Posted: 3/2/2010 12:45:08 AM EDT
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So a friend of mine wanted a handgun. Took him to the local firearm store and he seen the $175 price tag and said Ill take it. He bought the 40 cal. I tried to talk him out of it but he said guns cost to much.
We went to the local range. He shot 50 rounds and out of them 8 jammed. The next day he shot 50 more and 13 jammed. Ill keep posting his shooting sessions so we can all see how much of a POS these are. as of 3/1/2010- 100rds / 21jams |
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Tell him to send it back. Everyone bashes Hi Point, but supposedly they have one of the best warranties in the business. Lifetime warranty and they'll fix almost anything. Most of the Hi Point complaints you see are from people who have never owned one...  I agree, everyone says they are great when it comes to warranty work. |
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Tell him to send it back. Everyone bashes Hi Point, but supposedly they have one of the best warranties in the business. Lifetime warranty and they'll fix almost anything. Most of the Hi Point complaints you see are from people who have never owned one... I agree, everyone says they are great when it comes to warranty work. Probably because every single owner has experienced problems and sent their pistols in for repair. |
| That's more failures than I've had in ... uh jeez. 12, 13 years? Something like that. Granted, it hasn't seen the use that my 1911's have, but it's between 500-1000 somewhere. Also a hell of a lot lighter load, I'm not sure that design is really meant for .40, but maybe they've updated it a bit since I got the .380. |
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Should have shown him this picture: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/ArmedSuspect/hipoint/IMGA02591.jpg Want me to post a blown up glock picture, or do you want to handle that one also? |
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Should have shown him this picture: http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii180/ArmedSuspect/hipoint/IMGA02591.jpg I really, really don't like Hi-Points, and generally direct newbies to something like a Taurus 24/7 for a first auto for good price, but I have seen Beretta 92's crack slides like that pic. Rossi revolvers are prob the only gun in the price range of the HP that I would ever shoot. |
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Why do so many people over look surplus guns when looking for decent guns on a budget? Your friend could have picked up a Radom P64 from AIM for $170, which will actually work. But his was new. Seriously, the milsurps are milspec. They work and are well made pistols. I'm sorry, hi point may make a decent carbine, but their pistols suck. |
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He could have got a Ruger P89, they are cheap, and I have never had an issue with mine. +1 While not a huge Ruger fan, I find Hi-Points plain disgusting. Anybody care to show a picture of a Ruger centerfire semi-auto handgun that failed because of poor manufacturing? |
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Tell him to send it back. Everyone bashes Hi Point, but supposedly they have one of the best warranties in the business. Lifetime warranty and they'll fix almost anything. This. I'll bet he didn't clean and lube it though. Just took it to the range. New guns need to be cleaned and lubed. |
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I had a Hi-Point 40cal and it was by far one the of best shooting guns I have ever owned. The 9mm's have a problem if you are using Winchester White Box, I have been told by gun store owners and gun owners alike. The 40cal carbine I had was crap... sent it back 3-4 times and still busted. On the other hand the 9mm carbine was good times and functioned fine with good ammo.
Going back to the price vs. function... I had a Taurus 1911AT that jammed more than your buddy's HP. I would say for less expensive autoloaders I would look at the Ruger's or Taurus handguns. |
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Why do so many people over look surplus guns when looking for decent guns on a budget? Your friend could have picked up a Radom P64 from AIM for $170, which will actually work. But his was new. Seriously, the milsurps are milspec. They work and are well made pistols. I'm sorry, hi point may make a decent carbine, but their pistols suck. You know the carbine is just the pistol with a long barrel and a shroud over the slide and a stock attached right? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Why do so many people over look surplus guns when looking for decent guns on a budget? Your friend could have picked up a Radom P64 from AIM for $170, which will actually work. But his was new. Seriously, the milsurps are milspec. They work and are well made pistols. I'm sorry, hi point may make a decent carbine, but their pistols suck. You know the carbine is just the pistol with a long barrel and a shroud over the slide and a stock attached right? A Barrel Shroud!!!??!!!   <input type="hidden" id="gwProxy" /> <input type="hidden" id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" /> <input type="hidden" id="gwProxy" /> <input type="hidden" id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" /> |
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Quoted: A Barrel Shroud!!!??!!!
Quoted: You know the carbine is just the pistol with a long barrel and a shroud over the slide and a stock attached right?Quoted:Why do so many people over look surplus guns when looking for decent guns on a budget? Your friend could have picked up a Radom P64 from AIM for $170, which will actually work. But his was new. Seriously, the milsurps are milspec. They work and are well made pistols. I'm sorry, hi point may make a decent carbine, but their pistols suck.http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/vSFCJPrapAoiemJo9G0akQ18624/GW350H262  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rGpykAX1fo
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a classic there carbines are pretty nice..had a 40 a while back...had my brother in law put a 9mm in it and mushroomed the barrel in the center...sent it to hipoint and they sent me a new carbine...sold it for another project. i have nothing bad to say about there carbine, pistols may be a diferent story but customer service is great with them |
it shot at 25 yards were amusing to say the least; especially with the bullets going tru the paper SIDEWAYS|
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Quoted: You know the carbine is just the pistol with a long barrel and a shroud over the slide and a stock attached right?Quoted:Why do so many people over look surplus guns when looking for decent guns on a budget? Your friend could have picked up a Radom P64 from AIM for $170, which will actually work. But his was new. Seriously, the milsurps are milspec. They work and are well made pistols. I'm sorry, hi point may make a decent carbine, but their pistols suck.http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/vSFCJPrapAoiemJo9G0akQ18624/GW350H262 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rGpykAX1fo
<input type="hidden" id="gwProxy" /><input type="hidden" id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" /> Holy shit, she actually said "the shoulder thing that goes up". What a fucktard cunt whore bitch cunt fuckwad. |
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So a friend of mine wanted a handgun. Took him to the local firearm store and he seen the $175 price tag and said Ill take it. He bought the 40 cal. I tried to talk him out of it but he said guns cost to much. We went to the local range. He shot 50 rounds and out of them 8 jammed. The next day he shot 50 more and 13 jammed. Ill keep posting his shooting sessions so we can all see how much of a POS these are. as of 3/1/2010- 100rds / 21jams Whaddya expect out of a $170 gun??? 
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Sorry to say bud, but your not comparing two quality gun manufactor, there basically o nthe same bar. Never had my Hk or Glocks jam ever 5k+ this year
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I had a Hi-Point 40cal and it was by far one the of best shooting guns I have ever owned. The 9mm's have a problem if you are using Winchester White Box, I have been told by gun store owners and gun owners alike. The 40cal carbine I had was crap... sent it back 3-4 times and still busted. On the other hand the 9mm carbine was good times and functioned fine with good ammo. Going back to the price vs. function... I had a Taurus 1911AT that jammed more than your buddy's HP. I would say for less expensive autoloaders I would look at the Ruger's or Taurus handguns. |