Hi-point 9mm Carbine??? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

manr0e · 07-27-2006, 09:47 AM

Hey, paid a visit to the local shop today...I was only going to buy ammo, but while I was there I overheard a customer and an employee talking about the 9mm hipoint carbine! I have never handled one...but Ive seen how ugly they are... The 2 men at the store made the gun sound like the best firearm available for under $1000....but I just cant believe anything they said based on how cheap the gun appears to be made...and the fact that it is a pistol caliber! What do you all think......just curious. thanks in advance!

Nerves · 07-27-2006, 09:51 AM

$1000 sounds prety pricey

manr0e · 07-27-2006, 09:54 AM

1000 $$$ was not a value that actually came out during their convo....I was simply trying to convey that the 2 men made the gun sound spectacular.....in reality, i think they sell it at the shop for about $200...sorry for the confusion

**Old School** · 07-27-2006, 10:51 AM

You can now put lipstick on that pig by changing out the stock.

mgeoffriau · 07-27-2006, 12:41 PM

I don't own one. I want one. Bad.

From what I can tell, they are cheaply constructed, reliable as hell, and surprisingly accurate. $200 for a plain-jane 9mm carbine is a little high, they can usually be found for $160-175.

Is it an AR? No. It's not even a Beretta Storm. But it'll do a darn good impression for less than half the price.

Sssnake · 07-27-2006, 12:50 PM

Owned 3, last one I put the ATI stock on with rails and a Barska holosight.
Thing was indestructable and accurate as hell (2" groups at 100yds). Rated for +P+ and would shoot everything I put in the mags. Plus lifetime warranty with a company in the US that actually backs it up.
for $150 bucks it's almost silly not to have one.

bignosehunter · 07-27-2006, 01:27 PM

I have herd it is accurate as hell and it out preformed just about every
carbine out there according to guns & ammo.

panther308 · 07-27-2006, 04:00 PM

$165 which included the paint job I did, and pretty accurate

Nerves · 07-27-2006, 04:22 PM

$165 Is a good deal. I never heard of the accuracy being that good. 2" at 100 yards for $165 is a freaking deal. What type of hiCap mag's can it take?

mgeoffriau · 07-27-2006, 04:32 PM

From what I can tell, the only high-cap mags it takes are aftermarket's like Pro-Mags or whatever that brand is, and the general consensus is that they suck and are unreliable. That's one of the big complaints...everybody wishes Hi-Point had made it accept Glock mags.

07-27-2006, 09:47 AM	#1
manr0e XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 187	Hi-point 9mm Carbine??? Hey, paid a visit to the local shop today...I was only going to buy ammo, but while I was there I overheard a customer and an employee talking about the 9mm hipoint carbine! I have never handled one...but Ive seen how ugly they are... The 2 men at the store made the gun sound like the best firearm available for under $1000....but I just cant believe anything they said based on how cheap the gun appears to be made...and the fact that it is a pistol caliber! What do you all think......just curious. thanks in advance!

07-27-2006, 09:51 AM	#2
Nerves XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, Fl. Posts: 2,028	$1000 sounds prety pricey __________________ \"WHEN YOU PUT ON YOUR GUN LEAVE YOUR MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME\" NRA Member IDPA Member--Wilson Combat CQB (CDP) USPSA Member--New XD 9 Tac & G34 (Production ) IPSC Open Major--STI Trubor Grandmaster CCW's: -- XD-45 ACP 4" with Truglo TFO's & M6 Laser/Light --Kimber Tactical Pro II, ...Many More

07-27-2006, 09:54 AM	#3
manr0e XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 187	Point of reference... 1000 $$$ was not a value that actually came out during their convo....I was simply trying to convey that the 2 men made the gun sound spectacular.....in reality, i think they sell it at the shop for about $200...sorry for the confusion

07-27-2006, 10:51 AM	#4
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,619	You can now put lipstick on that pig by changing out the stock. __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

07-27-2006, 12:41 PM	#5
mgeoffriau XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 1,072	I don't own one. I want one. Bad. From what I can tell, they are cheaply constructed, reliable as hell, and surprisingly accurate. $200 for a plain-jane 9mm carbine is a little high, they can usually be found for $160-175. Is it an AR? No. It's not even a Beretta Storm. But it'll do a darn good impression for less than half the price. __________________ I felt early on I wasn't going to be a respectable citizen. -- Cormac McCarthy We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

07-27-2006, 12:50 PM	#6
Sssnake XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Carson City Nevada Posts: 234	Owned 3, last one I put the ATI stock on with rails and a Barska holosight. Thing was indestructable and accurate as hell (2" groups at 100yds). Rated for +P+ and would shoot everything I put in the mags. Plus lifetime warranty with a company in the US that actually backs it up. for $150 bucks it's almost silly not to have one.

07-27-2006, 01:27 PM	#7
bignosehunter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: MO Posts: 108	I have herd it is accurate as hell and it out preformed just about every carbine out there according to guns & ammo. __________________ "He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Luke 22:36

07-27-2006, 04:00 PM	#8
panther308 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 507	$165 which included the paint job I did, and pretty accurate __________________ panther308 Always Remember: A firearm is only an instrument. It contains no evil, no conscience, and no ability. It is strictly the intent, competence, and character of its user that decide the outcome of any and all actions taken with it.

07-27-2006, 04:22 PM	#9
Nerves XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, Fl. Posts: 2,028	$165 Is a good deal. I never heard of the accuracy being that good. 2" at 100 yards for $165 is a freaking deal. What type of hiCap mag's can it take? __________________ \"WHEN YOU PUT ON YOUR GUN LEAVE YOUR MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME\" NRA Member IDPA Member--Wilson Combat CQB (CDP) USPSA Member--New XD 9 Tac & G34 (Production ) IPSC Open Major--STI Trubor Grandmaster CCW's: -- XD-45 ACP 4" with Truglo TFO's & M6 Laser/Light --Kimber Tactical Pro II, ...Many More

07-27-2006, 04:32 PM	#10
mgeoffriau XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 1,072	From what I can tell, the only high-cap mags it takes are aftermarket's like Pro-Mags or whatever that brand is, and the general consensus is that they suck and are unreliable. That's one of the big complaints...everybody wishes Hi-Point had made it accept Glock mags. __________________ I felt early on I wasn't going to be a respectable citizen. -- Cormac McCarthy We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

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