Hi-Point
- Thread starter cooter78
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- Sudbury, ON
Google and the search option on here are your best friends. Learn to use them. THere are a number of threads on this exact subject.
1) nice way of welcoming a new member
2) The search function isn't that good. I searched "Hi-point" and only found this thread again
3) If everyone just googled everything, whats the point of having this forum???
From my experience they are ok guns. the one i had the chance to fire never had any malfunctions, but it felt very cheap and I couldn't imagine it going through thousands of rounds without having some problems/malfunctions.
- Location
- Prince George B.C.
Or...we could learn to use the search function properly
And then newbies could learn to do research BEFORE posting questions
And then...they may possibly pose new interesting questions that have not already been posted a hundred times
....John
A Norinco 1911 in 45acp would make a good first centrefire handgun. Get into reloading and make lightly charged target loads. I'd advocate buying a 22 rimfire handgun to learn good shooting skills and get lots of cheap practice. Ruger semi auto's are cheap and plentiful.
Buy a quality .22 like a secondhand Ruger Mk II if you're on a budget. .22 ammo is far cheaper than any centrefire calibre and will allow you to shoot far more.
When you're ready for a centrefire, don't buy a Hi-Point. Zinc alloy (aka pot metal) does not make for long term durability. Anyone who has one and likes it probably hasn't run very many rounds through it.
When you're ready for a centrefire, don't buy a Hi-Point. Zinc alloy (aka pot metal) does not make for long term durability. Anyone who has one and likes it probably hasn't run very many rounds through it.
For whatever reason this issue of the pot metal keep coming up.
FYI only the slide is made of the zinc alloy. It is this way because it is a big heavy slide required for the blow-back function of the gun. In my opinion this "pot metal" is a non issue. We sell hundreds of these hi-points and I have yet to see one of our guns broken due to the slide. Are the guns invincible? Of course not. Just like every other gun there are things that can break. On the rare occasions when this happens we have parts for them. As mentioned, we have yet to replace a broken slide.
From a reliability standpoint, we have very few problems with them even compared to more expensive guns we sell.
Are they for everybody? Certainly not.
People often tell newbies to buy a 22 instead of a centerfire. While I agree that everybody should own a 22 pistol, it doesn't make sense to me to discourage owning a 45. Ideally if you have a limited budget you will have your 22 for the majority of the shooting. But then you'd have a 45 for a mag or two at each visit to the range. The reason for this is because shooting only 22 can get boring. Having some noise and recoil is a good thing sometimes.
My $0.02.
K.O.
Or...we could learn to use the search function properly
And then newbies could learn to do research BEFORE posting questions
And then...they may possibly pose new interesting questions that have not already been posted a hundred times
John
WOW thanks for your insight it was really helpfull guys
Thank you to everyone else I do appreciate your help.
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
The high point of using a Hi-Point is not using it.
Ammo cost for center-fires
For anyone who is thinking of doing a lot of target shooting, you will soon spend far more on ammo than the initial cost of the gun. If you're not sure if shooting is for you, buy a good-quality used gun that you can sell for about what you paid for it.
If you are definitely into shooting, buy a new, good quality gun. Then get into reloading and practice a lot.
Just my opinion,
Geoff
For anyone who is thinking of doing a lot of target shooting, you will soon spend far more on ammo than the initial cost of the gun. If you're not sure if shooting is for you, buy a good-quality used gun that you can sell for about what you paid for it.
If you are definitely into shooting, buy a new, good quality gun. Then get into reloading and practice a lot.
Just my opinion,
Geoff
.22 is great for a first gun. If you want to look into centerfire and you're not reloading I would suggest 9mm instead of .45. You can still get 9mm relatively cheap, and it lets you shoot centerfire without cost's being prohibitive. I personally went with the Norinco 9mm copy of the Colt .45. All steel, proven design, and a caliber I can afford to shoot.
I might have to jump in 2 cents if worth any. This hi-point earn good reputation in the State base on it is a reliable gun, it is not a newbie in the market, it may not look cool nor give you high end feeling but it is a reliable tool. Not many gun user willing to chasing around brand name and that is why there are a room for inexpensive gun maker, if they live, it then proof their produce not too bad at all.
Trigun
Trigun
Exactly, I've very rarely heard bad things from Hi-point owners. All the criticisms of Hi-points are obvious. They are big, heavy, chunky guns, using blowback actions. Also, they look like a Glock with Downs Syndrome, that has eaten way too much chocolate. None of those are knocks against the reliabilty of them. Rest assured, there are folk, especially poor folk who live in bad neighbourhoods down south, that count on Hi-point products to protect the lives of themselves and their families. If I only had $200, and a ccw license, my choice is a 32 saturday night special, which will likely just piss off a meth-head, or a Hi-point in 45acp. Sure concealment would take some creativity, but I'd know that I was ready to face whatever I needed to.
Although a Hi-point pistol will probably never enter my house, I did put myself down on Kodiak's pre-order list for the 9mm carbines. I'm already on the list, so anyone who's interested can feel free to put themselves on it as well, behind me!
I've read nothing but good things from Hi-Point owners in the US. Hi-Point has been around for a long time and in the US at least their pistols have a lifetime warranty. That says something to me about their company. Plus they are made in the US, not China. I will support the north american manufacturer, thanks.
I had a .40 cal , and although I've sold it, (I'm just not into shooting handguns much these days......nowhere local to buy ammo, and I'm not into handloading pistol ammo)
it was real accurate, (more accurate shot for shot than my buddies sig 226) As long as I concentrated, the nice easy to use sights helped a lot. My friends with smaller hands, or weak grips found it hard to hold, but a regular guy will have no problems. And it went bang every time. Having a fixed barrel sure upped the accuracy ante. And the heaviness of the gun helped with recoil recovery. I wasn't dissappointed. I got every bit of my money's worth out of it and more. NOW...........I have to look into this carbine "biddness"
that Kurtmg is talking about~!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it was real accurate, (more accurate shot for shot than my buddies sig 226) As long as I concentrated, the nice easy to use sights helped a lot. My friends with smaller hands, or weak grips found it hard to hold, but a regular guy will have no problems. And it went bang every time. Having a fixed barrel sure upped the accuracy ante. And the heaviness of the gun helped with recoil recovery. I wasn't dissappointed. I got every bit of my money's worth out of it and more. NOW...........I have to look into this carbine "biddness"
that Kurtmg is talking about~!!!!!!!!!!!!!
