I was itching to add something to my collection and wanted something new to shoot, and was just sort of looking around, and found a Hi Point 995 new for $165. I decided to buy it.
I had low expectations (I just bought a Winchester 30-30 lever action for $170, so who knows?) I picked it up and went to visit family for the holidays.
My family is in a somewhat rural area but its not a free for all. I had time and oportunity to fire off three mags out of the box without starting to feel uncomfortable about rapid fire. You know, a shot here and there is a hunter, but during the holidays I won't be that guy who fires round after round and bugs everyone with noise, and there are other houses within a 1/2 mile.
Anyway, I set up a milk jug filled with water and two 16 oz water jugs, and one paper plate and shot at them from 50 yards. I can only say I was amazed.
This carbine was amazingly accurate. I couldn't even see some of my targets clearly anymore and I was hitting them. It was reliable, too. I was just surprised, really, especially after all of the negative talk about these guns. I know there was a forum entry recently closed because it got too heated over the "merits" of the high point.
Nonetheless, I can't wait to shoot it again and at more length. I really like this gun. You know, its a fun gun. I put it in the same category as my Walther P22; cheaper ammo, fun to shoot, what more do you want? The ability to survive a nuclear winter and be buried under mud for a year and still shoot accurately (which it could probably do anyway).
Anyway, I reviewed the closed post. Not all guns are for self defense or for passing on to your grandchilren. Would I trsut my life on it? I don't know yet. I trust my life on good judgment more than anything, and I'm in a line of work that exposes me to risk, I don't even carry. If TSHTF I know what I reach for, but thats a big If.
In the meantime I love shooting this thing, its so much fun and the price was perfect! It also sort of saved me from spending big money on a CETME that I woundn't shoot but once a year tops anyway!
I had low expectations (I just bought a Winchester 30-30 lever action for $170, so who knows?) I picked it up and went to visit family for the holidays.
My family is in a somewhat rural area but its not a free for all. I had time and oportunity to fire off three mags out of the box without starting to feel uncomfortable about rapid fire. You know, a shot here and there is a hunter, but during the holidays I won't be that guy who fires round after round and bugs everyone with noise, and there are other houses within a 1/2 mile.
Anyway, I set up a milk jug filled with water and two 16 oz water jugs, and one paper plate and shot at them from 50 yards. I can only say I was amazed.
This carbine was amazingly accurate. I couldn't even see some of my targets clearly anymore and I was hitting them. It was reliable, too. I was just surprised, really, especially after all of the negative talk about these guns. I know there was a forum entry recently closed because it got too heated over the "merits" of the high point.
Nonetheless, I can't wait to shoot it again and at more length. I really like this gun. You know, its a fun gun. I put it in the same category as my Walther P22; cheaper ammo, fun to shoot, what more do you want? The ability to survive a nuclear winter and be buried under mud for a year and still shoot accurately (which it could probably do anyway).
Anyway, I reviewed the closed post. Not all guns are for self defense or for passing on to your grandchilren. Would I trsut my life on it? I don't know yet. I trust my life on good judgment more than anything, and I'm in a line of work that exposes me to risk, I don't even carry. If TSHTF I know what I reach for, but thats a big If.
In the meantime I love shooting this thing, its so much fun and the price was perfect! It also sort of saved me from spending big money on a CETME that I woundn't shoot but once a year tops anyway!