What is your opinion of a Hi-Point Carbine?

[dgray64]

I'm looking at a .40 S&W Hi-Point carbine. I first saw a .45 and really liked it as I shoot .45 pistols as well, but even with reloading, the higher expense is there and I think that the .40 would be better overall for hope defense and for varmint hunting on the farm. I have a .243 for hunting as well as a an SKS, and a couple of Mosin-Nagants for longer range, shooting. I'd just like a pistol caliber carbine for HD and varmints and the Hi-Point looks well made for that. Thanks for your input.

Dave

 

[LoonWulf]

Rough around the edges, but solid, is my personal opinion. I shot a couple, but am not overly familiar with them.

 

[CnRnut]

Mine has worked fine,but the trigger sucks,as well as only 10 rd. mags.
Don't waste your $$ on the 15rd. Promags.
I still have it but picked up a KetTec sub 2000. Runs on Glock mags,and
can run 33 rd mags(trigger still sucks!!).

 

[GD]

I have one - horrible trigger but still a fun rifle. Wish it used a double stack magazine. Perhaps someone can suggest a trigger modification?

 

[Starship1st]

I like the rifle for target shooting but wish the magazine capacity was higher than 10 rounds.

 

[wnycollector]

They looks like it could have come off the set of Planet of the Apes , but they are solidly built, reliable and surprisingly accurate. I will pick up a 9mm flavor once my bank account recovers from my Reece AR build.

 

[GRIZ22]

Ugly and cheap looking but runs 100% with factory mags. Shoots 3-5" groups at 100 yds with just about any kind of ammo.

I bought mine when they were under $200. Everyone should have one.

 

[Girodin]

Cheap, ugly, reliable, poor trigger, would like higher capacity mags, reasonably accurate (particularly pistol caliber carbine distances). For the money, I think it was $169 when I bought one its a pretty good gun. Personally I prefer my sub 2000 and am happy to have paid $100 more for it.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

Better than a rock, not quite as pretty.

 

[Furncliff]

If you look around at the pistol caliber carbines the High Point rifles look pretty good price wise. I had never seen one when I found someone selling one on the net. The cost for the 4595 was $260 (+ship etc), I'm not disappointed. It's a homely sucker, my daughter calls ours uhggums. But that doesn't keep her from having a big smile on her face after she shoots Uhggums

The thing is, it has a no BS guarantee. If it brakes they fix it, and from everything I can tell that is the case. It's cheap, it's ugly, it works, and mines been very reliable. What's not to like.

Here's another thread...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=594280

 

[straightShot]

Yuck.

 

[Zach S]

I hear a lot of bad things about them, from people who have never owned one... The people that do own one sing a different tune.

Although I don't own one, I have had some triggertime with a few of them. Before I got married (you know, when I had more time at the range), I'd recommend them to the non-gunnies that wanted something to keep in the closet "just in case."

I've been meaning to pick one up for a while, but already have a few PCCs that I lack time to shoot.

 

[northark147]

I have one of the 9mm ones. For the most part it has been a decent little rifle. My only gripe about it is the charging handle comes loose regularly. I lost the front sight post once too, but havent had anymore issues out of that since I retightened it.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Folks I know who actually own them love them. They invite me to shot theirs. And provide free ammo. What's not to like? The trigger is not as nice as a Marlin Camp Carbine, but the HiPoint has that Hollywood "Planet of the Apes" glamour. And used price of a HiPoint is <$200 and Camp Carbines start at $400 and go up.

 

[jmstevens2]

I have all 3. They are ugly, crappy triggers, accurate as hell. I hate the mags. I like the carbines, I like my sub 2000 .40 S&W. I think they are for different uses. If I could use the same mag in my HiPoint as my carry pistol, I would like it much more. The pistols, well, that's something else.

 

[kozak6]

They are stupendously ugly, cheaply made, the trigger pull is bad, and they are more accurate and reliable than they have any right to be.

I don't want to like them, but they work too well to hate.

Awesome warranty and customer service, too.

 

[Caliper_Mi]

The (ugly) factory stock seems really comfortable whenever I have held one. Aftermarket stocks to make it look like a Beretta carbine.

Overall, I would like to own one someday.

 

[rondog]

Love my 4095, grandson loves his 995! Put a cheap red-dot sight on it and buy some extra factory mags, and you'll have so much fun you won't be able to stand it.

 

[wingman]

I have an older model 40cal,accurate out to 100 yards with scope( I switch between scope and red dot for close in)trigger improved with use, have had no problems using reloads or factory, simply a fun gun. Dress them up with a little fake rabbit fur Planet of the Apes style and you get (what the H*** is that) at the range.

 

[JustinJ]

My father owns the 9mm carbine and I one of their 9 mm pistols. It doesn't take an engineering degree to see how poorly they are made. The carbine has been surprisingly reliable and is fairly fun for plinking but that is the only purpose i see for it. I would never use it as a HD weapon unless a sling shot was my only other option. The search function will turn up many threads with this exact same question.

 

[sansone]

the 9mm carbines are cheap, reliable, and fun to shoot. If ugly matters to you go buy something sexier for lots more money.
If the bolt handle loosens then loctite it back on.
Also the folks at hipoint are a joy to talk to if you have questions, just don't bash their products or the sweet attitude will fade.
Like a previous poster said: everybody could have one for the price they want

 

[MtnCreek]

I had one in 9mm. UGLY for sure, but it was surprisingly accurate. The recoil was strange, like a vibration that was kinda unpleasant. I would be uneasy depending on it for SD, but I really don’t have a good reason for saying that; as far as I remember, mine never failed to function.

 

[TexSardo]

I own and shoot the 9mm Hi-Point Compact. Had a problem, sent it back to factory, they replaced more items than needed to cure the problem and even threw in an extra magazine "for my troubles". My daughter is 16 and she just laughs when the big ol' boys come the range with their 45s blasting and she is making nice holes in the target at 10-20 yds. So I say buy any Hi-Point and you will enjoy it. If simplicity and ease of use is ugly, the gimme the ugly. I have fired new and older versions of the carbine and greatly enjoyed all. I am waiting for the 45acp version Carbine to come out.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I own the 9mm carbine and the .45 pistol. I don't know why people say the triggers suck. The old ones, oh yeah. the new triggers are nice. The old style was rotten banana ugly, but I like the new style. I removed the front sight post entirely along with the small rail along the bottom of the exposed part of the barrel. With the 4x40 scope mine wears, all is good. It's a better shooter than I am. Not as accurate as I'd like it to be, but I'm 99% sure that the scope i have on it is mostly at fault.
The .45 is fine also. true, heavy as a boat anchor, not for CC, but accurate. The weight, which isn't so bad, absorbs a good deal of the blow back recoil. My wife took it out to the range this evening, and although she was shooting from my rifle distance marker, she managed to hit 2 out of 18 rounds. not bad for 100 yards.

I'll own more Hi Points in the future. Next I'll pick up a C9 compensated, then a .45 carbine, just to have the matching sets.

 

[OhioChief]

I have 2 .40's. My wife and I love shooting them. Our range has a separate rifle and pistol side, so if we can only get on the pistol side, we can still shoot them. I have yet to have one malfunction. ugly as sin, and damned if they don't just work great. And I can hit center of mass with those things at any reasonable distance. Hey, if it hits the fan and my life's on the line, it's not a choice I'm unhappy with. Not the first thing I'll grab, but I'd be OK if that's what I had at the time.