HiPoint as a "disposable" firearm

[tombogan03884]

I may have go gauge my eyes out when I see this in print, but I agree with FQ AND TAB on this I would give up a Krieghoff Luger and think I got a bargain if it saved my life.

[twyacht]

Wait, Did I miss something?

Shooting someone (God forbid) in a SD situation......

If I am justified. and have NO CHARGES brought against me.....I Get the Gun Back!!!

What are we like Don Corleone?  Smash it and throw it down a few chimney's?

[Hazcat]

I agree the gun needs to be 100 percent reliable. I would choose a reliable but replacable gun. I have no use for the hipoint even as a throwaway. There are better throw away guns. At the range last week a guy beside me had a hipoint and out of a box of 50 ball 9mm it jammed at least 20 times. I would trust my life to a derringer first.

I have the C-9 compact and I have fire thousands of rounds without one ftf.  Reloads, ball, hollow point, many different mfgs, it eats it all with no problems.

[cookie62]

We had a guy on our dept. that went through firearms training with an hi point. All the instrutors said it wouldn't hold up. He bet them dinner that it wouldn't malfuntion. Three of the four have bought him dinner so far

[Kid Shelleen]

I have the C-9 compact and I have fire thousands of rounds without one ftf.  Reloads, ball, hollow point, many different mfgs, it eats it all with no problems.

Haz,
You can't imagine how happy I am to hear that. My son picked up a C-9 yesterday. He has not fired it yet. I am not familiar with them at all. I was concerned, mainly due to the low cost. It made me wonder about reliability.

Now it appears that my son is smarter than his old man. He got a good gun at a great price.

Thanks Haz. You made me feel much better.

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[shooter32]

I have the C-9 compact and I have fire thousands of rounds without one ftf.  Reloads, ball, hollow point, many different mfgs, it eats it all with no problems.

I too have the C-9.

Yes, it's heavy,ugly and cheep..

AND it eats EVERYTHING..

[ericire12]

I too have the C-9.

Yes, it's heavy,ugly and cheep..

AND it eats EVERYTHING..

Thats all you could ever want in a gun

[Rob Pincus]

The point of a self defense firearm is to be able to defend yourself from lethal threat. If you are willing to carry a gun "when you are not supposed to" or "when it might be taken away" because you believe in the first sentence, are you really going to worry about a few hundred dollars?

A Self defense gun should be reliable before all else. If you are looking for a bargain SD firearm, look for a used revolver.

-RJP

[dj454]

Bullseye Mr Pincus that is what I was getting at.

[deputy125]

i totally agree.....a person generally gets what they pay for......

but

its like the old saying--------one man's hamburger is another man's steak......

an inexpensive firearm does not necessarily make a bad firearm. It might sound crazy, but saturday night specials and "low-end" guns do have a place in our society........especially for folks living paycheck to paycheck or on a tight fixed income.

But as far as "disposable" guns go......i don't worry about the concept as "confiscation" is the least of my concerns......be it a $150 gun or a $600 gun.....i want to survive.
I know several folks that depend on the hi-point because its what they can afford for house and vehicle guns. From what i've seen, they are reliable. Even some officers i know carry the hi-point carbines in their vehicles and they are reliable as well.

Will i carry one? no. I'm spoiiled with my "j" frames.

As with any gun be it hi-point, ruger, smith, or what-ever----------shoot it and shoot it alot to make sure it is reliable. Many an expensive gun has failed out of the box as well.