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Never owned one. Never owned a Chevy Cavalier or dated a crack whore either...
My family had a Chevy Cavalier for 16 years. Was a good, reliable car
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Never owned one. Never owned a Chevy Cavalier or dated a crack whore either...
That review was found to be wrong and was re-reviewed by another writer on that website.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2...erpoint-kevin-smith-reviews-the-hi-point-c-9/
Truck tool box mounted in the bed work for you??Hope you have a big tool box
Your money so get what you want. If you shoot it very much at all you will soon want something better so what not start out with just that?
Like others have said, they are inexpensive and ugly, but they work. If you get one people will poke fun at you and some will be rude. But then owning a Hi-Point JHP 45 Auto is like dating an ugly fat girl, she may cook good, but people will still pick on you.
The Hi-Point Model JHP 45 Auto is the largest handgun that Hi-Point makes. It is unbalanced, very top heavy, but has mild felt recoil. The magazine is the biggest problem. They are made of thin sheet metal and the feed lips can get damaged easily. The grips are not polymer, they are just cheap plastic. If you drop the gun there’s a good chance that the grips will crack or break. If the right grip panel breaks, you may not be able to fire the gun. The right panel holds the trigger bar in place. The sights are also made of cheap plastic and will break or deform if dropped.
I do get to shoot a lot of guns in my line of work and the Hi-Points do show up. I had to shoot one of the C-9s just the other day. I will say this. The only guns that I have ever had to fire that the rifling was shot out of have been Hi-Points. The recovered bullets looked like they had been scrubbed with 80 grit sandpaper.
But over the last six years I have gotten just over 100 Hi-Points come across my desk. Out of all those there was only two that I was not able to fire. One was missing parts and the other was damaged, I think it had been thrown from a moving vehicle at a high rate of speed.
Now here is the best thing about a Hi-Point. It has a lifetime warranty. You just returned it to the factory and they will repair or replace it at no charge.
Have 1Agreed but if money is that tight that's more reason to go with a 9mm.
Don't have one right now.Got any on that desk you would ship for posting? ;-) i could refurbish it through the warranty.
Sounds like not the worst idea ever, but I would start with something like Glock 36 or Springfield XD instead. I really don't like how Hi-Point shoots, and its reliability is a bit overstated, IMHO. It all boils down to how often that Hi-Point is going to leave that toolbox.Feelings on getting a Hi-Point 45acp as a entry gun into 45acp, and as a "toolbox gun".
Sounds like not the worst idea ever, but I would start with something like Glock 36 or Springfield XD instead. I really don't like how Hi-Point shoots, and its reliability is a bit overstated, IMHO. It all boils down to how often that Hi-Point is going to leave that toolbox.
P.S. I have that Shield 45 that Mr. TTv2 mentioned. It is one of my favourtes. The reliability is outstanding. However, I bought it new, and it was not terribly cheap: $450. I think it may be cheaper to get a G36. Although, used gun prices are all over the map, and there are deals for anything if one is patient.
Also! The Shield 45 had a quiet update done to magazines. S&W issued new followers, with a little inlet, or channel cut. Without that channel, follower hits the magazine latch and magazines drop when shooting. Maybe you can find a guy who's frustrated with it, buy it cheap, mod the followers and drop it into the toolbox. Here's a picture of mine:
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