Quality vs. Quantity

[Pokinfun]

A little of both, but I won't pay for a name.

 

[underpar]

For my rifles, always quality. Believe and practice the theory of "1 shot, 1 kill". For handguns and shotguns, not as picky.

 

[Belthos]

If one were in a house with two guns laying on the kitchen table, one being a Kimber/wilson, and the other being a hipoint, and bubba was coming in the door, which gun would you grab first?

If I'm in the house I'm already armed with a 9mm Beretta. It will be in my hand and emptied before I spend time examining the kitchen table.
I've never owned a hi-point but I've shot a friends. It is a little heavy, a lot ugly, and completely functional.

I'd have no hesitation to use one to defend myself.

I have no opinion regarding the kimber or wilson because I have no first hand experience with either.

I am enough of a gun snob that I've never wanted to buy a hi-point pistol.
On the other hand I am often tempted to buy a hi-point carbine.

If I had no other choice than the guns on the table, I'd take the hi-point. I know to a certainty how to make it go bang.

 

[Mike_in_Ok]

I have a NEF Pardner Pump, $200 copy of an 870, goes bang everytime. Also have Glocks, Rugers & Kahr. If its reliable then its good for me. I do own a Hi Point too. Ugly as hell, not one single malfunction yet.

 

[murphy j]

I voted quality as my experience has been that you 'buy once, cry once. Buy cheap and you cry every time you have to fix/replace something'. Now having said that, I do believe there is very good quality at different price points.

 

[daytomann]

Hmmm. I never thought about what camp im in.I started off buying out of necessity and within a tight budget. Now I've moved on to buying as quality a piece as I can for me and my families personal protection. I walked a line between quality and affordability for my wife's gun. And I spent a little more for a few quality rifles for the piece of mind.

Truth is I still enjoy shooting my "cheap" Sigma 9.

 

[30BulletHoles]

Cheap doesn't necessarily mean low quality, expensive doesn't always mean more reliable than cheap. Two worst pistols I've ever owned. Standard Arms 9mm (think I got the name right) wouldn't cycle for **** $100 used, CZ P07 Duty within 50 rds it would light strike at least half of the primers and had to pry the magazines out of if with a screwdriver cost $450ish new.

 

[underpar]

Truth is I still enjoy shooting my "cheap" Sigma 9.

+1, I hear ya. Love my Sigma!

Funny story....was at Banner range in early December and had a guy next to me actually snicker when I pulled it out(my Sigma 9mm) to shoot. Finished both magazines and put away. Pulled out my Kimber Pro Carry 2 and asked him if he thought this was better. He raised his eyebrows and said NOTHING (if you were the person in question, you now have the opportunity to respond?).