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Hey,
I've heard Jack over at The Survival Podcast (www.thesurvivalpodcast.com) talk about the value of pistol caliber carbines and wonder why more survival/preparedness people don't point out the value of the inexpensive Hi Point 995 and 4095 carbines.
Granted, they are ugly and look a lot like the guns from "Planet of the Apes". They only have 10 round magazines (and the aftermarket ones from Pro Mag have poor reputations), but for someone who doesn't have a lot of money for a decent home defense long arm, they seem like they'd be a good purchase. And in a pinch, they'd work on deer-sized game. When you actually hold one they feel ergonomic and are fairly accurate (at least the one I shot with my brothers a couple of weeks ago).
I've read through a number of articles online about good SHTF firearms and always wonder why these handy little carbines aren't mentioned more often. I suppose some of it could be that for a long time SKSs were available in the same price range, but now that's changed so it seems that the High Point carbines would be a good fit for some people at the lower price point. I don't think too much of the High Point pistols (although that's admittedly based on internet rumblings) but the carbines seem to be almost universally praised by anyone who's ever owned one.
Any thoughts on why they're not mentioned more often as a cheap "entry level" defensive/SHTF-type option?
(There's a good article from a few years ago comparing the High Point to the Ruger PC-9): <broken link removed>
I've heard Jack over at The Survival Podcast (www.thesurvivalpodcast.com) talk about the value of pistol caliber carbines and wonder why more survival/preparedness people don't point out the value of the inexpensive Hi Point 995 and 4095 carbines.
Granted, they are ugly and look a lot like the guns from "Planet of the Apes". They only have 10 round magazines (and the aftermarket ones from Pro Mag have poor reputations), but for someone who doesn't have a lot of money for a decent home defense long arm, they seem like they'd be a good purchase. And in a pinch, they'd work on deer-sized game. When you actually hold one they feel ergonomic and are fairly accurate (at least the one I shot with my brothers a couple of weeks ago).
I've read through a number of articles online about good SHTF firearms and always wonder why these handy little carbines aren't mentioned more often. I suppose some of it could be that for a long time SKSs were available in the same price range, but now that's changed so it seems that the High Point carbines would be a good fit for some people at the lower price point. I don't think too much of the High Point pistols (although that's admittedly based on internet rumblings) but the carbines seem to be almost universally praised by anyone who's ever owned one.
Any thoughts on why they're not mentioned more often as a cheap "entry level" defensive/SHTF-type option?
(There's a good article from a few years ago comparing the High Point to the Ruger PC-9): <broken link removed>