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Wait, Hi-Points are reliable? Since when?
Si ce forever, and backed by a lifetime warranty. They are not nice, or pretty, or ergonomic, or lots of other things. But they are reliable and affordable. See this video
Anecdotal, but my father in law has one that has had tens of thousands of rounds of varying quality ammo put through it without being cleaned or lubed once without a single issue. On the other hand his Beretta will jam with tul or mag tech ammo damn near every time.
I've got a 20ish year old C9 that's plenty reliable. I've cleaned it exactly once ever and it sends rounds down range just fine. It's accurate enough, and unless you limp wrist it, it doesn't have any problems cycling.
Is it my EDC? No. But for taking to the range and screwing around it can put holes in paper where I want them.
Not sure how long but I've heard the C9 / YC9 do much better than you would expect.
It may not be one of the finer things in life like French wines or Swiss watches, but it does seem like a good utilitarian design.