I love my Beretta 92fs. Accurate, reliable, feeds anything, and IMO the sexiest 9mm ever made.
I have a 9mm Glock and a 45 Sig. They both are dead on nuts when I fire them.
mini-nines are good for pocket duty ... I have one, easy to drop in your jeans pocket to go see what is going on.
Get ready to get flamed by the gun grabbing FReepers...
Yup...
Any second now...
holsters are cheap too
http://www.westerntool.com/product.htm?pid=437041
Hope it works for you. They seem to be hit and miss (mostly miss) from what I’ve heard (no personal experience). Those with good ones got a bargain.
I love my Beretta 92fs. Accurate, reliable, feeds anything, and IMO the sexiest 9mm ever made.
That gun is such a cheap model, you should only use it for self-defensive emergency events. Do not target practice with it. It’s a cheap gun and will soon malfunction.
Good luck with that.
My only suggestion is to try out different ammo until you can shoot 100 rounds without any failures. Until then don’t use the gun as if your life depends on it.
I’ve seen guys with those at the range cursing alot. They do work for the most part but I’ll stick to my H&Ks.
Have a good friend that is a CCW trainer and he said don’t buy one. He is a bit of a gun snob and can afford high priced weapons. If testing says it is reliable, who cares what it looks like if you can secure a target and put it on the ground. My wife has a Kimber .45 and a 92F 9 mm Beretta—much more expensive and she had to return the Kimber because of occasional jamming.
My normal is a Para-Ordanance P12.......
Yet recently I purchsed a brand new stainless steel Charter Arms .44 special Bulldog.....
I love this gun and with jacketed hollowpoints, is a defininite manstopper......
Made in the USA and has a lifetime warranty as well.....
Very light, easily concealable and stainless so when up against the body for long periods when concealed it doesn’t rust..... It sells for about $350.....
Word of caution, buy only the new version currently produced, some of the older ones when the factory was operated by a different management team had quality issues. The new ones have several improvements and appear to be high qualilty in their manufacture.
No way I would EVER buy a Hi-Point. If necessary, I would work two jobs until I saved the money to get a real gun. Self defence is like interviewing for a job.....”you only have one chance to make a first impression” :]
Here is another I picked up for a couple hundred new. Not sure what they go for now.
S&W Sigma 9ve. Accurate as hell. And will give you bulging muscles in your trigger finger ;-)
Whatever firearm you have, get to know it better than you know yourself. Clearing jams and other unexpected events need to be second nature.
I have a Glock 19 and 23. Paid under $500 for each. Speer 124 grain +P 9mm ammo is a pretty good round for the 19, which has a 15 round magazine. All together, the loaded 9mm is around $510 or so. I figure my life is worth AT LEAST that.
You lost me when you said Glocks are the ugliest.
You lost me when you said Glocks are the ugliest.
Glocks are beautiful unless you are a gun snob.
The HiPoint is one ugly gun!
I've shot all but the 40, and have been impressed with the reliability and the fairly good accuracy. They are heavy, but that helps a lot. This is not a weapon I would consider for any kind of duty rig, but if you want a weapon you can store with your hunting gear and not worry about really caring for it, this is the one.
P.S. Glocks have not come up with any technological advancements in years. A number of companies are out pacing and outclassing Glock and a lot of LEO departments are moving to that newer technology.
Stick with good or decent ammo and clips, like you said, and you should be fine.
A used Ruger 9 mm is another option. Reliable, cheap and reliable.
Having said all of that ... congrats on your new purchase. Far be it from me to criticize anyone when they are exercising their right to keep and bear arms. Have fun and be safe! (just don't make it a habit to buy the inexpensive stuff).