never_summer
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i could have stocked up for an army with those buy 1 get 1 free deals for the price of my kimber 
the $150 hi-point 9mm handguns. lol?
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MikePGS
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I've seen them in person, and they look like toys. You half expect to see orange plastic on the ends of the barrels... that being said, i've never shot one and have heard good things about them. Who cares what they look like so long as they work, which according to many people on here, they do.
infrangible
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My buddy had a C9. I shot it a handful of times, and it always went bang. We did notice that the barrel was angled a bit to the left. it was anything but accurate(and while I am no Todd Jarrett, I can usually hit near the center of the target), and would keyhole now and then. I guess it'd do the job if you were close to what you were shooting at. 
They are also kind of a PITA to tear down. You have to punch a pin out of the back to get the slide to come off. If you want a good shooting bargain pistol, get a Makarov. just my 2 cents.
They are also kind of a PITA to tear down. You have to punch a pin out of the back to get the slide to come off. If you want a good shooting bargain pistol, get a Makarov. just my 2 cents.Moondancer
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I recently went to the range with a former co-worker that had bought himself a Hi-Point 9mm carbine for Christmas. He's had a .380 Hi-Point handgun for a little over a year that he'd bought used from someone for a "really good price". He's not a "gunny" (at least not yet) but he's developing a real interest in guns, both rifles and handguns. Now mind you, I've never had the opportunity to actually shoot any Hi-Points before and was expecting both to be total POS guns. Just to set the stage, I had shot a different buddy's Beretta Cheetah two weeks before.
I first shot his carbine. We were shooting at 30 yards, the maximum distance for the indoor range we were at. He had mounted the included laser sight but hadn't sighted it in yet. As my old eyes aren't what they used to be, the iron sights on the carbine were essentially useless for me. I held the laser dot on my bright orange aiming point and fired three rounds. The were about a foot low and 6 inches to the right but grouped REALLY tight. He told me how to adjust the laser and I said to myself, "screw that, I'm just gonna see how good it holds." I proceeded to empty the mag, reloaded it and emptied that one as well. Decent trigger pull, and about a 1" group at 30 yards out of a gun I'd never even held before, let alone shoot. I was pleasantly surprised.
Next he hands me the .380. I used to own a Llama Model III in .380 and currently have a Kel-Tec P-3AT for summer carry so I'm no stranger to the .380 ACP. This thing is a brick, and I pick up the gun with a certain amount of trepidition (is this thing going to blow up in my hand?) and proceed to squeeze off a shot at the target 7 yards out. Hmmm. Again, decent trigger pull. Not on a par with my Kimber CDP, but MEASUREABLY better than my other buddy's Beretta! And.... a hole in the target dead on POA. Wow. I fire off the remainder of the mag and end up with about a 2 inch grouping around the point of aim.
Long story short, I am more than pleasantly surprised with the two Hi-Points. Good trigger pulls, good accuracy, no hiccups as in FTF or FTE. I told my buddy he'd done pretty good, especially for the money which was a major concern for him. Would I ever buy a Hi-Point? They are as ugly as sin, and I didn't shoot either enough to know what their actual reliability would be. I know that I would not buy one of their handguns, as I think for the money you can do better, especially if you hunt for a used gun. Having said that, I have to admit I'm thinking about a carbine for a trunk gun, though. Probably one in .40 instead of 9mm and if they came out with one in .45 ACP I'd probably be even more apt to get one. At the price they go for, I'd say a carbine was worth every penny and more. And I wouldn't miss it if it ended up being stolen as much as I would my Vector Underfolder AK.
I first shot his carbine. We were shooting at 30 yards, the maximum distance for the indoor range we were at. He had mounted the included laser sight but hadn't sighted it in yet. As my old eyes aren't what they used to be, the iron sights on the carbine were essentially useless for me. I held the laser dot on my bright orange aiming point and fired three rounds. The were about a foot low and 6 inches to the right but grouped REALLY tight. He told me how to adjust the laser and I said to myself, "screw that, I'm just gonna see how good it holds." I proceeded to empty the mag, reloaded it and emptied that one as well. Decent trigger pull, and about a 1" group at 30 yards out of a gun I'd never even held before, let alone shoot. I was pleasantly surprised.
Next he hands me the .380. I used to own a Llama Model III in .380 and currently have a Kel-Tec P-3AT for summer carry so I'm no stranger to the .380 ACP. This thing is a brick, and I pick up the gun with a certain amount of trepidition (is this thing going to blow up in my hand?) and proceed to squeeze off a shot at the target 7 yards out. Hmmm. Again, decent trigger pull. Not on a par with my Kimber CDP, but MEASUREABLY better than my other buddy's Beretta! And.... a hole in the target dead on POA. Wow. I fire off the remainder of the mag and end up with about a 2 inch grouping around the point of aim.
Long story short, I am more than pleasantly surprised with the two Hi-Points. Good trigger pulls, good accuracy, no hiccups as in FTF or FTE. I told my buddy he'd done pretty good, especially for the money which was a major concern for him. Would I ever buy a Hi-Point? They are as ugly as sin, and I didn't shoot either enough to know what their actual reliability would be. I know that I would not buy one of their handguns, as I think for the money you can do better, especially if you hunt for a used gun. Having said that, I have to admit I'm thinking about a carbine for a trunk gun, though. Probably one in .40 instead of 9mm and if they came out with one in .45 ACP I'd probably be even more apt to get one. At the price they go for, I'd say a carbine was worth every penny and more. And I wouldn't miss it if it ended up being stolen as much as I would my Vector Underfolder AK.
Guzzizzit
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Yes, and I'm sure the BG will be more than happy to wait the 6-8 weeks it takes to get it back before he continues his attack.
Harry Paget Flashman
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cajun47. I hope your cousin has the presence of mind to ask for consecutive serial numbers the next time he buys 2 Hi-Points. Better investment.
Tattooed Bard
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I owned one of the 9mm carbines one time, must have put at least 5000 rounds down range through it without any malfunctions
had to sell it to pay the bills, the only drawback to it at that time was 10 round clip was all you could get
had to sell it to pay the bills, the only drawback to it at that time was 10 round clip was all you could get
hankdatank1362
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Dude... did you just use the term hi-point and investment in the same sentence?
Although my friend's neighbor out in the country had one in 9mm... ugly, and one or two jams, but overall a kinda fun gun.
wallysparx
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i got my hi-point c9 new for $100, even with california's more expensive prices. only ftf i've ever had was the firing pin punching through the primer on a reload. otherwise, it's only problem is being picky with loading the magazine with the rounds point at just the right angle in order to chamber properly. i'm still a relatively new pistol shooter, but i'm happy with its results.
i've owned 2, and still own one. the first one was junk, and it jammed alot.
the one i have now, works great. i thought maybe it was the mag, because it was a 10 round mag with an 8 round mags spring, and figured the other springs had too much pressure. but i got a new hi-point mag (wich are alot nicer than old ones) and it doesnt jame either. i can shoot 11 shots through it playing around, with any cci ammo, but when i carry it, i only trust it with 10 shots, and fmj rounds.
my geuss is alot of them are defective or something, some of them are good.
and i would rather have 2 hi-points than 1 ruger (and btw 2 hi-points would only be around $300, rugers are way more) specially with me, because my guns are always getting lost or stolen, so i prefer cheap guns alot now.
and both were 9mm's, i'd like the .45, just because for a 9mm, 10 shots isnt much, but their .45 holds 9 or 10 i think, and thats ok for a .45. my glock held 14 tho.
and wally, thats probably marks on the primer already. alot of ammo has specific marks on the primer. i thought the same thing, but looked closer.
the one i have now, works great. i thought maybe it was the mag, because it was a 10 round mag with an 8 round mags spring, and figured the other springs had too much pressure. but i got a new hi-point mag (wich are alot nicer than old ones) and it doesnt jame either. i can shoot 11 shots through it playing around, with any cci ammo, but when i carry it, i only trust it with 10 shots, and fmj rounds.
my geuss is alot of them are defective or something, some of them are good.
and i would rather have 2 hi-points than 1 ruger (and btw 2 hi-points would only be around $300, rugers are way more) specially with me, because my guns are always getting lost or stolen, so i prefer cheap guns alot now.
and both were 9mm's, i'd like the .45, just because for a 9mm, 10 shots isnt much, but their .45 holds 9 or 10 i think, and thats ok for a .45. my glock held 14 tho.
and wally, thats probably marks on the primer already. alot of ammo has specific marks on the primer. i thought the same thing, but looked closer.
03Shadowbob
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Just curious...How does one lose a gun? Stolen I can understand but losing one?
glocktoberfest
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I'm just thinking of ace99's last trip to the range .
"hey , anybody seen my gun , I left it right there ?"
"hey , anybody seen my gun , I left it right there ?"
I have to admit I have wondered about Hi-Point's quality.
I've never actually seen one up-close nor have I seen anybody shoot one.
I wondered what you'd get for the price.
Maybe one day I'll see one in a store and ask to see it just so I can take it apart and examine the quality (if they'll let me).
I've never actually seen one up-close nor have I seen anybody shoot one.
I wondered what you'd get for the price.
Maybe one day I'll see one in a store and ask to see it just so I can take it apart and examine the quality (if they'll let me).
Everyone who's never shot a Hi-Point hates them.
They're cheap, they're ugly, and they're unpopular.
They also come with a lifetime warranty and are exceptionally reliable (in my experience).
I do own one, and I do shoot it. It has never jammed.
I'm not going to say the Hi-point is a great gun, an exceptionally accurate gun, or even a gun that's a heckuvalotta fun to shoot. All I'm saying is they work, and If they don't Hi-point will do whatever it takes to make it work.
They've had problems in the past with magazine quality, but those are in the past. The current production mags and pistols work just fine.
I don't see a lot of complaints from people who own them, just from people who know someone who ownes one, or people who got rid of theirs after one or two trips to the range.
I got what I paid for, and I'm satisfied. I do still like my Ruger more.
They're cheap, they're ugly, and they're unpopular.
They also come with a lifetime warranty and are exceptionally reliable (in my experience).
I do own one, and I do shoot it. It has never jammed.
I'm not going to say the Hi-point is a great gun, an exceptionally accurate gun, or even a gun that's a heckuvalotta fun to shoot. All I'm saying is they work, and If they don't Hi-point will do whatever it takes to make it work.
They've had problems in the past with magazine quality, but those are in the past. The current production mags and pistols work just fine.
I don't see a lot of complaints from people who own them, just from people who know someone who ownes one, or people who got rid of theirs after one or two trips to the range.
I got what I paid for, and I'm satisfied. I do still like my Ruger more.
greener
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I believe the earlier mags needed a bit of tinkering to work correctly. The upper edges needed to be widened a bit. The folks I know who own them have no complaints. I've fired a 9mm and a .45. Both shot well. Heck, I lucked into 3 of 3 in or thouching the 10 ring at 17 yards with the .45. The two Hi-points did better than the Kimber Ultra Carry I fired. At least with the HP's I didn't have to push on the slide to get the rounds chambered.
I probably will not buy a Hi-point, but it seems to me their poor quality is very much overstated. The seem to have better warrenties than a lot of the big name firearms.
I probably will not buy a Hi-point, but it seems to me their poor quality is very much overstated. The seem to have better warrenties than a lot of the big name firearms.
I bought a hi-point 9mm carbine used at a gun show for 35 dollars with two clips. It was pretty beat up, scratches, dings it looked ancient.
When I tried shooting the carbine it functioned as I suspect it probably would... very poorly. I was never able to get the weapon to eat a whole magazine without problems.
However, I called the company up told them I was the 4th owner, bought it at a gun show and that it had some ftf and fte and they said "Send the weapon in we stand by our products."
I sent it in and a two weeks later when it came back. It was like I got a brand new gun.
They replaced everything but the serial number and included two spare magazines.
It has worked wonderfully ever since. Not exactly a tacticool weapon but a fun reliable plinker.
For what they are I recommend hi-point.
/not recommend for self defense. My life is worth any investment.
When I tried shooting the carbine it functioned as I suspect it probably would... very poorly. I was never able to get the weapon to eat a whole magazine without problems.
However, I called the company up told them I was the 4th owner, bought it at a gun show and that it had some ftf and fte and they said "Send the weapon in we stand by our products."
I sent it in and a two weeks later when it came back. It was like I got a brand new gun.
They replaced everything but the serial number and included two spare magazines.
It has worked wonderfully ever since. Not exactly a tacticool weapon but a fun reliable plinker.
For what they are I recommend hi-point.
/not recommend for self defense. My life is worth any investment.
I've had the 9mm for a long time now. Love it. Shoots like a champ. I'm trying to get a guy to sell me his 45. I'd love to have one in each cal. Like others have said, you can't beat the warrenty. I also agree with the comment about many malfunctions happening with new shooters.
Whirlwind06
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Both the ones I have shot fine. Had the C9 and have the carbine.
Can't beat them for the price.
Can't beat them for the price.
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