A quick story. Guy came to our ccw class with a hipoint 45 ACP . Every body talked shit about his pistol . There were Kimbers ,Sig's ,Rugers ,S&W revolvers And a Colt python. The guy shooting the Hipoint ate the X ring out of the target..the X ring circle was completely gone. . That pistol shot great. I asked if he would let me try it after every one was finished . Sure if you have some ammo he said. I was the line safety officer for the class . So back to the 15 yard line I went . I fired about 20 rounds slow and we'll aimed.
Every round went to the x ring. I have never bad mouthed a hi point again . They will not last for as long as a S&W ,Colt ,or any of the steel guns since the are pot metal. .But if $150 was all I had to buy a pistol I'd probably buy one for protection. I am also a gun snob.Love my quality handguns I Like better quality firearms like S&W Sig's,Colts and Kimbers. I will also say that since I retired I drive cars for a local Subaru dealership. The are GREAT cars . All wheel drive ,comfortable awesome gas milage. Drove a 2018 6 cylinder Outback today and averaged 37 mpg on a 230 mile trip. . The Forrester and Crosstrek are great on gas and comfort to. .I wish I could afford a new car ,it would be a Subaru. .I think they are some of the best cars on the market and unless you want all the options that are available they are reasonable . I am as southern as you can get. Not a left wing democrat and may have a touch of red on my neck. Just a "good old boy" who knows what he likes.