I know what you mean. I had a glock full size 40 S&W. It shot pretty well but not exceptional. My friend was out to the range with me one day and ask if he could try it. He had told me before that he spent many years in the service shooting bulleye competion. I told him it shot fair and loaded 11 or 12 rounds in the magazine. We had a target at 25 yards so he took it and off hand emptied the magazine in a group of about one inch. All he said after looking at the target was " It don' t shoot to shabby " I was glad he shot first, I suddenly remembered something I had to do at home.