Whats considered an accurate hand gun?
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For an auto pistol, 1" at 50 yards off of sand bags is about as good as you ever are going to see.
For a single shot pistol with a long barrel and a scope - 1" or less at 100 yards. Of course the physical differences between that pistol and a rifle are pretty small.
You will be hard pressed to shoot under 5" groups at 50 yards from a normal un-supported shooting position without a *lot* of practice.
Bob
For an auto pistol, 1" at 50 yards off of sand bags is about as good as you ever are going to see.
For a single shot pistol with a long barrel and a scope - 1" or less at 100 yards. Of course the physical differences between that pistol and a rifle are pretty small.
You will be hard pressed to shoot under 5" groups at 50 yards from a normal un-supported shooting position without a *lot* of practice.
Bob
It depends on the type of shooting. Target guns for bullseye shooting need to be more accurate than guns for combat type shooting sports. On way to judge the requirements is to look at the scoring rings of the target.
I just measured two 20 meter bullseye targets.
Slow fire has a 10 ring diameter of 28mm (1.12")
Timed and rapid fire has a 10 ring of 54mm (2.14")
If the gun can't shoot better than the smallest scoring ring then you never will.
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It will hit a bad guy at 25 yards.
It's designed as a defense weapon rather than a target pistol. I would not expect it to do real tight groups.
Bob
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I think its a pretty good question and the answers differ per person
my advice get one you like and stick with it
I like the 1911 hell some people are queer for it ( you know what thread thats from)
I like the SIG 226 and the "rinco" version but i loathe (as well some my friends and associates ) the SIG 225 .......but thats prohib anyways
alot hate the Browning HP (because of their beat ones they used in the service) but me and many others also love it.
I also like revolvers but never for rapid (they are really accurate in single action
I would assume the single shots such as the Thompson contenders are very accurate. over the above
thats my two cents
my advice get one you like and stick with it
I like the 1911 hell some people are queer for it ( you know what thread thats from)
I like the SIG 226 and the "rinco" version but i loathe (as well some my friends and associates ) the SIG 225 .......but thats prohib anyways
alot hate the Browning HP (because of their beat ones they used in the service) but me and many others also love it.
I also like revolvers but never for rapid (they are really accurate in single action
I would assume the single shots such as the Thompson contenders are very accurate. over the above
thats my two cents
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Some people can do *very* well with a revolver shooting full double action. The theory is that the hand does not shift between shots in double action. I'm not sure if the theory is correct, but they do indeed shoot very indeed.
Bob
Some people can do *very* well with a revolver shooting full double action. The theory is that the hand does not shift between shots in double action. I'm not sure if the theory is correct, but they do indeed shoot very indeed.
Bob
The tokarev is a crude but interesting mil pistol with poor trigger and crude sights, usually in 7.62X25 cal, stout recoil, awesome muzzleflash and nearly always causes flinching UNLESS you've had some coaching, preferably a good target .22. I've twice seen one jam up with milsurp ammo,7/8 chambered, wouldn't fire or extract(until brute force applied).
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Since you are new to handgun shooting, ANY handgun will shoot better than you can hold it. Practice, Practice ,Practice.
If you are a target shooter, a pocket auto is not going to give you tight groups since the sights are not all that good, though it certainly will shoot "minute of people" rather than minute of angle.
If you are a target shooter, a pocket auto is not going to give you tight groups since the sights are not all that good, though it certainly will shoot "minute of people" rather than minute of angle.
Brutus
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I agree with these comments,I have a 1940 made S&W Heavy Duty in .38 special. It shoots surprizing well, with good ammo, in the double action mode.
But the sights are pretty crude on the S&W, and really made for street shootouts closeup and cleanly clearing gun holsters.
However my best DA revolver shot in the single action mode, is a Colt Model 3-5-7 with an awesome trigger and superior sights, closely followed by my S&W 629 fed .44 special.
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Hi
Assuming you still are looking at a Tork...
First take a look at how it fits your hand. Try a couple of other pistols as well. If the pistol feels wrong, don't buy it.
Next see how it points for you. When you bring it up to bear on a target, it should line up naturally. Some pistols do not do this for some people. A pistol that does not point well is not as much fun as one that does.
If you have made it this far, check how tight the front and rear of the barrel are. They should lock up in the slide without much "wiggle". There is such a thing as to tight, but you can fix that later ...
Enjoy!
Bob
