Thoughts on a 9mm Rifle for plinking and range use please

Bro, do you even PSA?


https://palmettostatearmory.com/pa-9-pcc/uppers.html

My 995 is pretty darn accurate. You may enjoy one. Or sell your supplies.

The Hi Point 995TS you're considering is a solid choice for a budget-friendly plinker and it has a reputation for eating up various types of ammo without a fuss.

You might also want to look into other 9mm carbines that are popular. I mean the Ruger PC Carbine and the Kel-Tec SUB-2000, both of which have been praised for their performance and may still be within a reasonable budget. They offer great value for the money and are a blast to shoot at the range.

HiVilio said:

The Hi Point 995TS you're considering is a solid choice for a budget-friendly plinker and it has a reputation for eating up various types of ammo without a fuss.

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^^^^This!^^^

I'll admit that I eventually upgraded to a Sub2K to take advantage of high-cap CZ magazines that are the same 'height' as that of the Sig mag release, but I had a 995. It was accurate, FLAWLESS ... never once FtFeed/Fire or jam or anything, and ate everything, even when loading 5 different brands mixed in the mag. I 'bubba'd' it somewhat to remove some tacticool ugliness and extra rails, then added a red-dot sight and removed the front post.

But it never failed me! Offhand groups @ 50-yards were baseball sized, but be aware that I shoot rifles offhand 1-3X per week ...

Sight it in @ 25-yds.

I had one of the original 1st generation hi point carbine I put a cheap 4x scope on it. I used it for shooting groundhogs around buildings that I didn't want to get back to the hole around buildings. I have taken groundhogs out to 100 yards with one . Never had a single malfunction of any kind

3sport said:

Gents:

In moving my reloading bench and opening boxes I have not looked at for a very long time, I discovered WAY too much 9mm ammunition components. I am fully stocked on 9mm brass, primers and bullets. Truly, I could outfit a platoon. I sold my last 9mm in the early 2ks, so I would like to start reloading 9mm again to put those components into service.

I don't want to spend a lot of money, and I do not want a pistol. I never had a semi-auto rifle in 9mm. I was thinking about getting something low end just for plinking at the range to throw some 9mm downrange.

Thoughts on this please? I am looking at the Hi Point 995TS because of the price point. $300. I am not that concerned about accuracy, chronograph readings nor anything else except having some plinking fun with my 9mm reloads at the range.

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Thanks in advance.

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Those are a gun many love to hate on. Bottom line a LOT of people buy one to try to break it. There are some great video's of people abusing one to a point they are shocked at how hard they are to break. Now the big down side is the proprietary mags. For the price they sell for though? Its really hard to beat one and they can be beat to death and still work.

3sport said:

Thanks for the responses. I am surprised by the praise for the low cost Hi Point 9mm. I didn't expect this much positive feedback.

For $300, this rifle seems like a really good deal based on the experience posted here.

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There is one thing to be careful of here. Often they are so much damn fun that you will soon be looking at more expensive PCC's

Alex Clayton said:

There is one thing to be careful of here. Often they are so much damn fun that you will soon be looking at more expensive PCC's

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... uhhhhhhhh, that's a BAD thing? Who knew!

My 9mm Hipoint carbine with a cheap red dot optic is great! The stock sights— not so much.

And… there are upgrades to make it into a more “normal” PCC.

Think of getting a better (less abrasive) bolt handle, lose the iron sights entirely, red dot optic, 20rd mags that really work are available, and the “ultimate” upgrade —bullpup kit from Hightower Armory if you’re into that look! It does look a lot better than the 99TS stock, but it puts the muzzle closer to your face and ears.

That Hightower Armory stock actually improves the look, kinda cool looking.

3sport said:

Thanks for the responses. I am surprised by the praise for the low cost Hi Point 9mm. I didn't expect this much positive feedback.

For $300, this rifle seems like a really good deal based on the experience posted here.

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Nothing wrong with the Highpoint, but if you look around you can find the Gen2 Sub2000 for about the same price.

With the gen 3 Sub2k coming out there's some good deals on the gen 2s.
Lots of choices for mag type as well.

But I've owned HP carbines in 9mm, .45 and 10mm and never had any issues with any of them. Great value and excellent customer support,
I did drop my .45 & 10mm in the HTA bullpup stocks and while they're well made and sturdier than the HP factory stock I ultimately preferred the lighter factory stock. I was also annoyed that the HTA magwell didn't match the baseplate of the factory mags, allowing them to shift front & back more than the factory stock. Wasn't an issue for the .45 but I had to shim my 10mm mags to stop misfeeds. HTA was supposed to make a replacement base plate, they never did.

The Sub2k is much lighter & smaller than the HP carbine but HP ergonomics are worlds better, even the loosey goosey HP trigger is better than the Sub2k trigger.

Buying a carbine to use up components is what I did.
Found a used Ruger PCC for $500.
It takes my tiny G-26 mags or the big sticks.
Very satisfied.

I don't mind the Hi-Point carbines at all, but I bought a Kel-Tec Sub 2000 because it was almost 3 lbs lighter.

I decided on the Ruger PC9 because of the plethora of aftermarket parts and that it takes Glock mags. First time out I classified B class in steel challenge iron sights with it. Keeper.