DragonRider Posted May 3, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 3, 2013 Made it to the gun range today and gave the Hi Point C9 a workout. I did not have any doubts going in that I had made a mistake by buying this gun. I read a lot of reviews on the net about it and most of the reviews were pretty good, but a few had bad comments about the gun being heavy, ugly, and unreliable. I like the looks of the gun, it doesn't have to be pretty to work good, it just has to be reliable. I started out firing fmj 115 gr. ball ammo. It functioned very well in single action and rapid fire, not one hang up or jam. Next I ran a clip of some left over ammo that I have had for 20 years, yeah that's right, bought it back in 1993 when I purchased my other 9mm, and I really never ran a full box through it. I don't know what weight they were but they were jhp, and they functioned perfectly on single fire and rapid fire. The gun was a little off, shooting a little low to the left, but I compensated for that and was able to hit center mass shots most of the time, especially in slow fire, on rapid fire I was not getting a very good grouping. On recoil there wasn't much, the 2 380's I brought with me had much more recoil than the Hi Point. Having that heavy slide on the Hi Point really helped with that. All in all, I was really surprised how well it fired out of the box. If you want a nice 380, 9mm, 40 cal. or 45 , I wouldn't hesitate in getting one of these. The guns are all the same size with just the barrel being the only difference. I plan on going back and getting one in either 40 or 45 cal. I found the best place to look at the guns and compare them is at http://www.impactguns.com That is were I bought mine and the price there was as good as it gets. The shipping is a little high at $17.00, but you don't have much choice since nobody has any in stock. I have one Gun/Pawn shop here in Newnan that has all 4 of them in stock at the same price as Impact Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted May 3, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 3, 2013 HI Points are not bad guns like you said they may be big and ugly but they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted May 3, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 3, 2013 HI Points are not bad guns like you said they may be big and ugly but they work. And made in the USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utadventure Posted May 4, 2013 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2013 I love mine! The 10 round clips have issues with stovepiping or FTF, including mine. Stick with the 8 round clips if you decide to get a spare. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Pearl Posted May 4, 2013 Share #5 Posted May 4, 2013 Love mine and been running my reloads for the last year once I tailored the load its one of my most accurate guns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyM92 Posted May 4, 2013 Share #6 Posted May 4, 2013 and they have a lifetime warranty.....have a 9mm and a 40, can't beat'em for the price..my2cents worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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