Glad you like it. My first handgun was a Highpoint 9mm and it was a great gun. I think I put around 3,000 rounds through mine with out any major problems. It had a few problems with a few jams, but I found leaving a lot of gun oil on the gun worked great. Break down is not that hard, just need a punch to push out the pin that holds the slide. It was a fun gun to take to the range. I always looked to the positive and if I ever had to use it in defense, if I ran out of bullets or it jamed, I could throw it at the person and probably knock them out.