- Aug 17, 2011
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There's your problem, you put more than 1 mag thru it and didn't toss it away (as was intended)... lol
It looks to have polygonal rifling. If it does have that, the rifling is still good and your ammo is suspect.Well....another barrel is inbound. Let's see how it fares 2nd barrel around, eh? The smoothie will remain as backup as a "feature" barrel for said shotshells ha!
I don't think so...they're just terrible pistols. Unless Federal, Blazer, Norma, Remington, and a few others are all bad (they aren't). They are cheaply made, cheaply rifled, and meant to not last long. $160 brand new....barrel cost $30. The new barrel coming...as you can see, mine is just plain worn out.It looks to have polygonal rifling. If it does have that, the rifling is still good and your ammo is suspect.
Ffs....I don't think so...they're just terrible pistols. Unless Federal, Blazer, Norma, Remington, and a few others are all bad (they aren't). They are cheaply made, cheaply rifled, and meant to not last long. $160 brand new....barrel cost $30. The new barrel coming...as you can see, mine is just plain worn out.
I can't tell shit from that pic.I don't think so...they're just terrible pistols. Unless Federal, Blazer, Norma, Remington, and a few others are all bad (they aren't). They are cheaply made, cheaply rifled, and meant to not last long. $160 brand new....barrel cost $30. The new barrel coming...as you can see, mine is just plain worn out.
I can't tell shit from that pic.
Can you try a different barrel, or in this case, would it be throwing good money after bad?Ain't my pic, that was from the seller. I can tell you from looking at them in person that I do not think they are polygonal rifled, though. I CAN tell you that it tumbled with everything I threw at it.
If there is something worse than a hi point, a Jimenez is it.Then the Sicilian said, "Ha-ha, you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is “Never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well known is this: “Never shoot a Jimenez pistol, even on paper, without eye protection!”"
Just don't cook the Hi-point.If there is something worse than a hi point, a Jimenez is it.
Now, I really don't have an opinion one way or another, but there is possibly something to the DOJ investigating them for willfully turning a blind eye to a lot of illegal gun sales. Or not. Sometimes companies really are just focused on making a cheap (and shitty) product for people who can't afford anything else.
That said, there are a lot of other similarly priced gun manufacturers who seem to be able to produce something with at least some vague quality (see Hi Point. They are bricks, but they are cheap bricks that seem to work fine).
Can you try a different barrel, or in this case, would it be throwing good money after bad?
If there is something worse than a hi point, a Jimenez is it.
Now, I really don't have an opinion one way or another, but there is possibly something to the DOJ investigating them for willfully turning a blind eye to a lot of illegal gun sales. Or not. Sometimes companies really are just focused on making a cheap (and shitty) product for people who can't afford anything else.
That said, there are a lot of other similarly priced gun manufacturers who seem to be able to produce something with at least some vague quality (see Hi Point. They are bricks, but they are cheap bricks that seem to work fine).
Stupid question, do they heat treat barrels? Or is this just made of super soft metal?Well, the new barrel is installed. The old one got obliterated removing it...my brass punch gouged into the steel really bad...so it was beyond soft. Threw it into the recycle bin. New barrel has rifling....so we'll see how long this lasts. Tomorrow morning it's gonna see a minimum of 100 rounds. Compare this to the original post picture to see how drastically smooth the old one was.
Stupid question, do they heat treat barrels? Or is this just made of super soft metal?
I feel your pain. My wife brought a Jimanez 380 into the relationship from before we met. Bought it when she was 21 because “it was cheap and looked cool”. It’s a total POS. It’s the only gun that I keep with its own pistol lock inside my safe, as a way to remind myself never to even think about bringing it out. I refuse to sell it either because I’m convinced it’ll end up on a crime scene somehow.
LOL that's pretty impressively bad if a barrel is softer than a brass punch...The one in there when I got the gun NEW was so soft brass gouged it, and deep...so I hope this one does a little better. It was clearly not a heat treated barrel, as the copper FMJ bullets wore the rifling down almost smooth in less then 200 rounds.
I bought this as a total joke and curiosity. It's not a bad shooter, overall....it's just really poorly made haha!