What firearm models and calibers tend to be inherently accurate or inaccurate?

Most people consider the 7.62x39mm to be inherently inaccurate past about 200 yards. Likewise the .30-30 Winchester. For both rounds, though, accuracy is decent to exceptional within their respective ranges. Also, accuracy in rifles larger than .22LR usually depends more on the shooter than the bullet.

As for pistols, I've never heard of any particular caliber being inherently inaccurate. Most of the time, pistol cartridges are derided for poor stopping power. Pistols are generally not accurate in the same sense as rifles. In the right hands, a typical hunting rifle could potentially hit a target at 500 yards or more. Certain rifles have ranges of a mile or more; these are usually reserved for military sharpshooters or for long-distance competitive shooters who have sponsorships, since these rifles are extremely expensive.

For pistol cartridges, those that have been derided as anemic include the .25ACP, .32ACP, .380ACP (I disagree with that one, though), and even the .38 Special (disagree with that one, too.)

In most cases, a cartridge (whether pistol or rifle) is accurate out to a certain range. If anything, it's going to be defective or poorly-made firearms that will cause significant inaccuracy.

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I'm not sure there is a gun manufactured that wouldn't be pretty accurate at least to 25 yards. If your looking for longer range pistol cartridges pull up the ballistics charts from the ammunition manufacturer and see what you are comfortable with. Then I would look at full size handguns because barrel length is also a huge factor as well.

Accuracy and in-accuracy issues are the issues of the firearm the cartridge is fired in, not the design itself. Usually a poor barrel with the wrong twist, bore size, float design and muzzle crown.

A cartridge being more inherently accurate over another is complete BS. Distance shooting with cartridges such as the 30/30 and 7.62x39 mm as being in-accurate is due in part to bullet drop, not drift with low powder charges and heavy for caliber bullets with round nose designs that slow it even further. Put either in a well built bolt action design and reload with spitzer bullets or lighter ones either will shoot amazingly flatter and more accurately. Same goes for any other round. Why the .308 has taken over at the bench shoots over the 30/06, simple. Lighter recoil in a short action design making the shooter more accurate and faster on the draw or bolt in this case which in turn, turns out consistency and grouping. If you built a 30/06 to do this it would be heavier to reduce the extra felt recoil and still would maintain the long action design making it slower at the bolt. As why the military chose it, lighter to be carried because it's shorter than the 06 (more ammo) and low recoil tollerance and brass can handle a higher CUP value for almost equal velocity.

The 1911 is known to be inherently INACCURATE but very reliable. Only with a lot of work and hand-fitting do you get a highly accurate 1911...but some reliability is lost.

There are some chamberings that are considered inherently more accurate but often this is simply because of some outside factor, like it was most commonly available only in some higher end rifles, which were more accurate than most regardless of chambering. An example of this is the 222 remington has a repuation for being more accurate than a 223 remington.

Also there are cartridges that consistently win bench-rest shooting compeitions, something like the 6mm BR would be an example of that

There are, but it takes highly-tuned firearms and expert shooters to show the difference.

In rifle calibers, cartridges that are short and fat with sharp shoulders tend to be more accurate. For many years, the .222 Remington was the leading benchrest caliber. The 6mm PPC was developed and proved to be more accurate.

The 6 br website has a list of cartridges down the left side that have proven to be accurate.

http://www.6mmbr.com/index.html

Some rifles are designed for accuracy. The Remington 700 was designed with accuracy in mind. The AR-15 is accurate with a free-floated barrel and a good trigger.

Too many firearms to start, but with actual cartridges, generally the "fatter" the cartridge is, the higher its inherent accuracy is. Just to give a example, back in the 50s the 30-06 was very popular with bench rest competition, but as soon as the shorter 308 Winchester came around with its shorter powder column, 30-06 pretty much disappeared from the competition table.

500 S&W Magnum is surprisingly accurate when shot out of a rifle.... if you don't mind the rainbow-like trajectory.

i don't really know of any calibers that's still in production that's inherently inaccurate.

the .38 spl. in a S&W or Colt revolver in proper working order.

Too many to list