Crazy K38
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any pics of that lorcin gator?
Hi Point Firearm
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Folterung
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They look like garbage, but I have to ask, why are they so reliable?
Most of the reviews (not just on this site) talk about how they handle any ammo with little/no jams.
How is a junk gun able to be so dependable?
Most of the reviews (not just on this site) talk about how they handle any ammo with little/no jams.
How is a junk gun able to be so dependable?
BigRich315
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Now I gotta buy one just to try it out...
madmedic1955
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I have had four of them and only one of them ever gave a problem and cs fix it right away the c9 was very easy shooting and never jammed once, my daughters car gun, she has a smaller package for carry
MarshallDodge
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I think a good used P85 Ruger or 3rd gen S&W would be a much better purchase, at least you know that they would retain their value. My local pawn/FFL has a lot of stuff come through his store and he will not take a Hi Point in due to the liability.
Last week I was in the local gunshop and they had a Hi-Point in the case. The guy laughed when I joked about it being the best one (there were Sigs, Glocks, M&P's, etc next to it). He said that a guy had come in earlier that day with a Hi-Point that had melted sights looking for replacements. I guess he decided to have the slide powder coated and if you know how that process works, it requires heat.
That being said, I was at the rifle range one day and a guy had a Hi-Point 45 along with a nice custom Remington and an AK-47. He was actually shooting it pretty well so I asked him about it. He said that he bought it because it was cheap and that he had actually taken a deer with it the year before.
Last week I was in the local gunshop and they had a Hi-Point in the case. The guy laughed when I joked about it being the best one (there were Sigs, Glocks, M&P's, etc next to it). He said that a guy had come in earlier that day with a Hi-Point that had melted sights looking for replacements. I guess he decided to have the slide powder coated and if you know how that process works, it requires heat.
That being said, I was at the rifle range one day and a guy had a Hi-Point 45 along with a nice custom Remington and an AK-47. He was actually shooting it pretty well so I asked him about it. He said that he bought it because it was cheap and that he had actually taken a deer with it the year before.
I cannot believe that nobody has asked, "Does it have an internal lock?" The answer is no, as opposed to some more expensive handguns that shall remain nameless.
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Lock or not, still junk.
MarshallDodge
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Agreed. The lock would be the least of my concerns.
I see a lot of them at our local range.
No one seems to have a functional problem with them that I have noticed. However, they do seem to have issues with hitting the target boards.
I haven't had the chance to try one myself but I think that has much more to do with the shooter than the gun. Kind of hard to focus on the sights and targets when your busy holding your pants up.
No one seems to have a functional problem with them that I have noticed. However, they do seem to have issues with hitting the target boards.
I haven't had the chance to try one myself but I think that has much more to do with the shooter than the gun. Kind of hard to focus on the sights and targets when your busy holding your pants up.
BigRich315
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Some things are so ugly they actually begin to appear cute.... Hi-Points go full circle.
That said, I'm tempted to buy one simply as a novelty. For the price I wouldn't be hurting too much, and it might even turn out to be somewhat reliable.
That said, I'm tempted to buy one simply as a novelty. For the price I wouldn't be hurting too much, and it might even turn out to be somewhat reliable.
Pasifikawv
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Cannot field strip most Hi-Points without tools. Requires pushing out a little slide pin. That's a no-no for me. I want a weapon I can field strip and reassemble without tools and without itty-bitty little slide pins that can can get lost/dropped...
Hi-Point might work for some as a general lead thrower kept by the night stand, but doesn't work for me as a primary sidearm.
Hi-Point might work for some as a general lead thrower kept by the night stand, but doesn't work for me as a primary sidearm.
Based on my personal observations that same statement could be said about 95% of the new shooters I see who just purchased one of the latest batch of police trade-in DAO semi-autos. I've never fired a Hi-Point but every time the carbines go on sale I get real tempted.
cmj8591
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Now this is a gun that that could make anyone's Saturday night special!!
(Sorry..just couldn't resist!)
(Sorry..just couldn't resist!)
It isn't on the High Point web site but I've seen news they are re-designing that butt-ugly stock and making it look a lot better.. and they might bring out a .45 carbine as well. If so I'll own a High Point!
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I would not want to stand in front of any of mine
they are ugly, cheap, and heavy but shoot to aim and never jam, at least mine dont --but there are them that say sw9ve and the MPs are junk and I would repectfuly disagree as I shoot all of them and enjoy the heck out of them
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Like many other dyed in the wool gun buffs, you could not give me a Hi-point. That being said, a knowledgable friend has two that have never failed to work and are reasonably accurate. He bought them to leave one in a remote cabin and the other on his boat{well hidden and secured of course}. If they are "lost" he is only out the modest cost and has not lost a more desirable model.
A friend of mine runs the local Gun Shop. They sell lots and lots of them. Both Pistols and the Carbines. They never have a problem with people complaining or bring them back UNTIL someone tries to take it apart. They even advise those who buy them not to mess with it. I see the 9mm carbines at the range a lot.
They are what they are. Cheap, Ugly but seem to work.
They are what they are. Cheap, Ugly but seem to work.
Vulcan Bob
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True enough they are not my cup-o-tea but folks with limeted income's deserve a functiong firearm for defence too!
