my dad wasnt much of a handgunner so i got him a hi point 9mm to learn on,i know,i know but it was in our budget at the time,plus my brother has the .45 and its been a trooper,anyway my dad had a friend offer him a s/w model 10 .38,nice blueing, with two sets of grips for the 9mm,i told him to not trip while he runs to get the hi point,i thought he did fine.i likes/w autos.
dear old dad.
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mcdonl
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I found the C9 a little difficult to learn on, as the slide is heavy and recoil seems high for a 9mm... I have since gotten much better with it, but I think it has more noticable recoil then my .357 revolver.
Good gun, but maybe difficult to learn on.
Leroy
Good gun, but maybe difficult to learn on.
Leroy
aHFo3
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Your dad traded up in my opinion. Any time you can trade a depreciating asset for an appreciating asset, you're doing well.
He now has himself a piece of history.
He now has himself a piece of history.
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yeah i went on gunbroker and liked to choked,what people are bidding on model 10 and 10-3"s,i remember when the shotgun news sold em for 179.00,i figure we had 140.00 in the c9 and he let 2 100 pack wally world 9mm boxes go and got 27 old hollowpoints back with the revolver.so 40.00 worth ammo basically give or take.ive had a craven for a taurus revolver in .38 i found for 175.00.i had a model 83,was a good shooter.
yeah i went on gunbroker and liked to choked,what people are bidding on model 10 and 10-3"s,i remember when the shotgun news sold em for 179.00,i figure we had 140.00 in the c9 and he let 2 100 pack wally world 9mm boxes go and got 27 old hollowpoints back with the revolver.so 40.00 worth ammo basically give or take.ive had a craven for a taurus revolver in .38 i found for 175.00.i had a model 83,was a good shooter.
SwampWolf
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My "dear old dad" is no firearm aficianado and relies on a Hi-Point to protect the homestead. I think he is well served.
BCRider
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A clean model 10 is high on my own shopping list. They are truly a delight to shoot and deadly accurate. The very first cylinder of .38Spl I shot from one in a semi casual manner grouped tighter than I can manage with my 9mm semi when I'm really concentrating.
I think your dad traded up big time.
I think your dad traded up big time.
SwampWolf
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No- he is 89 years old, lives with my mother in a bad neck of the woods and has never been "into" guns. He bought the HiPoint on his own (without consulting me-not that I necessarily would have advised him any differently) and I have test-fired the gun for reliability. Not only does the gun shoot fine (albeit with the handling characteristics of a Black&Decker rechargeable drill) but my dad shoots it passably well.
Hopefully, he'll never have to use it but should that time come I believe his HiPoint will be up to the job. If I didn't think so I would have gotten him something that is. I did get him a 12 gauge pump shotgun that stands ready inside their bedroom closet.
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