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I have to agree with Russ here. The Hi-Point is one ugly pistol, only thing I've ever seen that was uglier than a Hi-Point was a Glock.

You guys have finally convinced me. I have got to have a Hi-Point. I think one of the 9mms would be just the ticket.
 
Free Hi-Point!!!!

You guys have finally convinced me. I have got to have a Hi-Point. I think one of the 9mms would be just the ticket.
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Hey NapAttack,
If you take a metal detector and scour the vast Sonoran desert, you might just find a free one!!! It's about 4' under on the Arizona side.
Good Luck!!! :neener:
 
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I actually handled a Hi-Point 9mm today... as has been stated, it's ugly as sin, but it... um... actually is pretty comfy in my hand..



I don't know what's wrong with me..

no, I didn't buy it. :neener:
 
this weapon looks like one of those futuristic gun in movies.
but if it works, i don't know why so many people complain about it, so please quit bitching about it because it's cheap, but the bottom line is that it works. glock works, and it's ugly too but i don't hear too many people adamantly argue that it's so ugly it's not worth having.

of course my HK USP 45 is still much more handsome than any of the glocks. it looks mean and it means business :cool:
 
it seems to me that the hi point does what the glock was orignally designed to do. (namely, be an inexpensive, but reliable pistol).

could someone explain to me what is wrong with an inexpensive, but reliable pistol?
 
It has to be inexpensive, reliable, LOOK GOOD, and be made overseas so we can support the citizens of another country.

Repeat after me, looks are everything. Buy foreign first.
 
444,

If you have any foreign-made guns, mailing them to me will make you feel more patriotic. I'll pay for the postage.

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I have a bunch of them, but is that supposed to stop me from stiring the pot ? :evil:
 
Ive been looking at the high points for a while,

I told my brother Id buy him one as a present since he cant afford his own gun. It may not be the prettiest or the best on the market, but If it allows him to protect himself and have the satisfaction of owning his first firearm, more power to cheap guns. I think Ill stick with my xd9 and xd9 compact for now, but that hipoint carbine is looking tempting....
 
A friend of mine in Idaho has one of the .45's
YES it is flat out UGLY (even Fugly)
YES it is top heavy
YES it (so far) has fed every round (so he tells us)
and the sad thing is, everytime we all get together, we bust his but for having one, but after that we all want to shoot the ugly duck (replace the D :rolleyes: )
For me it was a little slopy but I still hit what I pointed at. FWIW
 
Im still kicking myself for not buying one at the last gun show that a pawn shop had for $65.It was like new although it wasnt the sweet looking compensated 9mm.Still had that famous lifetime warranty though!:banghead:
 
Actually though, I've only seen one pistol I think is uglier than the Hi-Point and that's a Glock
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I'm really shocked that several people seem to have had similar thoughts to this. I am not a lover of plastic guns, I don't own a Glock, I may someday but only because it works well. I think Glocks are some of the ugliest guns out there. But compared to the Hi-Points they are absolutely beautiful. The absolutely ugliest gun I've ever seen is my Hi-Point Carbine with chrome receiver and handguard.

Anyway, a lot of people here seem to be making fun of Hi-Point in good fun. I can respect that. However, others actually seem to hate them, that I don't get.

Sure, some Hi-Points are lemons, but so are some Kimbers, HKs, Glocks, etc. Why is it that when an expensive company makes a lemon it is just a lemon and when an inexpensive company makes a lemon it is because they make POC guns?:rolleyes:

Generally Hi-Points are actually quite reliable. My carbine wasn't at first, I had some magazine issues, but those have been sorted out and I've had hundreds of rounds (hey, I've only had it for a bit more than a month) through it now without a bobble. For a cheap beater gun (car gun, home defense gun that you don't care if it gets confiscated if you are in a SD shooting, just for fun, etc) or for someone on a limited budget they serve an underserved market. It is a reliable, accurate, and very affordable gun. As others have said before, what is wrong with that?
 
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

To me, the Glock is even uglier than the Hi-Point. To begin with, I don't like plastic. I don't mind an alloy but I draw the line at plastic. Call it polymer if you like but when I pick it up if it feels like plastic then it's plastic. "A rose by any other name..."

I can't stand the grip angle of the Glock (or the Ruger .22 or the Luger) or the mushy trigger. Heavy triggers, even gritty triggers I can deal with but mushy, no way.

They say the grip of a Glock is about the same thickness or slightly less than a single stack 1911, to me it still feels like a 2x4, a plastic 2x4 at that.

The aesthetics of the Glock just turn me off. The squared off, blocky slide then the slightly angled rounded dust cover of the frame. The rounded bottom portion of the butt and that squared, slightly pointy trigger guard. Bleeeech!!!
 
Happy with Hi-Point carbine

I posted on the other Hi-Point thread, but figured I'd add my 2 cents here too. I agree that the anti Hi-Point junk is probably coming from people who have never touched or fired one. I asked if I could order a carbine at one local dealer, and he went into a canned speech about cheap guns and you get what you pay for. Maybe all the anti Hi-Point talk has been started by dealers who can't make enough mark-up on them. I got another dealer to order mine, and it handles flawlessly, was accurate right out of the box, and is totally fun to shoot. I think of it as an urban .22 rifle - cheap ammo, good for plinking, but enough punch to stop a bad guy if that was the first firearm you could get to in a jam. BTW, it's ugly, but I kind of like it that way. :) Regards, Keys
 
I seem to remember someone doing a poll on this site about the most important characteristics of a self-defense firearm. IIRC it came out
#1: reliability
#2: power
#3: accuracy
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#412: looks.

No, I don't own a Hi-Point. I am just confounded by the fear and loathing that an inexpensive, American-made pistol gets. How about someone start an ," I just shot a Hi-Point" thread and everyone who actually shoots one does their own range report. Then it would be put up or shut up time. :evil: Post 'em if you got 'em!
 
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What does Rosie O'Donnell and Hi-Point have in common?

Both are ugly and completely useless.

If your richest relative buys a 'gun' with bullets and the total comes to $50, you might be a redneck!




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Theres nothing wrong with having an extra hair dryer in the home. :evil:



I do own the 9mm carbine and would recommend it to anyone poor who needs a house gun. The thing has never jammed and eats +p and +p+ JHP's like candy. Even people who never shoot could open up a can of woopa$$ with it. Bren
 
Brand new website, same crappy guns.:neener:

Come on Tropical Z, you work for Hi-Point don't you.:scrutiny:
 
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