Hi Point .380

[ErSwnn]

Originally Posted by wellcraft

good decision to nix the 380 since ammo is hard to find right now and not a good caliber to be your primary weapon. bad decision on deciding to go with a hipoint when you can get a used glock, ruger, taurus for around 350 or maybe a little less. i live just outside NE Philly and there are about 8 guns shops within an hour drive of my home and none of them sell or will take in trade a hipoint. there's a reason for that.....save your money and get a worthwhile reliable pistol. there's a shop called surplus city guns located on bustleton pike, feasterville, pa that has a good selection of used guns. it's only a 45 minute drive from your location and i'd suggest you check them out. good luck with whatever you decide

This is going to be like telling where my favorite fishing hole is but...it's for a good cause. Surplus City has an FEG PA63...in my opinion a decent gun....for 190.00. I've been eyeing it for a while now, I want another so I can have a matched set. The FEG is a Makorov chambered semi auto in 9mm x 18mm. Most 9s are 9x19. It's smallish so easily concealed and a very easy gun to disassemble for cleaning. It has a lot of kick due to it's size but nothing extraordinary. While I own a Hi-Point, and like it, it's storied reputation has to make me wonder if people with more knowledge know something I don't. It may be a fine range gun but under more severe use I have to consider it's reliability. You may also want to think about an alternative that allows you to purchase something with a better reputation. Many shops are happy to do a layaway. And since you won't get the gun ON your birthday you can console yourself with a trip to the local sheriff and get started on a carry license.

[Chazman321]

9mm is the best way to go... Ammo is cheaper than .40 and .45, and cheaper ammo means you can shoot more... The old saying goes 1 good shot with a .22 is better than 8 misses with a .45... Would I carry a Hi-Point? Sure, why not. If I can put 500 rounds through a gun, then I'm sure it will perform perfectly fine... Their carbines are a lot of fun, and the magazines are interchangable. So you can get a pistol and carbine, both chambered for 9mm, and both using the same mags...

My first gun when I turned 21 was a Taurus PT25 in .25 ACP, I still have it and it's my girlfriend's carry gun. I carry my Ruger P95, which is a 9mm... My Ruger was $325 out the door after taxes and including a box of ammo.

I know what it's like being young and broke, it sucks for sure. I'm 25 and on unemployment, and bought a trailer 3 months ago before I found out I'd be unemployed because Governor Rendell cut mental health funding state-wide... It sucks, but that's no reason you can't defend yourself... Use the best tools you have available, be it a Hi-point or a Louisville Slugger to protect yourself and your loved ones... Personally, i'd rather beat somebody half to death than shoot them, but my 5 year old daughter takes comfort in the fact that I carry a gun "So a stranger can't take me"...

-Chaz

[Chazman321]

Check out www.gunbroker.com great site, and will ship any firearm to your local dealer...

-Chaz

[mrquarto]

Make sure you handle that PA-63. They have a horrid trigger pull. If you get one, be sure to change out the spring. You can halve the pull which will make a huge difference

[Steeltown]

It sounds to me like you did your homework by researching High Point firearms and if you like what you researched and you like the gun by all means buy it. Ammo for .380 is hard to find but so is .45, .40, etc.. My advice is when you post a thread and ask for opinions on a certain brand firearm you might want to get the opinions from those who own or have owned or those who have a vast knowledge (and there are plenty out here who do) of what you are looking for. My only knowlege of High Point firearms is that all of their guns are inexpensive and with nothing else to go on, any opinion I have would be useless to you.

There is a wealth of information on this forum along with folks that have a lot of experiance regarding firearms.

Good luck with your purchase (whatever it may be)

[jcabin]

Please don't buy this gun. You've 5 pages of people telling you not to.
If you do I hope you never need to use it to save a life, because you might be worse off than where you started.

If/when the gun blows up, please post pictures so we can show people.
Wear eye protection and a mouth guard.