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Here are my experiences with both the 9mm and .40 carbines from Hi Point.
I first purchased the 9 at a gun show. I had read up on the gun from various on line forums and reviews, and it sounded like a decent buy for $175. Got a 25 round box of Wolf 115g FMJ to start with. I experienced jams right away, and thought it was due to the ammo. Next, I tried Winchester 115g FMJ and Remington 124g Golden Saber HP’s. Same problem. I experienced at least 1, and sometimes as many as 3 jams per magazine. My previous experience with auto loaders was a Browning Buckmark .22 pistol and a Remington 597 .22 rifle. Both guns gave me headaches with jamming also. I just thought it was the nature of the beast, until I called the dealer I had purchased the Hi Point from, and he assured me that should not be the case with this gun. So, I sent it in for service. I sent a detailed letter explaining the problems I had, and included pictures of a round jammed in the gun. The guy at the factory said the have a return rate of 2%. He told me what the found was wrong, replaced the bolt, slide, spring…pretty much everything except the trigger & barrel. He also said they put 150 rounds through it without further incident. When I got it back (2 weeks total turn around) I put 100 rounds through it without any problems. To me, that’s great service.
While the 9 was out being serviced, I did some reading on the differences between 9mm and .40cal rounds, and decided I wanted the better stopping power the .40 had to offer. The gun was cheap enough, so I picked one up. The .40 with 500 rounds of Winchester 165g FMJ, Win. 155 Silver Tip, Federal HP, Win. 180g FMJ – everything I have fed it has chambered, fired and ejected without incident. Accuracy is good (will be better once I overcome my natural tendency to flinch) and both guns are a lot of fun to shoot. I have laser sights on both, a 4x scope on the 9 and a 2.5x on the .40.
They are a little finicky out of the box, but with some tweaking, they are as reliable as anything else out there. On a recent trip to the local indoor range, I was seated next to a guy from the Army. He was shooting a .30-06 and came over to see what I had (the .40 at the time) he asked how much I paid, and I said two. “Two grand huh” and I said “No, 200” He was surprised. Once I had my scope sighted in, I showed him my grouping at 50 yards, and he was really impressed.
With decent arms, low price and great customer service, I will be a Hi Point customer for a long time.
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The one I have shot a bit (belongs to a shooting buddy) is accurate and reliable. It DOES smack my jaw pretty good if I forget to hold it like a gun and not like a toy.
pharte///
Duuuuuhhh! I t'ink I said that back around Thanksgiving, too! Old people must be tolerated! Thanks, O.P.
