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First post for me.
I own 3 hi-points. a 9mm pistol, a .40 s&w pistol and a 995 carbine.
Love em! Top to bottom love em.
I really want a new 4095 with the new stock.
So here is the hypothetical.
New owners of Hi-point right? I couldn't find anything about the sale, but it's a private company so it's not surprising.
Potential for a new Assault Weapons Ban. Hi-Point carbines could be shoveled into that group though it's a great stretch to see how.
Under the previous Assault Weapons Ban, there were no restrictions on existing inventory. Meaning a firearm that was already built, could sit in a warehouse and just go up in value for the original manufacturer. No new guns being produced, and the more being sold, means that your stored inventory is going up in value every day.
What are the chances that Hi-point is just cranking these things out, but sitting on them on purpose waiting to see if the AWB is really going to happen.
As a business person, if the chances of a new AWB going through with my product on the list were higher than 50%, I wouldn't put a single unit out the door. I would just make them as fast as I could, and not even assemble them. Just build the stamped serial receivers. Turn every machine I had toward the task of cranking out those receiver serial numbers that could possibly turn into a limited supply item and then just sit on them.
With several instances of "retooling" and "backordered" stock that I have heard from my local gun dealers and on the intar-tubes, I am starting to think that the company may be doing just that. I haven't found a Hi-point carbine 995 in stock anywhere in the tri state area of kentucky ohio indiana within 250 miles of me. I haven't seen a Hi-point 4095 for sale ANYWHERE in the last 6 months. Not on the web gun stores and not even at the bill good man shows around here.
Now the real question is, can we blame them or be angry that they don't want to take our $300.00 now, but want to wait and charge $500.00 or even $700.00 after the AWB.
Cause even right now Hi-points are the most cost efficient firearms on the market. A USC .45 is $1500.00 minimum. Mp5-clones are running 2 grand and up. It wouldn't be unreasonable for Hi-Point to be charging Half what the other manufacturers charge for something that is nearly as good and is still fun and reliable.
Just a hypothetical. Not trying to imply they are evil or conspiracy-esque. But, I think given the state of things, I'd sure as hell do it if I were them.
I own 3 hi-points. a 9mm pistol, a .40 s&w pistol and a 995 carbine.
Love em! Top to bottom love em.
I really want a new 4095 with the new stock.
So here is the hypothetical.
New owners of Hi-point right? I couldn't find anything about the sale, but it's a private company so it's not surprising.
Potential for a new Assault Weapons Ban. Hi-Point carbines could be shoveled into that group though it's a great stretch to see how.
Under the previous Assault Weapons Ban, there were no restrictions on existing inventory. Meaning a firearm that was already built, could sit in a warehouse and just go up in value for the original manufacturer. No new guns being produced, and the more being sold, means that your stored inventory is going up in value every day.
What are the chances that Hi-point is just cranking these things out, but sitting on them on purpose waiting to see if the AWB is really going to happen.
As a business person, if the chances of a new AWB going through with my product on the list were higher than 50%, I wouldn't put a single unit out the door. I would just make them as fast as I could, and not even assemble them. Just build the stamped serial receivers. Turn every machine I had toward the task of cranking out those receiver serial numbers that could possibly turn into a limited supply item and then just sit on them.
With several instances of "retooling" and "backordered" stock that I have heard from my local gun dealers and on the intar-tubes, I am starting to think that the company may be doing just that. I haven't found a Hi-point carbine 995 in stock anywhere in the tri state area of kentucky ohio indiana within 250 miles of me. I haven't seen a Hi-point 4095 for sale ANYWHERE in the last 6 months. Not on the web gun stores and not even at the bill good man shows around here.
Now the real question is, can we blame them or be angry that they don't want to take our $300.00 now, but want to wait and charge $500.00 or even $700.00 after the AWB.
Cause even right now Hi-points are the most cost efficient firearms on the market. A USC .45 is $1500.00 minimum. Mp5-clones are running 2 grand and up. It wouldn't be unreasonable for Hi-Point to be charging Half what the other manufacturers charge for something that is nearly as good and is still fun and reliable.
Just a hypothetical. Not trying to imply they are evil or conspiracy-esque. But, I think given the state of things, I'd sure as hell do it if I were them.