Wiith a red dot and good ammunition, they don’t. I’ve shot my P-10S out to 200 yards several times and gotten excellent results with it. Mechanically, the pistol is as good as it gets as far as lock-up and repeatability.
Sure, with open sights, the smaller pistol is more difficult to line up the sights exactly the same for each shot compared to a larger pistol. But the red dot eliminates that. The shorter barrel will result in lower velocities with some hot loads that result in inconsistencies that show up at 100 yards. But with light loads that burn completely in the short barrel, I’m seeing results at long distances equal to the full size pistols. And yes, that surprised me, too.
Joe
