Handled a Hi-Point today

[IamtheNRA]

A local gun store here in Tampa has 9mm Hi-Points NIB for $169...would make a good truck gun...if it gets dinged up or stolen, SFW...I don't want to leave a $1000 Kimber in my truck. Only thing is, it's a 9mm...

 

[Whirlwind06]

I had the Hi-Point 45. The thing DID feel like a brick on my hand.......a HEAVY brick. I was guaranteed to have two-three jams per clip, no matter how well I cleaned and lubed it. Never again.

See that was your problem, Hi-points use magazines not clips

 

[3fgburner]

Colosimo's charged me almost $20 for a box of CCI 9x18, the one time I went there to use the range. That was in '00.

A buddy of mine picked up a HiPoint 9 for his first handgun. He's since gone to a Glock compact .45, but he still likes the HiPoint.

 

[greener]

It's fun reading the Hi Point posts. The big knock on Hi Points now seems to be looks. Gotta admit that there are prettier handguns out there. All I know about Hi Points and Kimbers, for that matter, is what I read and a very few rounds through them. Both Hi Points fired without problem and I was able to shoot them accurately. Two Kimbers I fired wouldn't feed the ammo, I had to thumb the slide on both to get them to load. They fired accurately. I did observe a third Kimber that, NIB, wouldn't extract until some smith work was done. Based on my limited experience, the cheap ugly gun did better than the expensive pretty one.

Do I think Kimbers are better than Hi Points? Yes, by far. But my limited experience with Kimbers certainly cooled my jets on dropping a grand on a pistol.

 

[denfoote]

Handled a Hi-Point today

I hope you brought disinfectant wipes with you for afterward!!!

 

[CajunBass]

I had the Hi-Point 45. The thing DID feel like a brick on my hand.......a HEAVY brick. I was guaranteed to have two-three jams per clip, no matter how well I cleaned and lubed it. Never again

I've got a buddy that bought one on sale for $89 several years ago -- he figured it was cheap enough to be his truck gun & if he didn't like it he could turn it in at one of those $50 county gun buy backs.
Well, well all had our turns at shooting it & then quickly gave our criticsms of it....Bottom line -- at least he got $50 bucks back

Not trying to be smart or pick a fight here, but did you send it back?

You can bet that if I bought something, and it didn't work, it would be on the way back to the factory to get them to make it work, and I don't care if it's a Hi-Point, or a Kimber.

And I'd keep sending it back until they either fixed it, or gave me my money back.

 

[bl4ckd0g]

For a $170 full-framed gun, I didn't think the Hi-Point .4S&W was too bad. Then again, I didn't feel compelled to run out and buy one either.

I shot a few mags out of one over the winter. While it seemed to be a very soft shooter, I got two FTF's and promptly gave it back to the owner and let him figure it out.

Seriously, there are much better options in both used and new for $360. It's up to you if you can purchase it for under $180.

 

[supraneurotoxin]

Attempting to post a pic of my Hi-point with unsuccessful results.

www.atigunstocks.com/product-hipoint.html

Advanced Tech has a great stock for the Hi-point, I got one for mine and it feels like a whole new gun. less plasticy and ugly. removed the front sight completly and put a red-dot on the accessory rail. they also sell a laser that installs inside the stock. add some 15rd aftermarket mags (can't remember the brand, but Sportsmans Guide carries them) and it's ten times better that the standard configuration.

I'll admit it's generally an ugly gun, but you can't argue with it's reliablity. I've put hundreds of rounds through mine, with no trouble what so ever. I don't think it should be passed over simply because it's cheap.

 

[Baneblade]

I bought a Highpoint 9mm from my local store... and they haven't let me live it down since. I did it as an experiment and put about 100 rounds through it, no oil, no maintenance. I realize that is not alot, but it wasn't really fun to shoot. However, I hit what I aimed at and the dozen failures were all magazine related.

 

[Albatross]

I bought a used high point 9mm (and three magazines) at a gun show for 35 dollars. It was all scratched, with deep dings and the front sight was smashed down. However, it fired perfectly and reliably from all three magazines.

I had heard about their no sniveling warranty and when I sent it off to the factory they replaced basically everything except the serial number for free (and free shipping), plus they put in a free magazine.

/I carry and shoot a high end 1911, but for the price Hi-Points sure are neat as can be.

 

[Geno]

Truth time. If I had the chance to buy a used High Point, or a used Kimber, can you guess which I would buy?! If you said in a sarcastic grumble "High Point" you are correct. My experiences with High Point have been better than my experiences with Kimber. Pretty isn't functional, and functional if not always pretty.

There, I said it. The truth is out, and the truth shall set you free.

 

[Axman]

I have ordered a new Hi-Point CF380 that I will be picking up next Friday. Just about every Hi-Point owner that I know raves about the company's customer service. In fact one owner I know called the company in regards to a faulty magazine. The load spring broke. He sent the mag back to Hi-Point and received two in it's place.

 

[NewShooter]

Hi-Point should strike up a deal with ATI Gunstocks and have the carbine come from the factory with one. Gunshops wouldnt be able to keep them on the shelves.