stchman
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The purpose of this thread was no to belittle people that don't have a great deal of money. I was simply stating that for just a little more money, one could get a firearm of far better quality.
The JA Nine sells for more than a Hi Point new and is a massive hunk of crap. The Armscor can be regularly found for $200-220 while a new JA Nine costs $170 or so. The price difference isn't nearly as much as you quote.A Jimenez Arms J.A. Nine goes for around $120.00, a Hi-Point C-9 can be had for $120.00 - $125.00 if you wait for a sale.
To the best of my knowledge, the next jump up in price for a semi-automatic is a Century Zastava M88A, which occasionally goes on sale for $238.00 - shipped.
That $100+ price jump is more than "just a little more money" for many people.
Even the price jump between a J.A. Nine and a Armscor M206 revolver is still almost $98.00 - again, that represents A LOT of money, relatively speaking, for some people.