[jarhead79]

The price on a HiPoint is very luring. I almost bought one too. I ended up buying a Bersa Thunder .380 instead. Very nice gun. For the price, it's probably the best gun you'll get. At least 95% are perfect out of the box. No fluff and buff, no break in period. Eats just about everything you can put into it. VERY few hiccup on WWB.
Have him look at one of these. Also have him go to www.bersatalk.com and www.geocities.com/bersa_thunder and do his own research