Hi Point .45 JHP

Ok guys, Hi Point, har har har! Seriously though, I purchased a HP in .45 ACP last week, and finally shot it today. I am blown away at how accurately I shot this 200$(NIB) pistol. I ran 100 rounds thru the gun with zero malfunctions, zero. The gun will be used for a house gun only because the damn thing weighs around 45 onces when loaded up, and is uglier than hell, but it shoots like a house on fire. I ran 230 grain ball and JHP ammo down the tube, from 12 yards, and was shooting 1.5" - nine shot groups - offhand! I will probably be lucky to run 300 rounds a year through this gun, but I now feel I have found the "house handgun" that not only I can grab at a moments notice, but one that my wife will use if I am not at home. She shot two magazines (18 rounds) thru it and, other than the weight, was really happy with her results. It is the only .45 ACP that she said she would shoot again and again.:smt033

Good deal man! I own a hi point 9 mm, have prob close to 1000 rounds now and never a problem other than shooting reloads. I bought it because it was 149 bucks and i wanted to see how a cheap gun like that would perform.. I would never carry it or use it for protection but if it was all a man had, go for it.

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Originally Posted by charger5579

Good deal man! I own a hi point 9 mm, have prob close to 1000 rounds now and never a problem other than shooting reloads. I bought it because it was 149 bucks and i wanted to see how a cheap gun like that would perform.. I would never carry it or use it for protection but if it was all a man had, go for it.

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Thats good to see at least one other person admits to owning one of these pistols. The Aluminum/Zinc alloy slides are such that I would bet to get maybe four to five thousand rounds out of them, but I seriously doubt I will put that much thru this pistol in my lifetime. Like I said before, I will be lucky to put two to three hundred rounds per year thru it and it will not get carried. I keep it in a drawer for us to use JIC. Good to hear that you have got that many rounds thru your 9. I hope that my .45 holds up well too.:watching:

Good to hear something nice about these.

Well, I have been kicking around the idea of having a "house" handgun for a long time. I knew I would not carry the gun and it would probably not get taken to the range, but infrequently, and I did not want to spend tons of money on it. I chose the .45 ACP from the performance of the round in FMJ form, so naturally I went to the .45 ACP from my military background and knowing I did not want a .40 or 9mm due to the fact that those rounds most certainly will probably "blow thru" a target, with the bullet being in ball form. The .45 ACP can, but it has a solid reputation of being a man stopper in ball rounds. I know it could still blow thru a human body, but I also know from practical experience that it will deliver more energy than the others will, while in FMJ form. I felt that the Hi Point has a good enough reputation, from others that I know own them, that it would fit the bill for this type of gun and what it will be used for. Time will tell, and it is always a little bit of a gamble when buying inexpensive guns, but I am happy with the purchase so far. I could not believe how accurate it was - that blew me away.