PT92
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I found this article to be both interesting and in my experience, true:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/hi-point-c9-9mm-a-good-cheap-gun/
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http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/hi-point-c9-9mm-a-good-cheap-gun/
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I hear that--I have been shooting my GSG 1911 (.22lr) much more of late and putting the savings (unfortunately) in my gas tank.I have the Hi-Point 45 and I've found it to be reliable, easy to shoot and decently accurate. That said, I can buy other guns for not much more money that are a lot more refined. My local range sells 45 practice ammo for $26 a box so for 4 boxes of ammo I'm in the range of a new Sigma, maybe a used Ruger or a lot of other stuff. I still have no interest in selling mine and I just might pick up the 9 if I see a good deal on one.
I agree, I don't get the cost angle of getting Hi Point, when you compare it to the price of ammo, or reliable higher-end used guns. Getting it for fun is different, but if money is an issue, there are still better alternatives.I have the Hi-Point 45 and I've found it to be reliable, easy to shoot and decently accurate. That said, I can buy other guns for not much more money that are a lot more refined. My local range sells 45 practice ammo for $26 a box so for 4 boxes of ammo I'm in the range of a new Sigma, maybe a used Ruger or a lot of other stuff. I still have no interest in selling mine and I just might pick up the 9 if I see a good deal on one.
There are several good answers to this.Other than using 9mm Para vs 9x18, what makes it a better choice than a similarly priced P64
? I'd take a military grade pistol over this any time. I am not criticising anyone's choice, merely stating that I don't see it as anything but a curiosity.
No one questions that. But only for more money. Not everyone has it. And I once had a nearly $1000 handgun that might have made a good bookend, except that it kept falling over.Wanderling said:...but if money is an issue, there are still better alternatives.
I own the .45 carbine as well as the C9. The carbine seems to be at least on par with my Kel-Tec Sub2000 in terms of quality.I've owned the 9mm carbine and the .45 pistol. I ended up selling them both. Not because they were bad, they were both quite reliable, but to fund other guns that were higher quality and would last longer. For the uninitiated they are great guns. For those on a budget, same thing applies. Will I own another? I'm not going to discount the idea, but it wouldn't be high on my list.
I can definitely see your point as valid but for me it comes down to surplus ammo on hand. The way the economy has hit the dumper of late, I have been much more particular about any new gun purchases in that they must be made only if I have plenty of said ammo on hand prior to (.45ACP & .9mm pistol ammo are both bountiful in my environment--come to think of it, I also have a few pistol carbines of same flavor as well). I would have to start a whole new endeavor for Eastern European hardware of which I hope to do some day perhaps when gas gets back below $4. OT real quick, I read today that we could easilsy become the world's largest oil producer in under fifteen years (while simultaneously pursuing viable alternative fuel-tech) if we just began to drill but I digress...My thoughts on hi-points are WHY when you can buy soviet surplus. You can buy a P-64, cz-82, or PA-63 for about the same as a hi-point these days, and those are actual proven military firearms, made from materials that a hi-point can only dream about. And a cz-82 has a trigger on par with a high end sig or h&k.
I guess warranty is a pro for the hi-point, but that's about it. Cartridge choice, meh. I'll take a cz-82 in 9x18 over a hi-point in 45acp any day of the week, without hesitation.
Maybe you could make that case for the 9mm, but nobody ever mentions the fact you can get +p capable .45acp for less in the same breath as this statement, however.My thoughts on hi-points are WHY when you can buy soviet surplus. You can buy a P-64, cz-82, or PA-63 for about the same as a hi-point these days, and those are actual proven military firearms, made from materials that a hi-point can only dream about. And a cz-82 has a trigger on par with a high end sig or h&k.
I guess warranty is a pro for the hi-point, but that's about it. Cartridge choice, meh. I'll take a cz-82 in 9x18 over a hi-point in 45acp any day of the week, without hesitation.
How good are there carbines?