High Point, Mosin, ???

[esrice]

but it was so top-heavy that it was actually unpleasant to hold.

This, coming from an XD subcompact owner.

 

[esrice]

My spelling is for crap.....

You know you can go back and edit your posts, right?

 

[esrice]

To Some, isf it isn;t a status symble then I guess it doesn't protect you!

Some things get to be "status symbols" or "popular" because they work well and are used by lots and lots of people (including professionals). These aren't Nike shoes we're talking about here.

And its not a matter of "not protecting" you, its a matter of not protecting me as well as another higher quality tool. Lower quality materials fail faster and more often than materials of higher quality.

 

[witham79]

you cant go wrong with a high point . granted i like my other high price modles better but for camping and to take out fishing with you on the weekends id rather drop or bang up a hundred dollar gun befor i would my others... make since

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

My Dad picked up two Mosin M44s. He kept one and gave me the other. It would not be my first choice in a WWII type rifle. However, it is fun to shoot and ammo is still relatively cheap. He collects and shoots Mausers and this gives us a new appreciation for what the typical Russian soldier had to work with.

It would also be useful in case Godzilla invades the neighborhood. If the bullet does not kill him, the muzzle flash will knock him into orbit!

 

[VanillaThunder]

man, i need to get an M44...

 

[bigtexan449]

i will pass on the hi-point. a buddy of mine got one new, got it home, then realized the barrel was for .40 and it was suppose to be a .45

 

[blainepoe]

Some things get to be "status symbols" or "popular" because they work well and are used by lots and lots of people (including professionals). These aren't Nike shoes we're talking about here.

And its not a matter of "not protecting" you, its a matter of not protecting me as well as another higher quality tool. Lower quality materials fail faster and more often than materials of higher quality.

The kid makes a great point though, a lot of people buy guns as status symbols - high end ARs, etc - and never use them for their intended purpose. Don't get me wrong, I carry a modern reliable handgun. I would NOT carry a hi-point. I'm sure there are some reliable ones out there, but I'm not going to be the guinea pig. Owning one to plink isn't much more ridiculous than buying $3000 trap gun to shoot twice a year though...
~Poe

 

[DIRTY HARRY]

Load the Mag and all the sudden it isn't top heavy any longer ...........Duh

 

[boozoo]

I can tell you for me, The Nagant fascination all about the history and getting to tinker around with something different.... but then that applies to all the surplus arms I've been diving into.

I love buying them, learning every little thing I can about how the mechanics work and seeing how one design house's approach is different from another, and also figuring out who influenced who in contemporary or subsequent designs.

Decoding the stampings is also a little adventure in itself.


Course part of its popularity lately could have something to do being able to own this little slice of history for one Benjamin.

 

[IndyBeerman]

I can't personally comment on Hi Points handguns, but I purchased a 995 carbine after shooting a friends, it was a tack driver for a 9mm carbine.
Did a whole lot of checking on it b4 buying and and seen tons of great reviews, but but ugly standard stock. Have purchased the ATI stock for it.
Plus it was tons cheaper than a Beretta CX-4 Storm.

 

[Crystalship1]

i will pass on the hi-point. a buddy of mine got one new, got it home, then realized the barrel was for .40 and it was suppose to be a .45

Another infamous "my friend said" Hi Point story.

All H/Ps are test fired before being shipped so if this tale were true the .45 round would not have even chambered, let alone fired. So.........

 

[DHolder]

I enjoy the WW2 era rifles, just something about a Garand,a 1903,or a M-1 carbine that is like holding a piece of history. Right now the surplus is the Mosins and the SKS, a few years ago you could pick up a Garand at about the same price a M44 is now, who knows, a M44 may be a collectable in a few years.

 

[CaptB]

I put a synthetic stock and nice scope on my nagant and now I have a pretty decent long rifle. It is accurate as all hell and ammo is pretty cheap to get..at least for now!

 

[karlsgunbunker]

Mosin-Nagant,
It's a Russian thing!
You wouldn't understand.

 

[boozoo]

But I do understand that flag.


In fact I own one....

 

[CulpeperMM]

i was talking to wife about this just last night. You know you can buy 100 HP 9mm carbines for $22k (MSRP), add 1000rds for each one and all in your under $44k, and you can arm an infantry company (sans artillery pieces of course). fairly cheap homeland security, or neighborhood watch supplies, if you will. Buy in bulk deal like this and you'd probably get them to throw in an extra mag for each carbine.

there may come a day that we wish we had guns for all our neighbors.
might be a good portfolio diversification strategy for your non-tax deferred money.

just saying...

BTW; the wife pretended like she couldn't hear me.

 

[jmann66]

Plus 7.62x54R will shoot through about anything!!