I may buy a Hi-Point

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Looking at the C-9 9mm compact pistol.

From several reports appears to be reliable (and even accurate), and if I have to defend my home from an intruder, then I won't lose any tears when I hand the gun over to the police.

It's just ugly as sin. But hey, so is having to put someone down.



Ahh: what a beauty
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getting a highpoint

I used to own one the C9 version. I liked the little heavy gun and it served its purpose for what I bought it for a vehichle and camping pistol. Something that I did not care if it got banged around as long as it went bang when I wanted it to. It did most of the time with no fault to the gun. I am left handed and the ergonomics made me press the mag release button often in the middle of firing. I personally could not overcome my habit do to lack of practice. I just sucked it up and traded it in for a taurus pt145 millenium pro. I have not had the mag release problem since then but as I said I believe from personal experience the High point is a good low cost weapon. If I needed it did I rely on it to go bang? sure if I could keep my finger of the release button and since I could not I traded for a gun with different ergonomics. So in conclusion have I owned one yes. Do I still own no. Would I own another, if they fix the ergonomics or one was given to me. I would trust it with my life at least for the first shot. because I might hit the release and drop the clip. Like I said my malfunctions with the gun are my fault High Point makes a reliable weapon in my opinion.
 
well, unlike snow, im right handed, and purchased a c9 for a truck gun, its perfect for the job intended, reliable and cheap to replace if lost, go get one and dont let the negativity some have toward low priced guns bother you.
 
I agree with using these pistols as a vehicle or camping tool, but for home defense I would maybe pop for something a little nicer-
 
Think about how grateful anyone in the early years of this country (or, for that matter, in pre-Nazi-occupied Europe!) would have been for a gun of this quality at the equivalent of about 25 hours of the minimum wage!

(Well ... let's say 40 hours, to account for the government overhead.)

I'd consider getting one just because so many people seem to hate them ;)

timothy
 
+1 on the carbines ..haven't been able to warm up to their handguns yet though :barf: ..but should be fine for HD from the majority reports I've read..and maybe do a fluff and buff :D
 
I had (have) one of their carbine rifles (9mm) that I picked up years ago. It is ugly as sin, doesn't field strip the best, and won't be an impressive wall-hanger.

But, it shot well, never jammed, was cheap to use, and apparently carries a lifetime warranty! I'll be testing the warranty soon, as the weapon does not want to fire now (I'm guessing a bad spring, but the firing pin isn't striking the primers with enough force to fire). Haven't done much to diagnose the problem yet, but it isn't exactly like a glock to disassemble.

I've probably had 750-1,000 rounds through mine, at most.
 
well I am still going to buy a Ruger LCP when I can find one, but where is the lowest cost C9HC HiPoint? I heard some online say $89.95?
 
It;s a tough little pistol that you don't have to go on a Ramen diet to afford.

Give one of these to every responsible parent in any inner city, and you'd see the 'bangers who prey upon those areas look for safer realms to be predators in.
 
Other than the grips, I don't think they are any uglier than my g26. I plan on grabbing two to throw in my vehicles. Run out of bullets? Smash their noggin with the slide!
 
They ain't sexy....but the fact that Hi-Point has been in business for 16 years says something positive about their guns. Most other companies that produce low-cost guns, like Jennings and Bryco, have been sued out of existence for building a lousy product.

All I've heard about them is they are good guns for the money.
 
Gun Tests gave them a good rating.
But I'm going to buy better quality, even for truck guns.

As for the cost if you have to use it: For most people, firing a gun in self-defense is at most a once-in-a-lifetime event, and one where your very life or a loved one is at risk. The value of the weapon post-event will be the least thing on your mind. It is important though, to have access to a backup weapon ASAP.
 
Ive seen quote a few at my range here in Indy. Some common issues (though very rare):
1. Rifling worn completely after 1 box (one occurance).
2. Jamming issues (usually with aftermarket Promags, stick with factory ones and change them out intermittantly to keep the spring from setting, which we have seen before).
3. General inaccuracy (well, most of it was the shooter, but also for a defensive distance, NO PROBLEM!)

All in all, they are decent guns for the cost. I have seen some really bad ones, but while they may be a majority, it seems that if you get one that does not give you issues, it will last forever and be a good weapon (we have seen this lots of times). Weve only had one KB at a buddy's orchard with a C9, but it was with Ultramax ammo, so I dont know if it was the gun or ammo. I personally would not depend on one (also, with the proliferation of milsurp handguns being so cheap), but some folks will.

My only advice is buy one and run lots of ammo through it! If it has ONE issue, DO NOT DEPEND ON IT! If you have a good one, they tend (from my observation) to stay good. Lots of ammo can also mean what ever ammo you are putting through it for defense. A mag of defensive stuff does not correlate to dependability tests. A couple boxes will determine dependability. (even after saying all of that, I did own a C9 once, got rid of it, but it was a good test specimen for handloads that I did not want to test in a good gun :D) Happy shooting!

Sorry for the edit: Incidentally, Nosler used one in a handloading book for a test bed (that's why I did it). Not a cool reciever and barrel. A C-9! Not a testament to anything, but interesting none-the-less.
 
I used to have a C-9 and High Point 45, both ran like a Singer sewing machine.

I was more impressed with the 45 however. When the 45 ran out of bullets it made for a most excellent club.

Sometimes in icy weather I used to put the HP 45 in my wife's car trunk for added weight and traction.
 
I'll be honest, I just don't want one merely because of the looks. Same reason I don't want a Glock. I'm a vain and shallow gun owner, it's as simple as that. :( If buying the gun merely for its utility, I'd say do it.
 
For the purpose I say get it. My brother has a hi point 45 and it is reliable and pretty accurate. I think that if hi point would get different grips and a different trigger the gun would look good.
 
A good gun for the money?

What does that exactly mean?

So if something is "iffy" but cheap, that makes it OK?

So a McDonalds burger is a good burger for the money, but if it costs $6 it would be crap?

Doesn't make sense to me, but I'm simple.

Every other semi-auto costs about $400 or more, yet Hi-Point can make a gun that sells for $80? Everyone else (except the old Savage pistols) uses a lockedbreech for the 9mm or the 40, but Hi-Point can use a direct blowback.

So either they know something that Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Colt, Kimber, Rock Island, Glock, H&K, Kahr, Kel-Tec, Springfirld Armory, Taurus and every other gun manufacturer doesn't know, or Hi-Point is cutting some corners that everyone else chooses not to cut.

But hey, it's got a life time warrenty.

Any gun can be good, any gun can be bad, you have to look at the design and ask yourself, would I bet my life on this.

Joe
 
From JoetheRedneck:
But hey, it's got a life time warrenty.
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Reminds me from a scene from Tommy Boy with Chris Farley (quoted from IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/quotes )
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Tommy: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting.
Ted Nelson, Customer: Go on, I'm listening.
Tommy: Here's the way I see it, Ted. Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside.
Ted Nelson, Customer: Yeah, makes a man feel good.
Tommy: 'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted?
[chuckles until he sees that Ted is not laughing too]
Ted Nelson, Customer: [impatiently] What's your point?
Tommy: The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy; well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser, and your daughter's knocked up. I seen it a hundred times.
Ted Nelson, Customer: But why do they put a guarantee on the box?
Tommy: Because they know all they sold ya was a guaranteed piece of ****. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.
Ted Nelson, Customer: [pause] Okay, I'll buy from you.

:D
 
For the money, you can't buy anything to equal a Hi-Point C9. And the warranty is excellent. And there is a great Hi-Point forum, too:
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Man, I've got a number of quality guns that I bought used for <$150.

It's like this: So you've got $10,000 and you go car shopping. You can buy a 3-5 year old domestic or Japanese sedan with ~50-70k miles, or you can buy a brand new Kia. What do you do? The profession I'm in tells me that the older Dodge Intrepid or Toyota Camry will still be on the road long after the little Kia econobox has been turned into butterknives and milk jugs.

My advice; shop around. You can turn up used S&W K-frames for little more than a Hi-point will cost you.
 
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