I have the C9 and the 40, love them both. I shoot the C9 competitively in my local ranges target league. I've been doing pretty good with it, I also own 5 other pistols and use the HP C9 because I am more accurate with it. my 2 cents.
I have the JCP .40 S&W and it is a good shooter. The problem with the Hi Points are the crappy mags they use. I have one that shoots most all ammo and one that won't shoot crap.... The pistol's heavy and a little clunky but handles recoil well and if you run out of ammo you can beat them to death with it. I like mine all in all.