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Hi Point 9mm Carbine
progrmr
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Are there any larger capacity magazines available for the Hi Point 9mm Carbine? I have the 15 round mags but I'd like something bigger. I thought I read somewhere that some Glock mags are compatible. I don't have any to try, but they look too wide in pictures I've seen.
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Anyway I went out to the range and fired off 140 rounds without a single failure. It was very accurate out of the box and the peep sight worked very well. The ergonomics of the gun are very nice as well, the gun points easily, is easy to get back on target and was comfortable while shooting. Accuracy was outstanding although I only shot it at about 45 feet. That is still far longer than any distance I could be shooting in my house at a bad guy! After 100 rounds into a small target I had one big hole in the paper. I was very impressed.
After shooting I broke it down (not as tough as I had read in some reviews), gave it a good cleaning and also polished up some of the rough edges in the receiver/polished the feed ramp with the 'ole dremel.
Overall I am very impressed. Not too long ago I was part of the 'More $$$ is better' crowd. I spent $730 on a Kimber Custom II .45 that would jam on the next to the last round in the magazine. I was then directed by Kimber to goto m1911.org and learn how to tweak the extractor which I did but the gun never did attain any real reliablility. I was disgusted. So I sold it and purchased a Kel-Tec P-11 for $185 - I have not had a single failure with it and will be using it as my carry gun when I get my CCW permit. Now, I have found another diamond in the rough in the Hi Point 9mm carbine and for less than 1/2 of my Kimber I have 2 weapons that have demonstrated outstanding reliability.
Hi Point 9mm Carbine Pros/Cons
Pros -
1) Price
2) Out of the box accuracy, function, feel, and ergonomics
3) Shoots a popular and inexpensive caliber
4) Rated for +P+ ammo
Cons -
1) Only 10 round max capacity
2) Gun fit and finish is a bit rough
3) Can only buy magazines from Hi Point
HTH anyone that might be on the fench about one of these.
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I normally use Winchester 115gr FMJ in mine and as long I oil it up a little before I go to blastin',it works fine.Keep in mind that mine lives behind the seat,doesn't get shot much,and gets "blown out" with air and oiled about once a year(maybe).
I've tried Winchester 115gr BEB WinClean and it doesn't work very well.Lots of jammin'.
The UMC I've never tried in my Hi Point,but I can say that it doesn't have enough power to cycle my Ruger 44mag carbine,so you may want to try something with a little more uuuumph.
Good luck,
BW
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Invicta, I'd swap magazines and ammo to see if UMC or the bent lips are your problem; if that don't work, I'll give ya $100 fer it[:D]
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What type of ammo were you using in your Hi-Point? I have a 9mm carbine that is several years old and I have never been able to shoot an entire magazine without the gun jamming. I even sent it back to the factory for repairs and I still have the same jamming problem. I think it might be the ammo, the only stuff I ever shot out of it was 9mm fmj usually UMC brand.
I shot 100 rounds of 115gr Winchester whitebox and 40 rounds of 124gr Fed Hydroshocks without a single failure. I'm going to get a reloading die and start loading my own though. You can really shoot alot more for the same amount of money with the reloading, plus you can make the rounds as hot as you want. Got 200 rounds of winchester yesterday for this weekends trip to the range. After doing some polishing the gun I'm only anticipating better performance.
I'm going to get a reloading die and start loading my own though. You can really shoot alot more for the same amount of money with the reloading, plus you can make the rounds as hot as you want.
I wouldn't recommend it, not for 9mm. You will find that you won't really save a lot of money on such an inexpensive caliber, and as for souping-up the Parabellum, well, you can a little, but really, there's not as much room there as in many other calibers.
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