Posted on 02/05/2007 7:46:47 PM PST by Bat_Chemist
So I'm looking over the web for a new handgun (the only one we own is my wife's 9-shot .22, a pretty little piece, but not much for home defense). I came across the website for Hipoint firearms, makers of "polymer frame" handguns, and I thought, "Wouldn't that be really unstable and fragile?" I wanted to get the opinions of the "strangers I trust" here at FR before I actually go drop a couple hundred there. And that's the other thing...these guns are American made and inexpensive. Are they too good to be true?
Yup, like I said, not for every situation. I just wanted to toss that out there to help people.
Well sir, to each his own. My norinco .45 is priceless to me, and I have two colt 1911a1’s also. not one for fancy stuff like kimbers, etc., altho they are very very nice. my weapons are my tools and they perform just fine. the 92f is right on, altho i am not a true lover of the .9mm, it works. i must admit i carry the .45 most of the time, especially in selected environments. one of my guys has a springfield xd, and it is very nice. i think he sleeps with it. i just picked up a hk g3 in 7.62 and am in love with that. holo sights, etc. definately not cheap.
cheers.
I just breezed past these posts and came up short. I know its almost a couple of years old but some of the replies really irritated me. I have had a few 45 ACP’s - the last being a stainless steel taurus and the highpoint 45 acp. I use the highpoint over and above anything else. My boys love to shoot it and it is the favorite most selected hand gun that the guys choose to shoot when they come by. Why ? It is heavier than snot and has a massive slide. What that translates into is the recoil is almost negligible when say compared to the Taurus or any of the others the guys bring buy. Did I say it is ACCURATE - that fixed barrel has it shooting dead on every round. So - all you nay sayers. I don’t know what you are talking about. The highpoint is GREAT.
I like my Glock 23 in .40 S&W, but for blasting through walls or car doors I prefer my Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 magnum. The Browning BPS 3” magnum 00 buckshot 12 gauge works well for blasting anything, but it takes too long to get it out of the safe. I can have the other two ready at all times.
I should have mentioned that I shot a Springfield XD 5” barrel .45 ACP a few weeks ago and was very impressed. So much so that I bought the 9mm version for my wife and will pick it up tomorrow. She just couldn’t handle the .40 due to the extra recoil, but she handled the Glock 17 in 9mm well.
To: Bat_Chemist,
I purchased a Hi-point pistol, what a mistake. You get what you pay for, this pistol is poorly made. It has cheap sights
and have a hard time hitting the side of a barn. The pistol consistently jams, bullets fail to eject or fail
to move forward into the barrel. They have a warranty,
but you have to mail it back for repair by USP or FEDEX
which cost $50.00 plus because they don’t mail firearms
same day air... Please purchase your wife a more reliable
pistol, anything but a Hi-point..
Posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 22:46:47 by Bat_Chemist
So I’m looking over the web for a new handgun (the only one we own is my wife’s 9-shot .22, a pretty little piece, but not much for home defense). I came across the website for Hipoint firearms, makers of “polymer frame” handguns, and I thought, “Wouldn’t that be really unstable and fragile?” I wanted to get the opinions of the “strangers I trust” here at FR before I actually go drop a couple hundred there. And that’s the other thing...these guns are American made and inexpensive. Are they too good to be true?
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