Hi-point

They are a cheap gun but I know several people that have them and have shot them a lot with no problems at all. Not a bad firearm. I wouldn't carry one as my only self defense weapon but for shooting fun they are ok.
 
Hey thanks all, guess I may should have clarified what my main purpose is for this brand. It will sit in my truck stashed away until the STHTF and I need something to get me home. Not a plinker or EDC a pure truck gun. The info has given me lots to think about.
 
Truck gun you may have to rely on? I'd buy used if I couldn't afford better than a hipoint.
 
your decision....


but i KNOW i wouldnt do it......never in a million years....

i think it is just not worth the headache.

my grandfather bought the .380.....and it it bugger than my glock 17....no freaking way..

I have pulled more hi points off of kids out here than any other firearm...and most of them are beat to hell...missing pins, sights, other parts, cracked grips, broken triggers.....but guess what...they still fire....or so i have been told by the ballistics lab guys....

but i aint gonna own one.
 
I would not want my life to depend on a hi-point. You can get reliable firearms for not much more.
 
shootist16 said:
I would not want my life to depend on a hi-point. You can get reliable firearms for not much more.
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If it fails when you need it the most...what good will the warranty do you?
If you just want it for a plinker.....
 
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I bought one of their 9 mm's at a gun show for $100.00. At that price I figured it can't hurt. The accuracy at 25 yds. is fair. It's uncomfortable to shoot, poorly finished, and top heavy. Not a gun I would recommend.
 
They do serve a niche market sadly they also have some faults, including limited magazine capacity. (Midway does have 15 round mags available) The after market stock is nice but doesn't add to its pluses, only it's looks and it maybe slightly more ergonomically designed.

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For someone who is on a very limited budget and can find one of these for 150 or less it would make a fair home defense carbine. I would recommend a shotgun for that role however if possible. It might also make for a fair car gun but again there are better options for not much more money.
 
I'm another one of the carbine lovers.

I have no complaints regarding it, but I would love to get a flashlight mount for it just well for S&Gs.
 
Absintheur said:
They do serve a niche market sadly they also have some faults, including limited magazine capacity. (Midway does have 15 round mags available) The after market stock is nice but doesn't add to its pluses, only it's looks and it maybe slightly more ergonomically designed.

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For someone who is on a very limited budget and can find one of these for 150 or less it would make a fair home defense carbine. I would recommend a shotgun for that role however if possible. It might also make for a fair car gun but again there are better options for not much more money.
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Looks like they wanted to compete with a Beretta Storm.
 
a bud has a HP carbine and although it looks like a rifle outta "planet of the apes" to me its a reliable accurate (enough) little rifle, not bad for the $$ imho.

imho the pistols are heavy clunky not very reliable with anything but ball ammo & ugly as can be, better things around for the $$ imho.
 
In most respects, the carbine isn't bad, but it has a very strange "stinging" recoil. I don't care much for it because of that.

I don't have any direct experience with their pistols, but you can get military surplus pistols or maybe police trade-ins for not too much more.
 
I'd skip the hi-point pistols altogether. Cast pot metal junk. I've seen a hi-point .45 literally shoot itself apart. To be fair, the weapon did accomplish it's mission at the time, but the parts were scattered down the sidewalk in the direction the offender ran after blasting a rival drug dealer to death. Slide, extractor, frame--all in different places. I doubt the warranty will ever be used on that gun!
 
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