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KC5AV wrote:

G26ster wrote:"If it's on the Internet, it must be true."

I must admit I get a kick out of the Hi-Point bashing AND kudos on the Web. If Internet lore is to be believed, the Hi-Point carbines are cheap, but "go bang every time," are fun to shoot, and generally receive great reviews. On the other hand, the Hi-Point handguns are cheap junk because....??? Well because that's what the Internet lore says. After all, a lot of people seem know someone who's uncle's, cousin's friend's sister-in-law's boyfriend had one once and it was junk. They never owned one, but they "heard" the horror stories. And, of course, they read it on the web.

Seriously though, I'd like to know if there is any definitive proof/data that Hi-Point handguns have any more malfunctions, failures to fire, inaccuracy, recalls, etc. than S&W, Baretta, Colt, Sig, Ruger, etc. Sure they're cheap and not made with the finest materials. But where is the "concrete evidence" that they are junk? Let's see, I'm a "for profit" manufacturer who makes a product that I warranty for the first owner and all subsequent owners, and will repair/replace at anytime for free, but it is junk. Seems like a hard way to stay profitable to me.

So, inquiring minds want to know.

It certainly isn't definitive, but I've seen enough Hi-Points fail to feed or eject in classes to believe that there are issues with them. Saturday, we had about 15 people on our firing line, and 1 of those shooters had a Hi-Point. It malfunctioned several times within the 50 round qualification. There was one other shooter who had feed issues as well, but not as many as the Hi-Point. All manufacturers are subject to issues, but (at least in my experience) Hi-Point is more prone to failures.

This is just one day, but I've seen it repeated on multiple occasions. That's enough for me. That said, if it's really all the shooter can afford, it's at least a start.