Hi Point 9mm

Myth aside, Liberators were never actually dropped to anyone and apparently none were ever used against an enemy in WWII. All but a few were destroyed after the war, making them a collectors' item today.
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My understanding is that a few were dropped over the Philippines, but the majority of them were dropped in Europe... directly over the North Sea.

It's my observation that handgun enthusiasts can be divided into two major groups: the traditionalists who decry anything made of plastic or stamped steel, and the modernists who want everything that's tactical and cutting-edge. The Hi Points are neither. If you like your guns to be polished blued steel and wood you're going to sneer at them. If you like your guns ninja-black and stamped with the official SEAL Team Six™ badge of approval you're going to laugh at them. But if you simply can't afford a $500 firearm, or if you're the kind of buyer who just wants a gun to keep inside the house or car and you're not a gun enthusiast then it's a lot harder to argue against them, and if you find yourelf on the wrong end of the barrel you don't want to argue with one either. There's a market for $29.95 electric drills for guys who just need to drill a hole every once in awhile, and there's certainly a market for $149.95 pistols as well.
 
But if you simply can't afford a $500 firearm, or if you're the kind of buyer who just wants a gun to keep inside the house or car and you're not a gun enthusiast then it's a lot harder to argue against them
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Then you have my group of gun enthusiasts.
I can afford $500 and above for a gun I decide I want.
I am a gun, and shooting enthusiast, and don't need, or want Gun to just keep in the house or car.
I bought a Hi-Point C9 just for the heck of it, and probably most of all to see if it could possibly be as bad as all the hype from the haters.
I then found out that they are reliable, accurate guns that are actually as much fun to shoot as any.
That of course leads to stage two, a second Hi-Point. This time a JHP (45acp). I might even have to pick up a JCP (40 S&W) if a used one pops up at a decent price.
 
One sure thing about the bigger caliber Hi Points, you don't need weights to hold them steady.

Hi, dsk, Some Liberators were used in the Philippines, to arm local police until they could get better weapons, but none were air dropped. After the war, the ones in England were taken from depots, put in barges and dumped at sea. IIRC, it was the Channel, though, not the North Sea. The whole thing was a silly idea, inspired by a fictional novel, that ordinary people would find a gun and suddenly become fierce warriors, rising up against the occupiers. Nope.

Jim
 
BTW I actually shot a Liberator pistol once. They are PAINFUL to shoot, because the breechblock is closed by spring tension alone (there's a "gate" that also comes down to keep the cartridge in place), and it pops out when fired and then traps the web of your hand when it returns. You quickly learn to hold the thing really low on the grip. It also is horribly inaccurate, as the bullet simply rattles down the oversized, unrifled barrel and keyholes in a target placed just ten feet away. They were only meant to be shoved directly in someone's face and then pull the trigger. If that somehow didn't do the job you were in serious trouble.
 
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Not my first choice, but as a hide away gun or first range gun you could do worse. While its heavy, ugly chunky. It goes bang ang puts holes in what you aim at. Not for me personally, and wouldn't CCW it.
 
Well quite a few years back I was a Hi Point Cheap gun basher. Until one day strolling through Youtube I found IV8888's C9 Torture Test. Well after sitting through it all, it was like someone lit a fire under my rump and I took off and bought one. Right out of the box after the first magazine :eek: I was in aww of the group of holes I had just put in the target. Since then that brick has been nothing but reliable. I've tuned the magazines and polished the feed ramp, etc. It goes fishing and hunting with me. If I drop it in the lake or lose it I won't be upset ( like my brother who somehow lost his G19 on a man drive one day). Since I purchased that C9 I have become sort of a Cheap gun nut, I guess you could say. I have a bunch of them so called Saturday night specials. And well with a little know how and massaging here and there, they all run fine and hit where I point them.
 
However I am not a fan of it as a primary EDC or for home protection if a better one can be had. Just my personal opinion.
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Yep, it is ugly. Yep, it is heavy. Nope, it is not a viable EDC. But for someone who is looking for a viable home defense weapon on a tight budget it has its place. It is reliable. It is accurate.
 
I respect Hi-Points. I don't like them because of all the aforementioned issues with bulk, ergonomics, etc., but at the end of the day, I'd trust my life to one.
 
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