All Hi-Point carbine models are blowback operated, semi-automatic, striker fired carbines with detachable magazines.
They are rated for safe use with +P ammunition.
The frame is made from zinc alloy and includes an integrated barrel, which is made from high strength alloy steel. The frame also features a manually operated thumb safety. The frame also incorporates an internal breech bolt lock, which locks the bolt open when the magazine is empty.
Hi-Point carbines do not have a magazine disconnect safety and can still be fired with the magazine removed.
Manual Thumb Safety
Your Hi-Point carbine has a manually operated thumb safety. The simple rotary design of the thumb safety blocks movement of the sear when it is engaged.
To engage the thumb safety, push it fully upward with the thumb of your firing hand to place it in the on (safe) position (Fig. 1).
To disengage the thumb safety, push it fully downward with the thumb of your firing hand to place it in the off (fire) position and reveal a red dot (Fig. 2).
Passive Internal Drop Safety
Your Hi-Point carbine includes a passive internal drop safety that automatically functions regardless of whether the thumb safety is in the on (safe) or off (fire) position. It consists of a counter weight, which is a weight that counteracts sear movement to prevent the carbine from firing if dropped on its handle (grip).
Although your Hi-Point carbine has internal design features and mechanical safeties designed to prevent an unintentional discharge if the carbine is dropped or hit, the proper and safe function of your Hi-Point carbine depends on it being used for its intended purposes and not being altered or modified.
If a cartridge becomes jammed while being chambered or extracted, follow the steps below to remove it.
1. While keeping the muzzle of your Hi-Point carbine pointed in a safe direction (a safe direction is one in which no one can possibly be injured in the event of an unintentional discharge), remove the magazine if possible by pressing the magazine release.
2. While holding the grip with your right hand, with your finger off of the trigger and outside of the trigger guard, grasp the operating/charging handle with your other hand and pull the breech bolt fully back.
3. Lock the breech bolt in the rearward (open) position by pushing the operating/charging handle roller into the round area of the slot in the side of the receiver shroud. (FIG. 1)
4. If the above steps have not released the jammed cartridge, carefully remove the jammed cartridge from the chamber using your fingers or a pointed wooden dowel.
5. If you are unable to remove the jammed cartridge using the above steps, leave the breech bolt locked in the rearward (open) position and contact a qualified gunsmith or Strassell’s Machine, Inc. for further instructions.
To disassemble your Hi-Point carbine for cleaning, follow the instructions below. To ensure that your Hi-Point carbine is unloaded, disassembly MUST be performed in this order.
1. Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release button. (FIG. 1)
2. Push the thumb safety fully downward to the off (fire) position. Note: The thumb safety must be in the off (fire) position to allow the breech bolt to be removed (FIG. 2)
3. While holding the grip with your right hand, with your finger off of the trigger and outside of the trigger guard, grasp the operating/charging handle with your other hand and pull the operating/charging handle fully back to eject any cartridge that may be in the chamber. (FIG. 3)
4. Lock the breech bolt in the rearward (open) position by pushing the operating/charging handle roller into the round opening in the receiver shroud slot until it locks in the open position. (FIG. 4)
5. Once the breech bolt is locked to the rear, visually and physically (with your finger) inspect the chamber and the magazine well of your Hi-Point carbine to be sure that no ammunition remains in either place. (FIG. 5)
Once you are sure your Hi-Point carbine is unloaded, release the breech bolt and place the yellow safety plug into the chamber. (FIG. 5.1)
Next, with your Hi-Point carbine pointed in a safe direction (a safe direction is one in which no one can possibly be injured in the event on an unintentional discharge) pull the trigger to release the striker.
6. Using the Hi-Point adjusting tool, remove the operating/charging handle by unscrewing it from the breech bolt. (FIG. 6)
Using the Hi-Point adjusting tool or something similar, roll the rail lock back to unlock the forend cover. (FIG. 6.1)
Push forward on the forend cover and lift it off. (FIG. 6.2)
7. While depressing the shroud pins from the head side, rotate the shroud clips clockwise with the Hi-Point adjusting tool to unlock them. (FIG. 7)
8. Using the screwdriver end of the adjusting tool or a pin punch, push the shroud pins out of the receiver shroud. (FIG. 8)
9. Remove the receiver shroud assembly by lifting the front of the receiver shroud and pulling it off. (FIG. 9)
10. Next, remove the receiver clip on the bottom side of the carbine with the adjusting tool or pin punch by tapping it forward off the receiver lug with a small hammer. (FIG. 10)
11. Remove the firing assembly by lifting up on the front of the barrel. (FIG. 11)
12. To completely remove the breech bolt from the firing assembly, you must first remove the front sight by loosening the 2 set screws on the bottom of the front sight base with a 5/64” hex key. (FIG. 12)
13. Remove the barrel frame support by sliding it off the muzzle of the barrel. (FIG. 13)
14. Using the Hi-Point adjusting tool or a flat screw driver, slide the breech bolt retainer clip back to release the breech bolt retainer. (FIG. 14)
15. At this point, the yellow safety plug may be removed. Push the breech bolt back approximately 3/8 inch to clear the firing pin/striker from the barrel and lift the back of the breech bolt up and over the barrel sliding it to the front of the carbine. (FIG. 15)
Note: Use caution, the breech bolt is under spring tension from the main recoil spring and the main recoil spring may fly out.
16. Slide the breach bolt out over the barrel muzzle to completely remove the breech bolt. (FIG. 16)
Note: The breech bolt contains the retainer, firing pin/striker and springs so be careful they do not fall out.
17. Pull the bolt retainer out of the back of the breech bolt then turn the breech bolt upside down and allow the firing pin spring, firing pin assist spring and firing pin/striker to slide out the back. (FIG. 17)
Do not pull the trigger with breech bolt removed, the sear is under spring tension and could fly out.
18. Pull the main recoil spring forward and out of the frame. (FIG. 18)
19. Remove the sear and sear spring by pulling the sear cam to the side to release the sear cross pin from the sear cam hole. (FIG. 19)
Note: The sear is under spring tension, hold the sear down to release the sear cam from the sear cross pin.
20. (For Models: 995/3895) Remove the counterweight and pivot pin by rotating the pivot pin up vertically and sliding it out through the slot in the receiver. (FIG. 20 & 20.1)
Note: The counterweight will drop free from the frame when the pivot pin is removed.
21. (For Models: 4095/4595/1095) Remove the counterweight and pivot pin by sliding then out through the top of the frame. (FIG. 21)
To assemble your unloaded Hi-Point carbine, follow the instructions below.
1. Prior to reassembly, verify your firing pin is not bent by rolling it on a flat surface, and watching the end of the pin for wobble. If the pin is bent, please contact Strassell’s Machine, Inc. for a replacement. Install the firing pin into the breech bolt by holding the breech bolt with the muzzle facing down and sliding the firing pin down and into the channel in the rear of the breech bolt. (FIG. 1)
2. Install the firing pin spring and firing pin assist spring into the breech bolt by holding the slide with the muzzle facing down and sliding the firing pin spring and firing pin assist spring down and into the channel in the rear of the slide. (FIG. 2)
3. Install the slide retainer into the breech bolt by holding the cylindrical part and inserting the rounded part with the spring guide facing forward into the channel at the rear of the breech bolt. (FIG. 3)
4. (For Models: 995/3895) Install the counterweight up through the magazine well into the counterweight slot in the frame. (FIG. 4)
5. With counterweight pushed all the way up, insert the short end of the pivot pin through slot in the side of the frame into the hole in the counterweight. (FIG. 5)
6. Rotate the pivot pin arm down into the pivot pin slot in the frame. (FIG. 6)
(For Models: 4095/4595/1095) Install the counterweight and pivot pin down through the top of the frame (FIG. 6.1)
7. While holding up on the sear cam, push down the trigger disconnect to allow the sear cam under the disconnect arm. (FIG. 7)
Note: The trigger plate covers the area where the sear cam is under the disconnect arm. When the sear cam is under the disconnect arm correctly, the disconnect arm will move down freely while holding up the sear cam.
8. With the frame slightly tilted and the sear spring inside the sear, install the sear and sear spring into the sear hole in the frame with the ramp of the sear facing forward. (FIG. 8)
9. While keeping the pivot pin arm down in the pivot pin slot and under the sear arm, push the sear down into the sear hole while pulling the sear cam to the side. (FIG. 9)
10. Place the sear cam over the sear arm with the sear arm through the hole in the sear cam. (FIG. 10)
Note: The sear is installed properly when the sear ramp is facing forward, the counterweight pivot pin is under the sear arm and the trigger disconnect arm moves freely.
Do not pull the trigger with breech bolt removed because the sear is under spring tension and could fly out.
11. Install the recoil spring and guide rod into the frame by pushing them into the area of the frame below the barrel with the guide rod facing forward. (FIG. 11)
12. Place the breech bolt with the retainer, springs and firing pin d of barrel all the way to the recoil spring. (FIG. 12)
13. With your finger off the trigger, align the tab on the bottom of the breech bolt below the opening for the barrel with the end of the main spring guide and pull the breech bolt over the barrel. (FIG. 13) & (FIG. 13.1)
14. Continue to pull the breech bolt over the barrel, aligning the breech bolt retainer with the retainer hole in the frame. (FIG.14) Note: When pulling the slide/bolt over the barrel, be careful to pull it back far enough to clear the firing pin if it is protruding from the breach face to avoid bending the firing pin. (FIG. 14.1)
15. While holding down on breech bolt, make sure the retainer clip hole is aligned with the bottom of the retainer and push the breech bolt all the way down. (FIG. 15)
16. Push the retainer clip forward to lock the breech bolt retainer in place. (FIG. 16)
17. Place the frame support over the muzzle end of the barrel and slide it back firmly onto the front lug on the frame. (FIG. 17)
Make sure that the retainer clip is properly locked through the slot in the breech bolt retainer and not under it. Your Hi-Point carbine may still fire but the breech bolt will not be properly locked in place which could lead to serious personal injury, and/or damage your Hi-Point carbine.
18. Install the firing assembly into the stock with the rear of the assembly first. (FIG. 18)
19. Push the front of the firing assembly down into the stock so that the frame/receiver lug protrudes through the bottom of the stock. (FIG. 18)
20. Hold the stock and firing assembly with the bottom lug facing up and with the the small bend facing away from the stock, place the receiver clip into the slots of the receiver lug then push it all the way over the lug until it is firmly seated over the small bump on the stock. (FIG. 20 & 20.1)
Note: The plastic handle of a screwdriver or piece of wood works well.
21. Install the receiver shroud, back end first, onto the stock, making sure the shroud support plate goes inside the stock. (FIG. 21)
22. Push the front of the receiver shroud down into place. (FIG. 22)
23. Make sure the shroud clips are rotated clockwise so the large circular area of the slots are over the receiver shroud holes. (FIG. 23)
24. Push the receiver shroud pins through the shroud, stock and receiver until they protrude through the opening in the shroud clips. (FIG. 24)
25. Pushing firmly on the head of the receiver shroud pins to compress the springs, use the back end of the Hi-Point tool inserted into the rivet head and hole in the shroud clip. Turn the receiver clips counterclockwise and lock them into the slots of the shroud pins. (FIG. 25)
26. Place the forend cover on the front of the stock over the barrel. Make sure the rail lock is in the open position. (FIG. 26)
27. Slide the forend cover back under the top rail until it is all the way seated against the receiver shroud. (FIG. 27)
28. Rotate the rail lock forward to lock the forend cover in place. (FIG. 28)
29. Reinstall the front sight over the muzzle of the barrel and push it firmly into front rail slot. (FIG. 28)
Note: It may be necessary to slightly pull down on the front of the rail to slide the sight all the way back.
30. Sight down the carbine to align the front sight straight and tighten the 2 set screws firmly witha 5/64” hex key. (FIG. 30)
31. Install the operating/charging handle and roller by screwing it into the side of the slide/bolt through the left side slot in the receiver shroud. (FIG. 31) Tighten it firmly with the Hi-Point adjusting tool. (FIG. 31.1)
32. Install the provided yellow safety plug to be sure your Hi-Point carbine is unloaded. (FIG. 32)
If you do not have a safety plug, you can get one free by contacting Strassell’s Machine, Inc. at: 419-747-9444.
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