GaryArkansas
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I was looking at a thread about Hi-Point pistols. Plenty of comments by people who've never owned or shot one, but claim to know everything about em.
I've owned and fired Smith & Wesson, Ruger, CZ, Savage, Rossi, Bersa, Marlin, and yes, Hi-Point. I have also used Springfields, STI's, Colts and Glocks. I'm a former US Marine and I was a reserve police officer in a larger city.
You want to know something? The Hi-Point is more reliable than most of the guns that are on that list. Its not pretty (its downright ugly) and its got average accuracy at self-defense distances. The trigger is not match grade, but its better than some others. But one thing that the Hi-Point DOES do - it goes bang when you need it to, every single time. My Hi-Point will happily digest any ammo that I feed it, and takes abuse as well as any gun I own.
Its got a manual safety, a magazine disconnect and its rated for +p ammo. Its also got a lifetime warranty that transfers to whoever owns the gun.
If you want to spend two grand on a custom gun that has gnurled, pearled and squirreled water buffalo grips, that's your right.
But if you bad mouth the Hi-Point because you think that its unsafe or unreliable, you'd be wrong. Don't get me wrong, I like shooting my other guns more, but the Hi-Point fulfills its mission more economically than anything else out there. For someone who can't afford better, its a good choice.
The situation reminds me of my car. I've got a cheap import that gets a zillion miles per gallon, is inexpensive to insure, and has a warranty that's unbeatable. It takes me from Point A to Point B and it runs like a Swiss watch. I know a guy who has a Corvette in his garage that hasn't seen daylight in two years - sure looks nice in the garage. I wonder what he says about my car?
I've owned and fired Smith & Wesson, Ruger, CZ, Savage, Rossi, Bersa, Marlin, and yes, Hi-Point. I have also used Springfields, STI's, Colts and Glocks. I'm a former US Marine and I was a reserve police officer in a larger city.
You want to know something? The Hi-Point is more reliable than most of the guns that are on that list. Its not pretty (its downright ugly) and its got average accuracy at self-defense distances. The trigger is not match grade, but its better than some others. But one thing that the Hi-Point DOES do - it goes bang when you need it to, every single time. My Hi-Point will happily digest any ammo that I feed it, and takes abuse as well as any gun I own.
Its got a manual safety, a magazine disconnect and its rated for +p ammo. Its also got a lifetime warranty that transfers to whoever owns the gun.
If you want to spend two grand on a custom gun that has gnurled, pearled and squirreled water buffalo grips, that's your right.
But if you bad mouth the Hi-Point because you think that its unsafe or unreliable, you'd be wrong. Don't get me wrong, I like shooting my other guns more, but the Hi-Point fulfills its mission more economically than anything else out there. For someone who can't afford better, its a good choice.
The situation reminds me of my car. I've got a cheap import that gets a zillion miles per gallon, is inexpensive to insure, and has a warranty that's unbeatable. It takes me from Point A to Point B and it runs like a Swiss watch. I know a guy who has a Corvette in his garage that hasn't seen daylight in two years - sure looks nice in the garage. I wonder what he says about my car?