The Accurate Handgun by Robert K. Campbell

Author:Robert K. Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc.

These two handguns are .45 caliber. The self-loader is the more versatile in many types of shooting, while the revolver is a good close-range defensive firearm.

There are some that state that a tight and accurate handgun isn’t the most reliable. This isn’t true at all. The SIG P-series have been firmly established as one of the most accurate handguns among service grade pistols, but they are also proven to be the most reliable in rugged institutional testing. A properly set up match-grade 1911 is much the same. This combination of accuracy and reliability isn’t inexpensive. Witness the price of the incredibly beautiful and accurate SIG P210. It is a wonderful handgun and a joy to shoot, even out to 100 yards. If you want accuracy, however, a Browning Hi Power with a Bar-Sto Precision barrel will run right at the heels of the SIG and perhaps equal its accuracy in a much less expensive package.

When the pucker factor is high and your life is on the line, service grade accuracy is more than enough. This is generally stated to be 4 inches for five shots at 25 yards. I have tested most of the service grade handguns. While the practical accuracy of the Glock 19 9mm, as an example, isn’t on a par with the tighter and more ergonomic pistols at longer range when firing offhand or from a solid benchrest, the Glock is more than accurate. But, you have to fire the pistol properly to test and evaluate this accuracy. Frankly, too many shooters simply do not shoot well enough to notice any practical accuracy among such handguns. A Glock, SIG, or Beretta is all the same and the simpler the better. And yet I have to admit this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. While it is great to have personal preferences, if I were issued the SIG P226, Beretta 92, CZ 75 or Glock 17 I would not wax poetic over the considerable differences in handling, sights and trigger action but would instead master the piece to the best of my ability. The bottom line is that there is little that can be done, tactically, with one that cannot be done with any of the others. Sure, perhaps I would prefer the Rex Zero 9mm over them all, but then I could easily pass a qualification course with any of these handguns. If you are after the bottom line in accuracy you need to learn to shoot first. Only then do the differences between models become glaringly apparent. With the service grade 4-inch group, all shots should be within 2 inches of the point of aim given a perfect trigger press and sight alignment. I have higher standards than that, but do not wish to give house room to a handgun that groups into more than 3 inches at 25 yards. But then, I am able to test and evaluate the handguns and tell the difference.

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