Talk:Hi-Point Firearms

Anyone else laugh at the people who buy a hi point handgun and hype it up to be as good as any gun on the market? They are jammomatics, have a poor grip, crappy trigger and shoot minute of tractor trailer, and people say "well its 150 bucks its a great gun."

To be fair, the carbines are ugly but sure shoot nice.

I have a C9 and a JHP. Bought the JHP used for $120 OTD at the pawn: never one single jam in about 4 boxes. The C9 was a jammer until I decided to only load 5 or 6 rounds at a time for the first 3 or 4 boxes and since that I can shoot full mags with it.

Nope, never jams.

Yes, cheaply made: the trigger is heavy and on the new C9 sometimes takes a second pull (!) to shoot. But I expect that to go away after a while. The sigh is crappy as well. The slide is pot metal. Etc... etc... hey what do you expect for the price?

Yet it is pretty accurate and surprises a lot of people. I also happen to shoot better than about 90% of the regular shooters at the range, but then again it's the shooter, not the gun.

If you are loaded with money, sure: buy a $1000 gun. But if you are a lousy shot and expect that money will make the difference, prffftt!!!

in other words, great for beginners/inexperienced people and those that don't have enough for a brand name rifle.

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These things are crap. Feel like crap and shoot like crap. I borrowed my friend's .380 model and banged out two boxes worth of ammo. 1/2 way through the second box the rear sight came loose. I didn't have any tools on me so I finished off the box with the rear sight wobbling around. Went home and gave it back to my friend. She went to tighten the sight back down and discovered that splitting was starting where the screws went. Not a couple of weeks after that I went to a gunshow where a guy had several Hi-Points on his table and his sales pitch was that they'd outshoot a Glock for a fraction of the price. I just had to laugh. DeltaOne 08:24, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

I own two gifted one first off I am a trained gunsmith and otherwise firearms expert, a few technical points they are straight blowback. This makes them heavier and cheaper to make, it also makes them recoil much less and be more accurate. As for the jamming neither of mine ever have in thousands of round including very poor reloads. I have a newer model 9mm compact that one got gifted and still have my .45 jhp, the 9mm is made by a different firm and is a little smoother feeling. These guns shred Glocks, Xds, P99s and 1911s for accuracy and felt recoil they are also the only ones listed that are actually +p rated. The bottom line is paying more for something might make you feel better but won't make you shoot better. For $100-$150 you can beat them up NEVER clean them and they will shoot just fine. The only bad thing is if you want to clean them you will need a pin punch. If you want more info send me a line joshjeffords@gmail.com

People say you cant beat em for the price (debatable) but then act like since its cheap its better than everything else on price alone and if you dont like it your a gun snob. Then say theyll go toe to toe with SIG any day of the week, so yeah it gets tiring listening to the fanboys.

So, fine, you spent $1000 on a foreign-made pistol and got outscored by a guy with a less expensive, US-made pistol. Boo-hoo-hoo. I only spent $150 on my C-9 because I mostly shoot bulleye and don't want to use my Buck Mark nor my 1911 for self-defense because the first one is 22LR (!) and the second one is set up for shooting wadcutters at 25 yards. Each time I take the C9 to the range, I shoot better than most of the folks shooting 9mm around me. It's actually a very fun gun to shoot. I wish it had a slide release and an ejector pin, but that'll do the job if one day I need to defend my home. And no, never jams. Only shoot Federal and Magtech through it. What should amaze you is not those who use these guns and love them, but those who feel as if they needed to trash Hi Point. What's your deal?

My deal is people who act like since its inexpensive its as good as a SIG. Good for the price? Sure. Understand some people dont have the money for a better gun? Sure, you gotta use what you can get. But, seriously, hi point owners need to notice the guns limitations, dont say "Why buy a glock get a hi point and save the rest for ammo" or something like that. If I ever need a budget auto ill get a 280 dollar ruger p95. Much better gun. Hell im not bashing hi point owners but I am saying that some think they have this awesome p[istol when they need to notice what it is....a budget shooter for those who cant afford better. Get my drift? It aint a sig, dont claim it is. I know your not, but go to any gun forum out there and somebody will make that claim.