Top 3 Most Accurate Handguns

[Taz]

Rented a 686 6" today what little experience I have that is a damn accurate gun. It took me 400 rounds to get that accurate with my 1911

[phill]

While I don't doubt you noticed a difference, I have to question the whole porting issue. If it made that much difference, why don't more guns come ported? Very few do. I've never shot one, so I really can't say how they perform vs those w/o porting. I have heard they spew gases out the porting adding to the fog already coming at you. In the case of .500S&W, I may want to look into porting. For 357mag, I don't have a need to, as I handle recoil just fine no matter what the loading.

Mag-na porting, factory porting or good gunsmith porting is money well spent if you shoot heavy loads or need fast follow-up shots. The only downside that I see is a little more awareness of noise. Since we all wear GOOD ear and eye protection this is should not be a problem. If you think of shooting without protection call me sometime and I will tell you what it is like to not be able to understand your grandchildren when they talk to you.

[normanvin]

Rented a 686 6" today what little experience I have that is a damn accurate gun. It took me 400 rounds to get that accurate with my 1911

The 686 also has the advantage of being able to shoot 38 specials as well.

[RONNIE77]

If the 1911 is not an option..

In a large caliber Next to a 1911, the HK MK23 is the most accurate handgun I have ever fired.

The Sig 226 X-Five is second..

And I am very impressed with the S&W M&P 9 pro series w/ 5" barrel.

[GMT]

magnum research .500

I have no words.....

[General Geoff]

Any well-built revolver will completely blow away most semiauto handguns, including high dollar 1911 jobs, when it comes to straight accuracy. When's the last time you heard of someone shooting a Glock at 300, 400, even 500 yards? A well trained shooter can reliably hit stuff at those ranges with a .44 Magnum wheelgun. Granted this is a combination of accuracy and power of caliber needed to get to those distances with minimal drop.

The most accurate autoloaders would probably be the IMI/Magnum Research Desert Eagle and FN Five-seveN. Both of these guns fire rounds that have high muzzle velocities and little drop, and both are gas operated which reduces/eliminates barrel movement while the bullet travels down the barrel.

[RONNIE77]

The most accurate autoloaders would probably be the IMI/Magnum Research Desert Eagle and FN Five-seveN.

I never fired a DE, so I can't verify.

But I completely forgot the FN Five-Seven.
Extremely accurate.
I have one, and I can't believe that I forgot to mention it.

[Dave_n]

I think that the S&W 625 in 45ACP and a 5" barrel is still made. Extremely accurate particularly with 0.45 wadcutters. If we stretch a little (and these are guns that I own, including the 625), I would add (all S&W) a model 66, 67, 586 and in particular, a 6" barreled Model 14 with target sights (but off the shelf). Then in the semiauto department, a 745 and the most accurate, a Model 52. I cannot do justice to their inherent accuracy, but from a rest, almost all are one-hole groups at 10-15 yds.

Now if you want to have some fun with people enamored with the latest in "plastic water-pistols!" then I will bring out two S&W MkIIs with 6.5" barrels, one in 0.455 the other cut for 0.45 AR (dating from 1917 and 1915 respectively) and add in a 1905 6.5 inch 38 Special. No fancy sights, just the standard groove and half moon, but in single action at 7 yds, all 6 shots touching a 1 inch circle (and these are 90+ to 100+ years old guns). I have shot a SIG 210-4 and yes, the 9 mm cartridge is quite accurate; just wish I could afford to own one. Dave_n

[dman]

The most accurate in my stable,G-17.

[Thai gunner]

1. Sig 210
2. Les Baer Ultimate Master 1911
3. S&W M41

IMHO of owing all these guns in my 40+ collection!

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