For all you Hi Point owners....Hi Point Cleans up in Latest issue of "Gun Tests"

[glocktoberfest]

Gun Tests is written by non gunners, FOR non gunners. I don't trust a darn thing they say. Even when they 'get it right', its for the wrong reasons. Trust this rag at your own peril.

I was tinkin the same thing .............................

 

[peacemaker45]

I suppose there's a market for such things, but, man. They easily make the short list of world's ugliest firearms.

1. Nambu
2. High Point
3. GLOCK
4. TEC-9

I really like inexpensive, but quality firearms. Rock Island, Great Western II, PT1911, police trades, Nagant rifles, that sort of thing. But High Points just make me shudder.

~~~Mat

 

[jerkface11]

A hipoint carbine is the most fun you can have for the money. Oh and the .45 carbine is coming out this year.

 

[dracphelan]

the .45 carbine is coming out this year.

That's what they said last year (and I think the year before). I'll believe it when I see one for sale.

 

[BHPshooter]

...there's going to be little difference between it and a $2000 pistol- in terms of hitting center of mass. A .380/9mm/.45ACP bullet is a .380/9mm/45ACP bullet no matter which barrel it left from.

A couple of points:
1) You're right -- there won't be any huge difference between a Hi-Point and a Les Baer at 7 yards going for center mass.
2)I might have to disagree with the "a bullet is a bullet" thing. Let's remember that the Hi-Point is a blowback operated arm, and most anything else 9mm and up is locked breech/recoil operated. Therefore there's going to be at least a theoretical difference between the bullets launched from their respective platforms. How big a difference? I have no idea.
3)While there may not be a noticeable difference between a Hi-Point and Brand X at 7 yards COM, there would be a BIG difference if that changed to a 7 yard rescue shot. With the Hi-Point's trigger, I wouldn't be comfortable with more precise work like that.

They are ugly but I'm not going to judge their capability based on their looks or how it feels when I'm not actually shooting it.

Their looks are one thing -- an eyesore, but one that won't directly affect function -- but how a gun feels, whether you're firing it or not, IS something that indicates a design's viability. What is the first thing you look for when choosing a pistol? FEEL.

We sell a lot of Hi-Points in our shop. We literally can't keep them on the shelves. Although they're not for me, they are nearly-universally admired by our customers who own them. If they work and they fit you're budget, what's the problem? That's what it really boils down to.

Wes

 

[ilbob]

I don't own one, but I am (and have been for some time) seriously tempted to get a 9mm version of a HiPoint carbine just to test it for myself.

I find it interesting that what amounts to a very inexpensive plinking gun with some SD and light hunting applications, is being criticized for not being all things to all people. No firearm can stand up to that kind of scrutiny.

 

[ptmmatssc]

Never owned one myself , but my buddie bought one . We have put hundreds of rounds through it (9mm pistol) without one hiccup . Yup it's ugly , but it has always gone 'bang" when the trigger was pulled . I thought of getting the carbine but ended up getting the Kel Tec SUB2000 . Still , i may just pick up the Hipoint carbine and maybe even one of their pistols . Btw , I've heard trash talk about every other brand of gun out there and generally buy MY stuff based on MY experiences with them . If I relied on what others said about any guns out there I wouldn't own any .

 

[Antihero]

A hipoint carbine is the most fun you can have for the money. Oh and the .45 carbine is coming out this year.

A 45 carbine would be very cool, but to tell you the truth i would rather see thm put that creative energy into making a large capacity mag for their 9mm carbine say 20 rds or so.

 

[akodo]

when my friend and I first moved from the 'standard farm setup' of 'a .22 rifle, a 12 guage shotgun, and possibly a centerfire rifle' to the arena of handguns we both went for budget models.

I bought a used taurus 66 for $175 he bought a hi point 9mm for less than $100.

We went to the range, his would not feed the ammo he had bought, went and bought 1 box of ammo from the range (extra expensive there) that didn't feed, asked the guy at the counter for advice, bought a different type and that fed all right, but after the last box he was pretty much out of money, so I shot just a few shots out of his then let him use mine a lot as I had piles of 38 specials along.

So we stop by gander mountain stocking up for another trip, he buys 1 each of 4 different types of 9mm now knowing he needs to go for basically ball type ammo. That stuff runs okay, he is keeping track of how many jams per 50, all have at least 1.

So he sells it, buys a ruger 95 and never looks back.


OTOH, another friend had what we called 'the colombine carbine' because iirc, a hi point carbine was one of the firearms used in that most famous of school shootings. It is actually a pretty solid firearm, if kind of ugly.

 

[MountainPeak]

Own a 9mm carbine that has worked flawlessly. My grand daughter thinks it is one of the most fun guns we take out. The only "junk" in this post is GUN TESTS. I cancelled them after the editor insulted gun owners that supported the S&W boycott, after their deal with the Clinton administration. OUR boycott WORKED, and we ended up with an American S&W! No thanks to Gun Tests and their editor.

 

[RVSinOK]

I happened to be at the range when a guy came up with a Hi Point 9mm that he had bought the previous weekend at a gun show. He was home on leave from the Navy, and said that he bought it because of the price.

I didn't really keep track, but I'd say that he put at least 100 rounds through it without a hiccup - right from the factory. He let me shoot it, and it worked fine for me!

I still say that for what it was designed for, it's a heck of a deal! Butt ugly, yes, but it serves its purpose....