Posted on 04/28/2015 10:27:49 AM PDT by w1n1
When Winchester produced its famous 1873 lever-action rifles and carbines, Colt wasted no time in chambering its single-action Army revolver in Winchester’s calibers from .44-40 down to .32-20. There are times when the quick handling and easy portability of a handgun is of paramount importance for self defense, but when faced with dire threats cowboys knew it was much better to have a repeating rifle.
A handgun and long arm in the same caliber was a winner on the American frontier. From a self-defense standpoint, today’s shooters can find a practical, cost-effective, modern parallel to the 19th century Colt/Winchester pairing in Hi-Point carbines and pistols. Read the rest of the Home Defense story here.
” Raimond, you’ve said that when a man with a rifle meets a man with a. 45, the man with the .45 dies. Let’s see if that’s true (spits).”
—Clint Eastwood
I prefer my WWII .30 carbine and my 1911A1 .45...in the middle of the dark night, there is nothing like the sound of pulling the bolt back and letting it slam a round into the breach...and for anyone that does not recognize that sound...most people know the sound of gunfire!
Take a look at the Beretta CX4.Well made,lightweight,and accurate.
Thanks!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a gun snob. There aren't many guns that I would turn down if someone offered them to me, and that includes a hi-point carbine. It would be nice if Hi-Point used something other than 9mm (and sold it with better than 10 round magazines in still free states) but it's still effective for all that. It isn't the ballistic equivalent of a .357 magnum though, lets be realistic. Who here would honestly say they would prefer a hi-point carbine to say a KRISS, an M1, or heck even a used Mossberg 500 if money is the deciding factor. It is what it is, let's not try to make it what it isn't.
I have one of those Hi-point 9mm rifles. It is not my shtf rifle, but it sure is fun to shoot. Accurate as hell, and cheaper to shoot than my ar. It is a damn ugly rifle.
I have looked at the CX4 in .45 when I bought my G30. Still find it interesting.
My wife saw the first CX4 available,and just had to have one.It’s a 9mm and she loves that little carbine.
Rember is the high end shotgunners that sell out other gun owners first, politically that is.
if you want to go classic .357 revolver and lever actions are common too.
They are indeed great guns! My son has mine, now.
Let’s hear it for Henry!
I would like to get a Henry as a legacy firearm for my only grandson who shares the name Henry. And pair it with the same .44 magnum caliber as the Ruger Super Redhawk with 9.5” barrel.
Alas it will be awhile till he can have it as my DIL doesn’t like guns.
I used to own a .44 mag Marlin 1894 carbine.Very light and accurate,the downside was the recoil.Felt recoil was somewhere between a .30-06 and a 7mm mag.
“It would be nice if Hi-Point used something other than 9mm...”
Hi-Point carbines also come in .40 and .45 and use the same 10-round mag that the pistol versions use.
There is also the Five-Seven & P90 combo.
Warning: NOT CHEAP
A.357 with a 16 in barrell and 125 gr can best 2000fps. Thats a whallop
I’m sticking with my Henry Big Boy, and Ruger Black Hawk in .357 magnum.
That’s what I have: Marlin 1894 in .357 and a Ruger SP101 revolver in the same caliber.
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