Would you Openly Rock a High Point C9?

[Old Dog]

I bought the C9 Compact $193 out the door. And I have Old Steel case ammo that I will run through it at one of the most exclusive indoor range in Seattle area!

Pretty sure you'll hear some snickers if you break that bad boy out at the Bellevue Gun Club/West Coast Armory (I used to be a member and occasionally get out that way). And $193? That's all they gave you to take that?

And "true gun enthusiasts" don't have to "appreciate all guns." Just like true art enthusiasts don't have to appreciate paintings of Elvis on black velvet (or the poker playing dogs) and true car enthusiasts don't have to appreciate a Kia Soul.

 

[AustinTX]

No citation needed. I think I've explained my point well enough.

No, I don't think you've come close to supporting such a sweeping, absolute statement, but that's fine. Not even referring to Hi-Points here, which I've owned, and which I've previously acknowledged as legitimately filling a niche, as crude as they may be.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Pretty sure you'll hear some snickers if you break that bad boy out at the Bellevue Gun Club/West Coast Armory (I used to be a member and occasionally get out that way). And $193? That's all they gave you to take that?

And "true gun enthusiasts" don't have to "appreciate all guns." Just like true art enthusiasts don't have to appreciate paintings of Elvis on black velvet (or the poker playing dogs) and true car enthusiasts don't have to appreciate a Kia Soul.

Oooh yeah! West Coast Armory! here I come! Might Have to wear my Cut Offs and Tang Top too

 

[Phaedrus/69]

If I had one I wouldn't mind being seen at the range with it. But they make no firearms that interest me and I'm at the stage of my life where I'm more interested in having a handful of firearms I'll actually use vs just a large collection of guns. Throughout my life the balance between long guns and pistols has seesawed wildly! As a young man I had a few of each but as time went on my focus shifted entirely to handguns. I think from age 30 til my mid forties I didn't have any kind of long gun. Now it's swung back in the other direction, and while I still have a fair number of handguns I'm much for focuses on fighting-type long guns. A High Point carbine might be fun to dink around with but I don't see it bumping my Bren or PWS carbines out of the collection.

 

[cc-hangfire]

Tommrow! for S&G will look for one!

Yep, I own a C9 for grins & giggles - and just to see how it shoots and handles. With the heavy slide it has a unique recoil impulse.
I won’t bash it; it shoots to point of aim and has been reliable AND I’ll occasionally take it to the range. But I wouldn’t buy another, my sample of one is enough.

 

[cc-hangfire]

What’s the cheapest modern reliable revolver ?

I’d say:
Rock Island M200 & M206.
Range of $250 to $300 (looking at recent Gunbroker sales & adding shipping & FFL transfer fee)

I have an M200, and used it as a vehicle gun for awhile.

 

[PapaG]

High Points? You might want to get the name correct before starting the collection...

I've bought dozens of guns that cost more than buying one specimen of each of the handgun calibers. There are plenty of custom guns that would cost more than their entire catalog.

I'd go for a collection of the carbines. All the bulkiness of the handgun isn't as much of a drawback when mated to a rifle. I can't imagine buying a .380 ACP rifle but I guess the ballistics are more impressive than a .22.

Proof reading isn't a "high point" here.

 

[Fine Figure of a Man]

Would you guys be embarrassed to bring a HighPoint C9 to the range?

"Ashamed" would be more descriptive word.
I am happy to say I don't own any Hi Points and never go to public ranges.

 

[KevininPa]

Like others have said Mark_Mark, don't worry about what anyone else thinks. If you want to buy it, do it.
I have to disagree with you on one point: I think they're fugly, but I think Glocks are too and I own a few of them. I own all of the Highpoints you mentioned except the .380

Everyone likes to dis them or joke about them, including me, but the fact is they work and they are built rugged. I use mine for load development and swamp duty and I don't open carry in public anyway. But if I wanted to take one to the range I wouldn't think the first time about anyone's opinion.

True gun enthusiasts appreciate all guns. I own guns on both ends of the price sheet and have had more problems with some of the higher end models than I have with Highpoint.
Here's a real jewel of engineering that will help you appreciate a Highpoint:
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That's so ugly that I want one!

 

[KevininPa]

This thread almost makes me want a C9 again for poops and giggles!

 

[Mark_Mark]

This thread almost makes me want a C9 again for poops and giggles!

DO IT!!!! $193 OTD is literally overpriced and you can find it for probably $165!!!

 

[KevininPa]

There's actually a kydex holster for those. Houston holsters, I think.

 

[Mark_Mark]

There's actually a kydex holster for those. Houston holsters, I think.

going with Uncle Mikes $5 Walmart special holster

 

[KevininPa]

I had a C9. It worked. Was even accurate. If not anything else, good car/truck gun. Wish I kept mine for that purpose.

 

[thirty-eight]

going with Uncle Mikes $5 Walmart special holster

Perfect.

 

[Nature Boy]

I thought the standard issue holster for a Hi Point was a paper sack

 

[tark]

I thought the standard issue holster for a Hi Point was a paper sack

No, it is an old Crown Royal whisky bag. Nice fit, won't mar that exquisite finish and everyone thinks you're carrying around a bottle of whisky while making a commercial.

I've heard enough! I'm gonna go buy a Hi-point , right now! Since I can shoot at my house, I won't have to worry about embarrassment at a public range.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I thought the standard issue holster for a Hi Point was a paper sack

No, it is an old Crown Royal whisky bag. Nice fit, won't mar that exquisite finish and everyone thinks you're carrying around a bottle of whisky while making a commercial.

I've heard enough! I'm gonna go buy a Hi-point , right now! Since I can shoot at my house, I won't have to worry about embarrassment at a public range.

yes! but I’m treat her/him right with a nice Universal Nylon Uncle Mike’s!!!

 

[Mark_Mark]

remember these! Yeah… we all had one! they were not that bad $10 walmart

 

[Mike J]

No, it is an old Crown Royal whisky bag. Nice fit, won't mar that exquisite finish and everyone thinks you're carrying around a bottle of whisky while making a commercial.

I've heard enough! I'm gonna go buy a Hi-point , right now! Since I can shoot at my house, I won't have to worry about embarrassment at a public range.

If you like how it shoots you should take it to a public range. If anyone makes fun of your gun challenge them to a simple match (say best group at 25 yards) with a small friendly wager. If you outshoot them it will shut them up & the embarrassment will be all on them. I haven't shot one but I have seen people post that they are decently accurate.

 

[Mark_Mark]

If you like how it shoots you should take it to a public range. If anyone makes fun of your gun challenge them to a simple match (say best group at 25 yards) with a small friendly wager. If you outshoot them it will shut them up & the embarrassment will be all on them. I haven't shot one but I have seen people post that they are decently accurate.

Now we talking!

 

[sigarms228]

From what all I read about them is that Hi Points are accurate, largely due to the fixed barrel. So, if accuracy is what you enjoy I can't say shooting a Hi Point is a waste.

Yet you don't own one it sounds like. There is much more to accuracy than just just the action type including quality/fit of the action, quality/fit of the barrel, having and excellent grip that fits the shooter, quality of the sights, and quality of the trigger including reset. I choose to spend more for a better pistol with those attributes. Like I said that may not matter to some and it's good to have options for those with needs at lower price point but I would consider shooting a Hi Point a waste of my ammo.

 

[PapaG]

Gee, insert sarcasm emoji here, in Illinois we are prohibited from selling these things here due to some melting point thing and therefore are being deprived of the joy in showing off our open mindedness about all things handgun. That said, we have had several folks bring these bricks to our NRA basic pistol and CCW classes. More failures than all others combined, if you lump them with Jennings and Bryco. BTW, original company was Stallard Arms.

 

[TTv2]

Yet you don't own one it sounds like. There is much more to accuracy than just just the action type including quality/fit of the action, quality/fit of the barrel, having and excellent grip that fits the shooter, quality of the sights, and quality of the trigger including reset. I choose to spend more for a better pistol with those attributes. Like I said that may not matter to some and it's good to have options for those with needs at lower price point but I would consider shooting a Hi Point a waste of my ammo.

It's obvious you have an obsession with quality and don't believe a Hi Point could ever preform as well as a pistol higher in price as you clearly conflate quality with cost.

I do own one, the .45 model, bought it because I wanted a semi auto .45 for a decent price and don't like GI 1911's and their garbage sights for double what the Hi Point cost. The warranty and being +P rated as I like to load my .45 reloads hot sold me on the Hi Point.

 

[triplebike]

This is a pretty good read concerning the origin of Hi Point firearms and where they are today;

Hi-Point Firearms And The Man Behind Them | An Official Journal Of The NRA (americanrifleman.org)