sks or hi point 40

[coalman]

was thinking of getting a semi auto. price dictates what i can buy. had a mini 14 traded that on new deer rifle . now thinking i should have kept it. was pondering sks or hipoint in 40s&w any thoughts, and what can i expect to pay for sks thanks

[nijwnfi]

SKS any day. Look around, prices are going up. Check your local gun shops. 7.62x39 ammo is still readily available, and a blast to shoot. I've seen them as high as $400, that's crazy. You can find them for half that if you look.

[Brown-Bear]

Been awhile since I priced them in store but there are a few on the for sale forum for 200-225 bucks. Not to mention that anything and I mean anything is better than a highpoint. I'd wipe my ass with the money before spending it on a highpoint.

Dave

[urbanamish99]

Originally Posted by Brown-Bear

I'd wipe my ass with the money before spending it on a highpoint.

Dave

You're entitled to your opinion.... I would agree that the SKS is a better choice, if you can have only one, because of the readily available, reasonably powerful, and affordable ammo.

I own an SKS, and have owned a Hi Point (pistol), and a friend of mine has the carbine in 9mm. I don't understand some people's visceral reaction to HP guns. Ugly? Yes. Cheap? Yes. Reliable? Yes. Accurate? Enough.

I'm blessed to be able to buy nicer guns now than I could a few years ago when I had the Hi Point. I've added H&K, S&W, Kahr, etc. to my collection, but have been looking for a good deal on a used Hi Point, just to throw in the truck. They tend to go bang when you ask it of them, and have decent accuracy.

Did I mention that gun snobs annoy me? I love oooing and aaahhing over $2K safe queens, but really, if you need an American made gun, for $2-300 with a lifetime warranty, buy the Hi Point, if for no other reason than to make the gun snobs cranky.

[sharpshooter]

IMHO SKS is the way to go, although my only account of HP fire arms is that a friend of mine had one in 9mm. It was inaccurate and could not take a beating like an SKS could

[Lycanthrope]

Originally Posted by Brown-Bear

I'd wipe my ass with the money before spending it on a highpoint.

Dave

They actually shoot quite tight.....and mine ran flawlessly after spending a week in used kitty litter. Much of internet wisdom isn't worth cat pee.


Lycannotagunsnobthrope

[Emptymag]

Having owned both a Hi-Point carbine, and an SKS, I feel qualified to say that if you choose the Hi-Point over the SKS, I will ban you.





No, not really... the decision is ultimately yours. It depends on what you really want.

If you want a carbine that shoots fairly expensive ammo, and is a pain in the ass to take apart to clean, yet is ugly-cool, and accurate, buy the Hi-Point.

If you want a real firearm, buy the SKS.



I had a love/hate relationship with my carbine. When I got my SKS, I forgot about the carbine.
I then sold the carbine to fund my AR-15.
I don't shoot the SKS as much now, but it is far from forgotten.
I wish I had bought an SKS years ago. GREAT rifles for the money.

[BUCKMARK]

I like my rifles in rifle calibers and my pistols in pistol calibers. I would go with the SKS based on power.

The .40 S&W carbine might be a tad quicker to reload as compared to SKS strippers....but neither are super fast to reload, and neither are "hi capacity".

The .40 has a advantage in point blank up close work, but we used 20" A2 rifles for years with no problems.

I just have a hard time buying a carbine that fires a pistol round, when there are many fine carbines out there with more power.

If my carry handgun was a Beretta 92, I might go with the Storm 9mm carbine that took the same magazines. But since I always carried the Glock or M&P I stick with the M4 for greater capacity and more power.

All in all....Id go with the SKS hands down between the two.

[JohnKos]

SKS absolutely. i bought mine 1 week ago today and paid $225. Shop had 3 and one was left as of yesterday.

[ar15jules]

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Having owned both a Hi-Point carbine, and an SKS, I feel qualified to say that if you choose the Hi-Point over the SKS, I will ban you.





No, not really... the decision is ultimately yours. It depends on what you really want.

If you want a carbine that shoots fairly expensive ammo, and is a pain in the ass to take apart to clean, yet is ugly-cool, and accurate, buy the Hi-Point.

If you want a real firearm, buy the SKS.



I had a love/hate relationship with my carbine. When I got my SKS, I forgot about the carbine.
I then sold the carbine to fund my AR-15.
I don't shoot the SKS as much now, but it is far from forgotten.
I wish I had bought an SKS years ago. GREAT rifles for the money.

BUT...you miss the HiPoint don't you?
To the OP, get the SKS first. It was used as a battle rifle, albeit many years ago, but still a battle rifle. You can't go wrong. With that said, I own both an SKS and a HiPoint 9mm carbine, and have a fun time shooting both.
Jules