Hi-Point Firearms likely didn’t foresee the outcome of their poll when they allowed user submitted names. Yet one name won by a landslide.
The YEET CANNON or YCG1 (generation 1) earned it’s name due to Hi-Point’s reputation for making economical firearms. The joke being that the gun is so cheap that after one would use it they could just throw it and buy a new one.
Hi-Point gets a lot of disrespect for producing budget arms, yet their handguns are shockingly reliable.
Their founder made the company after being aggravated that the price of firearms grew more and more out of the budget of the blue-collar working man, and sought to change that
For our audience who aren’t native English speakers who are up to date on slang. “Yeet: to throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction”
Yes this is an official production model, not a limited run.
Also for reference MSRP on one is ~$215 USD pistols that come from more established and renown brands like Glock tend to be closer to $500 USD.
Wait, Hi-Points are reliable? Since when?
Si ce forever, and backed by a lifetime warranty. They are not nice, or pretty, or ergonomic, or lots of other things. But they are reliable and affordable. See this video
Anecdotal, but my father in law has one that has had tens of thousands of rounds of varying quality ammo put through it without being cleaned or lubed once without a single issue. On the other hand his Beretta will jam with tul or mag tech ammo damn near every time.
I’ve got a 20ish year old C9 that’s plenty reliable. I’ve cleaned it exactly once ever and it sends rounds down range just fine. It’s accurate enough, and unless you limp wrist it, it doesn’t have any problems cycling.
Is it my EDC? No. But for taking to the range and screwing around it can put holes in paper where I want them.
Not sure how long but I’ve heard the C9 / YC9 do much better than you would expect.
It may not be one of the finer things in life like French wines or Swiss watches, but it does seem like a good utilitarian design.