# Hi-Point Firearms > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hi-Point_Firearms > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hi-Point_Firearms.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Point_Firearms > Source revision: 1337656515 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American firearms manufacturer}} {{Primary sources|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Hi-Point Firearms | logo = Hipointlogo.png | type = Private | genre = | foundation = {{start date and age|1990|01|02}}
Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. | founder = Tom Deeb | location_city = [Mansfield, Ohio](/source/Mansfield%2C_Ohio) | location_country = U.S. | location = | key_people = President: Joe Strassell | area_served = | industry = [Firearms](/source/Firearms) | products = [Pistols](/source/Pistols), [carbines](/source/carbines) | services = | num_employees = 50+ | parent = Strassell's Machine, Inc. | owner = Employee Owned | homepage = {{URL|http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/}} | dissolved = }} '''Hi-Point Firearms''', also known as '''Strassell's Machine, Inc''' (distributed by '''MKS Supply'''), is an American [firearm](/source/firearm)s manufacturer based in [Mansfield](/source/Mansfield%2C_Ohio), [Ohio](/source/Ohio). All of their firearms are manufactured in several locations in Ohio. ==Construction of products== ===Pistols=== thumb|A Hi-Point JCP pistol Hi-Point semi-automatic pistols are polymer framed handguns based on the [blowback](/source/Blowback_(arms)) design. Different from other blowback design pistols such as the [Walther PPK](/source/Walther_PP), the [P-64](/source/FB_P-64), and the [Astra 600](/source/Astra_600) which use a heavy slide combined with a stiff recoil spring to hold the breech closed, these pistols use a heavier slide so they can use a softer recoil spring. When compared to [breech-locking](/source/Locked_breech) handguns of the same caliber and dimensions, the Hi-Point is rather top heavy. As with most blowback handguns, this pistol has fewer moving parts to clean and lubricate than its locked breech counterparts. While most semi-automatic pistols can be field stripped without the use of any tools, Hi-Point pistols require a small punch or a screwdriver and a hammer to remove a pin in the receiver, in order to permit slide removal (and thus enable field-stripping). Rather than being machined from forged steel, the slide is [die cast](/source/die_casting) from [Zamak-3](/source/zamak). Zamak is a [zinc](/source/zinc) [alloy](/source/alloy) which is often used in low cost firearms; previous manufacturers using this technique included [Lorcin Engineering Company](/source/Lorcin_Engineering_Company) and [Raven Arms](/source/Raven_Arms). Die casting is particularly commonplace in Ohio, which influenced the decision to implement it. {{cite web | title= Hi-Point Pistols: Basic But Oh So Reliable! | work= Shooting Times | year= 2007 | url= http://www.shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/hipoint_100605/ | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090214072706/http://shootingtimes.com/handgun_reviews/hipoint_100605/ | archivedate= 14 February 2009 }} Uncommon for this construction, Hi-Point pistols are rated for [+P](/source/%2BP%2B) ammunition in calibers up to .45 ACP.https://hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-handguns/45-acp-handguns/jhp-45-gen-2-black-handguns/ Blowback designs are generally simpler in design and easier and cheaper to manufacture than locked-breech [recoil-operated](/source/Recoil_operation) firearms. While the fixed barrel of a blowback gun generally will contribute to improved accuracy, blowback guns usually need to be larger and heavier than a locked-breech gun firing the same caliber. ===Carbines=== The [Hi-Point carbine](/source/Hi-Point_carbine) is a series of [pistol-caliber carbine](/source/pistol-caliber_carbine)s manufactured by Hi-Point Firearms chambered for [9×19mm Parabellum](/source/9%C3%9719mm_Parabellum), [.40 S&W](/source/.40_S%26W), [10mm Auto](/source/10mm_Auto), [.45 ACP](/source/.45_ACP) and [.380 ACP](/source/.380_ACP). They are very inexpensive, constructed using [polymer](/source/polymer)s and [alloy](/source/alloy)ed metals as much as possible, resulting in a reduction of production costs and sale price. It functions via a simple direct [blowback action](/source/Blowback_(arms)). Hi-Point carbines use a [polymer](/source/polymer) stock, [stamped](/source/Stamping_(metalworking)) [sheet metal](/source/sheet_metal) receiver cover, and a receiver and bolt cast from Zamak-3. The barrel is steel and button rifled using a 1-10" right hand twist. ==Calibers== Hi-Point manufactures firearms in the following calibers: * [.380 ACP](/source/.380_ACP) – Model [CF-380](/source/Hi-Point_CF-380) and 380COMP, and the YC380{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-handguns/380ACP-black-handgun.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 380ACP Handguns – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} * [9×19mm Parabellum](/source/9%C3%9719mm_Parabellum) – [C9 and C9 COMP](/source/Hi-Point_C-9_and_C-9_Comp) pistols and YC9{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-handguns/9MM-black-handgun.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 9MM Handguns – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} * [.40 S&W](/source/.40_S%26W) – [Model JCP](/source/Hi-Point_Model_JCP) pistol{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-handguns/40sw-black-handgun.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 40S&W Handguns – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} * [.45 ACP](/source/.45_ACP) – [Model JHP](/source/Hi-Point_.45_ACP) pistol{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-handguns/45ACP-black-handgun.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 45ACP Handguns – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} * [10mm Auto](/source/10mm_Auto) – [Model JXP](/source/Hi-Point_Model_JXP) pistol * [Hi-Point carbine](/source/Hi-Point_carbine)s chambered in [.30 Super Carry](/source/.30_Super_Carry),{{cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/2023/04/21/hi-point-carbine-now-in-30-super-carry|title=Hi-Point Carbine: Now in .30 Super Carry|website=guns.com|access-date=April 21, 2023}} [.380 ACP](/source/.380_ACP),{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-carbines/Hi-Point-380ACP-black.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 380ACP Carbines – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} [9mm Luger](/source/9mm_Luger_Parabellum),{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-carbines/Hi-Point-9MM-black.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 9MM Carbines – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com|access-date=2017-12-31|archive-date=2010-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023132659/http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/carbines/carbines_9mm.html|url-status=dead}} [.40 S&W](/source/.40_S%26W), [10mm Auto](/source/10mm_Auto),{{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-carbines/Hi-Point-10MM-black.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 10mm Carbines – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} and [.45 ACP](/source/.45_ACP){{cite web|url=http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-carbines/Hi-Point-45ACP-black.html|title=Hi-Point Firearms: 45ACP Carbines – Black|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} *Hi-Point HP-15 rifle chambered in [5.56](/source/5.56x45mm)/[.223](/source/.223_Remington){{cite web|url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/new-for-2025-hi-point-firearms-hp-15-rifles-pistols/|title=New For 2025: Hi-Point Firearms HP-15 Rifles & Pistols|last=Knupp|first=Jeremiah|website=americanrifleman.org|access-date=June 25, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-hp15/|title=Hi-Point® Firearms: HP-15|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} *Hi-Point HP-15P pistol chambered in [5.56](/source/5.56x45mm)/[.223](/source/.223_Remington) and [.300 Blackout](/source/.300_AAC_Blackout){{cite web|url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/new-for-2025-hi-point-firearms-hp-15-rifles-pistols/|title=New For 2025: Hi-Point Firearms HP-15 Rifles & Pistols|last=Knupp|first=Jeremiah|website=americanrifleman.org|access-date=June 25, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-hp15/|title=Hi-Point® Firearms: HP-15|website=www.hi-pointfirearms.com}} ==Safety== Hi-Point firearms have a manual thumb safety and an integral drop safety that prevents firing in the event that the firearm is dropped. Until the 2000s, all Hi-Point products except the 995 (9mm) carbine had a last-round lock open and magazine disconnect safety, preventing firing unless a magazine was in the gun. With the replacement of the original 9mm carbine with the new 995 TS model, all pistols and carbines now have these features.{{cite web|url=http://www.recoilweb.com/preview-hi-point-c9-35625.html|title=Hi-Point C9 - RECOIL|date=25 October 2010|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shootingtimes.com/handguns/hi-point-pistols-basic-but-oh-so-reliable/|title=Hi-Point Pistols: Basic But Oh So Reliable! - Shooting Times|date=6 October 2005|publisher=}} ==Gallery== File:380 acp.jpg|Hi-Point CF380 pistol with two-tone finish; the C-9 is identical except it is simply black, and chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum File:Hipoint1.jpg|Hi-Point C380 pistol with the slide locked back File:Hp995carbine22.jpg|"Generation 1" 995 Hi-Point carbine File:Hi-Point_C9_Pistol.jpg|Hi-Point C9 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/}} * [http://www.mkssupply.com MKS Supply's website] * [http://www.mouseguns.com/hipoint/insheet.htm Instruction Sheet for C9 and CF380 Pistols] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418041405/http://www.mouseguns.com/hipoint/insheet.htm |date=2021-04-18 }} * [http://hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-manuals/default.html Instruction manual for 40 S&W and 45acp Pistols] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902160049/http://hi-pointfirearms.com/Hi-Point-manuals/default.html |date=2016-09-02 }} Category:Firearm manufacturers of the United States Category:Companies based in Ohio --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hi-Point Firearms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Point_Firearms) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Point_Firearms?action=history)). 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