hi-point reliability

stalebiscuit · 07-08-2008, 01:18 PM

YouTube - HiPoint fires after one week in the cat box.

Windwalker · 07-08-2008, 06:13 PM

Haven't shot their handguns but I love their carbines.

squirrelbaster · 07-08-2008, 06:15 PM

that didnt prove anything to me.....

TheWall · 07-08-2008, 06:18 PM

You would have to get past the smell first. lol

stalebiscuit · 07-08-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by squirrelbaster

that didnt prove anything to me.....

well....go buy one, you can always use another gun

KW Gary M · 07-08-2008, 10:32 PM

I wouldn't want to trust a high point anything to protect my life walking through Harlem. I'll keep my Springfield.

stalebiscuit · 07-08-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KW Gary M

I wouldn't want to trust a high point anything to protect my life walking through Harlem. I'll keep my Springfield.

i didnt think you could legally walk through harlem with a handgun

KW Gary M · 07-08-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by stalebiscuit

i didnt think you could legally walk through harlem with a handgun

With the right permit you can. VERY, VERY hard to get but not unavailable. I drove a liquor delivery truck in Ney York when I was in college. Delivered to 2 stores on Lenox and a bar on 125th. I had a permit.

troylaplante · 07-09-2008, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by KW Gary M

I wouldn't want to trust a high point anything to protect my life walking through Harlem.

Written as one who has probably never owned, much less shot one. Nothing like letting rumor make up your mind for you.

KW Gary M · 07-09-2008, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by troylaplante

Written as one who has probably never owned, much less shot one. Nothing like letting rumor make up your mind for you.

I have shot one which was enough to make me know I won't own one.

Dick Large · 07-11-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KW Gary M

I wouldn't want to trust a high point anything to protect my life walking through Harlem. I'll keep my Springfield.

I agree there. I've lived in NYC most of my life and spent a lot of time in Harlem. Gun laws go out the window in the jungle. The negros selling dope don't redgister their Mac 10's.

KW Gary M · 07-11-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Large

I agree there. I've lived in NYC most of my life and spent a lot of time in Harlem. Gun laws go out the window in the jungle. The negros selling dope don't redgister their Mac 10's.

Now that's direct and to the point. Very PC i might add

squirrelbaster · 07-11-2008, 09:52 PM

stale...what i meant was that i wish i would have acoaly seen the gun go through some trama, in the video all i saw was a guy shooting a somewhat dusty gun. you and i both know how much doctoring goes on on the internet so im not just going to assume that that gun realy did spend weeks in a litterbox. now if it had showed them droping it into a swomp and then pulling itout and fireing it id be impressed, but this video was pointless in my view.

KW Gary M · 07-11-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by squirrelbaster

stale...what i meant was that i wish i would have acoaly seen the gun go through some trama, in the video all i saw was a guy shooting a somewhat dusty gun. you and i both know how much doctoring goes on on the internet so im not just going to assume that that gun realy did spend weeks in a litterbox. now if it had showed them droping it into a swomp and then pulling itout and fireing it id be impressed, but this video was pointless in my view.

Very good point not to mention why would anyone store a gun in a liter box? Trying to tell us crap AKA Hi Point belongs in a liter box?

DWARREN123 · 07-11-2008, 09:59 PM

I believe Hi-Point makes firearms for folks who can not afford more and/or want something to have as a truck/boat/camping firearm. There are probably better but you go with what you can.
I have a carbine in 40 S&W and really like it and it has worked with everything but Wolf ammo (steel case).

squirrelbaster · 07-11-2008, 10:08 PM

^ i would like to say that i am a big fan of the hi-point carbines, just nomt a fan of the pistols. it almost seems to me like they have 2 seperate teams of people who make each

KW Gary M · 07-11-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DWARREN123

I believe Hi-Point makes firearms for folks who can not afford more and/or want something to have as a truck/boat/camping firearm. There are probably better but you go with what you can.
I have a carbine in 40 S&W and really like it and it has worked with everything but Wolf ammo (steel case).

Might be a good boat gun as one that you keep until it rusts then throw it away.

Wildman · 07-11-2008, 10:48 PM

Here we go again. Price doesn't determine quality in this case. If the high priced guns are so great why don't their manufacturers stand behind them forever unconditionally? I mean really, my C9 can fall out of the case on my way to the truck unnoticed and break after I back over it. I pick it up, send it to Hi Point, wait a few weeks, get it back in working condition as it was when I bought it, and not get a bill. Why when you spend 8-10 times for another brand can they not stand behind it like that? Heck I bet most people would be happy just having other brands stand behind defects forever, never mind stupidity.

I'll shoot with any brand at a range. I may be beat by another person but I will not be beat because of another brand. Been there, done that. Converted more than one previous gun snob after they actually watched, then asked to try, my Hi Point.

I'm not at all hung up on brands when it comes to guns. I love them all and want one or two of everything. I learned early on that price bears almost no impact on the actual product. If it is a POS then it is a POS. If it malfunctions then get it fixed and stop whining. That applies to pretty much any brand. And as always I will offer $75 to anyone with one of the POS Hi Points. Just message me and I'll give you my FFL's information. I'll even take a picture of the target after I warm the barrel.

Ellsworth · 07-12-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Wildman

And as always I will offer $75 to anyone with one of the POS Hi Points. Just message me and I'll give you my FFL's information. I'll even take a picture of the target after I warm the barrel.

+1

I'll do $80

KW Gary M · 07-12-2008, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellsworth

+1

I'll do $80

At $75 or $80 it's a great gun to teach your kids and not care if they destroy. Keep one around the house ust to have. I think they sell new for about $150. The one I shot was very heavy if I remember correctly. It was years back.

07-08-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
stalebiscuit Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: atlanta, but much rather be in valdosta Posts: 1,560	hi-point reliability YouTube - HiPoint fires after one week in the cat box.

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Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,533	Haven't shot their handguns but I love their carbines. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

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squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,233	that didnt prove anything to me..... __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

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TheWall Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 224	You would have to get past the smell first. lol __________________ *You only live once, so make sure you shoot twice.*

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squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,233	stale...what i meant was that i wish i would have acoaly seen the gun go through some trama, in the video all i saw was a guy shooting a somewhat dusty gun. you and i both know how much doctoring goes on on the internet so im not just going to assume that that gun realy did spend weeks in a litterbox. now if it had showed them droping it into a swomp and then pulling itout and fireing it id be impressed, but this video was pointless in my view. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

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KW Gary M Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 1,267 Blog Entries: 1	I wouldn't want to trust a high point anything to protect my life walking through Harlem. I'll keep my Springfield.

07-11-2008, 09:59 PM	#15
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 773	I believe Hi-Point makes firearms for folks who can not afford more and/or want something to have as a truck/boat/camping firearm. There are probably better but you go with what you can. I have a carbine in 40 S&W and really like it and it has worked with everything but Wolf ammo (steel case). __________________ Have a nice day!

07-11-2008, 10:08 PM	#16
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,233	^ i would like to say that i am a big fan of the hi-point carbines, just nomt a fan of the pistols. it almost seems to me like they have 2 seperate teams of people who make each __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

07-11-2008, 10:48 PM	#18
Wildman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 117	Here we go again. Price doesn't determine quality in this case. If the high priced guns are so great why don't their manufacturers stand behind them forever unconditionally? I mean really, my C9 can fall out of the case on my way to the truck unnoticed and break after I back over it. I pick it up, send it to Hi Point, wait a few weeks, get it back in working condition as it was when I bought it, and not get a bill. Why when you spend 8-10 times for another brand can they not stand behind it like that? Heck I bet most people would be happy just having other brands stand behind defects forever, never mind stupidity. I'll shoot with any brand at a range. I may be beat by another person but I will not be beat because of another brand. Been there, done that. Converted more than one previous gun snob after they actually watched, then asked to try, my Hi Point. I'm not at all hung up on brands when it comes to guns. I love them all and want one or two of everything. I learned early on that price bears almost no impact on the actual product. If it is a POS then it is a POS. If it malfunctions then get it fixed and stop whining. That applies to pretty much any brand. And as always I will offer $75 to anyone with one of the POS Hi Points. Just message me and I'll give you my FFL's information. I'll even take a picture of the target after I warm the barrel.