This is why I voted Kel-Tec. It's complete BS that guns like the PMR30 and SUB2K are being sold for $550-$600 when their MSRP is just over $400. I desire both, but refuse to pay that kind of money. Bastards!
agreed 100%! I dont own, and probably wont own a Hi-point, but my dad got a killer deal in the 90's for a hi-point 9mm carbine and that thing was surprisingly nice. By nice I dont mean fit/finish/awful plastic stock and chinsy safety lever, but it shot well, fired every time, and was surprisingly accurate! He traded it on a deal some years back, I wish he still had it.'Necro-posting' IS allowed for new members, that's an 'old' rule I just made up...
Hi-Points are big, heavy, and ugly. No doubt. But everyone I know that has actually owns one appears to stand by the 'cheap but usable' view. If it goes 'bang' every time the trigger's pulled, and the owner does their part (ammo selection, not limp-wristing, etc.), it really doesn't qualify as a 'bad' gun just because it's big, heavy, or 'ugly'.
Personally, I'd rather that 'Single Mom' have a Hi-Point that's she's run through the 'gauntlet' (500 - 1000 rounds with no problems, etc.) in her nightstand than no gun because she can't afford an $8000 Wilson Combat, or a $1000 Sig or some stupid stun gun or can of pepper spray.
JMO. YMMV.
I had a 4" blue Taurus 66 in .357 mag 20 years ago. It was a great gun. It could do 6" groups at 100 yds off bags with iron sights. It had good lock-up and was tight. I don't know what happened in the intervening years but I definitely wouldn't buy a Taurus revolver that I couldn't lay my hands on first. None from any internet marketers for sure.i hear alot of taurus bashing, ive shot many taurus revolvers and pistols, i have seen very little problums, for the money i think taurus makes a good gun,