Just got my first Hi-Point carbine. Most military surplus rifles

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>>33298016
These make excellent truck guns. My bro has one in his Ford Ranger.

>>33298061
Sounds like it. From what I understand, the first-generation 995TS carbines left a lot to be desired in terms of the quality, but these new ones have pretty great accuracy and even a bolt hold-open mechanism. Can't be beat when you consider the only other .45 carbines with marginally-better performance cost 3x as much.

B U M P

>>33298016
I kinda just fucked around with it til I got it. Mine is zeroed at 30 yds. It's a 9mm after all. I don't plan on doing long range shooting with it. More of a home defense or, if my back's against the wall, survival rifle.

It's a great fucking gun, though. Gets a lot of flak for being ugly, heavy, and ghetto. Which is fair. Just stay away from Pro Mags and keep her well lubed.

>>33298381
Gotcha. That sounds more or less like the rest of the advice I've been given. One fellow says I should consider it to be adjustments of either 0.5MOA or 1MOA (the latter is more likely).

>>33298381
I wish it would accept double stack mags, but other than that I'm planning on getting one myself some time.

>>33298016
Hey, do something real quick. Grab the rifle and charge it back all the way. Now take a look at the boltface. Remember what you just saw every time you eject an unspent cartridge. Now cycle a round and examine it.

Its a good enough rifle for what it is, but that's one hell of a failure waiting to happen. I'd image its even worse on the .45 than my 9mm due to the wider fulcrum point and heavier mass.

>>33298451
Yeah, I noticed that too. The firing pin is used as an ejector so you can deal with a catastrophic failure (setting off/piercing the primer with the bolt half-open) if you try that. Fortunately I didn't try this, but they really should emphasize this in the manual (I didn't see it emphasized there) given that everything else makes it supposedly retard-proof.

Thanks for the advice anon.

>>33298433
Redball makes 20 round mags for the 995. It's just real fucking long, but this isn't exactly a bench rest type of rifle anyway.

>>33298392
It might say something in the owners manual? I never read the thing, so I wouldn't know for sure. Either way, I'm not a fan of the irons as it is. I bought a $20 red dot on amazon that works great on my 10/22. Gonna see how it holds up on the HiPoint when it comes in the mail.

And like I said, keep it lubed. I've had a couple FTFs when it's running dry, but I also shoot relatively dirty ammo. While I'm on that, hollowpoints are a nono for it. I stick to 115g FMJ.

>>33298574
Doesn't say a thing about it in the manual. It's not really a helpful manual at all except for very basic operation.

I really like the irons, but I'm probably partial coming from open sights and all that. It's refreshing to have an easy-to-acquire sight picture for once (looking at you, M39 and SKS).

Lubing sounds good. How do you lube it? Seems like taking the bolt out is a bitch, as is disassembling the rifle to any degree in general. Just wipe the exterior of the bolt and such?

>>33298599
Exactly. That, and I drop some CLP on an open and closed bolt, then work the action a few times. Keep her moist. I've had the thing almost a year now, and I've never fully disassembled it. Too much damn work.

>>33298668
Yeah, and almost everybody I've come across with one of these says they never even bother cleaning it and it runs fine.

Thanks friend!

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>>33298692
Hey, worst case scenario if anything goes wrong, you send it in for repairs with that fancy lifetime warranty they got. Or just buy a new one!

Anytime brah, happy shooting. Enjoy your ghetto blaster.

>pic related, my first handgun purchase when I turn 21

>>33298692
Mine gets FTF out the ass if I don't fully clean it every 300 or so rounds, though some of that may be also due to my magazines. Annoying as shit, and I cut myself on the rear takedown clip over half the time. Frankly the teardown would be pretty easy if it weren't for that one clip.

>>33298734
Gods damn it, that fucking gun keeps showing up on Slickguns and I can't help but spend ten minutes reading through the comments.

>>33298767
What magazines? I just have the stock magazines from the manufacturer.

>>33298781
They were the factory mags, but at one point the lips got a bit crushed. Pulled them back into shape, but they're probably still a bit off.

>>33298944
Yeah, their mags can be hit or miss. Just buy more from their website. I think they're $18, and shipping is free.

>>33298980
Hah, my local gun store had them for $21.50 a piece. Shouldn't have bothered with Hi Point's site when my gun store sells it all at the same price. But I suppose that's irregular...