Oops, I Did It Again!

[Boat Newb]

You're right, and here is my range report to show it!

On the gun forums you will see a lot of out, and out phobia about Hi-Points. Mostly because of the ZAMAC slide, and low cost production. Most of those comments are from gun snobs that think if you can't afford a Sig, Kimber, Kahr, etc., you shouldn't have a gun.

I just bought the Hi-Point C9 on a whim to prove to myself what they were, so here goes.

I loaded up a mag with 8 rnds of some old Olympic 9mm 115 gr. that I had on the shelf. First round, after a rather long, rough hard trigger pull, Band. Low and left. second rounf low and left about an inch from the first. third shot within 2" of the other two. Brand new gun, off hand, and not really trying. Still getting used to the trigger. BUT....Failure to feed the 4th round. Oh, OH, the Hi-Point blues have begun. I used the remaning 12 rounds to sight in @ 19 yds without another failure. then I switched to some UMP 115 gr. and Winchester U.S.A. Not one FTF after that third round! About 170 rnds total! I did have problems with some cheapo Russian steel case stuff. About once or twice in every 8rnd mag full I had to bump the back of the slide to make it go into battery. I chalked that up to the cheap ammo.

I did a little comparison shooting with 2 of my other 9's. Here is the result.

5 rnds, @10 yds. off hand, defence stance, two hands, rapid fire. Pick up the gun from the table and shoot. Caldwell 5.5" targets.

L=Beretta 92fs C=Hi-Point C9 R=FEG P9RC (updated Browning Hi-Power copy)

And then an even more pleasant surprise!

25 yds off a rest. 5 rnds 6 O'Clock hold:

C to C group = 1 1/2 inches!!!

The trigger is way from being good, but with some practice I starded getting used to it. A long, gravely, rough pull at first, but I learned I could "stage" it just before it released the striker. Maybe with some more shooting it will smooth up a bit.

Reliability with decent ammo was 100 % after that fourth round FTF.

The Hi-Point won't replace my Springfield Armory XD40 Subcompact for CCW, but it's gonna be a fun range toy. A buck and a half well spent!!!

Nice grouping!!!!! I've got probably 2,000 rounds through mine. Yes, I would trust my life with it. Yes, it goes bang every time. Yes, it's an old, but functional design. Yes, it's too bulky to conceal. No, I've never had an owner of an expensive handgun let me put theirs through the same durability tests as I have this highpoint. Yes, I have let those same people run my hi-point over with my 1999 F-250 and then shoot it. lol. They're great guns. They're not pretty and if you run out of ammo you can easily knock someone out with it, but mine is as reliable as my sks. I haven't been out shooting in a while. I need to try to go this week.