I was planing on buying a pistol but things being what they are I went with the AR. As I said I plan on doing some work to my new AR. If you don't have an AR or have one and want a different variant I would go with the AR. I like the idea of a pistol caliber carbine and one chambered in a round you already use is a good option.
I can't help on the Hi-Point but the S&W is one of the ones I was trying to chose from when I got my AR.
Yea I know not much help.
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Caliber choice is a choice that only the shooter of the gun can make. Always chose a gun you can hit the mark with. I just want to say I am not a fan of the 9. I remember all the hype back in the late 80's about how great the 9 was, it was more accurate, you could carry more rounds........ What was found in the real world once police started carrying it was you needed more rounds to stop an attack. It preformed miserable. So everyone moved away from it. Now I hear all this hype about how modern amo design has made the 9 more powerful and now it is the hot thing agin. Two things to consider, one design has progressed for all calibers, two police departments that are going to the 9 are doing so to save money.
The other thing I hear a lot is the 9 is more accurate. No its not. Thats usually goes along with a 45 has a big ark so you have to aim high on long shots. No you don't because it doesn't. If you are competing where things like split times and very minute accuracy difference make a difference then you may have a case for the accuracy argument. I competed for years with a springfield 1911 customized by Wilson Combat in 45. I promise that 45 shot better than I could. The farthest I ever shot it was 50 yards and it hit where you aimed it even out to 50 yards. Some would say a pistol is only good for fighting your way back to your rifle, Dick may be one of those people
. Did competing with a 45 hurt me, maybe because of recoil split times were higher then guys with super 38's, but they were all better then me anyway. Also other things effect recoil, like weight, barrel length, and porting/compensators.
The only reason I say all this is because there is no magic caliber. When you chose your weapon there a lot of factors to consider; how does it fit your hand, does it need to be concealed, is round count a factor, can you control the gun, is it for self defiance or competition, price and so on.
For me a 40 is the minimum but there some cases I would go smaller. For my daughter it may be a 9. I am not downing the 9 just chose wisely.
Also remember to carry an extra mag. not just for extra rounds but for reliability. Most of the time a pistol malfunctions it is caused by bad mag.
Most importantly train train train.
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I just glad we live in a country that gives us freedom of chose
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This is why no other country will ever invade the USA.
Our Military is strong and highly advanced, but our citizens are armed to the teeth. (Thank God)
Also we have the title of "Back to Back World War Champions"
:lol:
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