I own a Beretta 92 Brigadeer Stainless in 9mm and an HK stainless (actually two tone) in .40 S&W.
I bought these guns mostly just for fun and target shooting, with, I guess, the possibility of having it handy for security in my home, but then again I live in a very, very safe neighborhood.
These guns are brand new. However, I found their accuracy to be appauling. Keep in mind that my hunting rifles shoot sub MOA at 100 yards, and my hunting handguns - 454 Casull and 480 Ruger, although not stellar, produce about 1 1/2" groups at 50 yards.
However, the Beretta and HK shoot about 5 inch groups at only 25 yards! (especially when the barrel gets hot).
The range officer at the shooting range told me that these guns were not made for match competition, but rather for "combat." Yea, they shoot 1 inch groups at 7 yards (the first 4 shots) but I still don't find that to be acceptable.
Is this type of "accuracy" (or lack thereof) really standard for these types of guns. The officer said that these guns are the best made. Heck, they cost me A LOT of money, and I have only put only one box of ammo through them, but I don't know if this accuracy is normal. Is it?