HiPoint Guns

[finesse_r]

I just saw someone mention HiPoints on another thread. It got me to thinking about one I owned many years ago.

I bought a HiPoint 9mm carbine when they first came out for little or nothing and sold it about a year later for about $100 more than I paid for it, but I should have kept the thing. It was butt ugly, but it functioned perfectly, and I would not mind having a 9mm semi-auto carbine these days.

Anyone else admit to owning one of them. LOL

 

[MattO]

I own a .40 S&W handgun and a Carbine. They both shoot reliably, share magazines, and are both dead on with factory sites. I've never seen a bad guy laugh at the brand of gun he was being run off with when the bullets are flying by his head.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I have a 995 ts with a 2.5-10x40 scope. It performs as advertised.

My nephews and SIL use it more than I do. We've had a lot of family fun with this little carbine.

You could do worse with $250.00.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Mine is a 4595 and feed's and fires any .45 ACP ammo...

What more can you ask for?
Did get some magazines that hold 15 rounds.

 

[BC38]

I've looked pretty hard at them, I just can't get past looking - they are SO darned ugly!
But then who buys a gun for looks alone? Everything I've read says they are solid, reliable guns.
I paid twice as much for a much nicer-looking Marlin Camp 9 and its a great gun.
But the fact is anything or anyone shot with the Highpoint would be hurtin' just as bad!

 

[W.E.G.]

Works for mama in Detroit.

https://youtu.be/vpv9tJwjmAk

(needs marksmanship lessons)

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[OLDSTER]

The handguns ( I've handled and shot a fellow shooters .45ACP) are robust, dependable, accurate, and carry a life-time warranty. For a home owner who's not a "gun-nut", I would say it is an economical alternative.

 

[canoeguy]

Here's my 995 9MM carbine, with a companion pistol, Glock 17:

My carbine is accurate and reliable, I can hit a bowling pin at 100 yards from the prone position easily. It's light, short and handy. I like it!

 

[gregintenn]

I'm paraphrasing something someone said on another forum, but I agree wholeheartedly.

HiPoint firearms look like something designed by people who have never ever seen another forearm. Not good or bad; just different.

 

[30-30remchester]

I am looking for a well used Hi-Point handgun. About any caliber will do. I plan on taking it in my truck when I have to go to the city. If I have to pitch it in a river or bury it in the dirt till or if I recover it. No real loss if it did go over a bridge. I carry a cheaper folding knife in my truck for the same reason. It sure beats throwing a Smith 1950 Target or a green bone Case Tested knife into the drink.

 

[JaPes]

I just saw someone mention HiPoints on another thread. It got me to thinking about one I owned many years ago.

I bought a HiPoint 9mm carbine when they first came out for little or nothing and sold it about a year later for about $100 more than I paid for it, but I should have kept the thing. It was butt ugly, but it functioned perfectly, and I would not mind having a 9mm semi-auto carbine these days.

Anyone else admit to owning one of them. LOL

I'll admit it. Below is the Hi-Point 4595TX I used to own. My experience mirrors yours. Bought it. Shot it. Then during the last panic someone offered me more money than I paid for it new. I'm not a dummy, so I sold it.

Just like you, I have an itch for a pistol caliber carbine chambered for 9mm. The moment the Kel-Tec Sub2K Gen2 was announced, I submitted an order with the bigger gun store and put down a $100 deposit to get myself in line. Still waiting.

My old Hi-Point JHP45. I bought it out of curiosity. I had heard the internet rublings about how horrible the pistols are.

Had it for about two years. I used it to test my .45 ACP handloads. Was it an outstanding gun? Nope. Was the trigger great? Nope. Did it always work? Yep. Oddly enough I felt the most "freedom" when owning this pistol. Since it was relatively cheap, I never felt the overriding need to keep it spotless clean or baby it. Shoot it, put it away in bag, repeat. The fixed barrel and intentionally weighty slide actually lent itself to accuracy. As long as I held up my end of the marksmanship equation, the pistol shot straight and true.

 

[John R]

For the cost, they work.

 

[NJM15]

Own a 40 and 9mm but ...

I just saw someone mention HiPoints on another thread. It got me to thinking about one I owned many years ago.

I bought a HiPoint 9mm carbine when they first came out for little or nothing and sold it about a year later for about $100 more than I paid for it, but I should have kept the thing. It was butt ugly, but it functioned perfectly, and I would not mind having a 9mm semi-auto carbine these days.

Anyone else admit to owning one of them. LOL

Both failed, the 40 first with a squib and the 9 with a bulged barrel both were sent back to the factory and were repaired have never had any more problems. They do have a good customer satisfaction history.
I don't compare them to my M&P Sport m15 but they are about half the price and are pretty accurate

 

[ispcapt]

A guy in my wife's CCW class had a HiPoint in 9mm. He couldn't complete the qual course which is only 30 rds. He had 3 mags and didn't matter which one he used he got at least 4 misfeeds or double feeds with every mag. Sent it back to the factory but when he got it back it wasn't any better. Didn't matter what kind of ammo it was a problem. It would keep most rds on a 11X14 sheet of paper at 15 yds.
I'll save my money, spend a bit more, and get something a lot more reliable.

 

[MattO]

This is a 10 round Magazine from 15 yards with my .40 S&W pistol. Accuracy isn't an issue with my gun, and I've had less Fail to feeds with this gun during break in, than with my M&P40c

 

[CajunBass]

I had a 9mm pistol. I got it to see just how bad they really were. The one I had worked like a champ. I think I put more rounds through that one gun, than any other single, non-rimfire pistol I ever owned. Except for 4 malfunctions out of one box of "range reloads" it worked like a million bucks. I cleaned it with WD-40, paper towels, and used a pencil to shove a hunk of paper towel through the barrel. Stripped it down one time. Never did that again.

My wife, her son, and I took it to the range one day right before he deployed to Irag. She wanted him to show her he knew how to shoot. This target represents about 60 or 70 rounds of WWB 9mm ammo from the 7 yard line.



Yea. We were all three shooting and one or the other pulled a few out of the center, but it didn't shoot too poorly.

 

[GRU_ 7_ mech]

I just wish the grip part was smaller on the 45 cal. To make it for a 7 rd mag would cut a few inches off and make it smaller for a better truck console gun, and could carry it IWB with a good holster. Yea, I know it weights a ton. I have a CF-380 I bought in 2006 and I shoot it often. Never fails to load, shoot, or eject any ammo I have ever tried in it. I use to carry it sometimes in the winter months just for something different to carry.

 

[unclejerky]

Here's my C9,dressesd up. Have owned their pistols in 9, 40 and 45 as well as their carbines in 9&45.

 

[GatorFarmer]

They sell well around here for use as beater and truck guns. The 9mm models have an excellent reputation for reliability.

I do not have one. My cheaps guns are Phoenix, Jiminez and Armscor. All work.

 

[Marshwheeling]

It strikes me as ideal for open carry. People would assume it is a cordless drill.