Fired a Hi-Point .45 Today

It's a small private school. $4000 was an estimate, it might be higher. I can't remember what he told me. It may have been like seven grand.

My semester tuition at public university is $1600, for comparison.

Big private schools, like Adrian down state, then you get the $14,000 tuition, and the school STILL gets subsidies to try to keep costs down. :eek:
 
Thats because i've held them and most importantly fired them,unlike 95% of the Hi-Point bashers that post here.
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I'm in the latter 5% and I can tell you: they are junk!!! :barf: At least the one I had!!

"Fool me once... shame on you. Fool me twice...shame on me!!!"
----- Lt Cmdr Montgomery Scott
Chief Engineer, USS Enterprise NCC-1701
 
In all fairness, Denfoote, I had a Charles Daly 1911 that was an utter piece of crap and I'll never buy another one.

Others on this board swear by them. *shrug* I'm not interested in a Hi-Point, but they DO have a good warranty. (Lifetime warranty, regardless of whether the weapon is first or second hand.)

I have no experience with their customer service, however. And they ARE capable of making nice firearms; look at their 9mm carbine. It's got its flaws, but it's a great little shooter.
 
I can't speak for Hi-point pistols, but I did own theis 9mm carbine for a while. It was actually fun to shoot and quite reliable. It ate ammo that my Taurus PT92 choked on.

But it smelled like cat pee whenever I fired it.

I sold it, cat pee and all, to a friend, and he seems not to regret the transaction...

-BP
 
Do you reload your own ammo?
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Nah, this was bog-standard factory 9mm FMJ. I tried Federal, Winchester, and the cheap-arsed reloads they sell for plinking at my range. None of them made a difference. The thing always smelled like cat pee.

::shrug:: I solved the problem by foisting it off on someone else, and built up an AR15 from a kit instead. :D

-BP
 
But it smelled like cat pee whenever I fired it
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Geezz..you didn't know that they used cat pee for a binder in the polymer? I thought everyone knew that!:p

Although I haven't heard of many satisfied folks with the High Point pistols I know of many folks who like the carbines.

As for the guys who want to ban these weapons, let them do that and they will just have a stepping stone to get to the next class of weapons. Then some day only the rich and influential will be able to afford to have a gun because the inexpensive ones will all be banned.

Just because a gun is inexpensive doesn't mean its crap. Look at how many satisfied Kel Tec owners that are out there. Many of them spent less than $200 for theirs.

Good Shooting
RED
 
Find me a better carbine that is as accurate and reliable and under 2 hundred dollors as my hipoint and lets go to the range . If its a better one than my HIPOINT ill throw it in the trash . Even better it can cost more than mine and if it functions as good as mine ill get rid of mine and buy it and never shoot a hipoint again . But I find that highly unlikly because most highpoint HATERS have never even shot one its all hearsay .
 
Find me a better carbine that is as accurate and reliable and under 2 hundred dollors
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Both my Norinco SKS carbines were well under the $200 limit... I'd imagine they'd give a more expensive :rolleyes: Hi-Point carbine a run for its money in the accuracy department.
A comparison in range and power would certainly be futile.

Reliability? Granted, only a bit over 1,500 rounds have gone through the both of them, but I don't recall ever having a rifle induced failure.

Ready to chuck it in the round file? :D
 
kobokie - Pistols at or under $200 that are probably better than Hi-Points (definitely ergonomics-wise, probably more reliable as well):

CZ-70
CZ-52
Makarov
PA-63
Tokarev TT-33
Star Model B
Ballester-Molina
South African PP clone (can't remember exact name)
Uberti Millenium (ok, so it's actually $220)

Heck, I've got a pair of 1860 Army relpicas arriving today. I'll let you know how they are...you might even be better off with one of them than with a Hi-Point. :)

edit: Heh. Carbine. Whoops. :o

Hi-Point carbines are pretty darn good...but I'd prefer my $130 Swedish Mauser carbine. :)
 
Nightcrawler- The tuition here for out of state students (me) is pretty high, somewhere around $10,000/year. Maybe I shoulda went to school in Northern Michigan...but I'd spend too much time at Crystal Mountain! ;)

Ceol Mhor- Congrats on getting some 1860's! Now you just need to get the accouterments!
 
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Geez, your tuition is about the same as my annual income! :eek:

I've never understood charging more for out of state students. I mean, if I owned a restaurant, checked people's drivers licences at the door, and charged out of state patrons 20% more, I'd probably find myself in trouble, as I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
 
And heres a list of handguns that cost more than my Hi-Point that i got rid of because they were GARBAGE!
1.Tanfoglio GT-27
2.Intratec sport .22
3.Helwan 9mm
4.Sistema Colt 1911
 
Nightcrawler - It's because public universities get money from the state for in-state students. Everyone has the same tuition, but the state government subsidizes tuition for residents.

Tropical Z - Hey, I agree with you on this one. For a 9mm carbine, there is no better deal than a Hi-Point Carbine. The next best would probably be a lever-action cowboy carbine.

Ronin - Muahaha! All the accessory goodies are coming in the same package! :) Belt, holsters, powder flask, ammo components...the only bit I'm not getting is a nice presentation case. So I'm going to try my hand at making one. :p
 
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