I was talking to someone tonight and it got me thinking about this. What is the biggest pile of crap gun you have ever known someone to carry, either from firsthand account or from a story told?
My story is a good friend of mine from college, during class one night we were talking about guns and shooting and he said he wanted to go shooting with me. About a week later we hit the range and I pulled out my Glock 19, Ruger P97, and Smith&Wesson 22A, and my Mossberg Mav 12gauge. He pulls a Hi-Point 9mm pistol and 2 mags and ammo out of his bag. I was actually kind of excited to shoot it because I wanted to see if it was the turd everyone had told me it was. After shooting for about 45 minutes I will say his gun never malfunctioned and it was fairly accurate. But what made me laugh was when we went out for a coke, he said my Glock was a pile of steamy crap and his Hi-Point could out shoot mine. I laughed so loud people turned and looked at me, I just smiled and said what's your bet? so we go back in and shoot a 50 round test shoot, yeah, lets just say his boat anchor is O.K. for throwing rounds down range, but it ain't a Glock!!!!!!!
When we left I told him it's an o.k gun, but at least you don't carry it! He looked at me and said "Yes I do". I just said I will see you back at school. I had no problem with him having a cheap gun for fun, but he made good money at his job and had the money to buy a good carry gun, but he was notoriously cheap and wouldn't spend the money!
(And don't get me wrong, I will take a POC Lorcin/ Raven/ Rohm/ RG/ Hi-Point over a sharp stick in an emergency) and I respect that there are people who can't afford $1,200 super 1911 pistols or even $300 Rugers, and I am glad they have options out there.
My story is a good friend of mine from college, during class one night we were talking about guns and shooting and he said he wanted to go shooting with me. About a week later we hit the range and I pulled out my Glock 19, Ruger P97, and Smith&Wesson 22A, and my Mossberg Mav 12gauge. He pulls a Hi-Point 9mm pistol and 2 mags and ammo out of his bag. I was actually kind of excited to shoot it because I wanted to see if it was the turd everyone had told me it was. After shooting for about 45 minutes I will say his gun never malfunctioned and it was fairly accurate. But what made me laugh was when we went out for a coke, he said my Glock was a pile of steamy crap and his Hi-Point could out shoot mine. I laughed so loud people turned and looked at me, I just smiled and said what's your bet? so we go back in and shoot a 50 round test shoot, yeah, lets just say his boat anchor is O.K. for throwing rounds down range, but it ain't a Glock!!!!!!!
When we left I told him it's an o.k gun, but at least you don't carry it! He looked at me and said "Yes I do". I just said I will see you back at school. I had no problem with him having a cheap gun for fun, but he made good money at his job and had the money to buy a good carry gun, but he was notoriously cheap and wouldn't spend the money!
(And don't get me wrong, I will take a POC Lorcin/ Raven/ Rohm/ RG/ Hi-Point over a sharp stick in an emergency) and I respect that there are people who can't afford $1,200 super 1911 pistols or even $300 Rugers, and I am glad they have options out there.
