After listening to my buddy complain about taking down his 22/45 I vowed to never own one and I bought a Buckmark instead. Then somebody offered me that Mark I on a trade for a 10/22 I was selling that I couldn't pass up, so I figured I'd just deal with the pain of cleaning it. It's turned into my #1 rimfire handgun now, I enjoy shooting it just a tad more than the Buckmark. I haven't taken it apart yet, but it seems like there's some pretty good youtube vids showing the process. My buddy isn't as computer savvy and had to call Ruger and have a tech walk him through the process over the phone. I've never dealt with a C9, though it is on my short list of guns I'd like to own. Mostly just because I want to see how good a sub-$200 gun made here in Ohio is!
I bought mine back in 04 so the internet was in its early teens back then. Way less YouTube. I think I read on forums how to disassemble. Harder to get backtogeatner than apart. Not all that bad after u do it a few
The C9 I have I got as a truck gun so they wouldnt get anything valuable. The thing is basically flawless and reliable. Look up iraqveteran video on youtube. Seething like Hi point tourcher test or something like that. They try to blow one up. End up barrel obstructing it, clamping the slide down and putting a compressed black powder load in it. I think that finally buldged the barrel. But it still shot once they took apart and ground down barrel and replaced fire pins. I bought it in like 03 and I think it cost me like $120+tax back then. Guy in my ccp class shot one and the guy was not that exp of a shooter and had a 50 shot group that the main core could be covered by a softball and the whole thing by a mini basketball. Our far shots are out to 50ft.
FWIW, Golden bullets changed to a "new and improved" variety 3 or 4 or so years ago. I've had good luck with the new stuff.
I didn't know that. I need to give them a second try. I had horrible luck with them many years ago....
I saw them at Cabelas today. Think bit was a 50 pack in a hard case. Pretty expensive. Going back to look at my pic.
Thats them next to the cci between them and the troy ChootUm cci. In the green and yellow hard case. I think they were 100 of them. They are $9.99
Guess I lucked out tonight?? Was at Murdochs to pick up a gas can, popped into the gun dept. and asked if they had any .22lr. Guy shrugs, reaches below the counter and grabs a brick box. Shakes out 2 boxes, 50 rnds. each. Fed. 38gr. HP. "That's all you get." I ask if they're back to rationing, 2 packs a day sorta thing. Nope, those were the last two boxes of .22, period. $3.99 per 50. Almost glad I don't own an American 180. naww, I wish I did own one.
I've seen that vid, it impressed me!! I've been made fun of for wanting a Hi-point, but my plan is to leave it in my garage where it's going to see humidity and temp swings so rust is likely. I just want something reliable when I'm working in there, I've been startled by sketchy folks in my garage before when I'm grinding away at something and don't hear someone pulling in the driveway and they just walk in asking for directions, or once, if my house was available for rent.
I haven't heard that, but maybe it's why my Mark I feeds them fine even though the previous owner said they wouldn't (he said he'd get at least one misfire each magazine). My Sig 522 still doesn't like the new boxes I have though.
Yea. Its reliable. Thats for sure. An old coworker who retired and a life long gun guy. Hr said he was talking to a guy who taught CWP classes here (you have to shoot and qualify in the class so they see all kinds of guns) and he said the only type gun he has seen that never jam bed or failed to eject on foreign line was a HiPoint. He has seen many and never one failure. The american Rifleman in last mag had an article about HiPoint.
Cabelas has had various types in stock, then sold out, then more in stock for the past 12 hours. Literally....it sells out, then they list more as in stock 10 minutes later. If you need 22 ammo, keep your eye on cabelas site today.
Thanks for the tip. I just ordered some. You can find it here, but it is STUPID expensive. Like $10 for 50 rounds expensive.
They have had it for months usually onece or twice a week. Its usually the fed auto match. It would list real early in mourn and usually sell out by 7-9am. Thats how I stocked up. Now the fed auto match is $22 on the site. I was buying it for $19 a box. When I went to the store last week there was piles of CCI on the shelf and probably 29 boxes of the auto match. This was mid week at lunch time.
After 2016, 22 rounds will be a memory. Maybe all rounds. Better get it if you can. No such thing as enough, IMHO.
