albert71292: I don't need a gun

Until you need one, at which point you're screwed.

No Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range?

redhook: albert71292: I don't need a gun

Until you need one, at which point you're screwed.

He doesn't need one because he's already got 24 of them.

> Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol
> or a 20-gauge shotgun.

Meh. THIS is a gun:

Cool: Car dealer giving away free guns. The catch: You have to go to Florida

"We're not just giving guns to felons," Levy said.


We're also giving them to soccer moms.

Sweet! now you have something to shoot your dish with when it stops working for the fiftieth time while it's misting outside. Fios rules.

You can have my Dish Network when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

//Sequel time!

rave1933: Sweet! now you have something to shoot your dish with when it stops working for the fiftieth time while it's misting outside. Fios rules.

20 gauge is best for this app.

rave1933: Sweet! now you have something to shoot your dish with when it stops working for the fiftieth time while it's misting outside. Fios rules.

So much THIS

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: BarbadoSlim: No Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range?

Hey, only what you see, pal.

:-/

How about an Uzi Nine Milleemeeeter?

The gun is free, but the extended warranty is $50, and the sales guy will NOT let you go without it.

/Ex-RadioShack employee

DarKrow: The gun is free, but the extended warranty is $50, and the sales guy will NOT let you go without it.

/Ex-RadioShack employee


Did you quit, or were you fired upon?

redhook: albert71292: I don't need a gun

Until you need one, at which point you're screwed.

...unless he wants to live his life without being shot, in which case he's statistically more likely to do so without a gun in his household.

Happy Hours: Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

Always. Shotguns are the best overall weapons for home defense because they are easy to aim (you have it in the general area that is good enough) they don't over penetrate walls like some guns, and the noise they make chambering a round is rather intimidating and may do the trick itself. If you are legitimately worried about home defense, a shotgun is the best choice.

Also in terms of cost, that would probably be the way to go with this. Semi-automatic pistols are fairly expensive when done right because they are complex. Pump action shotguns are much cheaper because they are more simple, despite being larger. So you might discover that a good semi-auto pistol costs you, say, $500 whereas a good shotgun might only run you $250. Those are just example numbers but that is the kind of thing you'll find.

In terms of that pistol Hi-point is not known for their quality guns and .380 auto is not a particularly good round. It does not have sufficient power to have a good chance of disabling or killing someone with a non-critical (as in not in the heart, head, etc) shot. That's why you see very little of it. 9x19mm is far more used, despite being slightly smaller.

Can you use the gift certificate as part of an alternative gun purchase? For example can I get $135.00 off the purchase of say Remington Model 870™ Express?

If so it would be a great deal for me.

"I'm going to grab me a shotgun, and kill all the whiteys I see"

Don't want a Hi-Point.
Don't want Dish

dustman81: From FTA:

Customers have a choice between a Hi-Point 380 pistol, 20-gauge shotgun or a $50 Pizza Hut gift certificate. Those who don't qualify for the gun can get the pizza gift certificate.

So you have the choice between a pistol worth $135 (according to Hi-Point's website), a shotgun which is probably a couple hundred bucks or $50 worth of crappy pizza.

I'd take the shotgun.

Id be wary of a $135 pistol. You are probably better off trying to beat a burglar over the head with it.

SapperInTexas

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: BarbadoSlim: No Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range?

Hey, only what you see, pal.

:-/

How about an Uzi Nine Milleemeeeter?


Fooerty-five long-slide mit laser sighting?

Happy Hours: So I take it the Hi Point 380 is not highly regarded among people who know about guns?

Zinc alloy die-cast pistol.

Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

Even a pointed stick would.

gweilo8888: ...unless he wants to live his life without being shot, in which case he's statistically more likely to do so without a gun in his household.

This old canard again?

Englebert Slaptyback: SapperInTexas

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: BarbadoSlim: No Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 watt range?

Hey, only what you see, pal.

:-/

How about an Uzi Nine Milleemeeeter?


Fooerty-five long-slide mit laser sighting?

You know your weapons, buddy.

The Catch: You have to go to Radio Shack.

Wooomp wooooomp.

Happy Hours: Nick Nostril: Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol or a 20-gauge shotgun.

So I take it the Hi Point 380 is not highly regarded among people who know about guns?

I never heard of it.

Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

The slides on Hi Point pistols are made of an aluminum-zinc alloy (zamac3). This requires them to be considerably larger than a conventional steel slide. They feel as top-heavy as they look. Their 380 is larger than Glock's smallest .40. Their carbines have a bit better reputation. I'd take a 20ga over the Hi Point.

Hi-point pistol?

I thought they were giving out guns to protect yourself with not blow off your hand.

Happy Hours: Nick Nostril: Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol or a 20-gauge shotgun.

So I take it the Hi Point 380 is not highly regarded among people who know about guns?

I never heard of it.

I wonder how the manufacturer likes being promoted as equivalent to a $50 Pizza Hut gift card?

Happy Hours: Nick Nostril: Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol or a 20-gauge shotgun.

So I take it the Hi Point 380 is not highly regarded among people who know about guns?

I never heard of it.

Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

I don't own nor do I know anything about firearms.

gweilo8888: redhook: albert71292: I don't need a gun

Until you need one, at which point you're screwed.

...unless he wants to live his life without being shot, in which case he's statistically more likely to do so without a gun in his household.

You do realize you're referring to a fraudulent study, right?

Kar98:

Meh. THIS is a gun:

I agree. The Walther P-38 is awesome. I went to a touristy place in AZ years ago called 'Old Tucson'. They used to make western movies there. Anyway, in the middle of the place was a three bedroom ranch home with nothing in it but walls full of P-38's. Weird.

Igor Jakovsky: Id be wary of a $135 pistol. You are probably better off trying to beat a burglar over the head with it.

I have a Hi Point 45 I bought 15 years ago when I was a broke college student. It is so heavy it could also double as a boat anchor. It is very rugged and only has 2 moving parts it is hammerless, the barrel is not removable. The gun does have its problems for example it will jam after 20 rounds due to the heat deforming the ejector port, this only happens when shooting brass, aluminum cased target rounds do not jam.

All in all it is a safe gun and will do its job in close quarters (15 feet or less)but I would never recommend buying one.

Or
(taxes and delivery charge)

I own the Hi Point 9 mm, and I would have used it as my first concealed carry except for one teensy weensy problem... It chews the shiat out of the web of my thumb, so in a high pressure situation I don't need to be distracted by a self-inflicted gash in my shooting hand. That ENTIRE upper portion is the slide, it's not breaking in half anywhere, so that pig chunk of plastic is gonna just rip into you over and over again, no matter how you change the grip.

Time for the 2 necessary links in every Fark Radio Shack thread

This (new window)

and

This (new window)

dustman81: Kar98: > Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol
> or a 20-gauge shotgun.

Meh. THIS is a gun:

No, no, no. THIS is a gun:

Desert Eagle? My 11 year old says thats the worst handgun in COD, so that means it gets one of those 'fail' tags? or is it 'fail' slashies? Its so hard to keep up w/ the cool stuff on Fark.

And why does quoting people on Fark suck? Or am I just not doing it right?

Sometime last year a car dealership had a radio commercial offering a free AK with purchase....

OF COURSE IN ARIZONA.
Sure wish I could find that clip.

sycraft: Happy Hours: Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

Always. Shotguns are the best overall weapons for home defense because they are easy to aim (you have it in the general area that is good enough) they don't over penetrate walls like some guns, and the noise they make chambering a round is rather intimidating and may do the trick itself. If you are legitimately worried about home defense, a shotgun is the best choice.

Also in terms of cost, that would probably be the way to go with this. Semi-automatic pistols are fairly expensive when done right because they are complex. Pump action shotguns are much cheaper because they are more simple, despite being larger. So you might discover that a good semi-auto pistol costs you, say, $500 whereas a good shotgun might only run you $250. Those are just example numbers but that is the kind of thing you'll find.

In terms of that pistol Hi-point is not known for their quality guns and .380 auto is not a particularly good round. It does not have sufficient power to have a good chance of disabling or killing someone with a non-critical (as in not in the heart, head, etc) shot. That's why you see very little of it. 9x19mm is far more used, despite being slightly smaller.

its German name, in fact, 9mm Kurtz, literally translates as 9mm Short

Nick Nostril: Happy Hours: Nick Nostril: Qualifying customers have the choice between a Hi Point 380 pistol or a 20-gauge shotgun.

So I take it the Hi Point 380 is not highly regarded among people who know about guns?

I never heard of it.

Would the shotgun make for better home defense?

I don't own nor do I know anything about firearms.


That would make a really cool lawn sign.