You must be a complete newb to firearms. Someone who doesn't know a lot and doesent have a lot of experience in firearms/pistols. Everything in this post is just.. silly talk.
No, sorry. Former US Air Force Security Forces, three tours in Iraq, including combat. I probably know more about guns than your average gun owner.
What I am is someone without a large disposable income who bought a brand new pistol that was in my price range, versus some underpowered unknown used gun, caveat emptor. After reading reviews, test firing many fire arm models, I made an informed decision as to what would fill a role and could afford.
I'm terribly sorry that
My purchase doesn't live up to
YOUR standards. Like hell I am.
To somone well verse in Firearms, this is not true. I'd rather take a $800 P226 or USP over any $2k show gun. Period. One with the most features? Bells and whistles? Naw man..
When you throw in the caveat of 'well versed in firearms' to CYA, then the statement
might be true. I still stand by my comment. What you would do in the situation does
NOT define what others would or should do presented with the same situation. I know plenty of folks, gun savvy and ignorant alike, who would choose a free gun that was less practical because it was more flashy.
A bullet from a $180 handgun is just as effective as one from an $800 one.
I don't see how this is at all faulty. Decockers, tritium sights, trigger safties, etc. do not make the gun. They are the bells and whistles that manufacturers present to the general public to make their guns more marketable than their competition.
It's OK to be a newb with pistols, just don't try and put down vets when they say a certain pistol is junk.
Apparently, your definition of a vet might be a bit different than mine. As I read this thread, the only put downs are coming from those who are bashing Hi Points. your opinion is that these guns are junk. Many other people agree. Many other people disagree. It is a friggin opinion, not a fact. your attitude toward this is the definition of a gun snob. Bash and tear down other people choices, then backpedal and accuse other of attacking you? Hypocrite.