Are Hi Points more accepted now?

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I have read a lot on other boards about people bragging about their carbines etc. I'm new here on the High Road and wanted to get everyones take on it.
 
There are a million threads on this gun. Hi points are awesome and they eat just about anything. Deadly accurate to 25 yards, paper plate accuracy to 50 yards. Its a fun range gun with cheap pistol ammo in a carbine. Made in USA, lifetime warranty.

Purchase one and you wont regret it.
 
I neglect mine now, more than ever. I can't remember the last time I ever fired it. I have no intentions to sell it though. Well... I suppose if the price was right. :D
 
I used to be a complete Hi-Point hater.

I'll be honest, though. Given that the guns are designed to be functional at a certain price point, they fill that role in a workmanlike but effective way.

They're overly heavy, cycle so slowly you can practically make coffee in between shots, and have a 10 lb. trigger pull (yes, I measured). But if "cheap and generally runs" is what you're looking for...
 
My BIL is a new shooter (we taught his son to shoot and dad got hooked too) and he asked me about my opinion on a Hi Point .45 to keep in their motorhome when they go camping.

Based on what I've read here, I recommended one. He brought it over a few weeks ago to try out and I was fairly impressed. The controls are cheap and sleazy, and it's way too big to carry, but it worked just fine and for the price, I think it was a bargain.

Naturally, I didn't drag out one of my 1911s to compare, because that wouldn't serve any purpose other than to make him feel bad.
 
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Naturally, I didn't drag out one of my 1911s to compare, because that wouldn't serve any purpose other than to make him feel bad.
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Feel bad how? Because having a 1911 is something special? Because the fit and finish of a typical 1911 is better than a sub $200 gun? :neener:
 
Glad to see some favorable responses. Handguns these days are pretty expensive and its nice to know a new shooter or someone financially challenged can still be able to arm themselves without going broke.

I've shot them and the ones that I had experience with seemed to function well. Now its not a pretty gun by no means but, it does what a gun is supposed to do.

A lot of my range buddies will not even touch one. Just wish people would keep an open mind until they at least try one. I give this courtesy to all brands and makes.
 
I think Hi-points are becoming more generally accepted. The carbines have always favored better in the public eye than the handguns for some reason. My BIL has one of the old school carbines, I tried to get him to sell it to me last night, to no avail. I think a lot of the condemnation of Hi-points come from people who have never actually owned/held/fired one, and are based on hearsay and bias.
Are they clunky, ugly, void of nifty features? Yup. But they go bang with every trigger pull. I don't own one yet, but I have held the 9mm and the .45 handgun, and fired the 9mm carbine. Depending on how well Uncle Sam and the wife treat me this year, I'm getting a Hi-point. Price is one of the drawing factors, certainly. But that life time no questions warranty is pretty eye catching too, even if the guns themselves are not.
 
I guess dealers are thinking of them more highly, too. Went to a gun show in January and couldn't find a .45 for under $200...more than I wanted to spend at the time. Still want one for the truck for camping.

BTW, so glad people here have a sense of humor rather than get offended (my earlier comment).
 
I had one of these up for sale on an auction, by three days till the end of the auction I had four watchers. Then this one guy comes along and grabs it at the buy it now which was MSRP. They seem to be pretty popular. The one I had was new in the box so I could not try it out personally but it felt good in the hands and while sorta ugly seemed to be very solid.
 
Glocks are around $500 and they look like bricks just more widely accepted I guess.
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I'm not a fan of Glock, mostly due to ergonomics. However, when doing a side by side comparison of Glock to Hi-Point, I found out one of the biggest differences is... marketing. Glock advertises the heck outta their guns. I've never once seen a hi-point ad. Advertising costs money, so one more thing I like about Hi-point is the savings get passed along to the end user. I as a potential Hi-point prchaser do not pay for their overall advertising of the gun. As a potential Glock buyer, I can not say that.
 
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Are Hi Points more accepted now?
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Yes. I think it's due to better quality, excellent customer service, and the fan-boys who drank the kool-aid are HP's greatest marketing tool. Heck, I even bought one just to prove them wrong (or right). BTW, the fan-boys were right.
 
I bought the handgun about 7 years ago used and the thing scared me. The first rounds fired were at night and flame rushed in all directions including out of the grip base. The fit was so sloppy I was afraid the slide would fall off. I unloaded it for the first $100 offer.

Now my carbine is sweet. Not very accurate, but a lot of fun.
 
I bought the carbine (.45 acp) recently in a fit of frustration. I wanted a semi-auto pistol caliber carbine and what I was finding was too expensive, at least for me. For a fun gun it fills the bill very well. And my daughter who initially turned her nose up at it's looks admitted it was fun to shoot. I've shot it off a rest just for fun, the best group with WWB (bulk) at 25 yards was a little over an inch, I'll start reloading for it and see if that helps the accuracy. I paid 260 (Gunbroker), heck I'll burn up that much ammo in it over a year or so.
 
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Gotta admit they are fugly but my new Hipoint 45acp Carbine is my Jeep gun now. It has replaced my 870HD in the gun rack on the roll bar.
 
I have a C9 and while it's too bulky for me for CCW, I would not hesitate to recommend it for affordable SD (though not my choice for a frequent range gun but neither is my KT P-11 which is my main CCW piece).

-Cheers
 
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