Recent posts got me to thinking about past new gun encounters. It sounds silly, but after a lifetime of experience, I truly believe that some guns are better "shooters" than others. This came up when a correspondent related problems "hitting things" with a particular pistol.
Looking back, I recall several similar encounters with "good guns" and "bad guns" in reference of ease of and liklihood of hitting an intended target. I once had a Wather PPK I couldn't hit anything with. Later I had a factory 1911 "Colt Gold Cup" with all the accuracy features. couldn't hit anything. Pick up a regular GI issue and hit just fine. Hit everything with the Python. Others could hit fine with the Gold Cup, just not me. Later I bought three 870 Special Field Models at same time. One is like magic, hits everything. Other two are just regular 870 pattern's. Are these just myths, misunderstandings, or rationalizations? Or, do guns have souls and gremlins? Please tell your stories here.
leVieux
Looking back, I recall several similar encounters with "good guns" and "bad guns" in reference of ease of and liklihood of hitting an intended target. I once had a Wather PPK I couldn't hit anything with. Later I had a factory 1911 "Colt Gold Cup" with all the accuracy features. couldn't hit anything. Pick up a regular GI issue and hit just fine. Hit everything with the Python. Others could hit fine with the Gold Cup, just not me. Later I bought three 870 Special Field Models at same time. One is like magic, hits everything. Other two are just regular 870 pattern's. Are these just myths, misunderstandings, or rationalizations? Or, do guns have souls and gremlins? Please tell your stories here.
leVieux