Well, I own Colts, Nighthawk 1911s, FN 5.7, performance center Smiths, Beretta, Sig, HK. Freedom, Magnum research..... Yet....I carry an ugly Glock. I also own a hi point 45 and a 9mm carbine.
I've had 3 Smith's, a Ruger, and a Sig that didn't function new. Had a winchester and a mossberg that broke within the first box of ammo. Never had that with a Hi point. Lol.
The hi point is a lesser gun, no doubt . Massive. Blow back action. Terrible feel and balance. But ive not seen one that didn't work new. And I'd guess that 95% of centerfire guns never hit the 1k round mark anyway.
My 9mm carbine will outshoot my Tavor, AK or most of my ARs. (All of my mil-spec ones). Its cheap plastic and ugly, but the only failures it ever had was with the pro mag magazines (which I've owned for everything from my old duty p97 to my new Glock 22 amd have never seen a promag work. Not one). Looking at the promag mags they look to be better quality than the hi point ones, but they turned mine into a single shot. It will never see a round count high enough to be meaningful and again, it's a lesser gun, but it is accurate and been reliable for the rounds its been fired.