To you Really Good Shooters -

[ImDrRich]

Having multiple guns (more than two), is your accuracy approximately the same with all of them? (By "Really Good" I mean proficient with the higher calibers such as .357 magnum and .44 Magnum) but not excluding .22LR, .38spl, .44spl and 9mm.

Thanks and regards to all -

Rich

 

[weatherby]

Hi Rich....the answer for me is no.

A lot of factors come into play for me.
Caliber isn't necessarily one of them.

It can be for some but for me it is grips sights and triggers.
Pretty much in that order too.

Some guns I just shoot better.
Doesn't have a thing to so with what they are chambered in.

 

[Fishinfool]

I don't know that I am "really good" but I am a pretty decent shot.

My opinion is there are too many variables to really make a blanket statement R/E accuracy.

I do think the heavy kickers can be harder to shoot accurately do to recoil and muzzle blast, and take more practice and concentration than, say, shooting small groups with a .22 target pistol.

Larry

 

[jbtrucker]

I have my 686-6 and 640-4 on consignment and sold all my .357 ammo. Never was accurate with it but fun making a very loud boom. I'm fairly accurate with .38 spl J frames and K frames to 7 yards , about the same with .22L Model 18 .

 

[OKFC05]

No, it matters a great deal what gun I am shooting, and what kind of (competition) shooting I am doing. I am far better at (Par time ) precision shooting than shooting a 9mm pistol in an IDPA/SSP match.
All my IDPA class plaques were won with 4" K or L frame revolvers in IDPA/SSR, which puts a premium on reloading skills and not needing to make up shots.
By contrast, I never won anything at steel challenge, which puts a premium on raw speed and has virtually no movement or tactics.
Most of us gravitate to the kind of shooting we like and can do reasonably well, which is not always the current fad. And using my .357 8" revolver for hunting is all slow fire precision shooting.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Hmmm. Interesting question. I'd not thought about it.

Postwar K-22 was the most challenging revolver I own to become proficient. I attribute that to my shooting mainly short barrels in either .38 Special or .357 Magnum. They don't test me as much as that .22 did.

I guess my long answer is that I practice with each one until I'm as competent with one as I am another. It's not the gun that matters, but rather it's my proficiency with each one.

 

[Krogen]

My accuracy varies all over the map. I sure can't say my accuracy with various guns is about the same. Even two guns chambered for the same cartridge vary. For example I shoot Bullseye. At times I do better with one pistol vs. another. I have 4 44 Special revolvers and I usually shoot the 4" Model 24 the best. Adding to the confusion, is that I don't shoot the same gun equally well on different occasions. Some guns just work better in my hands than others. Still, it heavily depends on the stock nut - me.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I point shoot more now instead of shooting for groups but my small group accuracy has been negatively affected by my vision, anyway. I wear trifocal progressive lenses and the spot where a handgun's sights are is just not "right" anymore. Next visit to the eye doc we'll discuss that.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Agree with post #2. Also, I believe that some guns are more accurate than others, and some guns like some ammo better than others.

 

[double-dipper]

Not sure I'm a "really good shooter" but, I am pretty good at wing shooting. Being a poor o'l Kansas farm boy I cut my teeth on shooting pheasants, quail and ducks.

I do shoot my non-magnum handguns better that the make your hand hurt full house 44 magnums.

I do have some rifles that are a lot more accurate than others I own.
I'm sure it has something to do with barrel harmonics, ballistic coefficient, air psi and other stuff I just don't understand.

 

[BIGDOC]

Yes and yes. I try to practice with all the types because they are all different, proficiency.

 

[44wheelman]

There are some guns that just shoot better than others. My 945 & 52 outshoot all but a handful in my collection. My 5 1/2" 41 shoots better than my 7 3/8" 41. I used to have a Python that got smoked by my 15-2 Dan Wesson. My 629DX will outshoot most of my revolvers… I shoot my P229 way more accurately than my 92fs…soooo many variables. Trigger being the biggest, bbl length helps, grips, sights….

 

[Nevada Ed]

For me it depends on the.................
quality of the weapon & ammo
plus the time spent shooting with each weapon to "Bond" with it......
and if the range is from 5-50 yards or 25 to 1,000 yards.

At long ranges winds over 15mph can make or break and average shooters score ......
if he has average equipment and skills.

Feel lucky ?

 

[ZGrand]

I shoot better with revolvers than I do with semi-autos, including the 1911. With the revolvers, I'm more accurate shooting single action. Probably just a lack of practice shooting double action.

 

[moralem]

I am a better shot with my revolvers than I am with semi autos. Try as I might I can't shoot those polymer guns beyond 7 yds.

 

[AJ]

Use to be pretty good. Now I consider myself acceptable. With all my guns the answer is No. With my S&W 52, my Colt Gold Cup and my Walther OSP, I still do pretty accurate work. With my other pistols/revolvers not so well. I also find that the longer I shoot the worse the target is, has to do with eye and muscle strain. Hell, to get old! But the alternative sucks.........

 

[Laketime]

For me I have always made a point in remembering how and where each gun will group then compensate my hold to find center mass.I've never understood why some shooters I see with a fixed sighted gun print a nice group either above or below the bullseye and continuing to hold at 6 o'clock.

 

[USBP SW]

I have been fortunate to be able to shoot most everything well, from little.22 revolvers up to .500 Magnums. However, I also discovered that if I shot something extensively, there was a noticeable improvement. The difference wasn't like night and day but it could be the difference between match winner and 1st place. Most bullseye shooters follow the philosophy that you'll do better with like feeling pistols. I originally thought that I would shoot a model 41 for Rimfire, a model 52 for center fire and a 1911 for .45, in 2700 matches. I discovered that my scores improved when I used a High Standard Victor and the 1911 in both center fire and .45 matches because they felt similar, the same grip angle. I do really enjoy shooting a wide variety of firearms, even though I don't shoot them to the same level of precision, it's just more fun.

 

[LPD256]

If you want precision shooting, most of my guns will shoot better than me.

 

[AJ]

For me I have always made a point in remembering how and where each gun will group then compensate my hold to find center mass.I've never understood why some shooters I see with a fixed sighted gun print a nice group either above or below the bullseye and continuing to hold at 6 o'clock.

Hold all my guns at 6 o'clock. Most have adjustable sights. One or two shots with the others remind me where to put a spotter on the target to hit center mass.