Poor accuracy on 6906

[g17]

This was my problem with the 6906 as well, I eventually sold it.

Same here.

 

[lhump1961]

I got it to group within 4-5 inches but if I can not reliably put multiple shots within 2 inches of another with the gun in my hand than that gun is not for me. A lot of things control shot placement, and all things being equal (breathing, gun hand placement, and sight alignment) then I want any gun I shoot to hold patterns that I am comfortable with. If ever placed in a situation, I want to be able to shoot a bad guy in a small window cause you never know who might be in the scene or could be around when you have to make a life or death decision. I have to have complete 100 percent confidence that my shot placement is going to go where it is intended. If any gun does not give me that confidence then I do not want or need that gun.

Now that makes more sense to me. We all look for the gun that suits us best and that is the one we should carry.

I have all manner of handguns and shoot some better than others...it's not the guns. I'm not surprised that SS guns are easier for some than DS as that is usually the case with me.

A for your 6906? I have one as well as a 6904 and a few other 3rd gens...after some practice I shoot the 6906/04 pretty well. My son-in-law, who shoots very well, picked up my 6904 once at the range and was all over the place. I said, "Let me see it for a minute" and proceeded to put up a 3" group at 20'. I just handed it back to him and didn't say a word. He hadn't spent any time with 3rd gens so he pulled out another box of ammo and was soon doing much better.

I'm not saying your result isn't the guns' fault, it could be. All I'm saying is that it may just be a bit more practice although you sound as if you know what you're doing. The TDA isn't the easiest trigger to master (not saying I have) but I grew up on revolvers so...

If you relegate it to HD then you can rest easy knowing that your 6906 will FOR SURE go bang every time and that means a lot!

 

[finesse_r]

I currently own and shoot 19 3rd Gens, including a 6906 and a 6904. I also use to own an additional 6906. They all shot pretty well. But, they took some getting use to. They're not only double stacked, but have short grips, too. However, once I stopped blaming the pistol and concentrated on overcoming the difficulty, things worked out. Note in the photo below, I still let a couple of rounds sneak out of that group.

Good luck.

I can shoot that good as long as I don't stand over five feet from the target.