Hi-Point Handguns ???

jh45gun wrote: As far as the Law Enforcement goes I figure I am more gun savvy then a lot of them even though they carry a gun all the time many will never put as many rounds down range as I do.

lol.  that's what you figure, huh?

jh45gun wrote: Which leads to the issue that any gun can fail so your betting that it will not when you need it.

alrighty.  let's carry your gambling analogy one step further.  and do so in the context of personal defense, which is what the conversation's been addressing the whole time.  assuming any gun "can" fail, you're betting all your chips (i.e. your life and your family's life) on a discount semiauto of questionable quality, function and reliability.  i'm betting all my chips on a glock or sig whose quality, function and reliability isn't only established but a standard in the industry by which pretty much everything else aspires to.  if one is going to fail, as you're convinced yourself they will, which is more likely to do so?  and will it do so when you need it most?  you're doing a lot more gambling with the things that matter most then i am.  not a comforting thought for you.  i don't choose a handgun ment expressly for personal defense because it fills a niche.  i choose a handgun for personal defense because if fills a purpose.  i think that's one of the difference between hi-point buyers and those who choose to spend a little more and buy quality.  one's happy filling niches.  the other buys with purpose.

jh, i don't think you need someone to give you $500.  maybe a little perspective would be more valuable.  i bought my glock 37 .45gap for $375.  my tanfoglio .41ae for $390.  my bersa thunder45 .45acp for $393.  Heck, i bought my sig switch barrel .357sig / .40s&w for $400.  aside from the 2 mil-surp handguns mentioned earlier, this represents the low end of what i've paid for semi-auto handguns.  and any of these would be a vastly superior option to a hi-point.

i respect the fact that folks are on fixed incomes.  but if someone can budget for a $200 - $240 hi-point, they can certainly save for a couple more months, add $150 - $200 to the fund, do a little shopping and walk away with something they can truely depend upon.

we seem to be kinda talking in circles here.  if you like your hi-point, that's fine.  ultimately, that's what matters.  i'm not defending my house and home with it.  you are.  use it for whatever purpose you feel it's best designed for.  if that be personal defense, then i wish ya the best in that regard and hope the gun goes pop every time you pull the trigger.  especially that one time when you absolutely need it to.

k