New shooter

ptmmatssc · September 22nd, 2006, 04:34 PM

Just recently got one of my coworkers to go to the range with me and shoot off a bunch of rounds through a variety of my weapons . He loved it and decided he wanted to get himself a pistol and one for his wife . A gun show was happening one sunday and he called me up to go help him pick something out , but we had an event going on at my gun club and I couldn't make it . Next time I saw him he told me what he bought , a Vulcan V-9 (mac clone) and a hipoint 9MM pistol . I was disappointed to say the least . That weekend I brought him back to the range to shoot and he brought his 2 new toys. the vulcan was total crap IMO . Kept jamming and couldn't hit anything with it . The Hipoint on the other hand worked flawlessly to my surprise . I keep hearing about how bad they are , but we shot over 200 rounds through it without incident. This little $150 gun really impressed me for how cheap it was and how well it shot. Brought him to the range again and it shot another 200+ rounds with no problems.
Good thing is , he is going to get rid of the vulcan and buy somethig else . Of course , he wants to get something I have and boiled it down to an SKS or a SUB2000 . Loved both of them . He's been bit by the bug and i don't think there's any cure for him now , so add one more to the ranks (2 if you include his wife) . This is the 3rd person that had never shot that went to the range with me and ended up getting thier own guns.

BCurry1 · September 22nd, 2006, 04:41 PM

Welcome!

P95Carry · September 22nd, 2006, 05:29 PM

Well - the Vulcan sure was a bad choice!!!

But yes, Hi-Points can and do perform remarkably well, despite being disparaged left right and center! They sure can get someone rolling for little cash and then buy better later.

Good as ever to be bringing in the new folks

retsupt99 · September 22nd, 2006, 08:31 PM

from Central Florida!

Stay alert...stay safe!

ret

QKShooter · September 22nd, 2006, 08:49 PM

The best way for him to get rid of the Vulcan is to toss it into a deep fast moving river because nobody will want it for any price.

Glad that a couple of more people entered the shooting community though.

rocky · September 22nd, 2006, 09:08 PM

welcome

USPnTX · September 22nd, 2006, 11:21 PM

Welcome from Texas!!

September 22nd, 2006, 04:34 PM	#1
ptmmatssc Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 159	New shooter Just recently got one of my coworkers to go to the range with me and shoot off a bunch of rounds through a variety of my weapons . He loved it and decided he wanted to get himself a pistol and one for his wife . A gun show was happening one sunday and he called me up to go help him pick something out , but we had an event going on at my gun club and I couldn't make it . Next time I saw him he told me what he bought , a Vulcan V-9 (mac clone) and a hipoint 9MM pistol . I was disappointed to say the least . That weekend I brought him back to the range to shoot and he brought his 2 new toys. the vulcan was total crap IMO . Kept jamming and couldn't hit anything with it . The Hipoint on the other hand worked flawlessly to my surprise . I keep hearing about how bad they are , but we shot over 200 rounds through it without incident. This little $150 gun really impressed me for how cheap it was and how well it shot. Brought him to the range again and it shot another 200+ rounds with no problems. Good thing is , he is going to get rid of the vulcan and buy somethig else . Of course , he wants to get something I have and boiled it down to an SKS or a SUB2000 . Loved both of them . He's been bit by the bug and i don't think there's any cure for him now , so add one more to the ranks (2 if you include his wife) . This is the 3rd person that had never shot that went to the range with me and ended up getting thier own guns.

September 22nd, 2006, 04:41 PM	#2
BCurry1 Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,316	Welcome! __________________ Curry

September 22nd, 2006, 05:29 PM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,407	Well - the Vulcan sure was a bad choice!!! But yes, Hi-Points can and do perform remarkably well, despite being disparaged left right and center! They sure can get someone rolling for little cash and then buy better later. Good as ever to be bringing in the new folks __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

September 22nd, 2006, 08:31 PM	#4
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 15,607	Welcome... from Central Florida! Stay alert...stay safe! ret __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

September 22nd, 2006, 09:08 PM	#6
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 12,060	welcome __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

September 22nd, 2006, 08:49 PM	#5
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 20,480	The best way for him to get rid of the Vulcan is to toss it into a deep fast moving river because nobody will want it for any price. Glad that a couple of more people entered the shooting community though.

September 22nd, 2006, 11:21 PM	#7
USPnTX Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,254	Welcome from Texas!! __________________ "Do not fear those who disagree with you; fear those that do and are too cowardly to admit it" - Napoleon

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