I have seen a few videos recently dealing with Hi Point pistols that kind of impressed me. In one of them they subject the gun to some serious abuse, going so far as to obstruct the barrel then clamp it closed and use a string to fire, and it still worked with few repairs. Another one, Demolition Ranch I think, he actually shoots the Hi Point in the chamber the gets it to rack and it still fires. I personally have no real experience with the guns. I know they are huge and ugly and all but I have to admit that after watching quite a few videos like the two mentioned above my curiosity was piqued. I don't think I could ever convince myself to carry one just because of the size and weight issues but I am considering picking up one as a range toy. I just wanted to find out if anyone had any real life experience with them and what those experiences might be. Come on now don't be ashamed, you can always just say you were shooting it for a friend.