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am getting the itch for a new rifle. I have been thinking a rifle that fires a pistol cartridge would be good for me. I know that there are a lot of pros and cons about Hi Points series in 9MM,40S&W,&45ACP..I am asking the opinions of anyone who has owned one.I am thinking of 9MM but am open to 45ACP also[since I already own hand guns in those calibers.This may have been covered in previous threads for which I apologize.This will be mainly for plinking since my gun club has outlawed all ammo containing steel leaving me with 2 Mosin Nagants and 1K ammo with no place to shoot them:cuss:
 
No help on the HiPoint but you should be able to get modern factory ammo for the Mosin. I've shot and now reload PPU brass.
 
I owned the Hi Point 995TS and sold it. It's a fun PCC to shoot but it's very bulky, plastic feels cheap and heavy for only carrying a single stack 9mm magazine of 10. Ran brass very well and fairly accurately but was inconsistent with steel case ammo. Charging handle left a lot to be desired as well. Overall, it was pretty cool for the price and cheap to shoot but not practical for my needs. If you're strictly just plinking at the range, I'd give it the green light. I ended picking up a Beretta CX4 Storm, which is now one of my favorite guns to shoot. Extremely light weight, accurate, solid and carries the 17rd PX4 mags. My wife also began to enjoy shooting, firearm maintenance and practice self-defense thanks to the CX4. Unfortunately, the price tag has gone up on them (I got mine for $500). Hope this helps.
 
The Hi Point is ugly and heavy, but there's no problems with them functionally. For a cheap plinker, they are fine.
 
ford8nr said:
No help on the HiPoint but you should be able to get modern factory ammo for the Mosin. I've shot and now reload PPU brass.
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Thank you all for the comments. Just about what I expected. I already have dies for the M/Ns. I also have some PPU ammo but am not ready to spend the $ required so I can hand load in the quantities that I can in 9MM or 45 ACP.I haven't decided yet to take the plunge for what I realize is a butt ugly bargain basement gun.I at least have an idea what the Hi Point is all about.:evil:
 
Friend had one in 9mm ,had to send it back 3 times for repairs.Just my direct experience. Also they DO NOT pay for shipping to send it back,he now has about 80 dollars in shipping cost.:(
 
But with the lifetime guarantee, their warranty is unsurpassed - IMHO :cool:
NOTE: I've never had to send mine for repairs - just sayin'.
 
I also have the 995TS and agree with all the other posts. It is butt ugly, heavy, has limited magazine capacity and the charging handle is a little small. It is also literally perfect with every type of ammo I have run through it and is acceptably accurate.
For a fun plinker you just can't beat it. I don't know of anything else in that price range and it can be plenty of fun to shoot. I prefer the 9mm over the 45 because it is a plinker and the ammo is so much cheaper. It could be used for SD and then maybe the 45 would be the better choice but that is a personal choice.
 
Mine is a very fun gun to plink with,,,

Mine is a very fun gun to plink with,,,
I put a light on it and it's now my under-the-bed gun.

I bought the gun just as a toy,,,
But it turned out to be a reliable gun.

It's clunky ugly and people chuckle when I bring it out,,,
But nobody can dispute the fact that it goes bang every time.

At $246.00 delivered,,,
It's hard to beat.

Aarond

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I have a 995, it's fun. I don't shoot it as often as I did in the past, but it's got somewhere over 1k rounds without any cleaning. Never malfunctioned, accurate enough for a red dot to do all I could want, and generally a fun gun.
 
I find there's nothing wrong with the hi-point units. some think they're ugly - some love them. I've shot one, it was fine for a plinker. little rough on the trigger, but certainly something that coudl be handled with a little detail work. Seemed reliable enough to me and good enough accuracy for pop cans at 100 yards with 9mm 124 reloads.

could always look into a marlin camp 9 or camp 45. they'll cost you as much as 2 hi points - but they're darn nice, but you gotta keep an eye on the recoil buffer and replace it when they wear.
 
I had an early one, it broke a lot. Apparently the new ones are better.

Aside from that I found it fun and all, but 'field stripping' is darn near impossible with all those Allen screws you have to remove. 10 rounds of 9mm goes very quickly too. I fondled a couple recently and was shocked how much heavier the new versions are with all that added rail space and adjustable stocks.

I bought a CX4 last year and have been very pleased with it. Very lightweight, fully ambidextrous and breaking it down takes all of 15 seconds. Depending on model it accepts various 'hi cap' mags. Buds had them for $620 cash price last year so I jumped on it.
 
I've worked on exactly one. It was a 9mm and the trigger would not reset after firing.

I took it apart, cleaned it for the owner and it worked fine after that. Upon questioning, found out it was almost ten years old, had been fired a lot at one point and never cleaned. Too much crud and congealed "lubricant" (what he actually used I have no idea) for the internals to work properly.

They're ugly. They're clunky. But they work (but you've got to clean them more than once a decade).
 
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I've worked on exactly one. It was a 9mm and the trigger would not reset after firing.

I took it apart, cleaned it for the owner and it worked fine after that. Upon questioning, found out it was almost ten years old, had been fired a lot at one point and never cleaned. Too much crud and congealed "lubricant" (what he actually used I have no idea) for the internals to work properly.

They're ugly. They're clunky. But they work (but you've got to clean them more than once a decade).
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No problem with me on the cleaning part. I clean every weapon I own after it is fired. Guns that I don't shoot are wiped down with lubricant lightly periodically.I am leaning toward buying a 9MM based on the comments.Bud's Gun Shop seems to be the cheapest.
 
My wife bought a 9mm about a year ago. Took it to the range with two friends. One bought the 40 the next day, and the other bought the 45 soon after to complete the set. For the money is there a lot of fun to be had!
 
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I have three - two 995's and a 4095. Like has been said, they're ugly but work very well, quite accurate, and great fun! Even more fun with a cheap red-dot sight and extra magazines.
 
Buy a Hi Point and let's keep Ohioians working. We need the money.

Seriously those rifles get plenty of bad rap, they are cheap junk and blah, blah, blah. Actually as far as bang for the buck they aren't a bad little gun. My brother ended up with one and every shooting outing everyone has a ball shooting that rifle. While not quite a high end target rifle they do work and work well. We can have 5 or six shooters and everyone wants to shoot the Hi Point. The thing gets dirty and continues to shoot. Typically we put 300-400 rounds through it in an outing.

Ron
 
I had one for a number of years. 995ts. I was very happy with it. Its economical and fun. As reliable as anything I have ever laid my hands on. Only recently sold it, I just lost interest. I figured it sat in the safe for a little over a year, I'd let someone else play with it and appreciate it for a while. Sold in minutes on a local FB swap and shop page.
 
Don't count on doing a thorough cleaning of the 995TS after every outing. There are about 4 pins and 6-8 screws that have to be removed to get it apart.
 
I have owned a 995 since right after they released them. Reliable, reasonably accurate, and inexpensive. All you could want in a gun except "not butt-ugly."

The 995TS looks better, but is heavier and does not handle nearly as well. But it has rails.

I have since built a 9mm AR. I do not shoot the Hi-point nearly as much since then, but haven't been able to bring myself to sell it. I have had excellent experience with their warranty, after shooting it until I wore out the firing pin channel. They fixed it, apologized, pretty much replaced any part that was not perfect (including the scratched stock) and threw in some free magazines. In the end, I was glad it had issues since I came out ahead. Before I shipped it, I removed the charging handle and sights since I figured they would poke through the box. They put new ones on just in case I had lost them.

Makes me want to buy another one. And maybe move to Ohio.
 
Lj1941, the most problems with the Hi-Point carbines stem from not cleaning it occasionally.
I swab the breech and run an Otis cable from breech-to-muzzle after 500 rounds.
It gets a thorough cleaning after every 4K down the pipe. Mine functions flawlessly.
OilyPablo, the magazines are proprietary, although after-market ProMags are available. The warranty will be voided if you use them, though.
 
I was a person who never understood why you would have a PCC. Then one day during this last panic buying crises I discovered I could no longer find 22 ammo to purchase for plinking. Then it dawned on me one day that with my reloads I could shot a PCC at my little back stop with out fear of it ricocheting near as far as any of my normal hi power rifles. I also realized the cost of 9mm ammo both new and reloaded is significantly less than feeding any of my hi power rifles.
I went on a whim one day and found a new Hi Point 995ts and what fun this cheap little Carbine has been. At 50 yards and even further it hits where you aim, it hits harder than the 22s but not so hard you can't plink with it and it won't break you to feed it with ammo. One of my sons has purchased the 4095 and it is also a lot of fun. They are as accurate as most 22s. For just plane plinking fun I recommend them.
 
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