What is more accurate a revolver or semi auto pistol?

Answer 1

If you bought a revolver, a police service pistol (a semi-auto,) and a .22LR target pistol (also a semi-auto,) and affixed them all to perfectly accurate target-shooting robots, the .22LR semi-auto would produce the best groups. So the answer in this instance is "semi-auto."

"How can this be?" you ask. "A revolver's barrel is fixed, whereas most semi-autos tend to . . . well . . . move. The revolver should be more accurate!" Accuracy, however, is mostly determined by concentricity. That is the chamber should be perfectly concentric with respect to the leade of the rifling, and the rest of the barrel, so the bullet engages the rifling as unmolested and as perfectly straight as possible. This is much easier to do when the chamber and barrel are machined from a single piece of metal. The chamber should also be tight enough that the cartridge doesn't slop around. And the barrel of our target semi-auto is fixed, with respect to the frame. The only thing that moves is the breech bolt.

And with a duty semi-auto, like a M1911, you can eliminate a lot of the slop by tightening up the fit of the slide rails to the frame, using springs to enhance the lockup, and fitting a tight barrel bushing (along with a precision-fitted match-grade barrel, if you so wished.) So you can buy some dirt-cheap GI-spec M1911 imported from the Phillipines and turn it into a race gun.

A revolver, on the other hand, has a lot of factors that can affect its accuracy. Two of them have to do with the cylinder. Remember that concentricity word I used earlier? Most revolver cylinders tend to have a little bit of side-to-side play. Some worn or poorly-made revolvers have enough side-to-side play that bystanders can be struck by metal shaved off bullets not entering the barrel perfectly centered. If that wasn't enough, the bullet in a revolver has to jump from the case mouth, down the throat of the cylinder, and into the barrel. Many factory cylinder throats are either oversized, so the bullet may not enter the barrel perfectly straight, or they're undersized, so the bullet gets compressed slightly before entering the barrel, and may not get as good a grip on the rifling as it should. On top of that, the crowns of factory revolver barrels aren't quite as concentric with the bore as they should be, and may not be concentric with the chamber the bullet is coming from.

So to maximize the accuracy of a revolver you have to work on the cylinder lockup to ensure each chamber lines up with the bore. You also have to make sure each chamber is concentric with the bore, and the cylinder throats are the right size, and you have to recut the crown and leade of the barrel to make it concentric with the cylinders, and the bore.

Answer 2

In most cases, under ideal conditions, say the weapon was held perfectly still, a revolver would usually be.

In most semi-automatic pistols, the barrel is loose and itself will tip up a bit or recoil when the slide retracts after firing a shot. For example, on a Glock if you pull back the slide you'll see the barrel is tipped up a little bit.

Some semi-automatic pistols such as a Sig 210 have the barrel welded into the frame, so it is fixed. It is known for it's amazing accuracy.

But under normal circumstances these kinds of details won't make any noticeable difference. It's only in precision requirements in the hands of a highly skilled shooter than you'd really start to notice the disparity.

Answer 3

Generaly speaking, revolvers tend to be more accurate than semi-autos. This is due mostly to the incredible precision required to line up the chambers with the barrel, and the fact that many revolvers have longer barrels than semi-autos. But while revolvers are inherently more accurate, both types are more than accurate enough for most purposes. The critical factor is the shooter, not the gun.

Answer 4

Both are as accurate as the shooter. Of course, a Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a 6" barrel is going to shoot better (be more accurate) than a junky auto loader. And an H & K USP is going to be more accurate than an RG-22 (Saturday night special .22 revolver).

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Answer 5

Revolvers are somewhat common to function. On a double action revolver in basic terms pull the set off to shoot. they're very precise and a great determination for a individual who does not use a gun very in many circumstances. There are actually not as many stuff to keep in mind approximately whether there is an unseen cartridge interior the chamber etc. it somewhat is to no longer say an expert will possibly no longer pick a revolver additionally. they generally in basic terms carry 6 rounds interior the chamber yet there are some that carry 8. On an motor vehicle pistol it somewhat is able to fireside there are rounds interior the magazine and one interior the chamber. while the magazine is bumped off it could nonetheless hearth the only interior the chamber (if it does not have a mag disconnect) So there's a sprint extra expertise to be prevalent bearing directly to the status on an motor vehicle pistol. motor vehicle pistols have an benefit on magazine potential as some put off to 17 rounds and one extra interior the chamber. Plus, while it somewhat is empty you in basic terms drop that magazine and put in yet another one to maintain shooting. This in basic terms an common answer in a nutshell. There are single action revolvers, double action revolvers, single action semi motor vehicle and double action semi autos with each sort of changes like double action in basic terms, double action/single action triggers. there are a number of very thick books on the challenge.

Answer 6

In terms of potential accuracy, revolvers tend to be more accurate. It depends on the specific model of the gun you're using.

Answer 7

The type of handgun has nothing to do with accuracy... Accuracy depends on the individual who is firing the pistol or revolver not the gun in any manner shape or form...

Answer 8

with a handgun, you are more looking at which one you can shoot more accurate. Neither one of them is any straighter shooting than the other...... it's the person shooting.

You should go to a local shooting range and try a bunch of handguns out, see which one feels best in your hand, and which one you are most comfortable and accurate with before you purchase.

Answer 9

Well, i like shooting revolvers more, but i can shoot more accuratly with a semi-aot because they fit my hand better, and i can hold them a littel easier, but they arent as cool as revolvers.

Answer 10

Neither.

It all has to do with the quality of the shooter.