HI POINT 9MM CARBINE
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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After doing some research and discovering that many folks had reported good results with the hi-point 9mm carbine I went ahead and bought one this weekend and thought I add to the list of reviews for the gun. $149 - VERY reasonable if it shot at all IMO.
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
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1) Price
2) Out of the box accuracy, function, feel, and ergonomics
3) Shoots a popular and inexpensive caliber
4) Rated for +P+ ammo
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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.0 -
You'd have to find a single-stack Glock mag for it to work, or else duct tape 2 15-rd mags together. 0
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