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Last night a couple in the lane next to my wife and me at the range were shooting Hi-Point CF380's. They had a matching pair.
At one point, we offered to let each other fire the other's guns. So, I take the Hi-Point (I've never even held one before) and pull the trigger. Nice smooth slide motion, fairly accurate, very light, and it had a nice set of sights. I pull the trigger a second time, and nothing. I rack it and there wasn't a round in the chamber. So, I rack it again and fire. Pull the trigger a third time, and nothing happens again. Not a round in the chamber.
As I go to pull the magazine out, I notice it is already sticking out a little. Then I realize that the magazine release is located right where my thumb rests when I'm holding the gun, and every time I fired I was dropping the mag into my other hand.
I guess some guns are just not for some people.
Wow, I just looked up the MSRP on that gun: $135.

At one point, we offered to let each other fire the other's guns. So, I take the Hi-Point (I've never even held one before) and pull the trigger. Nice smooth slide motion, fairly accurate, very light, and it had a nice set of sights. I pull the trigger a second time, and nothing. I rack it and there wasn't a round in the chamber. So, I rack it again and fire. Pull the trigger a third time, and nothing happens again. Not a round in the chamber.
As I go to pull the magazine out, I notice it is already sticking out a little. Then I realize that the magazine release is located right where my thumb rests when I'm holding the gun, and every time I fired I was dropping the mag into my other hand.
I guess some guns are just not for some people.
Wow, I just looked up the MSRP on that gun: $135.