high-point police weapons?

I have one for a shooter, just in case the LE take it away or......
it is found and stolen while I am out of the house.

My good pistols are locked up.

I know it will fire the 1st shot........
and so far all the other factory ammo.

I would not want to bet my life , that it will not fire or work, if I were a perp!!
 
It's probably a Hi-Point Carbine, as I've heard of certain PDs issuing those.

Folks are quick to dump on inexpensive guns out of the ignorant misapprehension that if something is inexpensive then it must be junk, but that's snob logic that isn't necessarily true in reality.

Think of all the cheaply-made guns which have been used Military factions across the globe like the M3 Grease Gun, the Sten Gun, or the MP40. All cheaply-made guns which were meant to be expendible/disposable weapons, yet were known for their excellent reliability in the field, with some troops preferring them over their higher quality counterparts because they just plain worked better.

Hi-Points are good, reliable firearms made using the cheapest processes available so that they can be sold at extremely affordable prices, yet still serve as reliable weapons.
Hi-Point Carbines in particular are known for being extremely reliable in spite of their overall feel and low price-point, hence why they've been adopted by some police departments.

Personally, I would sooner pay $150 for a Hi-Point C9 than $1500 for a "Blackthorn Night Ranger Tactical Pterodactyl 1911 L-EET" that looks/feels really slick but can't even get through two magazines without hanging up. Even if the C9 doesn't feed reliably out if the box and needs work, at least I only paid $150 for it.
 
I wouldn't pay $150 for any High Point weapon. This thread has apparently taken on the quality and reliability of the H-P rather than if a PD issues them. While I've seen videos of people shooting the pistols (Hickock45, for example and while the one in the video was more or less reliable, they have a place with old people on a fixed income. They'll "do." Gang bangers and dope dealers also seem to like them a lot.

But how could there be a pride of ownership with a H-P? I'm opposed to disposable guns; always have been. I'll save up and buy a RIA 9mm for three times the price of a H-P and have a certain amount of pride in owning/shooting it. Can't love a H-P.
 
I checked back and now all of them are sold out. They were hand guns because models were listed and there were a picture of each. If I needed a gun and all I had was $99 they would be better than a rock. As large and heavy as they are they would work as a rock;)
 
If they're handguns, then they're not police trade-ins, just old evidence guns that are being sold off.

Hi-Point Carbines have seen some limited police service, but not the pistols, not as far as I've heard anyway, but stranger things have happened. I've seen PD Marked S&W Sigmas as well as Ruger P-Series pistols which were confirmed to be on their roster at one time, and those are budget-priced pistols as well, albeit of obviously higher build quality as they generally ran twice what a Hi-Point costs, but I wouldn't be too terribly surprised to hear that the Hi-Point C9 was once the standard issue sidearm of Podunk PD in Sticks County, of Boondocks USA.

Also, Fun Fact: My tablet keeps trying to autocorrect "Hi-Point" to "Bipolar" whenever I finish typing it. A helpful reminder to disable autocorrect.
 
I've never owned or fired a High Point anything, but looked at one of the 9mm carbines owned by a friend. They could be decent and reliable guns, but it might be a wise decision to do without if a budget wouldn't permit buying something of known good quality.
 
I’m not dumping of Hi-Point, I really don’t know (or care to know) anything about them. I’ve never even heard of a LEO carrying one as a service pistol. I doubt you could even find a duty holster for one. The other issue is liability. Furnishing substandard equipment is pennywise and pound foolish and no reputable Legal Officer would sign off on the purchase.
 
When I was in business besides taking trade in on official guns a lot of times they had confiscated weapons to through in trade pile. One small department that had jurisdiction over a big mall would take bids on the guns they acquired for evidence. They would be released to them by the county courts. Only FFLs could bid. It usually was a bunch of cheap junk.
 
Most likely the seller simply misrepresented the guns, either intentionally or unintentionally. I know, hard to believe.
 
Muss Muggins said:
At this point in the discussion, it is my obligation to remind everyone that the Columbine killers discharged a Hi Point carbine 96 times, without malfunction . . . .
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Seems like "good enough for serious work" to me...and mine has shot a bunch more than that without a bobble. One day I must try the extended Pro-Mag I bought and see if that chokes it.
 
I had a friend that wanted me to change out the stock and put a red dot on his Hipoint 9mm carbine which I did. I was plenty accurate at 100 yards the trigger was "mushy" at best I di have two instances of it going full auto for two or three shot burst that was out of about 100 rounds fired. But they do have a lifetime warranty so there is that...It it far better than no gun at all.
 
tlawler said:
You could be describing a Glock:D
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The first time I ever saw a Glock in the late ‘80’s I thought it was the ugliest pistol I’d ever seen. The difference between a Glock and a Hi-Point is I’d trust my life to a Glock without reservation.
 
Zipdog said:
Lots of smaller departments issue Hi Points as duty weapons. That's all they can afford. Why not they are reliable. Ugly and clunky doesn't mean they won't work.
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My thoughts exactly, never owned one, but Ll evidence leads me to think they get the job done
 
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