There are many great 9mm pistols of the past and present out on the market. But, which ones are really accurate right out of the box without any customization. Posted on 04/24/2019 4:46:38 AM PDT by w1n1
There are many great 9mm pistols of the past and present out on the market. But, which ones are really accurate right out of the box without any customization.
As most of you all know the "Indian" is always the variable factor that has to do with accuracy and not the "arrow". From the groups that have shot these 9mm pistols are the Joe average with maybe some military or law enforcement background. None of these shooters are newbies or of elite status like a Rob Leatham. Rob can pick up just about any pistol and be accurate with it.
As we stated earlier these reviews are not true gun benchmark from Smith&Wesson or Sig Sauer. These perspective are not from a defensive or combat shooter stand point either, just from the plinker/recreational shooter. In retrospect, if these were competitive shooters doing this accuracy test. Our list of 9mm pistols could be different or more 9mm’s added to this list.
The following are two 9mm pistol lists, the first is from shooters who just went out and shot targets without any purpose just on a "feel and where the bullet hits on target". The second group are the same type of shooters just different person.
This group actually thought of ways to reduce human error as much as possible. For example shots were fired from a hand rest or sandbags. There were no warm-up firing, all shooting was done cold from the line. Atlanta Arms 115 grain 9mm FMJ match bullets were used. Shots were fired from 12 and 25 yards. Here's the first list of accurate 9mm pistols, due to resources not all brand names were able to be looked at.
Sig Sauer P226X5
Glock34
Swiss AT 84 S
Considered a CZ75 clone but many shooters feel this is more accurate.
Browning Hi-Power 9mm
The name and reputation speaks for itself.
Glock17
Straight out of the box accurate
Sig Sauer P210
Beretta APX
This shouldn't have surprised you. - See the rest of most accurate 9mm pistols out of the box.
Are all these firearms capable of being mounted into a Ransom Rest?
Because unless these are fired in a locking device this is not a test. Just a bunch of guys showing off their skills (or lack there of).
Not one Springfield Armory XD or XDM in the list? Please...
I agree. I have a Beretta 92fs that is stupid accurate - in my hands. Have killed hogs with it at 75yds+. But my wife, who is a concealed carry instructor and a pretty decent pistol shot, can't hit the side of a barn with it.
One of the weakest AM Shooter Journal articles yet...I love a good gun thread. This won’t be it. Sigh.
Your statement is not true. An inaccurate firearm cannot be made to be accurate and an accurate firearm will prove itself in a shooters hands as well. If this was not true then there is no need for accuracy at all.
Yup. I’ve seen what you said many times. I can hit decently with a little Colt Mustang…my kids who are good shots can’t hit anything with it.
My WW2 1911a1 is accurate enough for a sidearm for me. I hit center mass at a target that will take anyone down up to 25 yards. My youngest son, however can put it into a super tight group I don’t come close to matching.
Well... I just don’t understand why my Taurus 111g2 that I just pickup or $150 bucks wasn’t on the list....
Accuracy is demonstrated by the shooter of a weapon.
I’m assuming you have experience with XDs? How about the S&W 9s? Local dealer is talking me out of the XD and into the S&W. Said the XDs aren’t what they use to be. I sure like the price point of the S&Ws.
I have an XDM 9. Awesome gun. Accurate as hell and I like the 19+1 capacity. Not many other guns like it (maybe none). To me it is perfect. FYI the XDM is further refined than the XD which was an older design.
Gotta say it. "Nice shootin' Tex"
My CZ clones are tack drivers (Canik and SAR)
As a former combat handgun instructor, I have to say that it depends on the shooter AND the gun. My dad was great with a Glock 17; I wasn’t. I was decent with an M9, but put a P226 in my hands and that’s an entirely different matter altogether.
It seems with their testing they wanted to find the most accurate “target pistol”. They let the shooters fire from a sandbag rest.
The test became invalid when some(or one) of the weapons had an aimpoint red dot sight.
Were they looking for the best handgun sights ?
Thank you.
CZ-75bd. It is THE most accurate handgun I’ve ever seen and I own “a few” hand guns.
XDM is very accurate out of the box.
I am chuckling at the premise of this thread. Accuracy in a gun that has iron sights and a baseline of no more than 6 inches, probably half that. Sure, accuracy inside 25 feet. Some of the comments about ‘tack driving’, my eyes are rolling. Compare this to keeping a group within an inch at 200 or 300 yards. But I don’t mean to squelch the enthusiasm of pistol shooting folks. I shoot a lot of pistol as well, but inside of 50 yards, the emphasis is on speed. Accuracy means keeping the rounds inside the thoracic cavity or the head box. Don’t need a tack driver for that.
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