It's an ugly monstrosity... but I kind of liked it.
A new friend of mine has quite a few long guns, but only one handgun... and because he doesn't know any better, that handgun is a Hi-Point .45 ACP. He showed it to me. It's a pure blowback design, with a slide as heavy as a brick. It was approximately the same size and shape as the full-sized Glock .45, and absolutely graceless.
But you know... the thing looked like it would work, and he got it for under $200 brand new. He had shot it, and said he could keep it on target well enough. I have better weapons so I don't particularly crave that one, but that's a lot of utility for under two bills.
-AaronB (things that make you say 'hmmmm')
Life is too short for such.......
Decent used guns of know quality are readily available at this price point....
I will admit without apology that they make me feel just a little bit dirty to touch one....
Byron
HAHAHAHA!... me too.
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 20:13 (4519 days ago) @ Byron
Too many good used guns around. I saw them in AK used as boat guns- to dispatch halibut and such...I liked my harpoon.
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
It's an ugly monstrosity... but I kind of liked it.
by Fivegunner , LOWELL Mi., Thursday, July 12, 2012, 04:09 (4519 days ago) @ AaronB
I have the same thoughts as Byron, I had a friend looking for and hangun, so I took him to a my pusher , and the dealer friend, had a used High Point 9mm, and he gave the gun to my friend for 35.00. !! man it was ulgy. anyway I guess the gun shoots ok but the mags keep spliting apart and throwing the little 9mm bullets all over! . If I was hard up for a gun that I might need to save my life and had no money I would try to get a loan to get a used ,but good working revolver I have seen them out there pertty cheap. but if your just looking for something to play with go right ahead. just my 2 cents
Had a friend that had one and he liked it, except for the
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Thursday, July 12, 2012, 13:07 (4518 days ago) @ AaronB
trigger. He used it for shooting pins and was good with it. I shot it a few times and it was OK, but UGLY...He finally got a good 1911 and is much happier.
It's an ugly monstrosity... but I kind of liked it.
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Friday, July 13, 2012, 20:32 (4517 days ago) @ AaronB
I had a 9mm carbine for awhile. I was in a local shop and the owner asked me if I was interested in a cheap 9mm carbine. I was hoping for a good deal on a Marlin Camp 9. He pulled the ugly monstrosity out. I said I wouldne pay more than $20 for something like that, to which he replied "sold!"
I shot it a little bit to make sure it would function. Then I shipped it across the state line to the factory in Ohio. A few weeks back, I reciever basically a new carbine sitting on my back porch, complete with two new mags, a sling and a scope mount. It shot just fine but kicked me in the cheek every shot. I was more of a fan of my SUB2000's so I ended up selling it off for a 10x profit.Hard to beat a deal like that!