I must be lucky, because I'm not that good. I'm almost as accurate with my well used 5609 as I am with my nearly new M&P9 2.0 at 15yds from a rest. That wasn't always true. When I first got my 5906, the well used stock grip was so slick that I couldn't get a good grip on the pistol. My first trip to the range was not impressive. It all changed when I installed a Hogue handall grip. It made the grip a bit fatter, but the 5906 didn't slip around in my hand like it did before.