Accuracy? Hi Point C9 or Ruger p95

[aprayinbear]

Ok Folks,

I know there are a lot of opinions floating around about Hi Points, but when it comes to accuracy which shoots the smaller group, Hi Point C9 or Ruger P95?

Anyone with experience shooting both?

 

[Upstate Gun Man]

I own and shoot a Hi Point C9. Have had it for a while. it is accurate at 25 yards. I use it for home defense. I don't need it to be accurate more than 25 ft, at most.. I have had NO PROBLEMS with it... I am now looking at the other calibers they make..

 

[Blue Brick]

+1 Ruger

 

[Kingofthehill]

I owned a Hipoint and I OWN a Ruger P95.

I wouldn't use the Hipoint for ANYTHING other than a trip to the range to introduce a new shooter MAYBE...

Mine Jammed A LOT with every brand of ammo i could come across... JPH's and Ball.

No Effin' way in hell would i trust my life to a Hipoint. Their "OK" guns at best... sorry, thats my opinion and i know... but the Ruger P95 is a FINE gun... Mine is more reliable than my m&p, Xd, Glock, CZ.... No joke... that p95 is an amazing firearm. Now if it was a tad bit thinner i would use it for a carry gun...

If your looking at both, and can afford the p95, do yourself a favor and just get the Ruger. Its got a fantastic following and rightfully so.

I hope this isn't coming off as gun snobbery but the HiPoint is a "cheap" gun, the Ruger P95 is an "Inexpensive" gun.

I'll give the hipoint credit where credit is due... it was cheap and when it wasn't jamming, it was a fairly accurate firearm at the range (12yard range)

JOe

 

[LancerMW]

i cant beleive i am siding with ruger.......

 

[bestseller92]

The Ruger P95 is a superb handgun.

 

[makarovnik]

I own both and they are pretty even with a slight edge going to the P95.

 

[BHPshooter]

You need to understand that you're talking about two guns that are fairly far apart on the quality spectrum. Let's say we arbitrarily make a spectrum of 0-20, with 0 being Raven, Cobra, Lorcin, and the like, and 20 being Ed Brown, STI, and US Fire Arms.

On this scale, Hi Point is about a 1.2, and the Ruger is about a 10. It's similar to comparing a Yugo and a new Chevy Malibu. No freaking comparison.

Wes

 

[C-grunt]

Every P series Ruger I have fired were pretty darn accurate.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

My P-85 was a shooter I just wanted to get a 40 cal.

 

[RIATAC45]

I had a p95dc and it was pretty accurate as long as you didn't use WWB. I can't offer anything on the hi point.

 

[cchris]

A friend of mine had the C9 and sold it. It took him a few hundred rounds, 30% (or more) of those didn't fire, and he actually took it out once and didn't have any jams (right before he traded it for $300 worth of stuff). Mostly I think it was just trying every kind of ammo, I wanna say Remington UMC worked.

No experience with the P95, but I know Ruger is a great company and they stand behind their products.

 

[Jed Carter]

Apray, do you own both or are you contemplating buying one vs the other? If you are in the market for an inexpensive autoloader you might want to expand your choices, perhaps a used Glock, SIG or Beretta or perhaps a S&W 59 series pistol. All have a very large amount of mags and spare parts available everywhere.
Of the 2 choices listed I would rather have the Ruger (I would rather have a Ruger revolver) than any current Highpoint. Maybe if Highpoint was to make a model 1911?

 

[1-cavediver]

+ P95

I own three Ruger P series pistols, two P95DC's and a P97DC. I find all three to be just as accurate as my Colt 1911, Walther PPS 9mm and Ruger SR9.

The P95 is a great pistol!

 

[Taurus_9mm]

My P95 gives respectable accuracy.

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