Hi-Point .45ACP carbine for home defense?

[Dad_Roman]

If you would never own a HiPoint then you've never shot a HiPoint.

I have a safe full. They were cheap, bought locally. I have a brace of 9's and 45's.

The pistols are big and ugly but they go bang everytime.

The carbines are a little heavy but are the greatest of fun. Always go bang. My kid has put a 9mm bullet through the same hole at 20 feet. Iron sights and freehanded. The 45 (of mine) just goes "kerchug"....it doesnt go bang. I dont even wear ears with it.

Having them, shooting them and enjoying them, I would say I dont care for the pistols because of their downside, big and ugly, but I love the carbines alot.

Dont have the 10mm yet.

Havent taken the HighTower dive yet. All the HiPoint guys lovem though.


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[FireInTheWire]

It's better than nothing.... what ya got right now?

 

[Dad_Roman]

It's better than nothing.... what ya got right now?

Who you talkin to? The OP?

XDM rest next to the bed and as everyone, a plethora of other toys.

 

[gshayd]

I don't own one but I got a chance to shoot one. It never jammed or failed to shoot. This pistol had a bunch of rounds through it. If that was all I could afford for self-defense I would buy one. There are some youtube videos about these guys trying to make it break. It was amazing. Plus the Hi-Point has a lifetime guarantee. The guys used a hammer to drive a .223 case into the bore and then test fired it. Then they drove a 3/8 bolt into the bore with a hammer which finally did it in. However, it only bulged the barrel and didn't blow the gun up...lol.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Who you talkin to? The OP?

XDM rest next to the bed and as everyone, a plethora of other toys.

The OP.

But I too keep an XDM next to the bed.

And a G19x tucked in the mattress in the other room

 

[Moonpie]

And a G19x tucked in the mattress in the other room

right beside the girlie mags?

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

What's wrong with girlie magazines?

I like 'girlie bullets'.......

 

[FireInTheWire]

right beside the girlie mags?

You bet'cha!

I shoot like a girl too

 

[Moonpie]

You bet'cha!

I shoot like a girl too

 

[Dad_Roman]

But I too keep an XDM next to the bed.

And a G19x tucked in the mattress in the other room

I like girls...

...and the SD9VE (Apex) in the other room that has 5 spares with it..

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I have 6 pistols stashed throughout the house.



Oh, and I like girls too....

 

[ml1209]

I have 6 pistols stashed throughout the house.



Oh, and I like girls too....

Why don’t you just wear one on a holster inside the home?

 

[diesel1959]

For home defense a .12 gauge loaded with birdshot is pretty hard to beat.

Joe Biden? Is that you?

 

[diesel1959]

I have 6 pistols stashed throughout the house.



Oh, and I like girls too....

I'd be more impressed if you had stated you have four women stashed throughout the house . . . and that you like guns too.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Why don’t you just wear one on a holster inside the home?

Well, there's a .380 which stays in a pocket of my shorts.
That's one of the pistols I'm counting.

 

[ml1209]

Well, there's a .380 which stays in a pocket of my shorts.
That's one of the pistols I'm counting.

Take a look at this latest news story about a home intruder who shot and killed the homeowner as he was breaking into the house in the middle of the day, to re-evaluate your strategy for home defense.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/arrest-made-in-shooting-death-of-cypress-homeowner

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Take a look at this latest news story about a home intruder who shot and killed the homeowner as he was breaking into the house in the middle of the day, to re-evaluate your strategy for home defense.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/arrest-made-in-shooting-death-of-cypress-homeowner

Tell me exactly what was the victims strategy here.
Did he have a gun with him?

 

[bigwheel]

Joe Biden? Is that you?

No..I have not devolved into creepy Joe yet.lol. Just seen the damage that can be done with a 12 gauge loaded up with dove loads...if the distance aint too far. Also not bad about passing through interior walls and killing a kid asleep in the next room or a next door neighbor etc.

 

[ml1209]

Tell me exactly what was the victims strategy here.
Did he have a gun with him?

If you're going to carry inside the home, I think .380 is too small. The intruder in this case had a gun and was willing to use it. I'd go at least 9mm.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

If you're going to carry inside the home, I think .380 is too small. The intruder in this case had a gun and was willing to use it. I'd go at least 9mm.

I agree, that's why I would never go "investigate" a noise without grabbing something else.
Every other gun I have situated around the house is 9mm/38+p or greater.
However, the .380 is loaded with Buffalo Bore +p.