Hi Point guns....

[LBTRS]

I have a high point carbine and everything about it is JUNK. Somehow they get it to shoot but it isn't pretty doing it.

Save your money for something better.

 

[Tom Servo]

I have seen a lot of flashlight cops in the local area here "guarding" the grocery stores at night with the Hi-Point in a tactical drop leg holster, mag extension and compensator, baggy pants, untucked shirt, sideways hat.. Think I'll snap a pic tomorrow night, make ya'll laugh.

I need a photo of that for my Mall Ninja page!

As far as Hi-Points, well...they're certainly not my first choice. If possible, save up a bit more and get a gun you can love, and that you can enjoy shooting.

If you can't afford any better, they're reliable enough and accuracy, though marginal, is adequate for close-quarters.

I don't consider them "junk" guns, as they're fairly well made, just "clunky" I guess.

 

[Cousin Mike]

As you can see, you have 2 camps here. One is those who own a Hi-Point and find it reliable though crude. Second is thise who haven't owned or fired one, who know that they are worthless junk due to their superior esp.

So I guess that puts me in a 3rd camp?

I owned a Hi-Point about 5 years ago. The .380 model. I'll keep it short. It was a POS. That thing would fail to fire, fail to extract or fail to return to battery at least twice for every 9 rounds fired. I got rid of it.

About 2 months ago I went to the range with my cousin (who owns a G27) and a friend - who against my advice, and the advice of everyone else he talked to - bought a Hi Point C9. This brand new Hi-Point performed the exact same way my .380 had over five years ago... So much for thinking they might have improved over the years.

The trigger was absolutely the worst trigger I've ever experienced, without a doubt. Felt like it weighed a good 18 pounds or so - so for those who claim that they're accurate - maybe they are, but who cares if you have to pull the trigger so hard that it's impossible to keep the sights alinged?

When I owned a Hi-Point, I wasn't a serious gun-owner. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on guns. I didn't think you had to go to the range and train often to be a good shooter. I figured they all did the same thing, and one works just as well as the other. The reason I knew it was a POS is because I had 2 Beretta's to compare it to. It's very possible that had I not had 2 quality guns, I would have thought my Hi-Point was a great gun. After all, it did go bang when I pulled the trigger... sometimes. If that's all you think a gun is supposed to do, then of course you won't mind owning a Hi-Point.

I know a couple guys other guys who own Hi-Points, but we haven't gone shooting. They're not very serious gun-owners either. They just wanted a gun, and Hi-Point = cheap & quick. They've never shot anything else, so they don't know the difference. They don't know how a quality gun is supposed to feel or function. So they're happy.

They also tend to get angry with me when I suggest they come to the range with me, and try some of my guns - say cute things like "What can your gun do that mine can't?"

...so I don't extend the invitation that often.

My friend with the Hi-Point, that went to the range with me... he watched me shoot, and then decided my advice might be worth taking. He asked me to check out his Hi-Point, and tell him what I thought. I was honest. I told him I thought he needed to get a better gun, but first he needed to understand why I was saying that. I invited him over to my lane to try my Sigs - and my cousin let him shoot his Glock.

My friend called me last week. Guess who got rid of their Hi-Point?

"It was a tough call Mike - really hard decision... but I decided to go with the Glock 22, because that's all I have the money for right now... But trust me - when I go back, I'm gettin' one of them SIG's!"

Just my $0.02 - I wasn't going to respond. But I couldn't let you think that all of us who don't like Hi-Points have never owned or shot one.

Some of us speak from experience.

 

[shooter71]

only imput i can give it my buddy bought one recently ..we went to the range fired only 50rnds..i shot prb 1-2 mags and he shot the rest..no prbs but its still to new and thats the only time its been shot..when he bought it the gun store owned said not to shoot cheap ammo..so for me thats a dislike right there..it shot well ..i know there is a write up on it in a recent issue of "combat handguns" ..thats about all i know..fwiw id spend a little more and get a name that i trust not knocking the hi point ..but in my mind $150 to protect my life just dont go hand in hand

 

[RevolvingCylinder]

They're crude and not the most accurate pistols in the world but they shoot. They're not jam-o-matic as some may lead you to believe. I'd also recommend looking at the FEG PA-63 and CZ 52 which run for about the same price.

 

[snewbie]

My hi-point 40 s&w pistol has been a jammomatic. After I sent in for repair,got it back with an additional mag, it worked for a while. 200rounds later, it started jamming again. I personally think its the mags fault. If the round sits nose down at all in the mag, the gun will jam. Smacking the mag before putting it in the gun does not help. It jams about 1/3mags. Just enough to never be able to trust your life with it or find the real problem.

It is a big, heavy, clunky, ugly, inaccurate, jammomatic piece of wal-martesque CRAP. OK?

It has no resale value and lacks any redeeming qualities other than customer service which you hope to never use anyways.

Go to centerfire systems website and look for a used 38 special revolver. I saw 2" and 4" barrel versions on there for $159. With shipping and transfer fees, it should be around $200. A hi-point(only comes with 1 mag)+2 extra mags+tax will probably be about $200 also.