Col. Plink
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in the same caliber with interchangeable magazines, I should add.
I'd like to thank the good people at HiPoint Arms for putting together a solid pistol/carbine combo in .40s&w that is more than desirable in the price vs. performance department. I have been enjoying my .40carbine for some time now and picked up a like-new pistol that's making its first trip to the range with me tomorrow. To be honest, I didn't expect to like the fit and finish of the pistol as much as I do, and though it's a bit clunky I expect the weight of that big ol' slide to help keep me on target.
Now, that said, I'd like to relate a bit of my frustration in getting to this point:
Initially, I entertained the idea of getting a 1911 frame and buying the Mec-Tech CCU carbine upper for it. I realized this was cost-prohibitive (especially with a perfectly wonderful Springfield XD45T in the closet), and decided I'd wait for Mec-Tech to come through with their CCU in .45 for Springfields. That wait continues... Admittedly, it did cross my mind that perhaps I should have bought a Glock .45 and been able to have a CCU for it right away. But considering the capacity of the XD and the limited increase in performance from .45acp carbines, I figured I hadn't really missed the boat.
There was a time I lusted for the Camp 45 carbine, but I'm just not a 1911 fan and the Marlins are just too darned expensive now.
I know that HiPoint may eventually (ahem) come out with their 45carbine, and to be honest I can't figure out why they never have. They match up their 9's & 40's but, whatever.
The HiPoint 40carbine is the reason I got into the round at all, and like the idea of the plinker's combo with some decent performance behind 'em if needed. The price point on both made it an easy experiment.
I likely would have had a pistol/carbine combo in .40 long ago if Remington still made their 'police' carbines with p-series magazines but, again, whatever. If I was a wheel- and lever-gun guy I probably would have done that in .44 right off the bat; for some reason I'm just not into either.
I figured a good carbine round was worth pursuing a combo in semiauto with interchangeable magazines. The plinking factor was high in my decision-making, but practicality, performance, and ammo costs were too.
Anybody else out there have the same combo?
Here's to years of good plinkin' to come!
I'd like to thank the good people at HiPoint Arms for putting together a solid pistol/carbine combo in .40s&w that is more than desirable in the price vs. performance department. I have been enjoying my .40carbine for some time now and picked up a like-new pistol that's making its first trip to the range with me tomorrow. To be honest, I didn't expect to like the fit and finish of the pistol as much as I do, and though it's a bit clunky I expect the weight of that big ol' slide to help keep me on target.
Now, that said, I'd like to relate a bit of my frustration in getting to this point:
Initially, I entertained the idea of getting a 1911 frame and buying the Mec-Tech CCU carbine upper for it. I realized this was cost-prohibitive (especially with a perfectly wonderful Springfield XD45T in the closet), and decided I'd wait for Mec-Tech to come through with their CCU in .45 for Springfields. That wait continues... Admittedly, it did cross my mind that perhaps I should have bought a Glock .45 and been able to have a CCU for it right away. But considering the capacity of the XD and the limited increase in performance from .45acp carbines, I figured I hadn't really missed the boat.
There was a time I lusted for the Camp 45 carbine, but I'm just not a 1911 fan and the Marlins are just too darned expensive now.
I know that HiPoint may eventually (ahem) come out with their 45carbine, and to be honest I can't figure out why they never have. They match up their 9's & 40's but, whatever.
The HiPoint 40carbine is the reason I got into the round at all, and like the idea of the plinker's combo with some decent performance behind 'em if needed. The price point on both made it an easy experiment.
I likely would have had a pistol/carbine combo in .40 long ago if Remington still made their 'police' carbines with p-series magazines but, again, whatever. If I was a wheel- and lever-gun guy I probably would have done that in .44 right off the bat; for some reason I'm just not into either.
I figured a good carbine round was worth pursuing a combo in semiauto with interchangeable magazines. The plinking factor was high in my decision-making, but practicality, performance, and ammo costs were too.
Anybody else out there have the same combo?
Here's to years of good plinkin' to come!