Quote Originally Posted by sklfrmga View Post
Im not readin all the way through this thread, I get the general theme form the first couple of posts. I have a Hi-Point C9, had a .40 JCP and have two of the 9mm Carbines. I have had ZERO serious problems (maybe 5 FTLs TOTAL) out of them. They take a couple hundred rounds to break them in good (and its a good idea to polish the feed ramp) but after that, they shoot like every other gun...Clean it every time you shoot and they are perfect.

I read so so many people talkin shit about HPs, and I guarantee 95% have never shot one, so they hear this and that from other people who had one bad experience (usually user error) or read some BS someone posted up on the internetz (because we all know everything we google is true) and now because the gun cost $150 its a piece of shit. I have had more problems out of my HK USP than i have out of that C9.

If you wanna talk shit, know something about the gun and dont believe everything you hear and read. I have over 800 rounds through my C9 and it has only FTLd on me ONE TIME, and that was the first time I ever shot it. my XDm 9mm jammed twice on the first magazine (I took it apart, cleaned it, no more problems). If anyone wants to come down and shoot my Hi-Points bring it on, I will put them up against anything you own

Its an awesome truck, glove box or trunk gun because its so cheap...would you rather someone break into your car and steal your $1500 Kimber, $500 Glock, $600 XD, or your $150 Hi-Point?
I'm not one of those that haven't owned nor shot a Hi-Point. Matter of fact, I have a 995 Carbine still. I like to play with that one quite a bit.

With that said, if you have to "break in", "polish the ramp", "ammo sensitive", or feed less than the alloted number of rounds into the magazine for it to feed semi-reliably......AND it's a $150 gun.....AND you want to depend your life on it????? Ummm, no. Doesn't work that way. I mean, we all know how great a "man stopper" the venerable 9mm FMJ is, right? If it won't feed HP's until after 500 round break-in or polishing the ramp, then why not save the money you'd spend on the 500 rounds and use that to buy a gun that will feed anything from the get go?

We can polish the ramp and treat weapons gingerly and they ALL will feed just fine. I mean, take an entry level 1911 and change just about everything in it besides the frame and you have......a Kimber? Right?

My point is that the Hi-point pistols are good for what they are.....Saturday Night specials, truck gun, throw away gun. They are not going to be any more than that. If you expect more than that from a $150 gun, then you're stupid to think so. For a little more money, you can pick up 10x's the gun used at any gun show every other weekend.