Hi-Point Pistols: "I Wish I Could Hate This" by Nutnfancy

This is a gun I'd love to hate. Seriously. It has some issues to be sure. Its blowback operation makes the gun ungainly, heavy, and bulky. The Hi-Point C9 9mm weighs 32 oz and other calibers weigh even more. And for that weight you only get a single stack 8 round magazine. That's some real sucky firepower fort that weight and size. Yikes dude, yikes. Add in a horrible trigger, slick grips, a thick slide, a tedious fieldstrip, and "kerchunking" recoil impulse and you have the makings for a disaster of a gun. And like many things in life you will have to dig deeper than an outside look to find the beauty of the Hi-Points. Only through a determined testing regime did I end up respecting the Hi-Point pistols. Initially some failures ensued (shown) and along with the horrific ergonomics, started my personal downward spiral of hate for the design. And yet I perservered in the test...there had to be some redemption for this pistol. There was. Subsequent outings in the Hi-Point C9 (after an easy parts replacement) made reliability 100% with all ammo types tried. And then there was the accuracy. The non-tilting barrel hit steel and paper with regularity and consistency. Other Hi-Point pistols were also shot for this review and they too were very accurate. The high viz adjustable sights help and allow for POI corrections. With these guns running 100%, the value factor on the Hi-Point pistols is smokin'. And if they're not, take advantage of the lifetime warranty given by Beemiller on their guns...they'll take care of the problem. So like Cort in the movie the "Quick and the Dead," this just might have to be your option for self-protection. You won't win any cool points at the range or the cinema, but these guns shoot straight, reliabily, and could save your life./////////////////////////Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 3 out of 10 cost NOT considered, 8 out of 10 cost considered/////////////////Music licensed to TNP from Jason Shaw

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[richard muller]

Hell at the price of a high point we can give every teacher in the US one and make our kids a lot safer. At least they couldn't use cost as an excuse.

[SecretSpetsnaz]

lets rob him he's got a hi-point said no robber ever

[Glenn Rivera]

gracias

[913AJ]

I have a hi point .45 and had no problems maybe if u took care of it properly it would work better there genius hi points are better then you think

[bburns1214]

Okay so don't buy one? I think the video showed there is some value to be had with the gun if your willing to spend the time. If you have the money great buy what you want. You obviously have the time....

[bburns1214]

It's that the slide is very heavy relative to total gun weight

[MrMd80captain]

I got to sit through a Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition ad prior to watching this video.

[kevin joby]

"Lets go rob him, he has a gun" -Said no one ever

[snapcountsucks]

Clean every 1500, what?

I don't even leave the range till mine are clean!

[knightbrian92]

Don't go near jiminez firearms! I bought one of those pieces of shit and the barrel busted on me.The pawn shop wouldn't replace it or refund me and jiminez wouldn't do the same,I hope that whole damn company goes under hell even past hell,I want them to bout past Satan so quickly that the ugly fucker starts to feel rejected.

[icheefaduhreefa]

As a bigger person I dont think 2lbs will bug me too much but awesome video

[MrSwitchblade327]

Just recently purchased one for home protection and i must say i'm very impressed with this gun other than the weight, which actually has a plus factor as it seemed to me to absorb and lessen some recoil. yes it took a few extra seconds to get my sight lined back up but it was perfect for my wife as well. As you said balls on accuracy out the freaking box i was hitting coke cans from about9 yds no prob My only dislike was the sights color but a little green glow in the dark paint fixed that!!