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.
MAKS are sorta like the ‘bastard kid’ when it comes to 9MM...jut short of good reputations....
“Not one Springfield Armory XD or XDM in the list? Please...”
I have the XDS 9mm. Out of the box? You mean a 9mm can be inaccurate outside the box?
A good 9mm?
Is there such a thing? If you want to stop someone, use a .45 and practice.
I love my Glock 9mm. But it is not by my bed.
Not sure what you are implying.
I have a SW shield in 9.
Be ready to spend a lot of time breakingin that trigger.
Every few months for over a decade now, I get together for a weekend with a group of friends who are also gun enthusiasts. They range from ex-military guys to guys that are just getting into shooting. The group changes. Some guys leave, new guys will come into the group. The guns also change. We all bring our pistols and trade around for some target practice.
Usually we have 10-15 guys. Some guys bring a couple of pistols, some guys bring 5 or 6. I’d say we have at least 30-40 different styles and makes at every get together.
Over the years, we have found that everyone shoots the Beretta 92 better than any other pistol. It’s enough of a difference that even guys who don’t want to like the 92 (mostly the ex-military guys lol) have to admit that there is something about it that lets people shoot more accurately.
After the 92, it gets kind of muddled, but CZs always seem to perform better as a brand.
We’ve talked about this a lot and have come to the conclusion that it is more about design and feel than actual accuracy. It’s kind of like when you read a car review and there is a comment that the car seems to almost drive itself.
Man, what a great way to die. Even if it was 0/10, I would let her reload as many times as necessary.
The 92 is easy to shoot, its just a terrible defensive gun.
The reason it works so well is its a long baseline for the sights, and its heavy so the recoil is suppressed in comparison to a lighter, shorter barrel gun.
The reason its bad for combat/defense is its open slide and external hammer design is poor for a dirty environment and fouls easy with dirt, sand, mud, and the guns gets 'dry' in about 100 rounds, requiring lube or it will malfunction. By its design, its also prone to 'bite' skin, or pinch, when working the action quickly. A full slide avoids that.
But as a range gun for practice, its fine.
The fixed barrel would probably be good for accuracy.
The ones that don’t look like that hit 0 out of 10.
Why the mask? 2 bags not enough? (Not that I’m complaining about the rest of the package.)
Maybe, but since the sights are on the slide, there will still be slop.
Very Eurocentric. No Colts, Rugers, Taurus?
Adjustable or fixed sights. My experience is very few fixed sight pistols shoot “point of aim” or just above.
At the average hand gun range it usually doesn’t matter if you aim at the center of the torso.
Yet, I still like to see a hole on the target exactly where I aimed at 15-25 yards. With my eyes, that is about the limit.
The most accurate FIXED SIGHT semi-autos I have fired in the last 50 years have been a Hungarian version (FEG) of the BHP, and the Philippine made Rock Island 1911.
These two are the only ones that hit just above or on the point of aim at 15-20 yards.
Other fixed sight handguns I’ve shot, from a rest, always were usually low. That includes Colt, Browning Hi-Power, SAR B6P (Way low!) At average handgun range they will do in a pinch, but not for precision shooting, unless you know how high to aim with each one.
You can always file or change sights...
Fixed sights on semi-autos are so low any filing will practically wipe the sight off the pistol. A higher rear sight for the SAR is hard to find in this area.
I actually shoot better with my J-frame than my 92. Probably a combination of fitting my hand better and shooting with them at least 100 times more often than the 92 - which is a great gun IMHO.
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