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I have three of the HP-22 pistols, because I can afford them. I've read a good many reviews about these on line, but only a few writers took the time to understood their subject.
The HP-22 is cheap. It is not reasonable to expect a $150 pistol to be as finely finished and one that costs $800, or even $400. These are great little pistols for fellas that have the ability to finish them into what they can be.
Like Kel Tec pistols if you take the time to see how they work, and spend some Dremal time on them, you wind up with a nice little pistol that is, in fact, reliable and a lot of fun. My oldest HP-22 just passed the 3,500 round mark. The first 500 rounds fired were to break it in, and I had all kinds of problems. Once past that I could finally see enough wear to know where to polish with the Dremal and lubricate properly. I had a few more FTF and FTE while I was figuring out the mags. Since then I have fired more than 2,900 rounds through it, with zero problems. I'm really happy with these little guys and recommend them highly to folks that are mechanically inclined and on a tight budget.
It is, in my opinion, less than intelligent, and not fair to the firearms marketplace, to slander a gun one has not invested time into. Not all of us can afford a fine pistol, let alone the ammo to feed it.
The HP-22 for survival weapon? Once it is finished as stated above, it is way better than nothing. It really depends on what a person can afford. I keep one of these in my bug-out/get-home bag with three mags and 1/2 a brick of ammo.
By the way, the manufacturer sells every single part for these things except the frame, and the pistol comes with a lifetime warranty. Mags are, for example $12 from Phoenix Arms. Not bad, not bad at all !
The HP-22 is cheap. It is not reasonable to expect a $150 pistol to be as finely finished and one that costs $800, or even $400. These are great little pistols for fellas that have the ability to finish them into what they can be.
Like Kel Tec pistols if you take the time to see how they work, and spend some Dremal time on them, you wind up with a nice little pistol that is, in fact, reliable and a lot of fun. My oldest HP-22 just passed the 3,500 round mark. The first 500 rounds fired were to break it in, and I had all kinds of problems. Once past that I could finally see enough wear to know where to polish with the Dremal and lubricate properly. I had a few more FTF and FTE while I was figuring out the mags. Since then I have fired more than 2,900 rounds through it, with zero problems. I'm really happy with these little guys and recommend them highly to folks that are mechanically inclined and on a tight budget.
It is, in my opinion, less than intelligent, and not fair to the firearms marketplace, to slander a gun one has not invested time into. Not all of us can afford a fine pistol, let alone the ammo to feed it.
The HP-22 for survival weapon? Once it is finished as stated above, it is way better than nothing. It really depends on what a person can afford. I keep one of these in my bug-out/get-home bag with three mags and 1/2 a brick of ammo.
By the way, the manufacturer sells every single part for these things except the frame, and the pistol comes with a lifetime warranty. Mags are, for example $12 from Phoenix Arms. Not bad, not bad at all !