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Hello all:

Did you happen to see the Hi Point Article in NRA Rifleman?

Not to shabby, well tempered I thought.

I shot a friend's c9 Saturday and was really impressed with the caliber and the weapon. :D

My thoughts.

Yours?

rd
 
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There is obviously a market niche for low-priced blowback pistols, especially with low-volume shooters. The people who bring them to the range say the company honors the warranty well, and most of them say they have used it.

Few of them show up in IDPA and USPSA matches here, and Hi Point shooters who become regular shooters buy another gun after a few matches. Makes sense, if you can afford large volumes of ammo, you should be able to afford a more refined pistol. One shooter shot his Hi Point in local IDPA and USPSA matches for over a year, until the slide broke in half at a match.
 
I worked several years part time at the LGS.
Sold a truck load of Hi Points. I had some customers tell me they had shot hundreds of rounds thru their Hi Points with no problems.

I shot one once, it worked, and I hit what I was aiming at. Personally I think, Hi Points are the top shelf of the cheap firearms.

Don't think I'm going to bet my life on one. Or replace my Kimber, STI, or S&W's with a Hi Point any time soon. But they seem to work..
And as big and heavy as they are,, they could always double as a boat anchor,, :D :D
 
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I bought a C-9 years ago to see if they were as bad as "everyone" on these boards said they were. I'd never heard of them.

The one I had worked just fine. I didn't shoot it any worse than I do any other handgun. I probably fired more rounds through it than any other single non rimfire handgun I've ever owned. It was just fun to shoot. I had four malfunctions during that time, all out of one box of reloaded ammo.

When I got bored with it, I sold it for almost what I paid for it, and probably could have gotten more. I had three or four "I'll take it if he doesn't" posts on the local gun trader when I listed it.
 
The only one I've seen in person was brought by a pistol student to a class. We couldn't get it to run, he finally gave up and used one of my guns for the class.
So, in my personal experience, that is one for one. Obviously if that was "typical", they wouldn't still be in business. Still, I wouldn't own one.
 
I didn't see the article, but I have a 995 carbine. The only issues I've had were with one batch of reloads that had a very short COL (due to bullet shape). They didn't feed well. But to be fair, they didn't feed well in any of my guns.
 
Was having issues with my 995 carbine. Sent it back by way of LGS. In 2 weeks I received back what I thought was a new rifle. My LGS said their customer service is the best. For a low end firearm they are great shooters and warranty is outstanding. I have a firearms trust and I love shooting that open sights little carbine in 9mm.
 
Rhetorician said:
Hello all:

Did you happen to see the Hi Point Article in NRA Rifleman?

Not to shabby, well tempered I thought.

I shot a friend's c9 Saturday and was really impressed with the caliber and the weapon. :D

My thoughts.

Yours?

rd
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My first thought when I saw they had an article in the American Rifleman was, 'wow, High Point must have ponied up some cash to get some nice editorial coverage this month...' I take whatever is written in these gun magazines with a grain of salt, and much prefer what regular people have to say about their guns on forums like this one. But, I do subscribe to American Rifleman, and think it is one of the better gun mags.

As for High Point firearms, I don't own one, but hear they are decent guns, and a good value. I've just never been interested in owning one. They seem to have hit a sweet spot with the carbine that they came out with. I've shot one at the range, and it was a good shooter.
 
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Several years ago, after many years as a revolver owner, I bought my first semi-auto pistol. It was a Hi-Point JCP 40. The pistol was inexpensive, pretty darn accurate with that blow-back design and for the most part, went bang when I pulled the trigger. The slide was HUGE, but its mass mitigated the recoil acceptably. In spite of it being ugly, its reliability and accuracy made it "cute". On the down side, you had to drive a pin to remove the slide for cleaning. It had low capacity given its size and trying to conceal one would be a challenge. I've long since traded it and have "better" pistols. However, even though I have no desire to own another one, my memory of it isn't all that bad. IMHO for someone struggling to afford a HD handgun, or someone that just has a penchant for one - they are pretty decent.
 
I know 3 shooters locally who shoot Hi-Point pistol caliber carbines in Steel Challenge matches. Two have 9mms and one has 40 S&W. All 3 run like a top...no problems. I was ROing them on one stage. The guy with the 40 was running his typical hot handloads so I expect his to break first.

They seem to be good fun for the money.
 
smith17 said:
My 9mm carbine is more accurate than their test weapon at 25 yds.
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My 9mm carbine is more accurate than theirs at 50 yards. I did note that the guy that runs the company states that the 9mm and 40 S&W carbines are more accurate than the .45 carbines. Interesting.
 
Question about prices now?

Rhetorician said:
Hello all:

Did you happen to see the Hi Point Article in NRA Rifleman?

Not to shabby, well tempered I thought.

I shot a friend's c9 Saturday and was really impressed with the caliber and the weapon. :D

My thoughts.

Yours?

rd
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A fellow over on another board thought that this might make the prices of the Hi Point go up?

What think ye? :D

Thoughts? ;)

rd
 
00 buck said:
They are too
Big
Heavy
Crudely constructed
I'd buy a used gun over a new hi point
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Big? Mine is a little over 30" overall.
Heavy? A bit over 6 lbs
Crudely constructed? I'm not sure how to answer this one. It works and mine in 2 calibers have been dependable. I didn't buy it for its looks.

As for the last one, how much will you pay for a pistol caliber carbine nowadays? I paid $260 each for mine and with the price of even used carbines from other manufacturers, can buy 2-3 Hi-Points new for the price of the others.
 
My 995ts is my favorite carbine. Cheap to own/customize & fun to shoot. I know when we go to the range it gets used as much as my AR 15. Not saying it will last forever, but no issues so far in 2 plus years and almost 3000 rounds...
Never owned a Hi Point pistol?
 
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