Hi Point

Maybe in the Handgun section..

Yer in rifle country, boy! Lemme hear ya squeal!!

Sorry, the obscure Deliverance reference seemed appropriate.

I have a 9mm. Thought it would be fun to shoot and would save some wear on my other guns. I was wrong. I never shoot that pistol anymore. I'd rather shoot the guns that I like.

Oh hell, you're right. Didn't even notice.

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Quick! Ask about aftermarket shoulder stocks and what kind of scope to mount on it and pretend you meant to post it here!

Nope, that'd be the NFA section. Nice try!

I had a HiPoint 9mm for about 8 years. Big, heavy, ugly, clunky, crap trigger, crap sights, low capacity. But the thing went bang every time you pulled the trigger.

I traded it in when I went about a year or more without shooting it. I just got to the point where I had so many other nicer pistols to shoot I never got it out anymore.

I've got the .40. At 20 yards it hangs with or outshoots most other handguns that cost 3x the price.

I just bought a Hi Point .40 handgun. It was $149.00 so I thought it would be fun to shoot, and save some wear on my Sig.

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Unless you're firing around 1,000 rounds per month, you're not going to wear your Sig out any time soon.

Even with the punishingly high round counts that a lot of competitive shooters put through their guns, they only end up replacing parts on them every year or so.

I was going to post another obscure movie quote from Snatch (about a diamond theft) having to do with weigh meaning reliability... It's what it it, fat ugly and reliable, think of the forearm strength you'll build.

WTH,

* Boris "the Blade" Yurinov: [referring to the gun he sold Tommy] Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work … you can always hit them with it.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/quotes?qt0480547

Some people need a gun that don't cost much for HD and a little practice too. When your on a fixed income security needs to be cheap and it's nice if it's guarantee is lifetime. That little carbine of thiers is fun too.

I have a C9 and 995TS... great guns. I see nothing wrong with them. Some people say they are ugly, but I only shoot mine not in a relationship with it.

They need higher capacity and a better take down system. Other than that they are good guns. And, the owner of the company and his wife are good people who stand behind their products. They were able to enjoy some economies of scale with a local fabrication (Non firearms related...) to make a product for such a low price.

Also, make sure your magazines are loaded right now. The spring on new mags is the number one cause of FTE/FTL/FTF... but if you store the magazines loaded this problem goes away.

Also, due to the blow back operation you had better have, or GET a good grip as limp wristing is a problem for many with Hi-Points.

I have the C9 and the TS995. The C9 is very pleasant to shoot. I had a problem with it and needed to send it to the factory for a warranty repair. They received the C9 on Friday and I got it back from them the following Tuesday. Not only was the turn around unbelievable but they gave me a free mag for the trouble of sending it to them for the repair. I even got a note as to what they found wrong. I only wish I had of hear about them sooner. Great guns.

I have a 995 carbine and a 4095 carbine. Lots of fun, reliable, and very accurate. I just got 'em for plinkers, they're a real hoot for busting cans full of water, clay birds, golf balls, you name it. Put a cheap BSA red dot sight on 'em and enjoy!

I have no experience with their pistols though. You'll find LOTS of H-P haters around, most of whom have never touched one. They just hate them because they're ugly and cost less than they paid for their own guns. But it's hard to argue with a lifetime warranty, regardless of who owns it. You buy a used H-P and it breaks, they'll fix it, if they don't just replace it outright with a new one.

yeah, but I wished they did it like KT did, and made a compatible mag so you didn't have to reload every 8 or so rounds

From what I've heard, they're not bad if it's all you can afford. I understand they also honor their warranty without hassle. However, I wouldn't even consider putting ammunition that I spend money on through a Hi-Point if I had a higher quality pistol elsewhere, especially if this other pistol was one that I relied on for defense. For example, I wouldn't put rounds through a Hi-Point to keep from putting wear on a Sig. A tackle box pistol, absolutely. I toyed around with the idea of a 9mm Hi-Point for such a role not long ago (filled by a CZ-52 I already owned instead). But as a sacrificial range pistol, no way.

I've read some folks who've boasted putting thousands of rounds through a Hi-Point. I won't say that I doubt it. Though in such a case, I tend to think of the Hi-Point pistol as a "What's-The-Point" pistol. Congratulations in putting hundreds of dollars worth of ammunition through your $150 pistol that you bought to save money.

Obviously if one can afford to put a few thousand rounds of ammunition through their Hi-Point in the the course of a year or two, they could have afforded something other than a Hi-Point.

Again, nothing against the brand and this isn't a brand-X bashing rant. However, I find myself struggling with the idea of such a purchase when an extra $100 or slightly more could allow me to purchase a used, quality locked breech (such as a police trade-in 4046 for $329 at SOG for example). I'm not quoting scripture, this is only my opinion.

I've read some folks who've boasted putting thousands of rounds through a Hi-Point. I won't say that I doubt it. Though in such a case, I tend to think of the Hi-Point pistol as a "What's-The-Point" pistol. Congratulations in putting hundreds of dollars worth of ammunition through your $150 pistol that you bought to save money.

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What's the point? Because it's fun. I'm one of those people. I didn't buy a Hi-Point to save money. I bought a Hi-Point to see if they were as bad as everyone said they were. I did in fact put over 2,000 rounds through it. It was FUN. Nothing more. It also turned out to be both reliable and at least as accurate as I can shoot a handgun.

You can't understand why anyone would spend more on ammo than they do on a gun? You don't shoot much do you?

I agree. If you don't spend more on ammo thru a gun than it costs for the gun itself, you're doing something wrong. And if you don't own at least one gun just for fun range shooting or plinking, you're doing 2 things wrong.

You can't understand why anyone would spend more on ammo than they do on a gun?

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Is that what you got from my post? It's not what I said and it's certainly not the point I was trying to make.

What I did say was:

Congratulations in putting hundreds of dollars worth of ammunition through your $150 pistol that you bought to save money.

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Obviously if one can afford to put a few thousand rounds of ammunition through their Hi-Point in the the course of a year or two, they could have afforded something other than a Hi-Point.

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What I'm getting at here isn't that Hi-Points aren't fun or shooting in general isn't fun. I'm in complete agreement that having fun for the sake of fun is fun.

However, what confounds me is when folks purchase a Hi-Point primarily to save money in the purchase of a firearm. If someone likes the looks of Hi-Points or purchases one for any other reason than to save a few bucks, I can understand that. But shooting isn't cheap and I suppose my hang up revolves around the logic of saving $100 on an ultra-budget pistol that you plan on shelling out a few hundred dollars to feed.

I'm certainly not trying (or wanting) to judge anyone nor criticize anyone's choice in firearms. But from a financial aspect, it just doesn't jive much. Not long ago, such was the case when a coworker purchased two Lorcin 9mm pistols instead of the Beretta he was in the market for, believing it a better bang for his buck. Again, to each his own.

I do purchase C&R rifles and handguns for the value... in retrospect, maybe the logic is similar.

You don't shoot much do you?

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Ugh....