Prank on gun snob

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microman

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I have a shooting buddy of mine who is a 100% gun snob. Owns
a lot of the more expensive models and brands. I usually bring
along something that is "ok" in his book.

One time I phoned him before one of our range outings and told
him I had something special. That afternoon I arrived at the indoor
range with a big black handgun case. He was so curious as to what
was inside.

Opened said case to reveal a Hi Point C9..I though he would pass
out ;) It was more or less a bad joke. I wanted to take the joke
further but, I couldn't hold the smiles back anymore.
 
The ultimate practical joke to play on a gun snob is to not only produce a gun that they believe to be inferior, but then out perform them AND their high-end gun with your POC.
 
I would have opened my bag and introduced him to my invisible WTBGP ( Wrigley's , Trident, bubble gum popper ) and ask him if he wants to shoot it. LoL
 
Catzor, it all depends on what you mean by "function."

If you mean fire a round in the right direction every time the trigger is pulled, then in my limited experiences with other people's High Points they function quite well.

If, on the other hand, you meant to do that while also providing a crisp, clean trigger pull that helped with fast, accurate shot placement, then no, the High Point should not come anywhere close to a pistol at 2 to 5x the price.

I respect High Points for offering a reasonably reliable gun at a very low price point. I'd definitely take one over a pointed stick, or even a knife.

But price does matter, if one shops smartly.
 
Wow,,, you really got him on that one!
But I do have a question for you. Just what do you consider a “Gun Snob”?
It sounds like your description is something like, if you don’t own several Hi points then you are a gun snob. Or you purchased a 1970’s manufactured Colt Gold cup like new in the box instead of the 8 or more Hi points you could have purchased you are a gun snob.
Personally I don’t own a Hi point and never will and I have shot both a 9mm and a 45. They are better than a stick as one person put it so well and both have functioned with 0 failures for the person that owns them.
I just don’t like the triggers and the roll pin you have to drive out to clean.
I own Taurus and Charter arms and have owned several Star guns. So I don’t consider myself a gun snob.
But I do think that MLeak said it best “But price does matter, if one shops smartly.”
 
Got my dad pretty good one day.
He used to put all his mags in a canvas range bag, while he was unloading some stuff from the truck I hid it.
We were about three hours from home......I let him sweat it for about ten minutes.:D
Now he either leaves them in the gun or hides the bag himself.:eek:
 
Sounds more like a bunch of wealth-envy poor folks here to me, jealous of someone who can actually AFFORD to but something nice........:rolleyes::barf:

Maybe some of you should actually try to get someone to allow to hold and fire something other than a walmart special
 
Sounds like someone is a little sensitive over the use of the word snob and tries to feel better by belittling others that may not be able to or may not WANT to afford what they do not need.
 
question for you guys... if I shot you with a 1911 Para Hi-Cap .45 OEF X Edition @ $1,450.00 .. and a Taurus PT 145 @ $344.00 .. which one would make you the died-est ? Just asking.
 
The problem is people are forgetting the basic purpose of the pistol, and that is to launch bullets at people at close ranges. A high point launches a bullet just as well as a 2000 dollar pistol. It's no tack driver, but it doesn't pretend to be. It looks like crap, but it works. Elitists can sit in their ivory towers if they want to but all they do is make the gun community look like a bunch of elitists. Believe it or not, some folks don't get off on buying cool pistols, they just want a tool that works.
 
So the Hi-Point is isn't good for anything except firing "..... a round in the right direction every time the trigger is pulled...."

That is all any gun needs to do; everything else is secondary. No matter how much there is in the way of polish, finish, sights, trigger pull, etc., if a fancy gun won't do its basic job, it, not the Hi-Point, is a POS.

Jim
 
question for you guys... if I shot you with a 1911 Para Hi-Cap .45 OEF X Edition @ $1,450.00 .. and a Taurus PT 145 @ $344.00 .. which one would make you the died-est ? Just asking.
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In my direct personal experience, the 1911 takes the gold on this one... I owned a PT145 that fired every time so long as you pulled the trigger to the right a bit... if you pulled it normally, it would not fire... at all..

Dont assume cheap equates to better, it only equates to cheaper..

As a general rule cheaper guns have cheaper materials put into them... I dont know about you but my life is worth more than the bargin basement...

Now if its just a plinker or range gun thats different..
 
Jim Keenan,

If you had read the entirety of the post you quoted, you'd see I find the High Point just fine for what it is. It is reliable, and has ok accuracy.

What it lacks, in my opinion, is a good trigger and good balance.

I've been able to hit targets well enough using High Points. Those pistols do not come close to others that are still within a few hundred dollars, for trigger or balance. High Points are also heavy (necessity for blowback in 9mm and .45).

Put another way, I have yet to hear a High Point owner who has shot my old CZ75 or SIG P220 tell me that they liked their pistol better, after firing the CZ75 or SIG.
 
what do you consider a “Gun Snob”?
It sounds like your description is something like, if you don’t own several Hi points then you are a gun snob.
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Ozzieman, I don't believe people are gun snobs just because
they don't own a Hi Point. In fact I feel the Hi Point line are junk
guns. This was just a joke on my friend.

I called him a snob because he doesn't like my Glocks.
 
I have realized in the last few months that I am somewhat of a coffee and gun snob.

I like Remington rifles, Smith and Wesson revovlers, etc. etc. etc.

How some ever, I will never be grudge a man who buys a Hi-Point for self defense.

I am reminded of a time back when I shot on the 4-H shotgun team and one fella used a rather cheap side by side 12 guage.

Even though he had the "bargain basement" weapon on the team, he was just as accurate as the rest of us.

I suppose the overall point of my message is that "it is the man; not the weapon."
 
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