Highpoint .40 caliber carbine

Witness P · Post by **Witness P** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:09 pm

Does anybody else have one of these? I bought mine almost 2 years ago at a big town gun show for $149.00 and have never fired it until today. From the day I bought it I never cleaned or oiled any portion of it. I just want to say wow what gun, not a single failure of any kind during it's 750 round first session of firing all hollowpoints and flat-tops. This gun is great and extremely accurate with just one adjustment I was consistantly hitting bottles and other various things at 75-100 yards. I know many gun owners on here disspel anything sub-$500 but this is really quite a gun. I suggest it to anybody who likes plinking with repeatable results. The only draw backs of this gun is 10rnd. only mags. I am currently,modifying a 100rnd. drum for use with it. Aftre doing a limited amount of research I found that this is a gun with mixed reviews but the positive win out over the negative aspects as well as the nay-sayers because of it's price point. Police in rural departments have picked it up as a cost effective solution for carbines. Plus I saw an add for it in Blackwater, I dont think they would just let anybody with trash to peddle post adds in their magazine. If you have got an extra $200 spend I guarante you'll be happy. Does anybody now if the aftermarket stock for the 9mm version will fit the .40 caliber? I can't remeber which magazine had this article but it placed the highpoint up against a ruger and some otherone I can't remeber, and took home the trophy

Cosmo 9 · Post by **Cosmo 9** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:14 pm

I have no experience so I won't vote, but the handguns look like they would make a good wheel chock if you need to change a tire.

jbirds1210 · Post by **jbirds1210** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:33 pm

Witness P wrote: This gun is great and extremely accurate with just one adjustment I was consistantly hitting bottles and other various things at 75-100 yards.

If you can hit the target consistantly...that is the bottom line!

I have never shot one so I don't have a personal opinion. BTW, I think there are a number of sub $500 guns out there...Ruger has a bunch of them.
Jason

TxFire · Post by **TxFire** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:44 pm

Thanks for the review. I have considered one due to price simply for plinking.

HighVelocity · Post by **HighVelocity** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:56 pm

I have no personal experience with their products so I did not vote the poll.
Glad to hear your positive report though, sounds like fun times.

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:11 am

I know one collector who will snag every trashed Hi-Point carbine he can find, if they're cheap enough. It seems they have a great, no-questions-asked, warranty. He's sent in several that were badly abused, and has gotten an essentially new gun back in return.

And all reports I've heard about the carbines (not having one myself), is that they're accurate and reliable. I've heard the same about the pistols, but I don't think I could ever carry anything that ugly. They're a straight blowback design, so recoil is said to be not too bad.

I think you see so many used ones that are trashed out, because the low price invites people who don't know about or care about gun care and maintenance. You know, the "What the heck, it was only $149!" kind of attitude.

Kevin

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:43 pm

The high point carbines seem to be popular with drug gangs... but I have to say that in that price range I'd rather have an SKS.

lrb111 · Post by **lrb111** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:48 pm

The handguns have their barrels affixed to teh frame. So, unlike most semi's their barrels aren't moving shot to shot. Think "Luger".
Heavy slides and blowback design reduce the recoil some. We have one in .380. It's quite accurate, and gentle to shoot.
I'm going to pick up a .45 in the near future, for a "trunk" gun.

Z71Silverado · Post by **Z71Silverado** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:11 pm

have a c-9 w/ 2,000rnds through it. 2 jams (not w/ me) due to operator limp wristing. Ive replaced 1 firing pin. other than that its a very accurate and dependable pistol.

Dougmyers5 · Post by **Dougmyers5** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:36 pm

I happen to have a C9 and the 9MM carbine but will say I have never fired either one.

I do know the 9MM carbine stocks you can buy to spice them up will NOT fit the 40 cal carbine so save your money.

My gun smith friend buys the 9 and 40 carbines to sell and he changes out the 9MM stocks for other people he is the one that told me the stocks don't fit the 40 cal.

The Warranty is about as good as it gets on a gun a life time warranty on the gun no matter how many times it is sold.

Oh by the way the Gunsmith friend of mine says you cant beat the guns for the price they cost.

drinks · Post by **drinks** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:49 pm

I have a C-9, shoots fine, has about the best factory sights I have see, trigger pull is not bad at all and it is very reliable.
I know 2 LEOs who have the 9mm carbines, both said they are the best $150 they have spent.
Able Arms in Huntsville sells them for about $150, I am going to get one for a truck gun.
They must be selling very well, most dealers and distributors have a hard time getting any.

stroo · Post by **stroo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:41 am

I have a .45 handgun. It is totally reliable and I shoot it more accurately than all but one other handgun I have ever shot. While ugly, it just seems to point naturally.

Plus if need be, I can use it for a tire chock!!!

bevans · Post by **bevans** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:06 pm

A buddy bought one of the 45 pistols for his first gun, at first I wasnt very impressed but after shooting the ugly thing I kinda like it. Man the thing has no recoil at all but that may be due to the fact that it weighs like 300lbs[not really but sure feels like it].

DoubleJ · Post by **DoubleJ** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:52 pm

an associate of mine (who is now a cop, so n'yeah

) has one of them-thar HighPoint 45's.
it's a piece.
I was checking it out, other that it weighing a metric ton, I thought, Eh, it's a Glock wannabe.
then I dry-fired it. trigger was Bleh.
I racked the slide.
tried to dry-fire it again. it wouldn't.
racked it again.
nope.
again.
nada.
once more.
*fizzle*

maybe it was just me. but I wouldn't trust something.
and personally (unrelated to cost) I have a problem with something marketed as a ThrowDown weapon.
but that's just me...

stroo · Post by **stroo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:19 pm

First, did you have a magazine in when you tried to dry fire it. Hi Points have magazine release safeties. So if you didn't have a magazine in, it wasn't going to fire no matter how many times you racked the slide.

Second, I have over 2000 rounds through mine without a problem.

Third, while I have seen it referred to on the internet as a throw-down gun, I have never seen any marketing like that.

I have seen it marketed as a reliable gun for the poor who can't afford much. It does meet that market.

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