Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Originally Posted By: Buffman
If you just want it go to bang and it's going to sit in a drawer, then get a hipoint...
Good luck with that mentality.
People that actually practice still aren't often going to be 100% when the chips are down in an HD situation, so how well do you think someone that has one in a drawer that he's fired a few times is going to do in low light conditions with an attacker closing in?
Google the term Tueller Drill and get back to me after reading how long it takes a guy with a knife to cover distance towards you while you are armed with a firearm.
If you some of you guys don't know anything about proper training and firearms, that's fine, but do not lead the OP astray like you're doing.
This is coming from the same guy, who doesn't like XDs because they're made in Crotia, hmmm.. It could be questioned your knowledge based on your past assumptions of the springfield XD line, but we won't go there. I don't own hipoints, but I know many people who do. They're ugly as sin, but guess what, they'll go bang everytime. I'm not advocating the OP just go out and buy some cheap POS, but he seems to have the mindset that he just wants one to shoot a couple times and then throw in his drawer, just in case. I've never been much a fan of some S&W models, but if you want a serious recommendation, I'd recommend, an XD, or Glock, or even S&W M&P semi-automatic.. You'll find failures no matter how expensive or well known a firearm is. The only way to trust your firearm is to shoot it and shoot it quite often (as you mentioned).