U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Hi-Point Firearms produces more than 150,000 firearms a year and there are several reasons for that. First, of course, is price. Other companies produce pretty, nifty-looking 9mm, .40 or .45ACP pistols; some are just flat-out beautiful. You pay for that beauty, though, to the tune of $500 to more than $1,200 MSRP.
Hi-Point pistols are not real pretty or fancy – but they are not expensive, either! Think of them as the original all-purpose, industrial-grade, working man’s guns. While other brands produce Cadillacs, Ferraris and Lambos, Hi-Point is more like the all-round, heavy-duty, ranch-use pickup truck. For the price of a like caliber pistol from a “name” maker, you can buy three Hi-Points and 500 rounds of good ammo. Not a bad deal.
Hi-Points are low in cost because they are not fancy. The internals are stamped and machined from steel forgings. They are designed for manufacturing ease to keep the price down, with no fancy grips or shiny parts – just real robust, reliable construction that stands up to years and years of hard use.
A bullet fired from a $205 Hi-Point goes just as fast as it does from a $2,000 pistol. And, the same goes for practical accuracy; no difference. Actually we have found the Hi-Point to out shoot many of the much more expensive pistols.Yes, ya gotta step up to a couple of grand or more if you need one-inch groups at 50 yards, but then you won’t be carrying that pretty little puppy with you in the pickup or anywhere else it might get a scratch. But if you can tolerate a handgun that gives you two inches at 50 feet – which covers most $1,000 guns, too – then a $205 Hi-Point will fit the bill (and how many of us can shoot that accurately without the bench anyway?).
Hi-Points are made for real use in any environment, which may mean shoving it into a tackle box when fishing in dangerous areas, banging around in a glove compartment, car trunk, tool box, farm tractor case, or back pack. Hi-Points are made to go where few people want to go with their $600.00+ handguns.
Okay, we have pitched you enough.
The bottom line is this: Hi-Point Firearms makes robust, reliable, accurate, affordable (but not cheap), industrial-grade, working man’s handguns and carbines intended for serious hard use where a ding or scratch will not make the owner cry. They are daily users that almost anyone can afford, they are all American-made, from a 30-year old company, and they even come with a lifetime warranty!
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As a former NRA Master Class shooter, I have many handguns, several competition guns being VERY, VERY expensive, but obtained a Hi Point 9mm for exactly those reasons listed in the article. I found it to very inaccurate and highly unreliable. In fact, I was so frustrated with it that I didn’t even pursue repair/replacement via the manufacturer and sold it off as completely unsuitable for defensive use. Years later, when taking a CCW class, the first two questions asked by the Instructor were, ” Does anyone have a Hi Point?” and ” Does it work?” This led me to… Read more »
In the community where I live, I grew up with a lot people who are now LEO’s or corrections officers. I get invited to most of their parties and occasionally go out to the private range the county owns for law enforcement people to train and certify on.
I’d say about 1/3 of the local LEO’s own Hi Points as their personal weapons. And at the range they usually have informal competitions, and invariably someone with a Hi Point will have the best score.
Took my girlfriend out to shoot with us she had never fired a gun of any kind, she shot Browning, S&W, Ruger, hi point and several rifles that day. She was a natural, she did best with the hi point c9 and liked it better than any other she fired! It now is her go too house gun when im gone.
Many people rave (on the web) about how great their 9mm HiPoint 9mm pistol is, Yet EVERY TIME someone shows up to the range to qualify with one in my CCW class, they have trouble with the gun. Every time. Something is amiss here
They work great except when they don’t, apparently…….
My brother bought a hi-point pistol used and it was a total piece of poop. Took it back to Adventure Outdoors and they sent it to manufacturer. Checked in with then a few times and never heard from manufacturer. This was 5 years ago. Never got the pistol back.
I own a second hand Hi Point in 9mm. It performed just as well and accurately as my nephew’s Berretta when we were target shooting. After I got my open carry permit I purchased a S&W M&P in 9mm. I think I like my Hi Point better.