hi-point

[SSChameleon]

Comparing a hi-point to a higher priced gun isn't fair. It's a no frills single stack mag gun. I've shot a C-9 and the 995 and liked them both, no problems with a couple hundred rounds through each.

The thing you have to remember is hi-points are like fat girls a mopeds, fun to play with but you don't want your friends to see you.

[kwando]

I've owned a 9mm before. Had a few jams, they don't recommend cleaning it at all, if i remember correctly it has a lifetime warranty.

Great for plinking, but i would not trust my life with one. I guess if it didn't fire when you needed it you could throw it at the BG... the size and weight of it will kill someone... ROFL

[theGinsue]

Don't like the hi-points myself. Too bulky, heavy and ugly.

Never shot one because of the items mentioned above so I can't comment on function from direct experience.

[spyder]

A couple of HP 9mm's were two of the first handguns I had ever had. I picked em both up for $100. All I can say about them is, what a waste of $100.

[Elhuero]

if the SHTF and I was without anything I wouldn't turn one down. you get what you pay for. lower price, lower quality. but they work and will kill ya just as dead.

but the S not having H the F, if your budget is $200 save up a little longer and get a glock for around 500.

my brother had hi points and I didn't like them at all.

[BPTactical]

The couple that I have dealt with were ugly, had the ergonomics of a brick but went bang when you pulled the trigger. Cheap materials, poor tolerances etc.
Generally known as a "Thug Gun". They say the reason they are so heavy is that way they sink deep in the mud when you throw it in the river after the driveby.















better ways to waste a couple hundred bucks (.)(.)

[Tweety Bird]

We had the handgun and carbine (95 and 995 or 955 or something). Didn't shoot them much but they were hard to take down to clean. I don't remember having a lot of trouble with them but they sure aren't as pretty as my Ruger Blackhawk or my Henry Big Boy, that's for sure.

We traded both of them for a Winchester 9422.

[glock21]

better ways to waste a couple hundred bucks (.)(.)

BOOBIES

[mx'r]

BOOBIES

Oh Snap. Dont even get me thinking. I'll be wathcing money dance off the stage tonight....

[rondog]

Can't speak for the pistols, but a lot of people like them. I have a .40 and 9mm carbine for myself and the grandson, and those things are superb fun for plinking! Accurate and reliable, we have a ball with them on all kinds of targets and cans full of water. Put cheap BSA red-dots on them and they're a hoot. Only downside is having to reload the magazines for more fun.

My .40 carbine is so reliable, accurate and powerful that I wouldn't hestitate to grab it for spook chasin' duty, but I don't keep it ready for that. Other guns fill that role. The extra barrel length really gives more authority to the .40 round, and it handles full-house loads with ease. Shoots any kind of bullets too.

Yeah, they're ugly and made cheaply, but they're meant to fill a certain market niche and they do that well. They're guns for people that want/need a gun, but aren't interested in/can't afford the higher quality models. They're affordable and will do what guns are supposed to do. If they break, the company stands behind them with an excellent warranty.

As far as cleaning, all they require is a blasting-out with CLP and a quick barrel swabbing. I like the fat girl/moped comparison. Not all guns have to be high-tech, high-quality or high-priced just to have fun with. I really don't understand all the hate towards them, if you don't like them don't buy one. But there's no reason to steer people away that are interested in them, they're not that bad and will provide years of shooting fun if that's what a person wants. They work fine within their pistol caliber limitations.