Comments on: Hi-Point’s 995P 2XRB Pistol Caliber Carbine…Pistol – Overview and First Shots

By: Chris T in KY

Chris T in KY — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:30:23 +0000

It’s a fact that you need money to exercise your Second Amendment civil right. To buy the guns and the ammo.

Including investing in the reloading equipment.

I own the Hi Point 45acp handgun. I’m very happy with it. The 2A is not just for rich people.

And Hi Point is getting into the AR-15 market. I look forward to having an AR-15 for under $500.

And with a binary trigger in the future???

By: PDWS

PDWS — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:40:13 +0000

In reply to .40 cal Booger. Hi-Point pistols are genuinely "budget". $129 in a market dominated by $500+ alternatives makes it easy to overlook some quirks. This OTOH is only a few dozen dollars less than a SUB-2000 or some basic AR9s. Also, why would a company that makes pistols as well as rifles base its "braced pistol" on the rifle platform? Who is going to trade away a real stock for three w0rthless inches off the barrel length?

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:06:18 +0000

I had a chance to run one of these. Only about 200 rounds though, no malfunctions. Didn’t really like the sights, they leave a lot to be desired if you are used to, lets call it, more ‘refined’ sights, but they were functional.

My opinion: if you want a low budget gun that’s an actual low budget gun with no pretense of being anything but a budget gun…this is for you. This is one case where the term ‘budget’ seems to have been an actual design feature criteria and they did not deviate one little bit from that criteria.

It’s not a bad gun, at its basic foundation it’s a solid gun with decent quality for the price but has some quirks. It’s more in the ‘beginners introductory’ shoe string budget category. You can play ‘fix it up’ with it and spend money doing that, but in the end its still gonna be a shoe string budget gun.

But, this being said, although its got its budget nature, it would be ok for a basic indoors home defense gun. But that trigger and quirks with the stiff bolt should smooth out a little with enough range time and/or maybe just some time working them.