[barnetmill]

I recently called up HiPoint for an old B series 995 that would not feed from a full factory 10 round magazine.
Last wk I received several items.
A considerably longer recoil spring with a short plastic guide
Two new firing pins and spring assemblies. The assemblies have two springs each instead of one and did not have a collar like the old one and the new springs look stronger. I wonder if they they sent two assemblies for possible breakage.

I also got a new front sight insert. old one was broken

It seems as through it will now feed hollow point judging from just manual cycling of the gun. A woman or child might have some problems working that 995 bolt now with the new springs. Especially locking it back.
This one to remove the slide has a clip to remove rather than pounding out a pin.

 

[moona11]

Been here since 07 and haven't learned anything? Don't manually cycle live ammo. Read all the posts you missed please

 

[barnetmill]

I just test fired it under my house. With inserting a loaded mag with 10 rounds with S&B FMJ with a couple winchester hp white at 7&6 and the rest of it FMJ, it worked. I had tried it with loaded chamber with HP for round 10 and + one in the chamber. That would not feed the HP round at position 10 in the factory magazine.
But anyhow it seems to work fine with ten rounds of FMJ fed into an empty chamber. I will take it out to my club and shoot it some more with other brands of HP. Great improvement over how it was.

 

[barnetmill]

Been here since 07 and haven't learned anything? Don't manually cycle live ammo. Read all the posts you missed please

When cycling live ammo I always point in a safe direction knowing that any gun can go off. I do not plan to read 15 years of posts. I seldom post or read here. I have not touched that gun since about 2010. I decided to repair the gun and looks like I have succeeded. If you are concerned, please send me a link.
Looks like the hipoint ejects the same as does the baby browning .25 using the firing pin for that function. In theory with super sensitive primer it could go off when ejecting a live round. The ejection port is turn away from my face for the simple reason that the bolt handle is on the left side of the action.
Cycling live ammo is a standard practice as long as it is not an open bolt design. If this a forum rule and is there a sticky about this.

 

[barnetmill]

I just got back from my club trying out my old 995 carbine and function was 100%. But with the two new firing pin dual spring assembly it is very hard to lock back the slide. It is the last 1/4 inch of travel that is supper hard. I let a couple club member handle it and the same problem. It is doable but requires some effort. But not a single failure to feed even with winchester white box hollow point.
While recoil is not severe, for a 9mm carbine it actually has an unpleasant quality to it. Sometimes it even stung my face a little. Strange.
Guns seems to be potentially very accurate, but on an over cast day I was having a problem focusing on the front sight.
I will likely dill a small detent for one of the hex screwa so front sight base does not cant or move
I will mount a red dot in addition to the iron sights. My eyes are old and a red dot would help. I have not yet figured out how to mount one yet. Likely I will remove the sheet metal shroud and relieve the barrel a bit to clamp a base onto the barrel.

 

[adam01364]

Sometimes it even stung my face a little. Strange.

Shooters with facial hair report getting bitten now and again.

 

[RACHGIER]

I will likely dill a small detent for one of the hex screwa so front sight base does not cant or move
I will mount a red dot in addition to the iron sights. My eyes are old and a red dot would help. I have not yet figured out how to mount one yet. Likely I will remove the sheet metal shroud and relieve the barrel a bit to clamp a base onto the barrel.

Cutting an electrical tape shim for inside the ring will give you enough grip and friction to keep the FSP in place on the off chance you need to adjust it for windage, or ever need to replace it for any reason. That way you're not stuck only adjusting via the rear irons.

Jerry from Longshot Mfg makes rails for the 995B for mounting an RDS, and I can show you how I chopped my factory rear sight body to make room for a 30mm RDS on my 4095.

 

[barnetmill]

Cutting an electrical tape shim for inside the ring will give you enough grip and friction to keep the FSP in place on the off chance you need to adjust it for windage, or ever need to replace it for any reason. That way you're not stuck only adjusting via the rear irons.

Jerry from Longshot Mfg makes rails for the 995B for mounting an RDS, and I can show you how I chopped my factory rear sight body to make room for a 30mm RDS on my 4095.

Please show '

I can show you how I chopped my factory rear sight body to make room for a 30mm RDS on my 4095.

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I was looking at the rear sight base and was trying to figure out how to tie onto the sight base. I will greatly appreciate any advice and knowledge that you all are willing to share.

 

[lklawson]

When cycling live ammo I always point in a safe direction knowing that any gun can go off. I do not plan to read 15 years of posts. I seldom post or read here. I have not touched that gun since about 2010. I decided to repair the gun and looks like I have succeeded. If you are concerned, please send me a link.
Looks like the hipoint ejects the same as does the baby browning .25 using the firing pin for that function. In theory with super sensitive primer it could go off when ejecting a live round. The ejection port is turn away from my face for the simple reason that the bolt handle is on the left side of the action.

Yup. This. The Firing Pin doubles as the Ejector. To date, we've tracked at least 2 instances where people posted that cycling live ammo caused a UD. One of those cases looks very legit. It's not many, and it's spread over a loooong time, but it looks like it is worth keeping in mind.

[Cycling live ammo is a standard practice as long as it is not an open bolt design.

Mmm.... Not so much any more. Even with most semi-auto designs that have an Ejector Key/Rod/whatever, cycling live ammo is becoming less and less accepted in <cough> "the firearms community." It seems to have gotten it's recent start off a decade or two ago when people started paying attention to bullet setback in carry guns that were frequently loaded and unloaded. And from there it grew with safety concerns. Now cycling live ammo is considered a little like shooting one-handed instead of two: sure you can do it, but why would you want to?

If this a forum rule and is there a sticky about this.

It's not a rule. Moonz is just feeling grumpy. They're probably making him mange people or something down at the factory. That makes me grumpy too.

But, while it's not a "rule," it IS most certainly the Best Practices safety advice for using a Hi Point designed firearm and, IMO, well worth heeding.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[barnetmill]

Yup. This. The Firing Pin doubles as the Ejector. To date, we've tracked at least 2 instances where people posted that cycling live ammo caused a UD. One of those cases looks very legit. It's not many, and it's spread over a loooong time, but it looks like it is worth keeping in mind.

Mmm.... Not so much any more. Even with most semi-auto designs that have an Ejector Key/Rod/whatever, cycling live ammo is becoming less and less accepted in <cough> "the firearms community." It seems to have gotten it's recent start off a decade or two ago when people started paying attention to bullet setback in carry guns that were frequently loaded and unloaded. And from there it grew with safety concerns. Now cycling live ammo is considered a little like shooting one-handed instead of two: sure you can do it, but why would you want to?

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Every time you unload your chamber, you have cycled a round of ammo. While rare, it is said even with out a firing pin mark, a round can go off. I think I had this happen once with a ruger 10-22, but I could not find the casing to confirm that there was no firing pin mark.
Gun smiths do have special dummy rounds and on a occasion I have made such rounds when a lot of cycling to check function of a drum magazine was being looked at. Other than actually firing the gun, cycling is one way of testing a different bullet combination and the functionally of the mag, feed ramps assuming the rest the system is good to go, But any gun when chambering a round can go off
A fully loaded gun is dangerous

When I chamber any round in a gun I am aware that an AD is possible and cycling ammo obviously increases the chance of an AD by the number times that ammo is chambered. .
Other than the dogs, I live by myself on 8 acres. Thes wall of my home are concrete block poured with concrete and rebar. I know a pistol caliber will not penetrate the walls. I even conduct some live fire underneath the house that was deliberately elevated so I can do things under it and I have a adequate steel back stop.

 

[lklawson]

Every time you unload your chamber, you have cycled a round of ammo. While rare, it is said even with out a firing pin mark, a round can go off. I think I had this happen once with a ruger 10-22, but I could not find the casing to confirm that there was no firing pin mark.
Gun smiths do have special dummy rounds and on a occasion I have made such rounds when a lot of cycling to check function of a drum magazine was being looked at. Other than actually firing the gun, cycling is one way of testing a different bullet combination and the functionally of the mag, feed ramps assuming the rest the system is good to go, But any gun when chambering a round can go off
A fully loaded gun is dangerous

When I chamber any round in a gun I am aware that an AD is possible and cycling ammo obviously increases the chance of an AD by the number times that ammo is chambered. .
Other than the dogs, I live by myself on 8 acres. Thes wall of my home are concrete block poured with concrete and rebar. I know a pistol caliber will not penetrate the walls. I even conduct some live fire underneath the house that was deliberately elevated so I can do things under it and I have a adequate steel back stop.

You're missing the point. HP uses the firing pin as the ejector, forcing contact between the firing pin and the primer during extraction.

Normally, this shouldn't be a problem but, on rare occasions, it is.