I havent been able to find a "grate" warranty either.Darn, I've always wanted to get some grops when I buy a gun. Guess they only come with certain guns.
I had the 995 carbine at last year; it looked and handled great with the ATI stock I installed, but I had lots of failer to eject problems so I ended up trading it. The guy who has it now is pretty happy with it though.
As for pistols, my father in law has the C9, and with less than 100 rounds through it, he is having tons of feed issues. He called Hipoint, and they sent him an new firing pin kit. I tore the gun down, cleaned everything, and installed the new fireing pin. Althought I don't see what the firing pin has to do with feed issues, I'll have him give it a try.
I got my SOG catalog yesterday and they have Hi-Points on sale in there and the prices are so cheap they scare me. I thought of buying a couple of their 380ACP's for stock as that seems to be a popular gun today with the LCP but if they have a bad reputation I better leave them sit. I know they are ugly but so are Glocks.
Heavy, blocky, pretty low-cap for the size.
I hear they have GREAT warranty service, cheap, and some people say they have some that just keep on going and going.
Oh, and
All gun manufacturers can make a lemon, it's really what you want the Hi-point to do that'll make it right for you or not.
After looking at this photo of a broken Hi-Point, I don't think I want to get caught up in a situation where I have to throw $139.95 worth of salvage at an assailant.
After looking at this photo of a broken Hi-Point, I don't think I want to get caught up in a situation where I have to throw $139.95 worth of salvage at an assailant.
I was not looking at them for myself, but for resale. I had my share of "saturday night specials" such as Jennings and Davis and have no interest in getting into them again. These were so cheap I wondered if there is a market for them but it doesn't sound like it; I don't need any more paperweights.
Did you bother reading th link from Shooting Times that Crystalship1 linked to? Hi-Point FirearmsI was not looking at them for myself, but for resale. I had my share of "saturday night specials" such as Jennings and Davis and have no interest in getting into them again. These were so cheap I wondered if there is a market for them but it doesn't sound like it; I don't need any more paperweights.
Put me in the camp that likes them. I do admit that I have only ever fired 4 other handguns. My friend Elton has an old 1911 and a 22 revolver that he lets me shoot. My friend Karl and I go to the range together about twice a year and he lets me shoot his Browning Hi Power 9mm and his Smith and Wesson .38 special that he bought new a year and a half ago. I bough my Hi Point .45 in Feb and I can tell you for certain that I can hit what I aim at with My Hi Point, better than I can with the other 4 pistols I have fired. Karl agrees with this assessment. He agrees to the point that he went out and bought his own Hi Point .45 in August. The idea that a Hi Point is only worth buying if it is all you can afford is simply hogwash, in my opinion. It is just plain a good shooter!Hi-Point Pistols: Basic But Oh So Reliable!
After putting .45 ACP and .40 S&W Hi-Point pistols through a thorough shooting test, the author says you can call the Hi-Point pistols inexpensive, but don't ever say they aren't good shooters!
I quite honestly never saw what was so ugly about it, but If anyone ever has the experience of looking down the barrel of my .45, it is just fine with me if my Hi Point is the ugliest thing he has ever seen!995 and C-9 owner here. Mine run very well. Not the prettiest girls at the dance, but they won't leave you for the quarterback with a broken heart ruining your life forever...Wait... sorry.
Kidding aside, I like mine.