I actually owned a hi point so i've seen both sides of the fence. I shot my buddies (in 9mm) and loved it, cheap, fairly accurate(not a national match gun but it'll hit what youre shoting at), cycled pretty smooth and for the price...hell i was sold. So i bought one of my own, couldnt hit the broadside of a telephoe book, stove piped avery 5th round and misfed every 10th or so. I think hi point has real quality control problems. "IF" you get a good one, they are pretty good value. But all in all i wouldnt on the off chance you get a bad one. Just my .02
I'd have to agree with that. If I were looking for a bargain priced, not used, handgun, I'd take a long look at the Bersas. They have a pretty good rep for reliability and are reasonably priced as well.
If you're paying twice as much for .40 you're shopping in the wrong places. I'm only paying about ten bucks more per 1K for .40 over 9mm. That's a penny per round. Just had another 1K each of .40 and .45 delivered.
Most new shooters are not buying by the case. However, with 9mm, people who buy by the box can basically get case pricing on brass-cased, reloadable ammo when they buy single boxes. I don't recall seeing quality brass-cased ammo for less than $10/50 in .40 recently even when buying by the case. I don't shoot it, so I don't pay as close attention to it, however. Even if they were the same price, I still think .40 is not the ideal caliber for a new shooter. A always, everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
Oh, yeah, almost forgot to mention that a friend offered me a job at his gun shop last week. I told him that I appreciated the offer, but I couldn't afford it!
+1 for ammotogo. I buy in quantities that probably pi$$ off the ups guy something fierce, and they are an awesome site. I also use cheaperthandirt a lot.
aimsurplus.com is another good site for ammo, depending on what caliber you shoot. I happened to stop into my local walmart and they had a ton of 9mm for $9.50 a box. I went through 250 rounds yesterday.
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