I stopped by a pawn shop this afternoon and they had a .380 Hi-Point pistol with a compensator on the barrel for $160. I have never heard of Hi-Point guns. Everything I have found on-line says that they are inexpensive but very reliable handguns. The gun at the pawn show was in very good...
For $30 more you can get a brand new P95. Why waste your money on such a beat up gun? I could cost you another $30 or much more just to get it looking nice again, if it ever works.
I was at my local Bass Pro recenty and they only had hollow point 9mm ammo. All of the cheaper stuff for target practice was sold out. I rarely see more than 2 or 3 boxes of 9mm ammo at Wal-Mart too.
I wouldn't try it. I have a P89 too and I have been wanting to do the same thing with mine. There is not a rail that just bolts onto the gun without modifying it. If you happen to screw up when drilling the holes, then you could ruin the gun. After looking at a few new pistols, I found that...
I stopped by a local pawn shop today and they have a used P95 for $289. Is that a good price? I have a P89 that I paid around $400 for about 14 years ago. The P95 at the pawn shop appeared to be in really good condition and have very little signs of wear or abuse.