Oh I scored a 116 long action Savage .270 for $125 and it shoots pretty well kid said it had less than a box of shells through it, the bore looks like it
A 7.7 jap bolt action for 75 dollars mounted my scope for free. In 1977. Killed a dump truck load of white tails..
Newlywed, got a flogging for it, too.
No complaints about freezers full of meat for 10 years or so. It shot very well.
I start long on coal, that way I know which way to go. If you are using digital scales verify accuracy. If problems continue, I would suspect a short throat. A nose is much better than max speed.
Be safe.
I traded a bolt action .308 for a 06 742 with the pretty wood upgrades. It would not hit a 5 gallon bucket at 200, boy was I upset...
So inherently junk applied.
Actually Hi Point is a tough ugly app. Like the ak47. It will go bang. I dont own on, but if I was in the swamp every day, I would keep on in the boat.