguns. After we warmed up with 22's, we decided to find out which 9mm handgun was the most accurate of all. We went to one of the seven-yard benches and wasted a bunch of ammo embarrassing ourselves with our mediocre shooting skills before we were through. The answer was unexpected.
Ruger LC9s pro - It's one of the small CCW 9mm pistols I keep in a safe and carry revolvers instead. It is puny in my gigantic mutant paws. Either of us could empty the magazine into a fist-sized group easily, but they were all a little bit high and to the right.
Glock 43 - It's another one of the small CCW 9mm pistols that I choose to own but do not choose to carry. We shot my friend's example. It was pretty much like shooting the LC9s, but the trigger not quite as good. It shot to POA, though.
Ruger SP101 - I do not like SP101's very much. I got this one used with a decent trigger. I changed out the grips, installed a slightly lighter mainspring, and shot it a whole lot of times. At this point I have finally accepted it and can shoot it almost as well as my preferred j-frames or LCR. After I warmed up with a few cylinders, I shot it a little better than the small autopistols. I'll probably be practicing with this one a lot, since 9mm is much cheaper than 38 special right now.
Ruger P85 - My friend inherited it from his dad. His brother put adjustable sights on it for him. The trigger is dreadful, but other than that it's easy to shoot. He and I both shot decent groups with it - about the same as most service pistols. (No picture, sorry.)
RIA 1911 - I don't know why a cheap imitation version of an antiquated design (in the wrong caliber no less) is so easy for me to shoot well, but it is. I bought it used, it had been shot a bunch, and I have shot it a bunch more. My friend and I both shot tiny groups with it. I shoot my 1911's better than almost anything.
Ruger Blackhawk - I bought a 9mm cylinder off ebay and by luck it fit into the revolver... just barely, after I scrubbed it within an inch of its life. It's ammo sensitive and a few random factory rounds won't quite fit into the chambers. I've read that the barrel isn't even the right diameter for 9mm anyway, and there's no way this thing can be very accurate. Besides, the revolver itself is from the 1970's and has had a whole lot of rounds through it. None of that matters. Most of my groups had every hole touching. My friend's groups were close. It was the most accurate 9mm handgun of the group, though the 1911 was close.
What's your most accurate 9mm handgun?
Ruger LC9s pro - It's one of the small CCW 9mm pistols I keep in a safe and carry revolvers instead. It is puny in my gigantic mutant paws. Either of us could empty the magazine into a fist-sized group easily, but they were all a little bit high and to the right.
Glock 43 - It's another one of the small CCW 9mm pistols that I choose to own but do not choose to carry. We shot my friend's example. It was pretty much like shooting the LC9s, but the trigger not quite as good. It shot to POA, though.
Ruger SP101 - I do not like SP101's very much. I got this one used with a decent trigger. I changed out the grips, installed a slightly lighter mainspring, and shot it a whole lot of times. At this point I have finally accepted it and can shoot it almost as well as my preferred j-frames or LCR. After I warmed up with a few cylinders, I shot it a little better than the small autopistols. I'll probably be practicing with this one a lot, since 9mm is much cheaper than 38 special right now.
Ruger P85 - My friend inherited it from his dad. His brother put adjustable sights on it for him. The trigger is dreadful, but other than that it's easy to shoot. He and I both shot decent groups with it - about the same as most service pistols. (No picture, sorry.)
RIA 1911 - I don't know why a cheap imitation version of an antiquated design (in the wrong caliber no less) is so easy for me to shoot well, but it is. I bought it used, it had been shot a bunch, and I have shot it a bunch more. My friend and I both shot tiny groups with it. I shoot my 1911's better than almost anything.
Ruger Blackhawk - I bought a 9mm cylinder off ebay and by luck it fit into the revolver... just barely, after I scrubbed it within an inch of its life. It's ammo sensitive and a few random factory rounds won't quite fit into the chambers. I've read that the barrel isn't even the right diameter for 9mm anyway, and there's no way this thing can be very accurate. Besides, the revolver itself is from the 1970's and has had a whole lot of rounds through it. None of that matters. Most of my groups had every hole touching. My friend's groups were close. It was the most accurate 9mm handgun of the group, though the 1911 was close.
What's your most accurate 9mm handgun?
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