Hi-Point Firearms; Fact vs. Fiction; Good SHTF gun?

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At the moment, I see 284 firearms by Hi-Point for sale on Ellwood's website. They apparently cost about 1/4 of what I am used to paying for a pistol, but there are hardly any sales taking place. I have heard nothing about them here on the forums, so I have many ideas rolling around in my head about the product.

Here are the various things I am pondering:

a) Despite the look, are they good shooters?
b) Why was a new shipment of hundreds of guns brought into Canada this year when last year's stock apparently didn't sell?
c) Are we gun snobs here in Canada to not readily embrace the Hi-Point?
d) For those that own them, are you too embarrassed to admit that you like them or to recommend them to friends?
e) Do we have a different philosophy of use here in Canada when compared to our neighbours to the south?
ie: In the US they may store a Hi-Point in their vehicle without much worry of them getting stolen, or they make a good "Saturday Night Special".
f) Does Epps know something that we don't, that a SHTF scenario will suddenly develop and they will suddenly become a high demand item? (joking here)

Anyways, please chime in if you have any experience with these as I would love to know more about them. I don't see why there would be so many available and no takers. Should I buy 10 so when they become "in-demand" I can turn a healthy profit? What say ye?
 
I've heard the frames constantly crack...............then I read an article in the star about the gun traffic from Detroit to Toronto, and sure enough the guy smuggling them said he has to duct tape them cuz the frame cracks
 
I have played with them while living in the USA. I would NEVER own one. EVER!

Just my opinion, they felt cheap, Kel-Tec seems to be a better option. Which still feel too plastic for me.

SHTF I would start with an SKS, from there a CZ/VZ 858/58 rifle, and up from there.

What is your price point?
 
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I have played with them while living in the USA. I would NEVER own one. EVER!

Just my opinion, they felt cheap, Kel-Tec seems to be a better option. Which still feel too plastic for me.

SHTF I would start with an SKS, from there a CZ/VZ 858/58 rifle, and up from there.

What is your price point?
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Wow. The consensus is in. It doesn't look good for Hi-Point so far. I was just thinking that I could use the Hi-Points rather than putting 1000's of rounds through my Sigs.

I agree on the SKS for SHTF. I have two SKS's, but as a "throw-away" sidearm the Hi-Point could work well for WROL. You could arm your whole family and relatives really cheaply. LOL.
 
Sure are a pos. I had a .45auto for about 5 yrs and that pos put 5-6k handloads factory and various rounds downrange with very few ftf for any reason. It was more accurate than I was once you figured out the fixed sights. Neve ever took it apart for cleaning, just gave it a good spray of brakeclean and a spray of wd40. Sure was a pos.

I don't think anybody noticed that th sarcasm button was at max
 
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With the attitude some people have with Norinco firearms around here, I always take brand-bashing with a grain of salt.

That being said, some might find them ugly, but from what I've heard, they shoot.
 
I have a jhp .45, it's ugly as sin and if you run out of ammo it's heavy enough to use as a club. With that said it shoots very well...for a $250 handgun. Mine hasn't had the jammomatic issues that they are famous for but a coworker has one that jams a lot. I think we remedied that at the range last time by swapping mags, mine doesn't jam using his mag, his runs fine with mine but his mag and gun combo jammed constantly. Mine would have only slightly under 1000 rounds through it, no signs of cracks or anything yet but you do get what you pay for. The grips are made of the cheapest feeling plastic I have felt on a firearm which I wrapped in a hogue handall that makes it feel much better. Overall for the money I think they aren't a bad buy, mine has paid for itself in fun times at the range.
 
I shot a 45 once, before I knew what they were or what they cost, and I wasn't impressed. Gods awful trigger. Functioned ok, but it was like a heavy DA revolver.

All things being equal, the TT-33 gives me more enjoyment in the Cheap Blaster category. S never HTF on the range, so reliability? Rack the slide and keep shooting...
 
Read the good, read the bad. Already have a TT33... That being said, I'm gonna spend the $250 and form my own opinion. Worse comes to worse I can put it on the EE for $300!!!lol jk
 
Had a pistol in 40 S&W . I had no issues in about 500 rounds. Mine was the green slide version.A bit heavy and was a bit finikey with certain mags [ I had x6 but it did not like x2 of them ] and odd looking but one good thing was if ya run out of ammo you can beat the zombies to death with the bloody thing. I would buy another as they stand behind their gun.
 
Some time ago i bought a used Hi-Point in .45 just to see what it was like.
I found some info on how to smooth out the trigger & also how to modify regular 1911 mags
to work in the Hi-Point.
I like the piostol. Yes it is heavy but I find that the extra weight helps soak up some recoil.
The trigger pull is now very nice.
Standard 1911 mags are easy to get & do away with that " battery pack " look to factory mags.
It is very accurate & has not malfuntioned on me yet.

I still like my 1911's but the Hi-Point for me is a keeper.
 
i had the 45 version blow up in my hand at the range when i was test firing it to buy from another CGN. I was ok but did not buy it as it is for sure a dangerous POS
do not cheap out with firearms.
 
I have 4 Tokarevs and a HiPoint JCP. The Hipoint was my first new pistol. It is ok...it works better with hot loads. The trigger is nothing special, and the grip size is a bit large for my hand, so I get a bit of hand fatigue after a couple of boxes of ammo. It is big and chunky...the slide on it weighs a ton. Overall, though it shoots well, and you could use it for a club if you run out of ammo.

I rarely shoot it because I have more fun guns to shoot. I prefer to shoot my Toks over the Hipoint. I tried to sell it for a fair price, but no one wants to pay more than 100 bucks, so I am keeping it.
 
best SHTF gun would be something fashioned entirely out of metal, so if something breaks, it can be re-machined, repaired and brought back to working order. you want something that can last a life time. poly won't last a lifetime...
 
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