Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles Hi-Point Carbines: Wy no regular hunting scopes?Basic Scope Question

Hello,

I am maybe interested in getting a basic Target model in .45 acp, I notice, though, that almost everybody mounts a Red-Dot type "scope" on them. Personally, I don't care for these, because I have a bad astigmatism in my right eye, and believe it or not, I don't see a red dot. I see kind-of an oblong red blur. I would much prefer to mount a high quality 2x compact scope, with long 4" eye relief, and a bold recital cross-hair or pointed post, such as the shotgun scopes that use to be made by Leupold and others. Or perhaps, an early model Leupold Var-X III compact scope, with a 28mm tube.

My question is: Why do I never see these mounted on Hi-Points. Does it have to do with the way the stock is designed (meaning you would have to mount the scope really high), or a lack of mounting room on the top of the receiver, or some other mechanical issue such as the scope having to be mounted way to far back and close to your eye? I have never had any problem mounting scopes like these on standard bolt action rifles, using Burris low mount extension rings etc.

I would certainly appreciate any answers to this.

Thanks,
Mannyrock

i mounted a older cheap tasco on mine, no problems. didnt want to rely on batteries, cause a used 75 buck hipoint bought in the pawn shop parking lot is the epitome of a throw down

Thanks HNIC.

Any other experiences folks?

I have an old 1st gen 9mm carbine that has been very reliable with factory 10 round magazines. Popping steel plates with it is a hoot. When I first got it I put some sort of scope on it, but decided it was overkill and went back to iron sights.

A prism scope or low powered scope would be fine I bet. There was nothing wrong with the scope I put on mine, but for plinking steel plates or zapping the occasional groundhog in the back yard, I personally found it unnecessary. YMMV