Could someone explain this to non-gunowners?
this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
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Tbh, it's a little exaggerated though.
Yeah, taurus has a habit of poor quality control, and hipoint is essentially a gamble on whether or not any given trigger pull will do more than exercise your finger, but it's still better than nothing at all. Not better than other more reliable options, but still.
The 22lr bit refers to a very common caliber round. It is, however, a fairly low powered round, and isn't a big bullet at all. Despite that, if you are using a firearm that shoots it reliably, I would argue that it has a place as a defensive round (it definitely has a place in hunting and target shooting).
A lot of what matters if you're shooting under pressure is your ability to hit your target reliably. A 22 isn't going to be a one-hit drop unless you either get lucky or are calm enough to be very precise in your aim (unlikely even if you've trained under pressure, even at the distances that would matter for the statement in the post). But it is still better than many other options that aren't firearms, and it's still better in specific cases where the person may not be able to handle anything with more power.
Firearms are like cameras. The best one is the one you have with you. Should you pick a more capable brand, or caliber? Yeah. But if you're unable to afford or reliably hit a target with other firearm options, and you need a potentially lethal weapon, then you use what you can, and just practice enough with it to maximize its potential.
If anyone passing by has one of those brands, and it's giving you trouble, try different ammo until you hit on one that's reliable in it. Even hipoint cycles some ammo reliably, so you go for what will feed correctly for a full mag.
If you're shopping still, and one of those brands is your only affordable option, try a revolver from taurus. Revolvers are pretty much dummy proof as far as brands go, so the usual issues aren't going to apply.
Don't expect either brand to last for decades of regular shooting, but they'll get the job done short term.
Where does one go to start learning what to buy?
Well, there's no single, best way. Communities like this are good for crowd sourcing info, but you have to take it with a grain of salt since everyone has some degree of difference of opinion.
A local shooting club is usually going to work well because you can see the options in use, and have the possibility of someone letting you try a specific firearm.
There's a ton of websites offering product reviews, but you run into bias and the possibility of reviews being paid.
YouTube is decent enough since there's so many people doing demonstrations along with explanations for their opinions. As an example, if you don't mind long winded explanations, there's a channel called hickok45 that's this old dude shooting guns and talking about them in a realistic way. The problem with YouTube is that it's YouTube, and that means you don't know who you're monetizing. That isn't a big deal overall, good info is good info, but there's a good degree of overlap between the right wing and firearm information, so if that's an issue, it takes a lot of work to avoid individual channels that are jerks.
Ideally, a gun shop would be able to guide your purchase as well, and some do a great job of it. But they're selling a product, so they have an incentive to lean to profit over good info to a degree, so that grain of salt is needed.
I personally prefer a mix when I'm thinking about buying something new/different. I have a range I go to that "rents" guns, and the three shooting clubs I'm in are great for in person discussion. But online resources like this community are also great, and you'll have access to more opinions, and might get niche bits of advice that you won't find unless you have hundreds of people involved.
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Hi-Points, in my experience, are alright function wise; but are also oversized, unergonomic bricks.
Okay so what do I buy? Guns aren't cool to me and I want one for my camper and one for my house.
What do you wish to use them for? Do you intend to carry full-time? Do you want to hunt?
General home defense? 12ga shotgun.
Home defense but not a fan of a shotgun frankly
Ok, if no shotgun then get a 9mm or .45 pistol. I prefer 9mm because it is generally lighter. I have a glock 17 that I like.