whats the life expectancy / service life of a HI POINT pistol?

[FeuerFrei]

Hi-Point stuff is all about form following function. I used to crap on them, but then was given a chance to shoot a couple of the pistols quite a bit. Loved shooting them. Reliable, accurate and very little felt recoil. (9mm) Bulky as hell, but a great 2nd amendment option for cheap. Anybody can afford one and still feel good about it. Their warranty center has very generous guidelines. If anything is wrong with your pistol/rifle they just fix it. Other companies could learn from them.

Sent using a long string and 2 used soup cans

[splithoof]

would you mind explaining the parts/ website needed for the swap?

Scroll down to post #30;
If that is still available, buy it. It has much more than you need, but at half the price of what I paid to convert mine.
Watch several online videos to see how to change it. It's very easy as I recall, but don't rush it.
Mine works perfectly. Yours likely will too.

[Tere_Hanges]

Who really cares? It's a basic cheap gun. If you buy a hipoint you dont really care if it breaks or gets stolen. Its designed so that field stripping is unnecessary. Just wash it down with a hose when you want to clean it, lubing is optional.

[omega]

HI POINT WARRANTY

Hi-Point stuff is all about form following function. I used to crap on them, but then was given a chance to shoot a couple of the pistols quite a bit. Loved shooting them. Reliable, accurate and very little felt recoil. (9mm) Bulky as hell, but a great 2nd amendment option for cheap. Anybody can afford one and still feel good about it. Their warranty center has very generous guidelines. If anything is wrong with your pistol/rifle they just fix it. Other companies could learn from them.

Sent using a long string and 2 used soup cans

If something goes wrong does the buyer pay for shipping both ways or do they give you a prepaid shipping label? shipping a firearm can get expensive for a low value gun like the HP

[Tere_Hanges]

If something goes wrong does the buyer pay for shipping both ways or do they give you a prepaid shipping label? shipping a firearm can get expensive for a low value gun like the HP

It would probably be more feasable to just turn it in at a gun buy back for a gift certificate to buy some groceries and beer and then go buy another one. Thats probably why hipoint has such a generous warranty policy, and they probably know most hipoint "owners" are prohibited people as well so they probably arent going to be sending it in for service.

[BigPimping]

Lifetime guarantee, great customer support, should last forever. 😃

[CandG]

I have read many posts of owners happy with them. I just wonder why they designed them to be so unattractive.

I'm guessing they're ugly because it's expensive to make an attractive-looking blowback-operated pistol. And I'm guessing they're blowback-operated because for some reason it's cheaper to make a quality blowback-operated pistol than it is to make a quality recoil-operated pistol.

Hi-Point pistols were designed to be the best possible balance of quality to cost. Aesthetics were an afterthought (if they were even a thought, at all). I guess they figure that if anyone really cares how their pistol looks, there are plenty of more attractive (and subsequently more expensive) options already available by other makers.

[Spyder]

A lot. It'll outlast plenty of other more expensive guns. It will just be heavy and ugly while doing it.

[bubbala]

after looking at videos, I think I will just buy a 9mm.cheap enough.

[splithoof]

A lot. It'll outlast plenty of other more expensive guns. It will just be heavy and ugly while doing it.

I use mine when introducing new shooters to the differences between hi cost and inexpensive firearms, with a demo that once the bullet leaves the muzzle, it matters not what launched it.
Makes for interesting conversations.

[isntzen]

HI POINT pistol:

Life Expectancy (yours) = 1-10 mintes after first drawn in self defense.
Service = Theme to be based upon the deceased expressed wishes.

[CheapBloke]

There will always be people that will hate on the Hi Point USA made firearm.

[edgerly779]

^^^Yes and most never touched one. Mine works every time. clunky yes, it is my throw in the bag to plink handgun. I am sure my 1911's shun it if put in same bag.

[splithoof]

^^^Yes and most never touched one. Mine works every time. clunky yes, it is my throw in the bag to plink handgun. I am sure my 1911's shun it if put in same bag.

I place it between two Nighthawks so it doesn't feel left out.

[OCEquestrian]

Forever.. once it breaks its serves as a blunt force object (brick) FOREVER....