My New Gat (Now w/ Review and more!)

[Jeff]

After a week of exams it was time to shoot some shit. Nick and I headed out 33W over the mountain. Just across the line in WV there is a public range back in the woods. It was a really nice place for what it was. We were preparing for war against the army of Sam Walton, led by General DR. Thunder. Yes, it was us and the hi-point vs. a 24 pack of soda.



The Gun-


As stated earlier a 9mm Hi-Point Carbine. At first glance it is very cheesy, made of light metal and covered in plastic. This cheapness however gives it the rugged, dependable feel of an AK. However the powerand stage presence of the AK are lost on it.



The overall experience with it was A+. We shot 150 ball rounds without a single jam, misfire, or otherwise issue. The common complaint I read about the weapon was frequent jams and feed problems. This gun, with $7 a box ÔÇ£beer canÔÇØ ammo, showed no signs of slowing down even at HIGH rates of fire.



It has a very ergonomic design that fits the human form well. It is a very shooter friendly gun with no kick to speak of and a fair trigger pull for a sub $200 (new) firearm. The iron sites were protected and target acquisition is made easy by the old style loop site. As far as the fit and finish, that would be a down side. The stock is held together by bolts and is split down the center, which does not help the cheap feel.

Our Complaints-
We had a problem with the magazines not staying in the bottom of the gun once loaded. Even if you smack them in they didnÔÇÖt seem to lock. If I can figure out how to load videos online I will post a blooper where this problem reared its head. The bolt is rather uncomfortable to pull back and a strait BITCH to lock open for cleaning or inspection. Other then that we were very happy with the feel and the performance of this weapon, I consider it my best firearms purchase to date.



Our war was waged and we were the victors. In 150 rounds we managed to get all 24 of the cans, we averaged 3 hits per 10 shot mag. ThatÔÇÖs not bad w/ pistol ammo and iron sites from at least 50 yards. We were shooting pretty fast.





So yeah, we just wasted a bunch of ammo and soda. But it was a fun break from school and it was a good opportunity to evaluate the new melon splitter.

We found this at the site...we didn't do it...


Other things found shot up-
Beer bottles
Compac Computer
Cell Phone
House Phone
Land Rover CD Changer
Basket Ball
Baking dish
Skeet (hehehe)
golf balls

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