hi point c9 vs taurus pt111

Point being I paid twice what the Taurus sells for but if I were the selling type ( which i am not) i could easily double my investment.
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From 1986? I hate to break it to you, but if the gun is only worth double what you paid in 1986 you lost money. About 10%. That is off inflation, not opportunity cost if you had made a real investment.
An investment of $100 into almost any simple index fund would net multiple times that by now.
 
Between those two, I'd go with the Taurus. I owned one and really liked it except for the takeup in the trigger. Never owned a Hi Point, but from what I hear they are ugly as sin but tend to go bang reliably as well, and Hi Point does have a better reputation for customer service. So, ultimately, it's a toss up and I just fall to the side of the one I have personally owned.

Now, that being said, if the budget is $250 and under, I'd give a long look to the SAR Arms B6P. It's a polymer CZ-75 clone made by the Turkish company SAR Arms and imported by EAA. I think quality-wise it is head and shoulders above the other two, although EAA's customer service leaves a bit to be desired.
 
Well, the G2 I had broke...trigger issues after only about 150 rounds. Took forever and a day to get it back from Taurus. Traded it off instantly. Have two Hi Points, a C9 and a CF380, and the 9mm has about 400 trouble free rounds down the barrel, the .380 has about 200 trouble free rounds down the tube. I also own Glock, S&W, and Beretta handguns as well.

So, in the light of my own personal experience, I would have to go with the Hi Point. She ain't pretty, but she seems to please ya. :o
 
I checked out a C9 this weekend. Besides the plastic\nylon trigger and being heavier than an ammo box full of 9mil I thought it would be a fun gun to plink with. I didn't buy it because I had a heck of a time cycling the slide fully to the rear. It seemed to have two levels of resistance or two steps in the actuation. First was the ejection area and then an incredibly firm area to "cock" it. To the point that I had issues cycling it fully rearward. (Never had an issue cycling the slides on my 1911, CZ 75B, P38 or PP)
Maybe it will break in a bit but I didn't like it.
 
I checked out a C9 this weekend. Besides the plastic\nylon trigger and being heavier than an ammo box full of 9mil I thought it would be a fun gun to plink with. I didn't buy it because I had a heck of a time cycling the slide fully to the rear. It seemed to have two levels of resistance or two steps in the actuation. First was the ejection area and then an incredibly firm area to "cock" it. To the point that I had issues cycling it fully rearward. (Never had an issue cycling the slides on my 1911, CZ 75B, P38 or PP)
Maybe it will break in a bit but I didn't like it.
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Being a straight blow back operated pistol, the recoil spinng is quite stout. That, along with the mass of the slide is what delays extraction until pressure has dropped. Just part of the animal.
On the other side, the fixed barrel of the blow back design tends to provide better accuracy. Something I can atest to with my own C9.:D
 
If you go to the range they will laugh at you more with the Hi Point then with the Taurus.

I have never owned a Hi Point but have shot them. They worked every time.
I have owned a Taurus PT1911 it worked every time, still own a Taurus model 85. This is my brides night stand gun, it works every time.

Both Taurus and Hi Point allow people on a limited income to exercise their 2nd amendment rights. Don't disrespect a persons firearm it may be all they can afford.
 
If you go to the range they will laugh at you more with the Hi Point then with the Taurus.
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Just send your target out to 50 feet or whatever the max is at the range.
My experience is they stop laughing when you bring it back to the line.

The best use I have found for my Kahr T9 is to open up at the range with a Hipoint, get some odd/judgemental looks from someone shooting an M&P or other mid-economy gun, then pull out the T9. Always gets a good reaction.

Don't disrespect a persons firearm it may be all they can afford.
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I have to agree with that. The exception being if you are willing to give them one of yours. Otherwise, try to keep your mouth shut.
In person when you don't know them of course. Here, where most of us own more guns than fingers and clearly have a choice, is another matter.
 
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Peggy, funny you should mention but my current "truck gun" is in fact a MkII High Power....my neighbor ran off with my normal pistol...an SCCY (but not bright purple or red) that i dearly loved....think i will replace it with the new .380 (again not a shiny bright color) when available.
 
If you go to the range they will laugh at you more with the Hi Point then with the Taurus.
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Hi-Point C9---------$150
100 rounds range ammo---$30
1 hour range time--- $15
The look on the guy in the next lane's face when you outshoot his Glock.--PRICELESS!
 
If you go to the range they will laugh at you more with the Hi Point then with the Taurus.
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That wasn't my experience with the one I had...well either of them if you count the carbine I've got now. Those people who did express interest were curious about it. Most had no idea what it was, so they'd ask. I'd offer to let them shoot it, most accepted. A couple right then and there went inside and bought one for themselves.
 
If you go to the range they will laugh at you more with the Hi Point then with the Taurus.

This was meant as a tongue in cheek joke. :). The general attitude of the world about Hi Point is to chuckle. That's all I was saying. So from now on no more joking, just serious comments.....:D
 
This was meant as a tongue in cheek joke. . The general attitude of the world about Hi Point is to chuckle. That's all I was saying. So from now on no more joking, just serious comments.....
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I think you're good. If you can't joke a little about a gun made of pot metal and plastic, what can you joke about?!
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After watching Hickok45 video's on the G2 and C9 got the G2.

1. roll pin to take C9 apart to clean
2. hickok45 had more problems hitting targets with the C9, than the G2.
 
1. roll pin to take C9 apart to clean
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Not only unnecessary, but not recomended by Hi-Point. Everything you need to clean on a Hi-Point can be done without disassembly with a cleaning rod, bore brush, jag, patches, cleaning brush, cleaning solvent, and a can of aerosol cleaner, or air compressor.
If it gets too dirty after 5k rounds just send it back. They will either clean, and rebuild it, or send you a new one.
 
QUOTE: "...Warranty is there after that time, but you pay to ship...." (when returning a Taurus firearm for warranty work).

I'm pretty sure you also have to pay for shipping when returning a Hi-Point for warranty work.
 
Ive owned a C9, and a PT145. The Taurus was a great gun, and shot many thousands of rounds flawlessly. Trigger was ok too. The C9 on the other hand wasnt worth the $130 I paid for it. Wish I woulda kept that Taurus... was a good lookin gun too. Was the limited FDE frame. With blue upper

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I own a pt111 9mm. Have no issues with it. Never handled a hp, but a few people I work with own them and they wish they never wasted the money.
 
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