HighPoint SW .40

[martybee]

Hmmm... "Hi-Point", seems to be on the accepted list here on the S&W Forum!
I agree, they are as ugly as Sin, but function well and can be had
very "Cheaply"!
As far as, "Ugly", here is an image of one that was painted and given as a Wedding gift!
Handgun Picture Thread | Tacoma World post # 6

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[noonster]

I have a 45. Like it. Dependable. great warrantee, haven't had to use (the warrantee). Re: "cheap" IMO: we can pay them (a lot more) to do a whole lot of quality control, or we can do it ourselves and use their great warrantee to make things right if need be. Test your weapon if you think you may need it to be REAL dependable. Heavy: yes, on account of Isaac Newton. Eats up that recoil. Po' folks need self defense too. A plus to the 40 carbine is you can get it to use the pistol mags and you can get it in a planet of the apes monkey stock configuration. What's not to like?

 

[GatorFarmer]

Hi Points sell quite well here in rural Wyoming. Not exactly known for being gangstas, people here buy them as working guns. Yep, real cowboys, ranchers, etc buy and use Hi Points.

I have one in .45. I cost me $129 plus tax NIB, so I spent the extra $20 on a spare mag. I remember another guy's sad expression when he borrowed my Hi Point at the range and shot it better than his Ruger 1911.

Kept at home, condition three, a .45 Hi Point is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Ozark Marine]

I've seen them and they look like ****. Nevertheless, I understand they are pretty reliable. I also see that they are priced rediculously cheap.

I also understand they are a weapon of choice for gang members and drug dealers.

You can use a Rossi, or an old LLama, or a $100 old surplus military weapon and I won't look down on you. So, in that vein I don't think I'm a snob.

But I WOULD look down on you if you buy something that is preferred by the drug trade.

Really? Sure glad S&W's, Sigs, Kimbers, Glocks, and Taurus etc, aren't used by drug dealers. Get real.

 

[4506517]

When I was an Investigator the High Point pistols were indeed popular with the criminal set. Cheap to buy, they didn't care what happened to them and could throw them away after "use".

I recall leaving the courtroom one morning and going past the lockup. There was one defendant in there. Seeing my 4566 hanging on my belt he said; "Yo dog I'm a gunslinger too!" I inquired as to what his sidearm choice was and he replied; "A High Point fo five. It don't hardly ever jam."

He was in for having discharged it at a fellow traveler. 8 feet apart they exchanged 12 rounds. Both survived unscathed.

So there you have it. High Point pistols. Felon approved. Because they hardly ever jam. Regards 18DAI

^^^^^ This ^^^^^

I consistently find them in the worst places.

 

[4506517]

"Really? Sure glad S&W's, Sigs, Kimbers, Glocks, and Taurus etc, aren't used by drug dealers. Get real."

Funny, I find very few of these when I recover contra band.

Perhaps you'd like to expand one how many you've found pursuant to a drug investigation or arrest you've been involved with.

He didn't say those brands were NOT used by felons. You're ASSUMING he did.

Sure, I've found plenty of Glocks, SIGS, S&WS, Colts, etc. on thugs.

What I DO find in disproportionately larger numbers on criminals are Hi-Points.

So again I ask: What do you/have you found in any of your investigations/arrests?

 

[Ozark Marine]

I'm not a LEO, so it's just a guess bad guy's use anything they can steal, borrow or buy on the corner. Am I wrong? Not trying to raise anyone's blood pressure.

 

[Ozark Marine]

Your the pro. I asked a question, and you stated fact's of what you have found. Thanks.
And as I said I'm not a LEO. OK? That's your job.

 

[garddogg56]

Where's the the popcorn.now this forum is judging people cause of maybe what they can afford...at least there made in the USA by a citizen of the USA and hopefully employing USACitizens...hmmmmm...

 

[4506517]

Lol........

Actually I think Hi Point is a very durable handgun. I've shot several and never once have I seen one malfunction. Ever.

I think you're mis-interpreting what I am saying. I'm not judging nor am I making suppositions about people because they like Hi-Point. True, not everyone can afford top of the line. I'm not judging anyone because of that either.

What I am doing is explaining what MY experience as a sworn and certified law enforcement officer in the state of North Carolina is. That experience is that a large number of nefarious characters choose Hi Point firearms for the same reason: cheap and reliable. Period. That's all I'm saying.

Perhaps you're the one rushing to judge, because I certainly am not.

I'm going to bow out of the discussion. I enjoy this board.because it is well regulated and polite. I'm not going to chance a suspension or be lured into a mud slinging discussion about cheap pistols.

If you like them, fantastic. The fact remains they are the overwhelming choice of criminals and thugs for the exact same reasons they are desirable: they are cheap and durable. That's not a guess based on what I've read on the internet or how I feel about the pistols. It is a fact based on my real world experience on the street.

So as to not hurt anyone else's feelings, I am not suggesting that if you choose or purchase a Hi Point firearm, that.you are a thug or criminal.