Tropical Z
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And by the way,SOME of you are TERRIBLE!!!
Hi-Point ?????
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Tropical Z
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Also,they are not the easiest handgun to field strip the FIRST time.They are also difficult to reassemble the FIRST time.This is especially true if you dont follow directions and neglect to dry fire it before disassembly."WWWWWWoooooooooOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Crawl around on hands and knees looking for who knows what!"
Luckily,you REALLY dont need to disassemble them but every 1000-1500 rounds.A "normal" Hi-Point cleaning for me consists of running patches through the barrel and then running a Hoppes soaked patch all around the chamber area and up and down and all around the mag well.My first attempt at reassembly required a phone call to the factory where a nice but frustrated tech finally gave me a mental picture i could use.
Hi-Points RRRRRRRUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Also,they have THE best warranty in the business!
Luckily,you REALLY dont need to disassemble them but every 1000-1500 rounds.A "normal" Hi-Point cleaning for me consists of running patches through the barrel and then running a Hoppes soaked patch all around the chamber area and up and down and all around the mag well.My first attempt at reassembly required a phone call to the factory where a nice but frustrated tech finally gave me a mental picture i could use.
Hi-Points RRRRRRRUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Also,they have THE best warranty in the business!
I just called MKS for the heck of it.
First off, I want to say they were very helpful and nice to boot.
I was told the slide is composed of zinc-aluminum. Barrel is composed of 4140 steel. Internal metal parts are steel, they were'nt sure what type of grade though.
It was mentioned that if a pistol had to be sent in for repair, they send an extra magazine back with the gun to offset the shipping cost.
Not bad...
First off, I want to say they were very helpful and nice to boot.
I was told the slide is composed of zinc-aluminum. Barrel is composed of 4140 steel. Internal metal parts are steel, they were'nt sure what type of grade though.
It was mentioned that if a pistol had to be sent in for repair, they send an extra magazine back with the gun to offset the shipping cost.
Not bad...
Tropical Z
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They do have a cast non-steel slide.It is non magnetic.I couldnt tell you how many rounds i have through mine as i couldnt tell you how many rounds any of my guns have through them.I dont really pay that much attention (which is bad from a recoil spring standpoint).It does go with me every time i shoot and probably gets at least 50-100 rounds through it each time.I field stripped it the first time at about 500 rounds and wont do that again for another 500 rounds or so.Ive owned it for three years now and shoot regularly.Im not a 1000 rounds a month guy however.The only time ive ever had an issue with it was using Winchester white box which will cause an occasional stovepipe.WWB also causes occasional stovepipes in my CZ-75 and FEG FP9 as well as my TZ99 so i dont blame the gun but rather the true culprit which is the ammo.
Tropical Z, What.... No Wolf ammo?
I have to admit, I almost want to get one for the car. Maybe put it through a torture test of sorts.
Would it be eaiser to clean the wole thing with some CLP?
I do believe I'm going to tell My cousin to read the posts here on the HighRoad about the Hi-Point.
I have to admit, I almost want to get one for the car. Maybe put it through a torture test of sorts.
Would it be eaiser to clean the wole thing with some CLP?
I do believe I'm going to tell My cousin to read the posts here on the HighRoad about the Hi-Point.
Tropical Z
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Ive actually shot quite a bit of Wolf through it, without incident by the way!
TonyB
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Don't take this the wrong way....but I think a Hi=point would make a good bathroom gun.....I've been thinking that the only time I'm not armed is in the morning when I take my shower.....so I've been thinking about a bathroom gun...something to leave in there and not worry about rust or corrosion.....maybe an $89 gun is the way to go....I think there's room for all kinds of guns...as long as they're safe......
WonderNine
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I once saw a Hi-Point go 5 rounds without jamming to the point of being unusable. Hi-Point truly makes fine pistols!
Life is too short for ugly guns.
Life is too short for ugly guns.
bfox
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I have a polymer one in .45
Had to try one after hearing so much on this forum.
I have better guns but had to see HP for myself .
Tropical Z was right
Mine shoots fine and pretty accurate .
Have around a 1000 of my reloads threw it.
They sure do tick a lot of you off and I get a kick out of reading your posts
Its a gun I like it . Bill
Had to try one after hearing so much on this forum.
I have better guns but had to see HP for myself .
Tropical Z was right
Mine shoots fine and pretty accurate .
Have around a 1000 of my reloads threw it.
They sure do tick a lot of you off and I get a kick out of reading your posts
Its a gun I like it . Bill
Tropical Z
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I also get a kick out of seeing how riled up people get about Hi-Points.
Remember,theyre accurate because they are blowbacks and have that fixed barrel.According to another THR member there is an article about their .45acp in the current issue of combat handguns! Hope they give it a fair review.
Remember,theyre accurate because they are blowbacks and have that fixed barrel.According to another THR member there is an article about their .45acp in the current issue of combat handguns! Hope they give it a fair review.
ssteven1
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One word: CRAP
For $20 more you can get a CZ-52.
I wont make the mistake of buying ANYTHING that says Hi Point on it again. Then again, I wont own anything that I wouldnt be willing to use if my life depended on it, either. If all you want to do is shoot cans, then I guess the Hi Point would be an OK choice.
But after what I went thru with the 9mm carbine, I wont ever buy any of their crap again.
For $20 more you can get a CZ-52.
I wont make the mistake of buying ANYTHING that says Hi Point on it again. Then again, I wont own anything that I wouldnt be willing to use if my life depended on it, either. If all you want to do is shoot cans, then I guess the Hi Point would be an OK choice.
But after what I went thru with the 9mm carbine, I wont ever buy any of their crap again.
TonyB
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My step-son has the 9mm carbine and has had no problems with it so far...as long as he keeps it lubed it doesn't jam...
G1Fal said:
Ok, I guess you got a lemon. I hope you understand your particular experience is not true of all Hi-Points. I'm not crazy about them, but most seem to work, and work well I might add.
You could have had the same thing happen with any firearm.
These firearms fill a need in a niche market. Better than the other ones out there such as bryco, davis, etc.
Ok, I guess you got a lemon. I hope you understand your particular experience is not true of all Hi-Points. I'm not crazy about them, but most seem to work, and work well I might add.
You could have had the same thing happen with any firearm.
These firearms fill a need in a niche market. Better than the other ones out there such as bryco, davis, etc.
emann
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Mine is the .380 compact and it has been perfectly reliable through the 1000 rounds I've shot through it so far. I called them once about getting a new part after I scuffed it up by dropping the gun and they sent me the new part and a Hi-Point t-shirt free of charge.
cornbread2
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For what you paid for your POS Highpoint and 1,000 rounds of .380 you could have bought a real gun you can carry safely and NEVER have to question it's quality.
emann
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You're reading skills are obviously as elementary as your attitude. I don't carry my Hi-Point nor question it's quality. I also have a few higher dollar guns in my collection as you should've been able to figure out from my sigline (hint: there's one of them mentioned). Now get back to doing your homework, after all school's back in session.
Tropical Z
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Hi-Points have manual AND passive safeties.
cornbread2
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It is strange that you post about manaul and passive safeties on the highpoint but you fail to see and understand the lack of an important safety system on the Steyr.
Tropical Z
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I havent bought a Steyr partly because of the wondering if its truly a safe gun to own.I have NO fears that my Hi-Point may go off at any second without my consent.I doubt that a Steyr would either as the majority of the evidence says that the part in question is extremely overbuilt.
I wish such were the case. (well, not really, but it sounded good)
The sheriff's office in the county I live in has the Hi Point carbines for their SRT. They were free, so its not like they wasted money buying the damned things. One of the guys was test firing his, and the bolt handle flew off and busted him in the mouth. They also had several other problems with them, that was just the worst one.
My experience is not an isolated incident. Luckily, I just couldnt stand it because it required special tools and half an evening to disassemble for cleaning. I never had parts fly off with enough force to break skin.
cornbread2
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TZ
My post was not designed to offend you and I hope you did not take it that way.
I just could not see how you can understand one design and not the other.
My post was not designed to offend you and I hope you did not take it that way.
I just could not see how you can understand one design and not the other.
Tropical Z
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Some people like to put Hi-Points in the same "this baby will go off when IT wants to"category as the Steyr's.It wont and i sure wish i new for absolute sure the Steyr wouldnt either.If i was certain id own one!
BHPshooter
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Wow. That says a lot. Maybe I will recommend one to my cheap-@$$ friend, after all. It sure would be nice to have a shooting buddy that actually had a handgun.
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