However, you can't send in your washing machine to be replaced with a new one if the paint gets scratched.... you can with a Hi-Point!! They are what they are, but given a choice between carrying a hi-point and going defenseless, I'd have absolutely no qualms grabbing a HP. Can you send your washing machine in for a new one, free of charge, if it fails after 2000 loads of laundry? You can with a Hi-point!!! In reality, that $150 doesn't buy you a "new gun". It buys you as many guns as you (or your uncle's brother's friend's sister that you sold your hi-point to back in 1997, for that matter) can wear out, rust out, or otherwise destroy. I'm not saying they are the ultimate defensive handgun, and tyhat you'd be foolish to own anything else, but for $150 bucks, most people end up getting far more gun they they expected. I don't own one, but thats more becasue I have no need for one rather than distrust of them.
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However, you can't send in your washing machine to be replaced with a new one if the paint gets scratched.... you can with a Hi-Point!! They are what they are, but given a choice between carrying a hi-point and going defenseless, I'd have absolutely no qualms grabbing a HP. Can you send your washing machine in for a new one, free of charge, if it fails after 2000 loads of laundry? You can with a Hi-point!!! In reality, that $150 doesn't buy you a "new gun". It buys you as many guns as you (or your uncle's brother's friend's sister that you sold your hi-point to back in 1997, for that matter) can wear out, rust out, or otherwise destroy. I'm not saying they are the ultimate defensive handgun, and tyhat you'd be foolish to own anything else, but for $150 bucks, most people end up getting far more gun they they expected. I don't own one, but thats more becasue I have no need for one rather than distrust of them.
KevininPa
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I used to own a C9
I wish I would've kept it for a car gun. It actually shot Wolf 9mm flawlessly. Didn't have much money then. Accuracy was actually decent. I had a lot of rounds through that firearm. I actually sold it for what I paid for it. Buddy of mine had one of their carbines, same story. Boy was that thing fun!
I wish I would've kept it for a car gun. It actually shot Wolf 9mm flawlessly. Didn't have much money then. Accuracy was actually decent. I had a lot of rounds through that firearm. I actually sold it for what I paid for it. Buddy of mine had one of their carbines, same story. Boy was that thing fun!
Jed Carter
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If it was all I could afford then the choices are limited, if it broke then my only gun would be at the service center for at least three months. And I would have to pay insured return next day shipping to OH, $40. I don't doubt that they work, but can anyone really put their trust in one. Fantastic warranty, but I could only imagine just what percentage of their owners have to use it.
CoRoMo
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+1 on that.
My C9 was probably worth the $100 I paid for it, and it is certainly ugly as butt. I don't shoot it much at all anymore, but I'm not selling it. I'll let my kids learn to shoot with it rather than something I paid real money for.
seen them run great.. seen them jam and break.. cheap ugly but not a bad buy,... if u want a cheap utterly realiable gun i suggest a ve s&w sigma 300 bucks all over the place rugged as a glock better looking, and better feeling in the hand imo...
5knives
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Ummm ... nope!
more like two weeks at the outside.
Not if you follow their instructions on how to return it, and they'll send back an extra magazine or two to make up for your trouble.
Imagination loses, the answer is "not many", there have been one or two problems in the past, usually the old style firing pin and or magazine related, you call them describe the problem, and if it's user repairable they send you the new part, usually in 3 days or less.
I don't own one currently, but I have owned two, one stolen and one went to a neice when she moved to FL. used it to get her ccw, and still uses it for a truck gun.
Three others in the family, some used a little, some a lot, never a moments trouble with any of them, except for one quirky magazine, which Hi-Point replaced in less than a week, told the owner to either keep the old mag. or throw it away, the new one was in the mail.
Actually I've got two C9's on order right now, my wife has problems with my .357's (5), .44's (3) and 1911's (3), so one will be her "car gun" and the other her 'house and hiking' gun.
As always, JMHO, YMMV
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sarduy
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i own a C9 and i never had any kind of problem it run very good, i have't clean it as i should, and to be honest, the only reason why i have't buy another is because it weight too much for a compact handgun.
if you want one, go and get it, they are very good handguns and hehehe...that's why my girl uses at the range
and she love it.average_shooter
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My problem(s) with one I had my hands on were that it (1) required a mallet and punch to "field strip" because you have to drive out a pin to do so, and (2) while doing so I bumped the slide with the punch (because (2a) it was an exercise in juggling to get that pin out) and the slide was dinged pretty good. Not unusable, or all that noticeable, but it seemed to me like the metal the slide was made out of was entirely too soft for gun mental.
Warranty aside, I couldn't trust a gun with such soft metal taking the beating of cycling rounds with a blowback action.
As always, YMMV.
Warranty aside, I couldn't trust a gun with such soft metal taking the beating of cycling rounds with a blowback action.
As always, YMMV.
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the local usually sells 4-5 a week 9mm and .45 a .40 here and there ,my brother and wife went for their 1st big bore home defense pistol they played with many and ended up with a jhp.45,its been fine my dad was just introduced to bigger bore handguns and even has a 9mm hi point.i hear more good then bad about em,but for starting out,"perfect".me and my brother passed a chrome lorcin .380 back and forth 15 years ago,it never failed to work,our cousin still has it-no problems.
the local usually sells 4-5 a week 9mm and .45 a .40 here and there ,my brother and wife went for their 1st big bore home defense pistol they played with many and ended up with a jhp.45,its been fine my dad was just introduced to bigger bore handguns and even has a 9mm hi point.i hear more good then bad about em,but for starting out,"perfect".me and my brother passed a chrome lorcin .380 back and forth 15 years ago,it never failed to work,our cousin still has it-no problems.
All I can say is my C9 has worked flawlessly out of the box. I'm not quite to 1000 rounds yet. I've had it since November.
I have never personally met anyone who owned one that did not like it. I'm not saying they're not out there, I just never met one.
Ugly? If you say so. Cheap? It was less than $150.00.
It felt really strange compared to my 1911.
It works. I load it. I shoot it. I clean it. Repeat.
I wish my CZ P01 was as reliable. It's been back twice.
I have never personally met anyone who owned one that did not like it. I'm not saying they're not out there, I just never met one.
Ugly? If you say so. Cheap? It was less than $150.00.
It felt really strange compared to my 1911.
It works. I load it. I shoot it. I clean it. Repeat.
I wish my CZ P01 was as reliable. It's been back twice.
PhiloebeddoUSA
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Serves its purpose
Bought one for sister. Tested 50 rds, no prob. Has not been shot in a year.
Hope it won't get shot for another year.
Have no doubt that if she ever has to reach for it, it will go bang.
Bought one for sister. Tested 50 rds, no prob. Has not been shot in a year.
Hope it won't get shot for another year.
Have no doubt that if she ever has to reach for it, it will go bang.
personally I prefer taurus' warranty that will fix the gun, and pay shipping both ways if you do it right... I dont need 50 clips to a high poin laying around...now it they were sending me ammo for compensation... I would be all for it...
it isnt that I hate them, I think they have there place and do what is expected of them. It is just unfortunate that people feel they can fall back onto their warranty. problem is.. a 150 dollar gun quickly gets more expensive when you are paying the shipping to get it fixed. how much is the clip to a 150 dollar gun worth? correction... how much are 2 clips to a 150 dollar gun worth? not much... not worth the money that is continuously being spent to ship them back to hi-point.... want a lifetime warranty to fall back on, get a taurus.
once again, I dont hate them. I wouldnt own one if I could help it, but they do what the are supposed to and I am sure they have saved lives as a result... the warranty is just of no comfort...more of a money pit. but hey, you can always sell it later for 80 bucks and provide the proud new owner with a multitude of clips courtesy of hi-point.
once again, I dont hate them. I wouldnt own one if I could help it, but they do what the are supposed to and I am sure they have saved lives as a result... the warranty is just of no comfort...more of a money pit. but hey, you can always sell it later for 80 bucks and provide the proud new owner with a multitude of clips courtesy of hi-point.
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My very first handgun ever was the Hi-Point .40 cal pistol, mostly because I liked the price, and knew little about handguns in general. It ran flawlessly through the 200 rounds I put through it, then I traded it for the Hi-Point C9 which wasn't much smaller. That is when I fell in love with the 9mm cartridge and eventually bought a Springfield Armory XD9.
Anyway Hi-Points are surprisingly accurate and I've heard more good things than bad things about them, and I didn't have any issues with the two I have owned. Hi-Point also comes with a lifetime warranty which is nice. Would I buy another one? Maybe their 9mm carbine, but I doubt I will ever buy another one of their pistols.
The way I see it, if a Hi-Point is the best your budget will allow, then by all means go for it. Having a Hi-Point beats having a Jennings-Bryco pistol, or going unarmed altogether IMO.
Anyway Hi-Points are surprisingly accurate and I've heard more good things than bad things about them, and I didn't have any issues with the two I have owned. Hi-Point also comes with a lifetime warranty which is nice. Would I buy another one? Maybe their 9mm carbine, but I doubt I will ever buy another one of their pistols.
The way I see it, if a Hi-Point is the best your budget will allow, then by all means go for it. Having a Hi-Point beats having a Jennings-Bryco pistol, or going unarmed altogether IMO.
Carl N. Brown
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Performance of 9mm Jennings especially over the long run makes the 9mm Hi Point look good.
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I've had a C9 for a couple of years. It is not my carry gun but it is fun to shoot,reliable and accurate. I had my carry gun in the shop and used the C9 for my CCW class. The instructors wanted to know what the he77 is that when I started shooting. After the class they asked What did you say that gun was? They are heavy and ugly but thet shoot straight and shoot every time. Good for new shooters because weight tames the recoil. I don't plan on ever selling mine.
I've had a C9 for a couple of years. It is not my carry gun but it is fun to shoot,reliable and accurate. I had my carry gun in the shop and used the C9 for my CCW class. The instructors wanted to know what the he77 is that when I started shooting. After the class they asked What did you say that gun was? They are heavy and ugly but thet shoot straight and shoot every time. Good for new shooters because weight tames the recoil. I don't plan on ever selling mine.
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