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mgeoffriau · 09-05-2007, 09:40 PM

You can easily find S&W police trade-ins for $250 and under. Sometimes used Ruger P-series semiauto's, also. Either would be a better choice. I'm not against cheap guns, but you can get more gun for $200 than a Hi-Point. I wouldn't be so concerned about it being his first handgun, as I would it being his ONLY handgun.

**jnclement** · 09-05-2007, 09:55 PM

I thought you could get a hi-point for $149. But they do come with a map of all the local liquor stores.

redtree · 09-05-2007, 09:57 PM

One of my shooting buddies has the .380. last time we took it out shooting.....we put about 200 rounds through it. Jammed ever second or third mag. Not overly impressed with it. But for under $200 bucks I wouldn't expect much more. Don't know how well or how often he cleaned it though. So if your friend would clean it a lot he may be ok. Like many others have said I would put another 100 bucks into it or try and find a better used gun. Just my 2 cents.

shaner · 09-05-2007, 09:58 PM

hi points all over my area central ohio c-9 for 99.99 up to 129.00 and as its been said why buy a used gun with no warranty bein his first gun i doubt he can fix simple things if it would go down ?

rev-arb · 09-06-2007, 09:59 AM

I had a Hi Point C9 and it shot pretty well. It was a little heavy, not pretty to look at but it could shoot. Never had a problem with mine, but they do have the best warranty in the business.

cmcarlile · 09-06-2007, 10:20 AM

Thanks for all the info.

My friend has never owned a gun and just wanted some opinions on the Hi-Point line. I've always taken this guy with me to the range and the bug finally bit him this last trip. He shot my Bersa 380 and the XD45 and there was no looking back!

I'll pass this thread along to him. Thanks again, gang!

aiformula · 09-06-2007, 10:27 AM

no problems w/ the 2 hi points in the family. Had to run a few hundred rounds through them to get them to cycle reliably, but that's not uncommon even w/ nicer guns. They do tend to not like weak powder charges like umc and some wolf stuff I've shot, but winchester white and all the primary cartridge company rounds like Remington, Winchester, Federal, Geco, and even S&B ran just fine after the break-in was done.

xd4life · 09-06-2007, 01:45 PM

I love my Hi-Point, It's a great gun that I love to take with me when I am out with friends boating. Or if i am out on a rafting/canoe trip. It cost me less than $200 bucks, It goes bang, and if the thing get dropped into 10-20 feet of water, I probably wont sweat it to much. It always goes bang, and out t0 10-15 yds it is accurate enough to stop a threat.

IHasanXD · 09-06-2007, 02:02 PM

Go to a gun show and get a mil surplus makarov clone like a Polish p-63/64. They are less than $200 and are a hell of a lot nicer than a low-point.

zac07 · 09-06-2007, 02:12 PM

I have shot a few hi-points and they went bang everytime, there is an article I think it was in combat handgun magazine where they did a review and found them to be pretty good. He said it wasnt a BBQ(something you would show off for looks) but it worked well. And you cant beat their customer support.

09-05-2007, 09:40 PM	#11
mgeoffriau XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 1,200	You can easily find S&W police trade-ins for $250 and under. Sometimes used Ruger P-series semiauto's, also. Either would be a better choice. I'm not against cheap guns, but you can get more gun for $200 than a Hi-Point. I wouldn't be so concerned about it being his first handgun, as I would it being his ONLY handgun. __________________ 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.

09-05-2007, 09:55 PM	#12
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,599	I thought you could get a hi-point for $149. But they do come with a map of all the local liquor stores. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

09-05-2007, 09:58 PM	#14
shaner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: freddieville ohio Posts: 1,537	hi points all over my area central ohio c-9 for 99.99 up to 129.00 and as its been said why buy a used gun with no warranty bein his first gun i doubt he can fix simple things if it would go down ? __________________ XD SUBCOMPACT 9MM TFO'S XD TACTICAL 45ACP TFO'S XD TACTICAL 9MM XD COMPACT 45ACP XD SERVICE 9MM OD COUPLE SHOTGUNS COWBOY GUNS 2.5IN POCKET KNIFE IVE HAD SINCE 1977 STILL CARRYIN IT BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF TOO Last edited by shaner; 09-05-2007 at 10:01 PM.

09-06-2007, 09:59 AM	#15
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	I had a Hi Point C9 and it shot pretty well. It was a little heavy, not pretty to look at but it could shoot. Never had a problem with mine, but they do have the best warranty in the business. __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

09-06-2007, 10:27 AM	#17
aiformula XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: sw ohio Posts: 3,113	no problems w/ the 2 hi points in the family. Had to run a few hundred rounds through them to get them to cycle reliably, but that's not uncommon even w/ nicer guns. They do tend to not like weak powder charges like umc and some wolf stuff I've shot, but winchester white and all the primary cartridge company rounds like Remington, Winchester, Federal, Geco, and even S&B ran just fine after the break-in was done. __________________ Tony Obama '08... change we can bereave in. Guns are like orgasms.......you just can't have enough good ones!

09-05-2007, 09:57 PM	#13
redtree XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 636	One of my shooting buddies has the .380. last time we took it out shooting.....we put about 200 rounds through it. Jammed ever second or third mag. Not overly impressed with it. But for under $200 bucks I wouldn't expect much more. Don't know how well or how often he cleaned it though. So if your friend would clean it a lot he may be ok. Like many others have said I would put another 100 bucks into it or try and find a better used gun. Just my 2 cents.

09-06-2007, 01:45 PM	#18
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	I love my Hi-Point, It's a great gun that I love to take with me when I am out with friends boating. Or if i am out on a rafting/canoe trip. It cost me less than $200 bucks, It goes bang, and if the thing get dropped into 10-20 feet of water, I probably wont sweat it to much. It always goes bang, and out t0 10-15 yds it is accurate enough to stop a threat. __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

09-06-2007, 02:02 PM	#19
IHasanXD XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 557	Go to a gun show and get a mil surplus makarov clone like a Polish p-63/64. They are less than $200 and are a hell of a lot nicer than a low-point.

09-06-2007, 02:12 PM	#20
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,119	I have shot a few hi-points and they went bang everytime, there is an article I think it was in combat handgun magazine where they did a review and found them to be pretty good. He said it wasnt a BBQ(something you would show off for looks) but it worked well. And you cant beat their customer support.

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