Talk:Hi-Point Firearms

Anyone else laugh at the people who buy a hi point handgun and hype it up to be as good as any gun on the market? They are jammomatics, have a poor grip, crappy trigger and shoot minute of tractor trailer, and people say "well its 150 bucks its a great gun."

To be fair, the carbines are ugly but sure shoot nice.

I have a C9 and a JHP. Bought the JHP used for $120 OTD at the pawn: never one single jam in about 4 boxes. The C9 was a jammer until I decided to only load 5 or 6 rounds at a time for the first 3 or 4 boxes and since that I can shoot full mags with it.

Nope, never jams.

Yes, cheaply made: the trigger is heavy and on the new C9 sometimes takes a second pull (!) to shoot. But I expect that to go away after a while. The sigh is crappy as well. The slide is pot metal. Etc... etc... hey what do you expect for the price?

Yet it is pretty accurate and surprises a lot of people. I also happen to shoot better than about 90% of the regular shooters at the range, but then again it's the shooter, not the gun.

If you are loaded with money, sure: buy a $1000 gun. But if you are a lousy shot and expect that money will make the difference, prffftt!!!

in other words, great for beginners/inexperienced people and those that don't have enough for a brand name rifle.