I was in my local gun store today looking primarily for some primers. I found that they have jacked the price of their powder by about a third and Winchester primers are 49.95 / thousand. Whew! I couldn't justify that. There will be another gun show next month, I'll check there. If they are high as well, I'll go to the internet again. I hate the hazmat charge, but can justify it now.
Anyway, since I couldn't get the primers, I looked at their other stuff. They had a serpa holster for 19 that they had formerly priced at 50, but it was for a Beretta 92.
I looked at the pistols and there in the case was a Hi-Point .45. They have had smaller calibers for a year, but this was the first I had seen a .45 in a loooonnnnggg time. I had traded mine last year on another, more expensive pistol, so I had lots of .45 reloading components as well as a few new boxes of ammo. I couldn't help myself, I bought one.
I took it home and after doing a chore that needed to be done, I reloaded 50 rounds of 230g round nose Raineer bullets over 4.6g of HP-38 powder and Winchester primers. I forgot that I did not have two #2 cartridge holders so I had to go through the press four times with my Lee dies.
It was cold and had been raining, but was now windy and cool. I went down in the field, set up a target and tried it out. Darn, it was accurate out of the box! I shot nearly 50 rounds and didn't make any adjustments. Got to love a .45 and you really need to love a Hi-Point!!
Dave
