I don't really know a thing about Hi Point pistols but I was given a 9mm carbine a few years ago. It is funky looking for sure but it is a shooter. It has eaten everything I've fed it without a hitch and the kids love shooting it. It came with a flash suppressor and a laser on it and I mounted a cheap red dot. Birdwatcher is dead on about disassembling it, I quit doing that several thousand rounds ago. Still won't quit shooting.