Hi-Point .45

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I'm thinking of getting a Hi-point .45acp to replace my current 9mm for home protection .Is this gun worth getting quality wise.Also as stupid as it sounds i have never fired a .45 before. I have shot 44's 357's 9's,but never a .45.What should i expect recoil wise.Thanks for your time and for any information
 
Ok, first off, what gun is it replacing?

And the recoil should not be bad with a HiPoint, considering the weight of them..

Im sure that TropicalZ will chime in any second.
 
There's a point at which gun-snobbery becomes common sense. I'd put that point at about $179.00 MSRP for a new .45 (which is incidentally the funkiest looking thing I've ever seen).

Do yourself a favor and find something used. Perhaps a beat-up Ruger P90 or P97. You'll pay more, but I can't imagine it wouldn't be worth it.
 
I have a Hi-Point in 40cal. I like it for plinking in the backyard.;)
I wouldnt be afraid to have a Hi-Point as a Home Defense Gun.
Just break it in good.:) I have a little skit over on makarov.com on the modern gun board featuring the Hi-Point and my shooting results.:evil:
 
I have one ordered. I found out that no one my dealer called actually had one. Then I found out that when they DO get one, it is an allocated item.
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The currently made Hi-Point .45 is far lighter than a 1911. I don't know about recoil because I have never fired one.
 
break it in ? I hear this alot with hi-point could you explain this more..Does it just meen shoot it alot..thanks
 
If your experience is the same as mine,youll find your future .45acp to be accurate and utterly reliable.Breaking in requires about 300 rounds from my experience regardless of the gun being broken in.Below this round count and you cant really count on any gun to be trustworthy.I find Hi-Points to be very ergonomic and they come with nice sites from the factory unlike so many guns nowadays.
www.hi-pointfirearms.com
 
444.........the last gun show I attended, there was a big table with just about every handgun on it were Hi-Points mixed in with some more "high priced" handguns.... sorry you missed it.
 
Just for the record I have never had to break in a gun. All of my current firearms have been reliable from day one....even my 1911. Some guns do require a break in period and therefore should not be judged un-reliable until around 500 rounds are through them.

I am not saying that you can't get a good Hi-Point handgun, but in my experience it looks like statistically you are much more likely to get a dog then a good one. If I was looking for something to defend my life with and was on a tight budget there are other routes I would go.

Ruger P97s can be had for around $300 NEW.
Firestorms are pretty good little pistols.
Makarovs are great cheap pistols, although in 9x18.

I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest you look into a nice used Ruger or Smith Revolver. The Ruger Security Six is a great revolver that is in a serious caliber and will go bang all the time. It can usually be found reasonbly cheap also.

http://gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=9455635

http://gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=9467510

Again there are people who get great Hi-Points and many who don't. The only Hi-Point that the majority of people seem to be satisfied with is the 9mm Carbine.

Please don't take any of this as a flame as whatever works for people is fine with me. I was just posting options that may yield a higher statistical chance of getting a reliable self defense weapon for a good price. My number one pre-requisite for a self defense weapon is that I am confident that it will go bang every time I need it to go bang. Everything else including capacity, feel, brand etc. is just icing on the cake. Accuracy runs a close second but it only has to be combat accurate.

Chris
 
My very first HD gun was/is a Hi-Point in 9mm. It has NEVER failed for any reason and is rated to +P+.

Lifetime warranty regardless of age of weapon or who owns it.

I still to this day would trust my life to it as it has proven to me that it works.
 
There's a point at which gun-snobbery becomes common sense. I'd put that point at about $179.00 MSRP for a new .45
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Think about it. it's a .45 (which is good) and costs 179.00(which is also good)


Buy it. take down copious notes each time you take it out shooting, report back.


If it breaks send it in for repair.


Somepeople are confused and bury it in the desert instead of sending it in for repair when it breaks. Don't do this.
 
I don't know about the hi-point; but the recoil of a .45 is like a fat man bursting out of a door to catch a bus. Not bad, not hard; just a slow shove.
 
"but in my experience it looks like statistically you are much more likely to get a dog then a good one. "

Where are these statistics ?
 
"Where are these statistics ?"

Sorry, personal obervations. I have first hand experience with quite a few people who I have met at ranges, met online or grown up with who have had hi points that simply would not function reliably.

I have read of many, many more who have had the same issues.

I have read of a few who have gotten good ones.

I use the term statistically loosely. What I was trying to say is based on my observations and research It seems much more likely to get a dog versus a good one.

For example I have first hand experience with many, many SIGs only one had a minor problem. Others I have met, talked to etc. seem to have the same findings.

I have first hand experience with many, many Rugers all have run like champs. Online and first hand research supports most peoples satisfaction with the mechanical reliability.

I have seen many Hi-Points and talked to many Hi-Point owners at ranges, old friends etc. and I have seen many many problems. The only Hi-Point that I have seen give good service to all who I have know to own it is the 9mm Carbine, I know three people who have these, have met a few more at ranges and talked to people online. These seem to be pretty solid.

Again I am not flaming or trying to say that owning an inexpensive gun is a bad thing. I just feel, through personal experience, that there are some very, very good guns out there for the same or not much more money.

I simply cannot, in good faith, recommend a Hi-Point pistol as a self defense arm because of my fear that it very well may malfunction, based on my observations, when needed most.

As a plinker, trainer, fun gun I say have at it. I have never seen or heard of one catastrophically failing and causing shooter injury.

Chris
 
I'm irrationally leary of hi-points, so put another recommendation down for a Ruger, which would be a P90.

Barring that, a Bulgarian Makarov would be the best gun you could buy for the least amount of money.
 
I'm getting rid of my Jennings 9mm..Its crap and i need something i feel safer firing.
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I've seen several new or as new Ruger P89's ect. go on gunbroker the past few weeks for $200. I saw a brand new 3" late seventies/early eighties Charter Arms .38spl go for $130, I'm still kicking myself over that one. And unfired 4" Ruger Security Six .357 went for $180 another one I'm kicking myself over. Any of these would be 10X better than a Hi-Point and then some.

Also Southern Ohio Gun has brand new FEG PJK9M Hi-Power clones for $199 + about $14 shipping. It comes with a ten round mag and also accepts standard Browning Hi-Power magazines. Also a MUCH better choice than a Hi-Point. It's what I would have bought a couple years ago when I was in a money crunch if I had known they existed.

They also have excellent condition surplus 9X18 Bulgarian Makarovs for $129. Also a much better choice than a Hi-Point.
 
Oh man, I forgot about that...Wondernine is right...SOG has FEG hi powers for 199!!!

For only a little more money, you can have a real daisy of a handgun...
 
My very first HD gun was/is a Hi-Point in 9mm. It has NEVER failed for any reason and is rated to +P+.
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I had to unjam a guys 9mm Hi-Point for him with a knife at the range about a month ago after he had fired about 6 rounds.
 
LOL!

Some people get confused and bury them in the desert instead of sending them back to the factory...
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Knowing the "backstory" to this true tale, I nearly peed my pants from laughing so hard.:evil:

BTW, if the Hi-Point Carbine ever becomes CA DOJ-approved, I'm buying a few!
 
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