Has anyone here ever owned/used a Hi Point gun?

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They are dirt cheap, and I am kind of turning in to a gun nut so I thought I might pick one up. Are they any good? I don't care if you own a 9mm, .40 cal or .45, I'd still like your opinion no matter what caliber you have.
 
I just posted this in another thread, so I will just copy/paste it in here...


Truth is Hi-Point is heavy, big, inexpensive, firearm - that works and works well.

I have the 9mm carbine with the ATI stock for a few years now. It has well over 6000 rounds through it and has never jammed, or malfunctioned once. It is my cheapest firearm, but it's also one of the most fun to shoot. In fact, its the only gun my wife or daughter like to shoot when they go with me. They don't like the massive recoil of my M1 or 1903A3, and don't like the pop gun feeling of my Browning .22 rifle. They also don't care for my XDs or M&P pistols. Occasionally they will shoot my Hi-Standard .22 target pistol, but even that is not as much fun as the cheapie Hi-Point carbine to them.


Is Hi-Point an Investment firearm? No

Is Hi-Point an family heirloom you pass down like your grandfathers Winchester? No

Is Hi-Point a reliable American made firearm with excellent customer service and a LIFETIME warranty? Yes


Luckily I can afford higher priced firearms, but still enjoy my Hi-Point and would buy another one.
 
I have a C9, and my only complaint is the design that requires me to drive out a pin in order to field-strip it.

I would suggest that you buy a new one, not a used one. I've heard of some problems with the older ones that have been corrected in the new ones - I just don't remember what the problems were other than a poor trigger.
 
I just posted this in another thread, so I will just copy/paste it in here...


Truth is Hi-Point is heavy, big, inexpensive, firearm - that works and works well.

I have the 9mm carbine with the ATI stock for a few years now. It has well over 6000 rounds through it and has never jammed, or malfunctioned once. It is my cheapest firearm, but it's also one of the most fun to shoot. In fact, its the only gun my wife or daughter like to shoot when they go with me. They don't like the massive recoil of my M1 or 1903A3, and don't like the pop gun feeling of my Browning .22 rifle. They also don't care for my XDs or M&P pistols. Occasionally they will shoot my Hi-Standard .22 target pistol, but even that is not as much fun as the cheapie Hi-Point carbine to them.


Is Hi-Point an Investment firearm? No

Is Hi-Point an family heirloom you pass down like your grandfathers Winchester? No

Is Hi-Point a reliable American made firearm with excellent customer service and a LIFETIME warranty? Yes


Luckily I can afford higher priced firearms, but still enjoy my Hi-Point and would buy another one.
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Yeah I didn't see the other thread when I posted, otherwise I would have just read that one. It was my mistake, as I already said on the other forum. Anyway, thanks for coming over and posting here too. Your post was a good one. Thanks for the info.
 
I have a C9, and my only complaint is the design that requires me to drive out a pin in order to field-strip it.

I would suggest that you buy a new one, not a used one. I've heard of some problems with the older ones that have been corrected in the new ones - I just don't remember what the problems were other than a poor trigger.
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Thanks for your input. I have heard about the pin that prevents you from field stripping it like many other semiautos, which I considered only a minor issue given its price. I am glad that is the only complaint from such an inexpensive pistol. It seems the pistol is definitely worth a look.
 
I've been curious just to even see one up close for a good long time. They aren't sold in any stores that I know of anywhere near my area. I've seen them only in pictures.
 
hipoints are like those older communist-era soviet cars, the volga. Ugly, hacked together, and cheap. But they are engineered well and are pretty reliable.
 
I've never seen one either but my interest has been peaked quite a bit by reading about them here.

Going to pick one up at the gun show next month, assuming I can find a .380 with a comp, and give it a go.
 
I posted in the other thread as well.
I have seen a bunch I have owned 6.:mad:
3 jamed every other round throught was burred really bad.:what:
1 broke out right after 2 shots the trigger broke and was limp you could move it back and forth freely.:what:
the mag realeas on one other one would not release the mag any more after 100 rounds. :what:
and the sixth one worked.:scrutiny:

I got dog'ed out in the other thread for what I said but I stand by it any way. Hipoint in junk 1 out of six guns worked they were all mine I kept taking them back for returns and kept getting another about to brake gun back:cuss: did you see this 1 out of 6 worked

I therefore can not recomend one nor will ever own another infact the one I had got turned in on a police gun buy for a $50 walmart card money better spent. Junk junk and junk you get what you pay for here I hate them and the folks that came up with them.:fire:

And for people that dont have money(in relation to the other thread) neither did I at the time so I saved for 8 months to get a quality 1911 see this againI saved for 8 months thats how you afford a gun.......rant off....sorry
 
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I have a .45acp and a 9mm .
Have not had a problem with either .
Bought the 45 about 3 years ago after hearing about them on the forums .
Had to see for myself . I wouldn't want to CCW one they are so bulky .

For a range gun I think they are fine .

I also got a 9mm carbine years ago that fun to shoot .

Cheaply made , big and ugly but the ones I had worked .
Probably have over a thousand round threw the 45 .
Not as many threw the 9 .

Try one you may be surprised , Bill
 
Eric F

I am confused .
Why would you buy 6 if they were crap ?
I might give them a second try but six .

Bill
 
I did not buy six I bought 1 and kept taking it back to the shop I bought it from for an exchange. So in short I did papperwork on 6 guns and he assumed responsibility for repairs with the factory. I will also note this was about 10 years ago.
 
Ahhhh... Now that does make since... A long time ago Hi-Point was trash. Over they years however, they have made many changes to their firearms and are much better.

FYI:
If anyone does have problems; it would be best to send it back to the factory yourself. They will send it back with a couple free mags to help compensate you for your shipping. Many times you can just call and they will send you parts for free if thats how you would rather do it.

When I first got my carbine, I heard bad things about their firing pins, so I wanted an extra one on hand. I called the factory wanting to buy one, but they refused to take my money. They only wanted my address and sent me a free one out that day. I still have that firing pin as I have never needed it...
 
I have the 9mm carbine and have never had any problems. It is a pain to strip down so I have only done it once back it the late 1990's.I do not shoot any cheap lead bullets so it does not require much as far as cleaning.

Keep in mind that this is not a top dollar gun that needs constant care and cleaning to function. I do officially recommend cleaning it more often than I do, maybe every 1k or less if you start having problems.
 
I have never shot any of their pistols but do own a .40 carbine and like it a lot. My kids shoot it like it was a .22 if I let them. Overall a very fun little rifle and I haven't had any problems with it at all.
 
I also have the 9mm carbine - I love it. I think I paid $199 for it, new, a couple of years ago. It's ugly and cheap, but it works, and it's accurate as hell, right out of the box. I took it to the range just last week (indoor range) - ran the target all the way down to the end - about 95 yards. Aiming for head shots on my target - I got a 4" group, dead center, with 30 rounds. I considered buying the .45 acp pistol, but decided on a Ruger instead. I'm moving to California next year, and unfortunately, won't be able to bring the Hi-Point with me. (CA considers it to be an "assault weapon" - which is ridiculous - but a $200 gun isn't worth risking a felony.)

Haven't shot any of the pistols, but would be curious how they do.
 
have the 9mm carbine - great, reliable, inexpensive, plinker - put a scope on it and its even better. Yes its so ugly its almost full circle to handsome. for those that think its an assault weapon I tell them, no, its a stop assault weapon. trigger could be better, but reliable "smiths" say it is nothing they want to touch
 
Hell, I might even buy one some day. My neighbor has a .45 that works every time. Maybe not so pretty but a lot of the newer pistols I see are maybe more ergonomic but they're ugly too.:)
 
I fired a friends new 9mm pistol a few years ago. After a magazine of flawless performance the trouble started. The magazine proceded to drop free of the pistol after every round fired.:what: I then attempted to change my grip to a cup and saucer style so as to hold the magazine in place. This solved the magazine problem as it stayed firmly in the pistol while firing.:rolleyes: Yet the pistol now became a bolt action as after every round fired you would have to manually rack the slide to chamber another round.:cuss: It didn't help matters that at the same time we were breaking in my new to me used Glock 35. The gunshop offered to send the HiPoint off to the factory as per the warranty but my buddy just returned the pistol and put the money down on a Glock instead. Have heard good things about the carbines but I wouldn't know nor do I plan on finding out.
 
I've got one. I got it to see if they were as bad as "everyone" said they were.

In my limited experience of one, (C-9, 9mm) they're not. Mine works pretty darn well actually. A couple of thousand rounds with a maybe a half dozen malfunctions. For what I paid for it, I don't think that's too bad.

I knocked the pin out of mine and cleaned it once. I probably never will again. When I did I found there wasn't much of anything inside it to clean out. I'd been just spraying it with gunscrubber (plastic safe kind) and using a Q-tip to get what I could reach through the ejection port, and running a patch or two down the barrel.

I wouldn't bother with the .380. It's the same gun as the 9mm, just chambered for a weaker, more expensive round. Just get the 9mm.
 
A neighbor gave me new one... a .40 S&W that his dad had bought to off himself with. My neighbor found out when the old guy could not get anyone to sell him ammo... he took it from him and after dad died of his cancer he gave it to me. I shot it and it worked great. Not what I am used to with my more refined guns but it worked and well. It resides at a friends house standing guard... I imagine he would be happy to have it if the need arises ;)
 
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