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Old 07-20-2016, 12:18 PM
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Well, it's black and it has a rifled barrel. I suppose technically, it's a pistol caliber carbine, but it's about as close as I've got, or want, to a rifle.

Hi-Point 995, 9mm Carbine.





I got no real idea why I wanted it, other than "it was there" and it was "inexpensive". I already reload for 9mm so I have brass, dies, bullets, etc., so no new ammo expenses. I can shoot it at the same indoor range where I shoot my handguns.

I haven't shot it yet, but it has a surprisingly good feel to it.
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Old 07-20-2016, 12:25 PM
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I like it. I have a friend in Montana who fills his doe tags every year with his. I gave him a box of 147 grain Hydra Shoks about 15 years ago and he still has some left.
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Old 07-20-2016, 01:32 PM
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I have owned a Hi-Point carbine for several years now, and like it a lot. It is 100 percent reliable, and surprisingly accurate. I can hit bowling pins at 100 yards from the prone position easily. Small targets like soda cans are doomed inside of 60 yards.

It also likes my pet cast lead handload, a 124 grain bullet from a Lee mold, propelled by 4.3 grains Unique. This round cost me about .06 cents apiece to assemble, so the cost per round is low, less than todays .22 rimfire.

Most shops sell the 995 carbine for $279 or so, a pretty good bargain.
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I would not purchase a HiPoint pistol for a number of reasons (size, weight, aesthetics), but I would buy their pistol caliber carbines without hesitation if NY's governor trusted law abiding adults with semiautomatic long guns with pistol grips. They are inexpensive and very reliable!


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Old 07-20-2016, 03:28 PM
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My friends gave me a hard time when I bought a high point carbine. It never failed and it's accurate. I'm happy
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I like it. I have a friend in Montana who fills his doe tags every year with his. I gave him a box of 147 grain Hydra Shoks about 15 years ago and he still has some left.
Your friend doesn't miss much....does he?
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Like everyone else, I've heard and read nothing but good things about their carbines. They may not be the prettiest but apparently they work, and work well.
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you may just want to go to the below and get ya some 20 round mags...... they work great! Enjoy your HiPoint I really like mine...


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ps- mine is extremely accurate, only thing I clean is the bore.

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I just wish they used higher capacity mags. Aside from that, I wouldn't mind owning one at all.
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you may just want to...get ya some 20 round mags...... they work great! Enjoy your HiPoint I really like mine...
That's all well and good if you just want to shoot 9mm. But if you wanted the Hi-Point 4595 in .45acp, you're stuck with a 9-round mag. Nine pistol rounds is nothing for a carbine.
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ps- mine is extremely accurate, only thing I clean is the bore.
If you're gonna get the 20 rounder, get it straight from Hi-Point

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Old 07-20-2016, 08:54 PM
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That's all well and good if you just want to shoot 9mm. But if you wanted the Hi-Point 4595 in .45acp, you're stuck with a 9-round mag. Nine pistol rounds is nothing for a carbine.
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I can see why most people would want a higher capacity magazines, but I'm quite happy with the ten rounders. The only place I'll shoot it will be at the indoor range, and bigger magazines, just mean I'd run out of ammo quicker.
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I took it to the range this morning and put 80 rounds of Blazer Brass, and a magazine of my 115 grain Berry's reloads, using both magazines that came with the gun. No malfunctions at all.

I was shooting from 15-25 yards...not far, but it's all we've got at the indoor range. Just standing up, not touching the sights from the way they were, I was able to shoot what I considered halfway decent with it. It would have been a lot more fun if I'd had a dirt bank and a couple of gallon milk jugs. I'm pretty sure I'd have been able to keep them dancing.

Recoil is just a soft push. Nothing to that.

I don't know how much I'll shoot it, but it was fun.
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I was actually looking for one of those when I found a Beretta CX4 Storm for $500 bucks, couldn't pass that up, but would have been completely happy with one of those too. Beretta does make 30 round mags, which is a plus, but I do go through more ammo using them. Reloading helps, but it looks like I need to start casting too, $.06 a round!?
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I had one for a little while. I am not limited to firing pistol caliber rounds, so decided I had no use for it versus 5.56mm carbines, which I already have. Those are generally twice the price though.

The sights were adequate and ergonomics seemed good.

I rather liked the .45 Hi Point pistol I had and kept it around longer.
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