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Range Report: Hi-Point JHP
I finally got out to the range on Saturday and braved the drizzling rain and 50-degreee temps to shoot my new pistol. This is a brief review and my impressions of what is generally considered to be the best of the Hi-Point pistols.
First of all, this thing is big, though not as big as most people think. In fact, it's .75 inches shorter (due to the .5 inch shorter barrel) and 2.5 ounces lighter than a Colt 70 Series (all info is from the manufacturers websites) and its 9-round magazine even gives it a +2 in ammo capacity.
I chose the JHP (mine had less than 100 rounds through it when I got it) after putting about 1000 rounds through another Hi-Point, a C9. The C9 never really fit my hand well and the trigger was malevolent, to put it mildly. The JHP fits me much better and the trigger, though long and heavy, is rather smooth and predictable. Much better than my old, worn-out C9.
Recoil was mild and easy to control; again, much better than the C9. I'd never fired a 45 before and was a bit worried that the recoil might be objectionable but it not bad at all. Pleasant, almost.
It has adjustable sights, so it was easy to get it sighted in and ready to punch some paper. I had 73 rounds with me and I fired them all with no malfunctions at all.
All in all, I am pleased. At less than half the price of even the most affordable 1911 (RIA's 1911 Standard GI retails for about $450 around here) I think the JHP is a great introduction to the .45 ACP cartridge and an acceptable alternative to more expensive and more traditional platforms.
This was my last, and best, target (about 10 yards) of the morning. Not great but, this was my first time shooting a full-size pistol and first time shooting a .45.
I finally got out to the range on Saturday and braved the drizzling rain and 50-degreee temps to shoot my new pistol. This is a brief review and my impressions of what is generally considered to be the best of the Hi-Point pistols.
First of all, this thing is big, though not as big as most people think. In fact, it's .75 inches shorter (due to the .5 inch shorter barrel) and 2.5 ounces lighter than a Colt 70 Series (all info is from the manufacturers websites) and its 9-round magazine even gives it a +2 in ammo capacity.
I chose the JHP (mine had less than 100 rounds through it when I got it) after putting about 1000 rounds through another Hi-Point, a C9. The C9 never really fit my hand well and the trigger was malevolent, to put it mildly. The JHP fits me much better and the trigger, though long and heavy, is rather smooth and predictable. Much better than my old, worn-out C9.
Recoil was mild and easy to control; again, much better than the C9. I'd never fired a 45 before and was a bit worried that the recoil might be objectionable but it not bad at all. Pleasant, almost.
It has adjustable sights, so it was easy to get it sighted in and ready to punch some paper. I had 73 rounds with me and I fired them all with no malfunctions at all.
All in all, I am pleased. At less than half the price of even the most affordable 1911 (RIA's 1911 Standard GI retails for about $450 around here) I think the JHP is a great introduction to the .45 ACP cartridge and an acceptable alternative to more expensive and more traditional platforms.
This was my last, and best, target (about 10 yards) of the morning. Not great but, this was my first time shooting a full-size pistol and first time shooting a .45.
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Yeah, it was still there at the end of the show's second day.
