Hi Point! Gotta get one! HaHaHa!

You never see these kind of tests with a Sig, HK, Colt, CZ, etc.
 
I sure would have lost that bet! Maybe I should look to even swap one of my Dan Wessons for a HP
 
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Daedalus-NC said:
I sure would have lost that bet! Maybe I should look to even swap one of my Dan Wessons for a HP
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I can assist you with that. I'd even toss in a box of Tula to ease the pain.

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You never see these kind of tests with a Sig, HK, Colt, CZ, etc.
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That's because none of those companies have a warranty that will make it right after you wreck it testing it.
 
haven't seen them before...that was pretty funny and impressive!

I can't see why people complain when MAC throws a gun up against a tree/target LOL!

I did worry that shooting the gun in the chamber then shooting it might cause it to blow up in his hand due to a bend in the barrel! I would have used a vice and a string!
 
Makes me feel better about my Hi Point Carbine maybe,,, ,,, just maybe someday I'll get one of them pistols to go with it in it's go bag.
 
I've seen a lot of torture test videos with hi-points, and surprisingly, they seem to take the abuse well and continue to function.

Even saw a video where they intentionally fired one several times with overpressure proof loads, and it managed to handle it fairly well.

I certainly don't want a hi point, for a multitude of reasons, but it seems that they do perform very well for their price point. For an entry level firearm, or a self defense gun for someone on a very small budget, I'd say they're a good buy.
 
It's a blowback design, correct? So all it needs to function is to (mostly) have the round in the chamber and have the slide (mostly) closed. I can't imagine the mechanics to keep it from firing out of battery are all that complex/accurate or even present so as long as the firing pin can reach the primer we're good to go bang.

I think it's cool that they can make something so damn cheap that actually works so very well. Yea, yea, haters gunna' hate that they're ugly/heavy/whatever but if you really want a pistol and really don't have much cash, isn't it nice to know there is at least a reliable option?
 
I've owned 3( 2 9mm and a 380). They worked fine. They big issue with HP is their mags.... The feed lips bend easy. I got one of the 9mms for $40 because it wouldn't feed. Messed with the feed lips some and it functioned fine. Heavy, ugly, inexpensive ( not cheap IMO) but they work.
 
It's a brick that throws useful Calibre bullets almost all of the time, even when you beat it to hell. What else is there at that price point they does the same?
 
Under the car/truck seat for under $150? In case they steal it, keep a couple in the closet or safe.
 
Funny video, whats more interesting is that I used to work with fanatic SHTF/prepper that used to drive me crazy with all his talk. He was a big fan of his High Point and was almost frantic in his attempt for me to accept his High Point,as a quality weapon..After seeing this video, I can now understand that it suited his needs very well. This went on for two years, almost wish now that I remembered his name and could contact him and tell him ?
You might be right...
 
I often tell people this about them.

Hi point is lime a brick through a window. Is it the best way to open a window? No. But will it get shit done? Oh yes.

I once sold one to a woman who just put a restraining order out on her bf or husband. She was scared he would walk through that piece of paper, but also very broke. I sold her that thing taught the quick and dirty on how to use it and sent her on her way as best I could.

Hi point isn't for most of us, but like I said they get shit done
 
I'm not the gun snob I once was. Not everyone can own a 4 figure or more firearm. The 2nd ain't about how much money you make. If you can load it and make it go bang it's really cool, whatever it may be. :)
 
A Hi Point will do the same thing your Sig, Colt, HK, Glock, etc. will do, put bullets down range. It surely won't look as good while putting those bullets down range. I have owned several Hi Points and own a 995 carbine now. Every one of them has worked. As mentioned, sometimes the magazine lips may need a little adjusting, but that happens with "brand name" guns, too.
Hi Point makes a product that is affordable for the person with limited funds that wants a firearm for protection. Not everyone is a "gun guy". Some people just want something to keep in a drawer in the nightstand for emergency purposes. These people don't go to the range every week, read gun magazines, nor do they belong to CFF (the horror!). They just want to protect themselves and their family. For this purpose, Hi Point fills an important niche.
Nearly all of the people that talk crap about Hi Points have never owned one nor even handled one. I respect them for what they are, an ugly and heavy and inexpensive gun that works. If I'm ever confronted with a bad guy with a Hi Point I'll take him just as seriously as if he had a gun costing hundreds of dollars more.
 
Geezer said:
A Hi Point will do the same thing your Sig, Colt, HK, Glock, etc. will do, put bullets down range. It surely won't look as good while putting those bullets down range. I have owned several Hi Points and own a 995 carbine now. Every one of them has worked. As mentioned, sometimes the magazine lips may need a little adjusting, but that happens with "brand name" guns, too.
Hi Point makes a product that is affordable for the person with limited funds that wants a firearm for protection. Not everyone is a "gun guy". Some people just want something to keep in a drawer in the nightstand for emergency purposes. These people don't go to the range every week, read gun magazines, nor do they belong to CFF (the horror!). They just want to protect themselves and their family. For this purpose, Hi Point fills an important niche.
Nearly all of the people that talk crap about Hi Points have never owned one nor even handled one. I respect them for what they are, an ugly and heavy and inexpensive gun that works. If I'm ever confronted with a bad guy with a Hi Point I'll take him just as seriously as if he had a gun costing hundreds of dollars more.
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Well said Geezer. I'm a Hi Point guy and proud of it.
 
Demo Ranch is awesome.
He does Vet videos too, seems like a really awesome guy.
And Im very jealous of his property...and his Barrett 50 cal.
 
i have a couple that are truck guns, i have shot the crap out of every kind of ammo and tried to jam them and they have never jammed or misfired. i always have a couple more on me but still not afraid to worry if the old cheap High Point will shoot. fires everytime
 
Jayne said:
It's a blowback design, correct? So all it needs to function is to (mostly) have the round in the chamber and have the slide (mostly) closed. I can't imagine the mechanics to keep it from firing out of battery are all that complex/accurate or even present so as long as the firing pin can reach the primer we're good to go bang.

I think it's cool that they can make something so damn cheap that actually works so very well. Yea, yea, haters gunna' hate that they're ugly/heavy/whatever but if you really want a pistol and really don't have much cash, isn't it nice to know there is at least a reliable option?
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I bought one in .45 as my second pistol and then bought a kimber cdp II custom shop for my third. I promptly sold the kimber as the high point would out group it, the kimbers groups where 3 times the size of the high points. Needless to say I will never own another Kimber after that. They work in .40 and .45 the nine and 380 are iffy at best. I will probably never buy another but they do work for all the crap people give them.
 
Demolition Ranch is living the dream. You watch enough videos you see his house, land, toys, etc. All that and he gets to blow stuff up!
I'm jealous. :D
 
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Demolition Ranch is living the dream. You watch enough videos you see his house, land, toys, etc. Al that and he gets to blow stuff up!
I'm jealous. :D
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Agreed.
But he busted his butt to get through vet school and open, and run, a successful office.
And then THIS... yeah, he's doing good
 
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