haha, self explainatory, was looking to get a pistol or handgun for range fun, and just to be able to shoot smaller rounds than my Mosin nagant, .30-.30, or 12gauge... and my 22 is just boring..
aswell, i wanted to start reloading my own ammo. was thinking bout hi point pistol but not so sure about that. it seems as the quality of there carbine is higher than most things ive heard bout the pistols. plus i want a good varmint gun and this would do jsut fine it seems in both areas with a spot-light/laser.... so like the title says. Convince me to buy one of these alien rifles. pros? cons? main thing i like is the ability to shoot the 9mm. and cost of rifle it self.... hell the ability to store poptarts in the stock is almost enough to buy one in itself
i maske it a good point to eat before i go shoot that way the only thing i carry is guns&ammo. although i did get to my shooting spot one time with 9 guns and no mags or ammo. i felt really stupid calling home to tell my wife to give my sone a hundred round of this and that ammo and a few mags.
haha, self explanatory, was looking to get a pistol or handgun for range fun, and just to be able to shoot smaller rounds than my Mosin nagant, .30-.30, or 12gauge... and my 22 is just boring..
as well, i wanted to start reloading my own ammo. was thinking bout hi point pistol but not so sure about that. it seems as the quality of there carbine is higher than most things ive heard bout the pistols. plus i want a good varmint gun and this would do jsut fine it seems in both areas with a spot-light/laser.... so like the title says. Convince me to buy one of these alien rifles. pros? cons? main thing i like is the ability to shoot the 9mm. and cost of rifle it self.... hell the ability to store poptarts in the stock is almost enough to buy one in itself
No convincing required. People either like HPs or they don't. The pistols are heavy and blocky and have a definite brake in period. I had to put 250 rounds through mine before it smoothed out. It has been going now for almost three years and no problems.
I bought mine (995) used almost ten years ago and it has never failed to fire or eject, go bang or put the bullet where I pointed the gun. It has worked flawlessly in all that time. Does it look like one of the guns from the original Planet Of The Apes? Yup it sure do.
But it is a great gun just the same. If you buy one try to find one with the old stock. The new stocks look much better but many people are reporting that when they shoot it slaps or pinches them some how? Or if you have a gun range in your area that will let you rent one before you buy it?
IMHO it is worth the price.
I do wish they would do a redesign on the pistols. They can keep the strait blow back system because it works just fine. But the ergonomics of the gun is just all wrong. The mag eject button is in a bad location for many people. And I wish they would make a double stack version of their C9. It would be a great range or house gun. Lots of ammo, and the gun is very imposing. That or the perp would subdue him self with the laughing fit when he saw the HP.
Truth be told HPs are good guns and don't get the respect they deserve.
Last edited by Freedom-1911; 09-29-2009 at 11:14 PM.
Mine is 12 years old and it loves cheap reloads (especially the 124 grain LRN from Ultramax). It doesn't need a scope to be accurate out to the 100 yard line; try to do that with any service pistol.
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No convincing required. I bought mine used almost ten years ago and it has never failed to fire or eject. It has worked flawlessly in all that time. Does it look like one of the guns from the original Planet Of The Apes? Yup it sure do.
But it is a great gun just the same. If you buy one try to find one with the old stock. The new stocks look much better but many people are reporting that when they shoot it slaps or pinches them some how? Or if you have a gun range in your area that will let you rent one before you buy it?
i would get one of each the old and the new the new ones feel really smooth in the action and the old one doesn't slap you.
youtube vids bout have me convinces. haha. i could definately afford to reload hundreds and hundreds of rounds of 9mm ammo. and would be alot of fun for the range... like wise with my mosin the ammo is cheap... but just how long can a shoulder hold up to 7.62x54r hahaha. but anyways i want a varmint gun and this looks like itll be my next purchase. happy birthday to me
i would get one of each the old and the new the new ones feel really smooth in the action and the old one doesn't slap you.
What is it about the stock on the TS that actually does the pinching?
The TS stock does look much better than the old one, pity that they went through all that work only to have such a huge flaw in the new stock.
i don't know what it is but it feels like a ping to the cheek like if someone was to hit you in the cheek with a rubber band on a really cold day. just lay a rag over the stock in between your cheek and the gun and it;s fine
I have a 995 in a 9mm. After 600 rounds shot out of it, no jams or feed problems. Its the best deal for what little money they cost. Plus you can make them look pretty neat.
I am selling mine to pay for expenses but otherwise it is a really fun gun. I put it in a ATI stock so it looks kinda like a bertta storm. Has a center point red dot scope. looks real cool.
Travis
Buy a 995 and you will never regret the decision. A lot of fun for a cheap and dependable carbine. My grandchildren love semi-automatics and think that the 9mm, being more powerful than my .22 semi-auto, is just super. It is tough trying to keep ammo available for them when they visit but believe that any kid that wants to learn to shoot and hunt, should be given the opportunuty to do both.
Just a thought, the last box of 17HMR ammo I bought cost me $15.24.
The last box of .22 MAG ammo I bought was $13.80
This weekend, I bought 2 boxes of 9mm ammo. 1 of 115gr WWB @ Wal-Mart: $13.22 tax & all out the door. 1 box of US Mil.Surp. from Rual King: $13.19 tax & all.
The 9mm is accually just a hair CHEAPER per 50 rds to shootthan the Rimfire Magnums!
Thats another reason why I bought the 995 from Travis. lol.
More power for less money!
Plus, I am going to get set up to "roll my own ammo" and it would bring the price down to about $6.00 ish per 50! :-)
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