HI-POINT IS MADE BY HI-POINT MANUFACTURING ERIK....A SMALL CO MAKES BOTH THE
HANDGUNS AND THE CARBINES....

AND WHILE QUITE FUGLY, THEY FUNCTION IN DIRECT JUXTAPOSITION TO THEIR
LOOKS...THEY JUST KEEP RUNNING AND RUNNING...AND HAVE A VERY 'DILLON-LIKE'
NO BS WARRANTEE......I HAVE PERSONALLY PURCHASED A BEAT TO KRAP EXAMPLE AT A
GUNSHOW, SENT IT BACK TO THE FACTORY TO BE 'REFURBED' AND RECEIVED, IN
RETURN, A VIRTUALLY NEW GUN BY RETURN MAIL.....

IT'D NOW HIGH ON MY 'BUY' LIST, I ALWAYS WATCH FOR THEM AT SHOWS AND BUY ALL
THE USED ONES I CAN FIND, AT A DECENT PRICE....THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A KIND OF
'THREE LEGGED DOG' CHARM TO THEM....
--CARLOS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Prestmo" <erikprestmo@...>
To: <Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 4:13 AM
Subject: [Practical_Carbine] The ugliest 9mm Carbine


> I'm looking at BATFE gun production statistics, trying to figure out just
> how many carbines produced.
>
> I cannot find *the worlds ugliest 9mm carbine*, neither under its name, or
> able to figure out who produces it.
>
> Anyone knows WHO produces the Hi-Point carbine?
>
> And: the BATFE statistics only goes back to 1998. There used to be a
> resource on the net with these statistics going back in time, maybe back
> to
> the 1980's, I think that stopped in 1998.
>
> It would be very interesting to have access to this older source of data,
> to
> make som long-time comparisons.
>
> I have looked into handguns and rifles, interesting to note how some
> manufacturers increase volume, while others seem to disappear.
>
> By the numbers it's completely incomprehensible that US Repaeting Arms,
> making the Winchester rifles had to close its doors, they was among the
> top
> 3 or 4 manufacturers for the whole period, with no signs of slowing down
> production, made more than 100 000 rifles a year.
>
> Compared to other "famous names", like for instance Lazzeroni that makes
> just about 100 rifles a year or so, its hard to accept & understand
> this....
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