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coyotekillerNE

coyotekillerNE

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I have been thinking about replacing my 10/22 for awhile now, its just about shot out. I've been kicking around what my next go to coon gun would be and I remembered a carbine I looked at in a gun store awhile ago. It was a high-point 9mm. Now I know the stories about the pistols and I hold a very low opinion of them, but when I researched the carbine, nothing came back but good reviews. Would a 9MM or .40SW be too much for shooting a raccoon? I was never happy when shooting them with a .22 LR but I like a semi-auto for hunting at night and no one except remington makes a .22 mag or .17hmr in semi-auto anymore. Please give my any and all opinions of the high point and whether or not the calibers mentioned would be a viable option.
 
I owned 2 of thier pistols biggest POS ,dangerous handguns I have ever seen!The Rem 17hmr semis are nice little rifles.Not to much for coons but not at all as accurate as I would want.
 
I have the opposite to say about them. I own 2 Hi-Points. One is a 9mm comp. and the other is a 9mm carbine. The pistol has well over 3,000 rds. through it and I haven't had one problem with it at all. The carbine probably has an easy 2,000 rds. through it without a problem also. They are cheap guns I won't dispute that but for what I use them for they are perfect which is plink, play and sit by the bed. I know alot of people that have them(they are made near us) and I only know of one problem. They dropped the gun and broke the rear sight. They sent it in and it was replaced no questions asked. I don't know if I would use these calibers for coonhunting though. Just my thoughts and opinions.
 
Thanks for the replies. Nonya, I have the same opinion as you of their pistols, however, I have heard lots of good things about their carbines. Hitman, their lifetime warranty is a definate plus. I don't know the effect of these calibers on coons either. I used to own a Springfield XD .40 and I noticed that the heavy bullet/low velocity would not really expand on blocks of wood I was shooting with jacketed hollow points. I thought perhaps that with the right bullet, I would avoid the explosive effect that one might see with a .17HMR or .22 mag, yet have just as effective knock down. As far as accuracy, my shots will probably be within 30 yards and I read some reviews of the hi point carbine online that said the author was able to place 5 rounds within an inch at 25 yards and within 3 inches at 50 shooting iron sights. This leads me to believe that with a scope and the right load it would be possible to get groups within 11/2 to 2 inches at 50 yards, more than adequate for the hunting I will be doing. Like I said before, this is all just theory on my part. I have no real world experience shooting game with the 9 or .40 and that is some info I was hoping to obtain.
 
The fella that lives next door has one of the carbines and shoots the dickens out of it. He's never had a problem with it. It seems accurate enough to do what your talking about.

As for the 10-22 their easy to fix and durn near impossible to wear out. I hear what your saying about the 22 lr. for shooting raccoons though I've got friends that use them to shoot treed mountain lions with no problems.

Check the link MI VHNTR gave you on any 10-22 problems. It's pretty hard to shoot out a 22 barrel. Most times folks wear them out from cleaning and like was said replacement barrels are really reasonable. Lots of stock barrels out there in pawn and gun shops from folks replacing them with target barrels. I've picked them up for less than a 20 dollar bill once in a while.
 
Thanks again for the responses fellas. I want to clarify some things to be less confusing. I am very familiar with the 10/22 platform and am very aware of all of the different barrel configurations and to shoot one out is all but impossible. I mispoke. I meant shot out more as a general term; used, abused, worn out. The groups I shoot now are about 3 shots fairly close together at 25 yards and after that it starts shooting all over the road. I don't know if its the barrel or other factors but bottom line is I'm ready to retire this one. It was my first .22 and it needs gutted to come back to proper specs. I just really don't have the heart to do that. IDBob, I've shot quite a few raccoons and I've had very few that even with a direct head shot die right on the spot. I'm hoping to avoid chasing a coon with its frontal lobe shot out at night through the brambels and stickers. As for your friends with the mountain lions and .22's, they have some big stones.
 

coyotekillerNE,


I would get a Volquartsen Superlite 22 Mag and never look back. I have been shooting one for several years in fact my serial # is 00004 you may pay a little more but it is well worth it. Now that Ruger is no longer offering the 10/22 Magnum it is probably your best bet for a semi-auto. You may get lucky and find a Ruger for a decent price but they are getting hard to find. I did luck out a few months ago and found one at Scheels for $349 but that don't happen very often. One nice thing about the Ruger receiver over the Volquartsen is it is easy to change barrels if you decide to give the .17HMR a try the Volquartsen receiver is threaded and they like to use plenty of lock-tite. Then again if you like to change back and forth between the 22 Mag and HMR the Volquartsen Fusion allows you to do than in seconds. I started shooting a Fusion last year and really like it.
 
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I used to own a Springfield XD .40 and I noticed that the heavy bullet/low velocity would not really expand on blocks of wood I was shooting with jacketed hollow points.


I belive they would not expand because most HP bullets use the fluid in human tissue to open them up. Thats wy most testing is done wil ballistics gel or the like. I use to use boxes filled with soaking wet newspaper.
 


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