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WHAT IS SIZE OF ROLL-PIN IN HI-POINT?

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I just acquired a used Hi-Point handgun Model JC 40 S&W. It appears someone has flattened the one side of the take-down roll pin and it's not flush on the other side because of this. Don't want to take apart yet. What size is this roll pin? Dia. x Length? Also any pet handloads for the 40 S&W that will work in this gun. The owner told me it jammed after the first shot![:(!]
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  • mark christian
    I am not even going to address the reliability issues of these pistols because there is a HiPoint fan out there who loves them and I don't need any e-mails coming from him telling me (again) that I am a gun snob for not caring for the brand.

    You need a 1/8" diameter pin punch to drive out the cross pin and disassemble the pistol.
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  • brentd711
    Send it back to Hi-Point. Lifetime warranty, no questions asked.
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  • givette
    Rollpin should be a few .000's larger than the hole it is supposed to fit..that's the nature of the pin, to compress (close) slightly when inserted.

    Reverse drill bits, and insert into hole. By feel, you should be able to establish the correct diameter needed.

    Length? Best you buy a length closest to original length. A 'tad' shorter will suffice in most instances. Brownell's, for one, comes to mind. Talk with their tech folks.

    Best, Joe
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  • David Nunn
    If you decide to mess with a roll pin, by all means get a roll pin punch from Brownell's before you brad the thing in place and have to drill it out.

    David has sold enough HiPoints on his auctions to rate being a HP distributor [;)]
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  • countryfarmer
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    If you decide to mess with a roll pin, by all means get a roll pin punch from Brownell's before you brad the thing in place and have to drill it out.

    David has sold enough HiPoints on his auctions to rate being a HP distributor [;)]


    I don't know if I would brag about that...[:D]

    As Nunn said, be sure to use the proper punch to remove the pin, it makes life much easier. Also secure the gun in some way while working on it as not to beat it up any worse than it may be.
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  • ENBLOC
    Thanks for your input. I do have roll pin punches, etc. as I've taken the breech block out of my Sig 226 and replaced the pin(s) as some prior ham-fisted owner "peened" one side over onto the slide. This high point has the same issue. I guess I'll have to drive the roll pin out from the "un-peened" side to determine dia. of pin, then measure width of frame to come up with length. I'll check with Brownell's & Midway, or local hardware to get roll pin(s) I'm sorry I brought another Gun Home.....do I need a reason? I like the story I read somewhere where someone said if the Glock looks like a brick, than the Hi-Point is that brick! hahaheheh[:)] For me it's got to be reliable or it will go somewhere else. I'll try some handloads and a "Shooting Times" article showed a preference for the 155 grain bullets. These pistols are rated P+ too.
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  • john w
    Leave it alone it may be flattened out for a reason as it may have been loose. If it bothers you that much you could send it to high point for repair too.
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  • David Nunn
    I don't know that I could qualify as a Hi Point distributor, but I have sold a few used ones that I bought or traded for. I even bought broken ones, if I could get them cheap enough, figuring to fix them since they are pretty simple. But, once I found out about the factory warranty, I determined to never again work on a Hi Point. If it has a problem, any problem, I send it in for repair.

    A couple of times, the guns came back with entire new top ends. Once, I got a whole new gun. Even the repaired guns come back in a new factory box, with the instruction manual, locks, etc.

    Hi Point makes cheap guns, and I would never own one for personal use, but I have to admire their attitude toward customer service.
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  • gunnut505
    Just gotta clarify that they make cheap HANDguns; the Model 995 Carbine is an utterly reliable arm, accurate, and wayyy over-engineered.
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  • ENBLOC
    Thanks for your input. I decided to leave that roll pin peened over and I just Fed Ex the "JC" to Hi-Point "IBERIA" for their review. If their customer service is what you say it is AND this piece turns out to be reliable....WELL I guess I'll be looking at a .45, 9mm, & .380 to become "Family" with the "JC". [:)]
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