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Which 9mm is better?
old45guy
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I am looking for a cheap 9mm and notice Hi point c9 9mm and Jimenez 9mm hand guns. Which is better? what do you prefer?
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They are both poor choices, and for only *slightly* more money, you can get something a *LOT* better.
If you want an inexpensive quality 9mm, try checking out surplus Smith and Wesson 9mm police trade ins, Smith Sigma pistols, the Sig p225 German police trade ins, and used Ruger 9mms.
All of these are good solid reliable guns by top-level manufacturers, made out of good metals that will far outlast those cheap guns from the third tier manufacturers. Many of these can be had for under $300.
In the $250-300 price range, you've got some decent used Taurus pistols, and *maybe* an older FIE or Springfield Tanfoglio Witness in 9mm.
They'd be a little lower in my list, but you can also find a number of decent Spanish 9mm luger pistols (eg Star) for around $250, as well as Hungarian Browning copies in that price range,
$200-250 might get you a Walther P1, which is still better than any Jimenez or Hi Point.
If you are willing to consider the somewhat weaker 9mm makarov caliber (ie instead of 9mm luger), there are a number of other surplus type guns in the $200 range worth considering, including the PA-63, CZ-82, and others.
Smith and Wesson model 10 revolvers are really quite good .38 special revolvers that can still be found in used condition for about $200. You'll give up a little bit in capacity and power to a 9mm, but you'll make it up in reliability, and pure shooting joy.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=129933149
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=130173354
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=130004476
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=129703106
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=130175910
That being said, I would agree with the answers above that there are now "many" reasonable priced 9mm's out there that can be had for a few extra bucks, and in the long run it is a better gun. At the cost of bullets now days it seems to me that getting a better gun is well worth the money.
J&G has some P7's for under 200 bucks