I've found that most people who bad mouth them, have never even fired one, and if nobody is willing to try them, I guess they'll be kept a secret. How often do hi-point handguns jam Wiki User. It's pretty accurate considering the price, and yes, it's big, and it's ugly, but as long as it goes bang when I pull the trigger, who cares? While it looks exactly like a glue gun, it’s actually a single-shot firearm available in. If you’re looking for the ultimate cheap handgun then you gotta check out the ALTOR Corp Pistol. Limp wrist will cause it to jam (a lot of polymer guns, not just Hi-Points). This ugly shooter can be yours for around 150 and it does the job but not much more. Check forum stickies and adjust feed lips of magazines.
The load seems to load straight into the feedramp instead of up therefore standing the nose of the load straight up. Load all your mags to capacity and let sit for week or two.
The 3rd clip and everyone since seems to jam around the 3 round when full clip loaded. An actual duty grade gun malfunctioning on the first round is rare unless its a magazine problem. I stripped it down, and polished the feed ramp, put it back together, and now it will eat anything I feed it. I recently purchased the 40 cal S&W from Hi point and have put around 50 rounds through. i mean yeah maybe a piece of shit hi-point or something. Total number of cursewords expended during test: Incalculable. I tried some HP's with less than good results. The Hi-Point Challenge: Completed Posted on Octoby Tim. I took it out back, ran 200 FMJ's through it, never jammed. One day I had $140 burning a hole in my pocket, and figured why not? I now have a gun made in the USA, with a lifetime factory warranty. I like ruger's rifles and wheel guns, but I'll never entertain the thought of owning another one of their autos. Hi-Point C9 9mm 158.14 at True Shot Gun Club. I didn't think I'd care for the hi point as well, but after sending my ruger back 3 times with no fix, and spending about $100 at the local smitty to get it fixed, I have about $460 wrapped up in a package I still don't trust, and if I aim 12" low, and 6" to the left, I may hit what I'm aiming at.