JJones wrote:Petrofergov wrote:CMiddleton wrote:I am not a seasoned target shooter, so I don't know all the lingo to describe how it shoots, but I can keep a pattern of the size of a softball at 21 feet.
That would certainly pass my standard accuracy test....a bowling pin at 25 yards fired from a rest.
Not trying to be argumentitive, But isn't a bowling pin about the same diameter as a softball? And 21ft = 7 yards < 25 yards.
BUT softball sized groups at 21 ft unrested is acceptable for defensive shooting and for plinking.
my problem with the HiPoint, (besides its looks,) is the comment one of my gunsmiths made to me when it came out. He told me that if I ever get one, to find the biggest tree I could find, stand on one side of it and fire the gun from the other side.
Oops, I read 21 yards not 21 feet.
My "accuracy test" isn't meant to mimic a real life scenario. I am simply trying to determine the gun's inherent accuracy. I also use this test to determine if a load is accurate enough. I'll admit, it ain't real scientific, but I figure if a handgun can hit a bowling pin consistently at that distance there's nothing wrong with the gun's (or the load's) accuracy. If I can't hit offhand with with it after it passed my "accuracy test" I know it's my fault and not a mechanical problem.
I did hear of a Hi Point coming apart when it was fired. I didn't know the details except that it wasn't a kaboom....the gun just sort of fell apart.
I think Hi Points occupy a niche. For someone on a budget who might not otherwise be able to afford a handgun Hi Point does a good service.
Some might argue, myself included; why not save for just a little while longer and buy a police trade or other used handgun? Handguns are relatively cheap right now.
Like I said on an earlier post, police trades can be had for less than 300 bucks.
I know....500 bucks as an average price for a new,quality arm doesn't seem cheap. If you do the math, however, and look at prices historically and account for inflation handguns are actually cheaper....and quality has improved with the new CNC machining technology. And...of course designs are improving as well.