Hi-Point C 9

[22LongRifle]

If you ever wanted to open carry a HP in 40S&W or 45ACP, get yourself a belt and put a couple of nail pouches and a cordless drill "holster" on it! Noone would know!

Jerry

 

[longhorngunman]

I used to think the Hipoints were total junk till a friend of mine bought one. I laughed at it and gave him some grief about it. Then watched him put 1000rds through it without a hitch and never cleaning the dang thing! Eventually bought one, it would jam at first but I found the cause to be the magazine feed lips were turned to far in causing the round to nose dive into the feed ramp. A little work with some pliers fixed that and I never had a problem with it again. Later sold it to a coworker who couldn't afford a "good" gun. He says its been very reliable for him.
And if it is a bad gun Hipoint's customer service is as good as there is. Due to their very basic blowback operation they are generally reliable guns, I don't know about the durability though, 1K-2K probably fine but I doubt they were designed for 10,000+ round shooting life.
Still feels a little iffy trusting a gun that uses the firing pin for a ejector though.

 

[hksw]

Statistically speaking I don't think its far too off the mark to say that hi-points probably have one of the greatest if not the greatest rate of return among production semi auto pistols today.

Still waiting on supporting data.

 

[SIXTO]

I have worked on a public range p/t for years. I have seen a lot of guns come and go. I am here to say that Hipoints are a pos.
I'm glad if you bought one and like it, to each his own. I would not trust my life to the lowest quality materials and design on the market.

 

[NC-Mike]

gun-tests.com rates the Hi-Point 995 carbine a best buy.

http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/documents/guntest.pdf

November 2006 issue of Combat Handguns magazine, titled "Hi-Point C9 9mm: A no-nonsense, no-frills sureshot you can bet your life on!"

http://www.harrisoutdoorgroup.com/CHbacknov06.html

From Shooting Times

Hi-Point Pistols: Basic But Oh So Reliable!

I was suitably impressed with the reliability, accuracy, and handling qualities displayed by both pistols. I think it would be fair to say that if you are in the market for an eminently affordable handgun that is capable of firing authoritative cartridges for home defense or informal plinking, a Hi-Point pistol may just fill the bill.

http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/hipoint_100605/index.html



Again this proves, listen to people who own them and people who have shot them. There will never be a shortage of people who have done neither but are more than willing to an opinion.

Take a look at the robust Hi-Point forum and you'll get all the information you need.

 

[Avenger29]

I would not trust my life to the lowest quality materials and design on the market.

Sorry, but Highpoint does not have the lowest quality materials/design on the market. That honor goes to pistols such as Jennings or Raven (the kind of companies that change their names to avoid lawsuits). Even these pistols might reliable enough to get through a magazine, and that may be all that is asked of them.

You have to realize that some people cannot afford that much to put into a pistol or range time. These people are not gunnies, they do not go to the range much, and they are only looking for a pistol to keep in the house. It may be the only weapon they can afford at the time. These are not the people that shoot a couple thousand rounds a year. They would be lucky to put a box of ammo through the pistol a year, and only clean it that one time, if that much. They don't go to shooting courses taught by Massad Ayoob. They have never heard of Thunder Ranch or Jeff Cooper. They couldn't tell you what IDPA stands for. The Hipoint is the perfect weapon for them. The biggest drawback to the Hipoint is that it is a little bulky and heavy, but it does work.

 

[Piedmont Plinker]

I would buy one if they weren't so ugly. The look like crap. If Hi-point could make them look like a Colt 1903, or the like, then I'd get a C-9