Best handgun under 1000

[jpl291]

What is the most accurate semi auto handgun under $1000 in your opinion. Thanks

[hottnucks]

Glock 19, 23, 17, 22, 30, 21, 26, 36, 27, 20, or 32

[Caladan]

The S&W 41 comes to mind, as I think you can still get one for under a grand.

Caladan

[sundoc]

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.

[Broylz]

under a grand, id go with a sig 226 or 220. but it'd have to be SAO. i hate the DA/SA trigger types.

[TheGlock23Guy]

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.How do you come to such an absurd conclusion??????? And please be very specific as to how a glock does not beat or tie the sig in any of the departments you said. This statement right here makes you seem very unknowledgeable about handguns and what they are capable of.

[TheGlock23Guy]

Kimber Custom Target II is a Very Accurate Handgun for under a grand.

[Rocetmal]

You can get accurate with just about any major gun maker.

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.

Well this doesn't have emotional bias written all over it. If you want to carry, I find that sigs are overly large. Comparing the 4" barrel on my G19 to a P229 4" barrel, the P229 is higher and longer.

The G19 also has a higher mag capacity than the P229 in the same caliber.

Reliability, you have to be joking. Glocks are top of the chain reliable. Sigs are at the top too, but you can't say Sigs > Glocks in that category.

In conclusion, ignore sundoc's post

[CU4X4N]

Oh boy!

This outta be good!

:popcorn::cheerleader:

[mossy500camo]

How do you come to such an absurd conclusion??????? And please be very specific as to how a glock does not beat or tie the sig in any of the departments you said. This statement right here makes you seem very unknowledgeable about handguns and what they are capable of.


Agreed!

[bigdollars]

How do you come to such an absurd conclusion??????? And please be very specific as to how a glock does not beat or tie the sig in any of the departments you said. This statement right here makes you seem very unknowledgeable about handguns and what they are capable of.

I can not speak for the person you are repling to but the way I see it

Glock has Sig beat in the capacity department because they hold more rounds. Simple math tells you that.

Reliability is a tie. Both are known to go bang when you need them too.

Accuracy goes to Sig due to the Glocks safe but horrible trigger pull.


To answer the original post, I vote for my Sig P-229 w/ night sights as best handgun under $1,000.

To ad:

Best shotgun under $1,000 would be my Benelli M1 Tactical w/ ghost ring sights.

&

Best rifle under $1,000 would be my Bushmaster M4 A3 Patrolman's Carbine.

In case I don't get back on here in the next few days, Merry X-Mas Gang.

[Glocker1984]

90% of the time, it's the shooter that determines the accuracy. Other than that:

Glock 17
SIG P226
Browning Hi-Power
Flavor's of 1911


If you had $3,000 to spend I would say get either a Wilson Combat 1911 or Nighthawk Custom 1911. I believe they both guarentee 1/2 inch groups @ 25 yards?? I could be wrong. :tongueout:

[bigdollars]

Kimber Custom Target II is a Very Accurate Handgun for under a grand.

I have a Kimber Custom II w/Meprolight night sights.

I do agree that they are great guns but I think Kimber has raised the prices a few times. They might not be under $1,000 anymore.

[soundwave]

How do you come to such an absurd conclusion??????? And please be very specific as to how a glock does not beat or tie the sig in any of the departments you said. This statement right here makes you seem very unknowledgeable about handguns and what they are capable of.

No kidding.

We need opinions based on facts and experience, not my gun can beat up your gun bs.

And I love my P226 BTW.

[craig_o]

big fan of the Browning Hi Power.

[jonathon]

Out of the box accuracy from a center fire semi-auto?

Kimber Custom II or a SIG P220

[yerscattergun]

I would have to say Lorcin or HiPoint....

[mitchshrader]

CZ Tactical. not a question. and you can TOO buy it under 1000 and you'll get at least 15c change. ;)

[CU4X4N]

I would have to say Lorcin or HiPoint....


+1

Gerard LeDouche turned me on to them!

[Glolt20-91]

Picked this up on sale for a tad under $1000, add a 10 inch barrel in .44mag/50AE and reach out and touch someone. All my 1911s are very accurate, but the big bird is accurate to the next county. :)

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/aztrekker/At%20the%20range/DEchrono9-12-2007.jpg

Bob

[joegunn308]

I would have to say Lorcin or HiPoint....:rofl:

[micah]

Another vote for the S&W Mod 41.

[Baba Louie]

When I take my sweet ever loving time, out of the few I own and have shot, my CZ-75 takes the cake. (always in SA C&L mode tho')

If it's moving and pointing, coming up to eye level/flash shot reaction type shooting, my Glock 17 wins.

Go figure... :whistling:

But I will qualify my vague answers by stating I've never "ransom rested" any of them and only wish I could shoot as well as Mr. Stephen A. Camp who seems to make everything look uber accurate.

I have a friend who shoots Bullseye competion with a stock Colt Gold Cup he's tweaked a bit (which may or may not count) and his group sizes are only seen to be believed. He's got a Hi Power that he's pretty good with as well. But he's about 70 now and, you know, "old school". :supergrin:

I would like to see a Colt Woodsman up against a S&W 41 sometime tho...
http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/02/woodsman-and-water-rattlers.html

[84S]

A used H&K P9S combat 9mm.

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

Glock!

[matt m]

IMO.... CZ SP-01 or 85 combat.

[01coltcolt]

HK P7M8
Accurate is a under statement................

[Yo]

What is the most accurate semi auto handgun under $1000 in your opinion. Thanks

Nearly everybody else so far is wrong.

Any number of semi-auto high-end 22LR target pistols under $1000 will outshoot the centerfires out to 50m. Heck, even a 1911 with a marvel 22LR conversion will outshoot just about any centerfire made:

1911 w/ Marvel 22. 50 yards:

http://www.marvelprod.com/Images/new_images/target/365.jpg

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Glock? Any Glock?

Are you high?

A Glock, in a Ransom rest, is lucky to shoot 3" at 25 yards.

How is that going to beat 1/2" at 50 yards?

[Cobra64]

Oh boy!

This outta be good!

:popcorn::cheerleader:I agree. These threads are always amusing.

[BuckFutter]

They make handguns that cost more than $1000?

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

"A Glock, in a Ransom rest, is lucky to shoot 3" at 25 yards."

Sorry I dont shoot Steel, Paper or BG's from a Ransom rest!....If that was the OP intent..to target shoot with a .22 then sorry I miss spoke.:whistling:

[Berto]

S@W Model 14.
Happens to be under $350 too.



Sorry, that's a revolver, you want semi autos.:whistling:



The SAO P220
Any GM sized Kimber or S@W 1911
CZ97 (if you gots big hands)
HK PSP/P7

[moeman]

I've seen some sig 220 SAS models for under a grand...I have an old blued 220 and can say it's a nice pistol. The SAS has a no snag melt treatment.

http://www.impactguns.com/store/media/sig/sig_220_sas.jpg

Other than that I'd go Beretta Elite 2 or Brigadeer INOX.

http://www.waffenhaus-schneider.ch/Bilder/Waffen/Beretta_92G_Elite_II.jpg

http://www.gunshopfinder.com/beretta/96_Brigadier_Inox.jpg

[ShipWreck]

Sorry - guys, the answer is a Walther P99 A/S.

I had a $1200 1911, and outshot it consistently with my P99 A/S in 9mm.

I also have a shooting buddy who had a Wilson 1911, and he said the same thing about his P99. He ended up getting rid of the Wilson.

[Cobra64]

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.

And HK's suck compared to Sigs.Huh? HKs have the best grip of any handgun. SiGs excel with their triggers. Glocks are dead-ass reliable and cheap. No handgun brand "sucks." They all have different attributes for different people's preferences.

Just because I prefer SiGs, does not mean that any other brand sucks. They're just different. Just like beer, women and cars. Hopefully women .... better than guns.

[fnfalman]

Browning Buckmark Bullseye. For $500 you will have a match grade handgun with long, heavy barrel and light, adjustable trigger.

[bac1023]

My STI Trojan was about a grand and its the most accurate I own under that amount.

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

Browning Buckmark Bullseye. For $500 you will have a match grade handgun with long, heavy barrel and light, adjustable trigger.

Amen!

[QNman]

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.

I LOVE my Sig, but the comment about mag capacity is just flat wrong. My 226 holds 12+1 rounds. My G23 (smaller gun) holds 13+1. A full sized G22 (but still smaller than the 226) holds 15+1

And reliability? I'd call the Glock equal there.

However, my personal experience has been that my Sig is more accurate than my Glocks. YMMV.

[yotecaller]

You can get Two Glock 19's for about $1000

[moeman]

Sorry - guys, the answer is a Walther P99 A/S.

I had a $1200 1911, and outshot it consistently with my P99 A/S in 9mm.

I also have a shooting buddy who had a Wilson 1911, and he said the same thing about his P99. He ended up getting rid of the Wilson.


I'm sure the Walther is a great gun but many/most people shoot 9mm better than 45ACP.

[Yo]

"A Glock, in a Ransom rest, is lucky to shoot 3" at 25 yards."

Sorry I dont shoot Steel, Paper or BG's from a Ransom rest!....If that was the OP intent..to target shoot with a .22 then sorry I miss spoke.:whistling:

The point is that Glocks are not particularly accurate, even when shot from a mechanical rest, which offers the "best possible" accuracy.

[The_Gun_Guru]

Glock 17

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

The point is that Glocks are not particularly accurate

Is the point of the thread to only shoot accuratly or a good accurate shooter at under $1000? I think OPer is looking to purchase a good quality firearm for under a grand, that will also be accurate enough for defence.....if you can get the bad guy to hold still while you set your rest up and shoot him in the eye at 100 yards, I'm with you choice all the way, however most in this thread seem to think this is about a larger caliber then a 22...

Oh never mind....

[TheGlock23Guy]

"A Glock, in a Ransom rest, is lucky to shoot 3" at 25 yards."

:
I've shot a under a 4 inch group at 25 yards offhand with my Glock 24. Lucky to shoot a 3 inch group with a ransom rest huh, Haven't shot many guns have we?

[Yo]

Here's the original question: "What is the most accurate semi auto handgun under $1000 in your opinion."

Doesn't say "combat handgun", "CCW pistol", "good quality firearm that will also be accurate enough for defense."

He asked a simple question, to which there is a clear answer. And that answer is definitely not anything sold by Glock. Glocks (like XDs and Keltecs) don't really even belong in the discussion of "most accurate".

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

:dunno::tongueout::faint:

[linh811]

Here's the original question: "What is the most accurate semi auto handgun under $1000 in your opinion."

Doesn't say "combat handgun", "CCW pistol", "good quality firearm that will also be accurate enough for defense."

He asked a simple question, to which there is a clear answer. And that answer is definitely not anything sold by Glock. Glocks (like XDs and Keltecs) don't really even belong in the discussion of "most accurate".
i own 3 glocks, and agree 100%. IMO the p226 is the most accurate semi-auto for under $1k. Anyone answering glock must have a reading problem, because the OP specifically asked "most accurate."

The funny thing is, I myself am more accurate with my g17 than my p226, but I know that in my case it's the shooter and not the gun.

[Sgt. Tackleberry]

IMO the p226 is the most accurate semi-auto for under $1k. Anyone answering glock must have a reading problem, because the OP specifically asked "most accurate."


Then you to have a reading problem aswell cause p226 isnt gonna compare to any of the quality 22's out thier in accurace alone.....DAH!:shocked:

[bcvojak]

Next we can discuss:

9mm V. 10mm V. .40 V. .45

Ford V. Chevy V. Dodge

AR15 V. AK47

Gas Pickups V. Diesel Pickups

Kimber V. Springfield

:faint:

[HollowPoint .45]

Glock 34 & 35

You can also still find Colt Gold Cup 1911s for under a grand.

ETA: I own page 3!

[3rdRRU_PhuBai]

"...What is the most accurate semi auto handgun under $1000 in your opinion?...."

Two G30s, but you only need one.

[357sig glock]

any glock :)

[TheGlock23Guy]

Most accurate handgun under a thousand bucks is Ruger Mark III 22LR.

[TheGlock23Guy]

http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/images/Products/258L.jpg

[357sig glock]

Most accurate handgun under a thousand bucks is Ruger Mark III 22LR.

bull crap its my old ass ruger standard this thing has about 20k thru it and still runs strong

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h153/yachtenvy/IMG_0754.jpg

[QNman]

Next we can discuss:

9mm V. 10mm V. .40 V. .45

Ford V. Chevy V. Dodge

AR15 V. AK47

Gas Pickups V. Diesel Pickups

Kimber V. Springfield

:faint:

:rofl::rofl:

[mikedwood]

I'm hoping it's a Glock 19 with a used Crimson Trace grip and about 2000 rounds of ammo for practice.

[bac1023]

Glock 19, 23, 17, 22, 30, 21, 26, 36, 27, 20, or 32

You're kidding right?

I don't think Glocks are even remotely close. Those that think Glocks are accurate usually haven't shot much else.

[JNKIRK1974]

Sig Sauer P220

[bac1023]

My Colt Gold Cup may be my most accurate at that price. It was just below a grand. Also my tanfoglio Witness Limited is extremely accurate, but I think they sell for slightly over a grand new.

[JNKIRK1974]

Next we can discuss:

9mm V. 10mm V. .40 V. .45

Ford V. Chevy V. Dodge

AR15 V. AK47

Gas Pickups V. Diesel Pickups

Kimber V. Springfield

:faint:

You also forgot:

Sammy Hagar Vs. David Lee Roth
Mac Vs. PC
Ginger Vs. Mary Ann

[reaper8154]

Any of the pistols mentioned are going to be more accurate than the shooter, so pick the one that fits you best.

[12131]

Sig 229 or sig 226 NOTHING, YES NOTHING beats the sig for accuracy,reliability and mag capacity. I love my 3 glocks but nothing beats the sigs. And HK's suck compared to Sigs.
Really! :upeyes:

[BManoftheyear]

Build a 1911 guaranteed to be the most accurate.Prolly somethin in 22lr

[vart]

My first defensive handgun was a S&W 686, then I went to a Beretta 96F, then I went to a Glock 22. I noticed the G22 wasn't as accurate as my 96F. I then bought a G24c and it was about as accurate as the Beretta.

But, it was too big, so I bought a G31 and it was more accurate than the G24c. I sold the G31 to a friend who had to have it and replaced it with a Walther P99. That pistol was very accurate. I had to sell it due to finances and replaced it with a S&W M&P40.

The P99 was superior in accuracy. I then bought a Springfield XD45 on Friday and took it to Gunsite on Saturday where I shot the best group out of 16 shooters with high dollar Kimbers, Wilsons, etc. After 85 rounds of double-taps, controlled fire, etc the group was around 4-5".

My standard is at 7yds, off-hand, the gun better be able to shoot 5-shot groups where all holes are touching and under an inch.

All my pistols were capable of this to one degree or another except for the G22.

I won a bet last summer when while at a construction site during lunch, some coworkers were trying to hit a coke can at 40 paces with rocks. I said that while I couldn't hit it with a rock, I could hit it with my M&P 40.

The hole was dead-centered...:yawn:

Still, I think it's a tie between my XD45, P99, and G31 for the most accurate defensive pistols I've shot.

[USMC1369]

And HK's suck compared to Sigs.Huh? HKs have the best grip of any handgun. SiGs excel with their triggers. Glocks are dead-ass reliable and cheap. No handgun brand "sucks." They all have different attributes for different people's preferences.

Just because I prefer SiGs, does not mean that any other brand sucks. They're just different. Just like beer, women and cars. Hopefully women .... better than guns.

If'n you think H&K has the best "grip" you have never held a MK23. It's a monster. Other than that +1


The most accurate semi-auto pistol does not use a pistol round.
http://www.skipsfirearms.com/images/instock/PLR-16.jpg


It fires 5.56; calling it a pistol is stretching it....


http://ggthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-new-kel-tec-plr-16.html

[AK_Stick]

It'd probably be close between any of the big brands.


I can't shoot any of my handguns well enough that the gun is the limiting factor. Just find one that you like.

[Cobra64]

You're kidding right?

I don't think Glocks are even remotely close. Those that think Glocks are accurate usually haven't shot much else.http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Happy%20Faces/Bravo.gif

[bhp9mm]

ruger mark 1 markII browning hi-powers

[Big Mad Dawg]

You also forgot:

Sammy Hagar Vs. David Lee Roth
Mac Vs. PC
Ginger Vs. Mary Ann

40.
Chevy
Gas (big block)
Wilson
David Lee Roth (Sammy will always be the red rocker but Van Halen he aint)
P.C. (what was the other choice?)
Mary Ann sweet innocent you know she would knock your socks off.

[PAPACHUCK]

The OP said "in your opinion", so here it goes;

Sig P226/P229 in 9mm.


There, that wasn't that hard now was it!

[williamN]

For centerfire I'll go with a DWM 1917 Artillery Luger. The pistol makes me look like a good shot.

When a collector wants to purchase mine they always point out reasons why it isn't worth much:whistling:

[YoungsTackle]

:rofl::rofl:

wowwowowowow. have fun reading this guys.