ORIGINAL: adam11082
I'll tell you what, that hi-point is the funnest gun I have ever played with. They get a horrible rap because of their price. I got that gun brand new with 2 mags and 50rds for $215 OTD. They are made in America, Ohio actually, and I don't have a problem with their lifetime warranty. My buddy bought one used, and the bolt handle was broken, he sent it in they replaced it and put a new stock on it sent it back with a free mag and shirt because of the "inconvenience". Would Remington, Mossberg or any other company do that?....don't think so. My local shop can't keep them on the shelf, they must be doing something right.
Oh no I wasn't giving you are hard time Adam! You can get a lot of enjoyment out of an inexpensive firearm. I think a lot of their bad rap (at least in my part of the world) comes from the sort of customers $139 9mm semi-automatic handguns tend to attract.... if you get what I mean. According to a few law enforcement aquaintences it is by far the most confiscated handgun in most urban areas. Cheap and available... fits their criteria.
We had a sort of ongoing joke at our gunshop (we did not sell them, just because of the sort of customer they tend to attract... and that is no way shape or form a reflection on yourself, please don't think thats what I am insinuating). So I was tempted to buy one just to see if I could kill a deer with it. One of the writer/editors for the South Carolina Hunt' and Fishin' Guide (free publication centered on the outdoors) frequented our store (as he does most stores in the state) and we had him convinced to put a picture of me on the cover with the deer and my firearm of choice if I could succeed!