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re: All the hate about Hi-Point pistols
Posted on 5/11/24 at 7:37 pm to Bama and Beer
Posted on 5/11/24 at 7:37 pm to Bama and Beer
They use a blowback design instead of the modern locked breach design.
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Instead of locking the slide to the barrel, the Hi-Point’s breechface is held against the cartridge head using nothing but spring pressure, relying mainly on inertia to keep the breech closed long enough for the bullet to head downrange.
Normally seen in older sub-machinegun designs, this blowback system requires a comparatively heavy slide in order to provide enough resistance to the force generated by a 9mm Luger round.
I actually read an article about the inventor of the Hi-Point, Tom Deeb.
He grew up in poverty and wanted to create a cheap firearm that any American could afford in order to protect their homes.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/hi-point-firearms-and-the-man-behind-them/
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