Which of the below would be your favorite HiPoint Carbine?

[Dr_2_B]

Which of the below would be your favorite HiPoint Carbine?

 

[savanahsdad]

when I saw this post I was thinking set up , old stock -vs- new style , , or an aftermarket stock , but any way I pic 9mm cheaper to shoot , and when they first came out that is all you could get ,

 

[cat_IT_guy]

I used to have a 9mm HiPoint. IT was great fun, shouldnt have sold it. I am just getting into reloading. If I was still buying factory ammo, I'd vote 9mm for sure due to cost of ammo. Now that I reload, however the difference in cost between the 2 is only a few cents, Im beginning to think that lobbing big, slow, .45 projectiles out of a carbine would be a lot of fun. Is "both" an option?

 

[chris in va]

I had an early 9mm carbine but it went back for repairs four times as various internal parts kept breaking. That and the ten round mag limit along with the absurd teardown for cleaning made me throw in the towel.

I'm much happier with my CX4.

 

[aarondhgraham]

9mm for mine,,,

9mm for mine,,,
But that's because I own a 9mm pistol.

Also, I didn't have a need for the carbine,,,
I bought it as a range toy to shoot with friends,,,
Destroying household appliances is cheaper with 9mm.

I would not get the .40 because I'm not impressed with the cartridge,,,
I do not think the effectiveness is worth the high ammo cost.

I might have purchased the .45 carbine,,,
If I had owned a pistol in .45 ACP.

Aarond

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[CZ223]

Make mine a 40

I have both the 9mm and the 40 but, when it comes to which I would rather have in a gunfight, I choose the 40 over 9mm every single time. The 9mm is a lot of fun to shoot fast. It has virtually no recoil so I can double tap 5 targets in under 3 seconds. The 40 recoils more so I am a little slower with it than the nine but, I like the 40 caliber better. I was thinking about picking up one in 45 but I haven't around to it yet.

 

[iwilc2]

9mm for me fun to shoot cheep to reload for









Len

 

[MedWheeler]

The nine for me, too. Lighter, zippier, and cheaper.

Anything I get in .45 is going to be a 1911 (don't own one yet.)

 

[OilyPablo]

I was shooting steel with my 40 at 200 yards.......and it didn't kaboom......seriously it is a pretty fun little gun. I needed a .40SW Carbine, and for under $250 new, this fits.

 

[Phaedrus/69]

I wouldn't choose any of them because I already have two PCCs, a Beretta in 9mm and an HK in .45 ACP. If I didn't I'd pick the 9mm HP.

 

[bikerdoc]

9mm, have,like, use.

 

[Walkalong]

9MM, cheap to plink with.

 

[bannockburn]

If I was in the market for a Hi-Point carbine it would be the one with the cheapest ammo: 9mm. I use to have a Sterling Mk.6 carbine and that thing could go through WWB like crazy.

 

[Ghosth]

I have not bought it yet but I have been looking hard at the HiPoint 9mm carbine.

Ammo available everywhere, reasonably priced, easy to cast and reload for it.
Seems like a winning combination. Short length and low recoil means it is probably a good choice for teaching my wife to shoot. Possible home defense weapon.

Granted I have other choices for myself, but I think it would be a good choice for her.

 

[Teachu2]

I went with a .45, which my brother in law now owns. Fun gun, and all he had at the time was a Ruger .45acp pistol.

 

[scaevola]

I've had several of the 995's and a 4595. I've never owned a 4095. I chose the .45 because I like the cartridge better. If I could have what I want ... HiPoint would make a 10mm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qt0cUHG7zI

 

[Justin]

I simply cannot fathom the mindset of a person who buys the cheapest gun on the market chambered in comparatively expensive cartridges like .40 S&W or .45 ACP.

Given the cost of ammunition, especially .45 ACP, it won't take long for the ammo cost to eclipse the cost of the gun, and for someone who's putting a premium on the price of the gun, it would behoove them to put a similar value on the cost of ammunition, which, with regular practice, will eclipse the cost of the firearm.

Look at it this way:
Cost of a .45 ACP Hi Point carbine on Bud's Gun Shop: $269.
Cost of the cheapest .45 ACP practice ammunition at Midway USA: $17.79/50 rds.

It only takes around 15 boxes of shooting cheap-jack Tula .45 before you've spent as much on ammunition as on the gun, for a total cost of $535.

On the other hand, the price given for a 9mm HiPoint carbine is $271. Midway's cheapest plinking 9mm is $11.79/50 rds which works out to approximately 23 boxes of ammunition for about the same total price out the door.

Total rounds for the same setup:
.45 ACP: 750
9 mm: 1,150

So, for the same cost, with the 9mm, you end up with ~35% more ammunition, which, used properly, will make you a more proficient shooter.

Now, comparing the cost of the gun to the cost of the ammunition is, admittedly, kind of arbitrary, but it works as a pretty reasonable metric for comparing and assessing costs, and for someone who's budget-constrained in their choice of a PCC, the 9mm is all upside.

Long story short, buying a .45 ACP Hi Point is like buying a Yugo and then insisting on using racing fuel in it instead of regular unleaded.

 

[silicosys4]

Hmm, I'll have to disagree about the .45
I'd want one simply because I already have a 9mm pcc, and I've played around a little with a semi auto Thompson and had a blast smacking steel with those big rounds.
I beat an old mild steel target off its welds with that gun and bent the target up pretty good, and had a lot of fun doing it...that target needed retirement anyways. It also rolls knock down targets with authority.
But then again I reload cast loads, 9mm at $3/50 vs .45 at $4.75/50, and I already load a lot of .45, so the cost difference doesn't hit too hard.

For someone who doesn't reload, a 9mm makes more sense than a .45.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Had, and regret selling, a 9mm, so that's how I voted.