Originally Posted By: renegade_987
Been shopping around on Cheaper Than Dirt and Buds Gun Shop lately, looking to maybe get a 9mm or .25 ACP, for target or just for protection. Alot of the cheaper guns I see are made by companies like Phoenix Arms, Hi-Point, SCCY, CZ-USA, etc. Anyone have experience with these and can comment on the brands? Thanks!
I have several Hi Points, and they are big and ugly, but the ones I own, that I have had a chance to shoot, have been completely reliable. My .40 is a tack driver. I typically keep that .40 in the desk at my office. The material quality and finish is low, but they (mine) work quite well.
I did my concealed carry with the first generation SCCY. Never shot it before, just took it out of the box and shot the test. I rather like the little SCCY, but there is a significant quirk with it: it recoils like a mule, and you need to have a really good grip on it, lest you actuate the totally unneeded safety. There's a kit to remove it, and it may be removed from current models. The accuracy on mine is good enough, but not great, and the material quality and finish is medium low, about like a Kel Tec. OK, but nothing to get excited about, just an inexpensive weapon.
CZ's are top tier weapons in design, finish, and materials. They're very accurate, wonderful guns, I wish I had more of them.
Hope this helps.