{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "hi-point-995",
    "name": "Hi-Point 995 Carbine",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "hi-point",
      "name": "Hi-Point Firearms"
    },
    "category": "pistol-caliber-carbine",
    "action": "blowback",
    "calibers": [
      "9x19mm Parabellum",
      ".40 S&W",
      "10mm Auto",
      ".45 ACP"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "995TS",
      "4095TS",
      "1095TS"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Hi-Point 4095TS",
      "Hi-Point 1095TS",
      "Hi-Point 4595TS"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/hi-point-995.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/hi-point-995.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "This work order is written for the Hi-Point 995 Carbine. It is reported to cover Hi-Point 4095TS; Hi-Point 1095TS; Hi-Point 4595TS — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "published",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": null,
    "source": {
      "title": "Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual",
      "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf",
      "page": "25",
      "pdfPage": 25,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf#page=25",
      "quote": null
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "A simple blowback carbine with 67 line items (100 pieces). The stock comes apart in halves on screws and pins, the breech bolt comes off under main recoil spring tension, the sear flies if the trigger is pulled with the bolt out, and the bolt's firing pin parts are loose. Several traps, but only screwdrivers and punches.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 67,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Shared Hi-Point TS carbine list (3895TS/995TS/4095TS/4595TS/1095TS)",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual",
        "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf",
        "page": "52",
        "pdfPage": 52,
        "pageUrl": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf#page=52",
        "quote": "62 Butt Plate Screws (3)"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The breech bolt comes off the barrel under main recoil spring tension, and the spring can fly out.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Use caution, the breech bolt is under spring tension from the main recoil spring and the main recoil spring may fly out."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The sear assembly is spring-loaded and flies out if the trigger is pulled with the bolt removed; refitting it is fiddly.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual",
          "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "sear assembly that could fly out and hit you."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 35,
      "rebuild": 50,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Estimate: stock halves apart (screws/pins), receiver shroud pins and clips, breech bolt off under spring, bolt strip, trigger/sear/hold-open, mag catch, sights. Rebuild longer for the sear and bolt springs and fitting the stock halves.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Stock/frame",
        "removes": [
          "stock half screws and forend pin",
          "receiver shroud pins and clips",
          "trigger, trigger pin, sear and spring",
          "hold-open and spring",
          "magazine catch and spring"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Action",
        "removes": [
          "breech bolt (firing pin, firing pin spring, assist spring, retainer)",
          "main recoil spring and guide",
          "ejector key, pin and spring",
          "counterweight and pivot pin",
          "sights"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 12,
      "springs": 6,
      "detents": 3,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Pin punches",
        "usedFor": "Shroud pins, trigger pin"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Hex/Phillips drivers",
        "usedFor": "Stock half screws"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Sear/hold-open function",
        "why": "The sear must be seated clear of the disconnect arm; check trigger and safety",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Sights re-zero",
        "why": "Sights removed for coating",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "Hi-Point adjusting tool",
      "required": true,
      "usedFor": "Unscrewing the operating handle, rolling the rail lock, turning the shroud clips and sliding the breech bolt retainer clip.",
      "substitute": "Hi-Point allows 'or something similar' for the rail lock, and a flat screwdriver or pin punch for the shroud pins and retainer clip."
    },
    {
      "name": "Pin punch and small hammer",
      "required": false,
      "usedFor": "Pushing the shroud pins out and tapping the receiver clip forward off the receiver lug."
    },
    {
      "name": "5/64\" hex key",
      "required": false,
      "usedFor": "Loosening the two front sight set screws, needed only to remove the breech bolt completely from the firing assembly."
    }
  ],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Unload all magazines and remove all live ammunition from the area."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release button.",
          "warning": "This carbine has no magazine disconnect and will still fire with the magazine out."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Grasp the operating handle and pull it fully back to eject any cartridge in the chamber."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Lock the breech bolt open by pushing the operating handle roller into the round opening in the receiver shroud slot."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Visually AND physically, with your finger, inspect the chamber and the magazine well.",
          "warning": "Hi-Point says never to rely on the last-round hold open to decide whether the carbine is unloaded."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Disassembly",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure. Hi-Point states disassembly must be performed in this order to ensure the carbine is unloaded."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Push the thumb safety fully downward to the off (fire) position.",
              "warning": "The safety must be OFF or the breech bolt cannot be removed."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Once you are certain the carbine is unloaded, release the breech bolt and place the yellow safety plug into the chamber."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Pointing the carbine in a safe direction, pull the trigger to release the striker.",
              "warning": "This is the trigger press. The chamber must already be verified empty and plugged, and no ammunition should be in the room. Hi-Point notes stripping is possible with the striker cocked, but says the bolt is much easier to remove with it released."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Using the Hi-Point adjusting tool, unscrew the operating handle from the breech bolt.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Operating handle"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Roll the rail lock back to unlock the forend cover, then push the forend cover forward and lift it off.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Forend cover"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "While depressing the shroud pins from the head side, rotate the shroud clips clockwise to unlock them."
            },
            {
              "n": 8,
              "instruction": "Push the shroud pins out of the receiver shroud with the screwdriver end of the adjusting tool or a pin punch.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Shroud pins"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 9,
              "instruction": "Lift the front of the receiver shroud and pull the shroud assembly off.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Receiver shroud assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 10,
              "instruction": "Tap the receiver clip on the underside forward off the receiver lug with a pin punch and a small hammer.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Receiver clip"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 11,
              "instruction": "Remove the firing assembly by lifting up on the front of the barrel.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Firing assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 12,
              "instruction": "Slide the breech bolt retainer clip back to release the breech bolt retainer."
            },
            {
              "n": 13,
              "instruction": "Remove the yellow safety plug. Push the breech bolt back about 3/8 inch to clear the striker from the barrel, then lift the back of the bolt up and over the barrel and slide it forward.",
              "warning": "The breech bolt is under main recoil spring tension and the spring may fly out."
            },
            {
              "n": 14,
              "instruction": "Slide the breech bolt out over the muzzle to remove it completely.",
              "warning": "The bolt contains the retainer, firing pin and springs loose inside. Keep it upright until you mean to empty it.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Breech bolt"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 15,
              "instruction": "Pull the main recoil spring forward and out of the frame.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Main recoil spring"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 16,
              "instruction": "Stop here.",
              "warning": "Do not pull the trigger with the breech bolt removed — the sear is under spring tension and can fly out. Hi-Point states that further disassembly by untrained persons can cause malfunctions and will void the warranty."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Operating handle",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Forend cover",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Shroud pins",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 8
        },
        {
          "name": "Receiver shroud assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 9
        },
        {
          "name": "Receiver clip",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 10
        },
        {
          "name": "Firing assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 11
        },
        {
          "name": "Breech bolt",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 14
        },
        {
          "name": "Main recoil spring",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 15
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 67,
        "scope": "Single shared list \"MODEL 3895TS/995TS/4095TS/4595TS/1095TS Parts List\" for all Hi-Point TS carbines (995TS is the entry model); exploded drawing on p. 53. Names only, no part numbers."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Stock",
          "material": "molded polymer",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "Model 995 (9mm) and all 9mm carbines",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Hi-Point Firearms 9mm Carbine Specifications — Model 995 Black (9mm)",
            "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-carbines/9mm-carbines/995-black-carbines/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Stock: All-weather, molded polymer"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Stock",
          "material": "polymer",
          "finish": "Black",
          "appliesTo": "Model 995 (9mm), MSRP $364",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Hi-Point Firearms 9mm Carbine Specifications — Model 995 Black (9mm)",
            "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-carbines/9mm-carbines/995-black-carbines/",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Black polymer stock"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Assembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Before reassembly, roll the firing pin on a flat surface and watch the end for wobble.",
              "warning": "A bent firing pin is a replacement part, not something to straighten."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Hold the breech bolt with the muzzle facing down and slide the firing pin down into the channel at the rear of the bolt."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "With the bolt still muzzle-down, slide the firing pin spring and firing pin assist spring into the same channel."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Install the bolt retainer into the breech bolt, holding the cylindrical part and inserting the rounded part with the spring guide facing forward.",
              "warning": "Spring guide forward. Fitted backwards the retainer will not hold."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Fit the main recoil spring, then slide the breech bolt back over the barrel from the muzzle and seat it, engaging the breech bolt retainer clip."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Refit the firing assembly into the frame, then the receiver clip, the receiver shroud assembly and its pins, turning the shroud clips to lock."
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "Refit the forend cover and roll the rail lock forward to lock it."
            },
            {
              "n": 8,
              "instruction": "Screw the operating handle back into the breech bolt with the adjusting tool."
            },
            {
              "n": 9,
              "instruction": "Cycle the action several times and perform the function check before loading.",
              "warning": "Always wear safety glasses during reassembly."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Sight down the carbine to align the front sight straight and tighten the 2 set screws firmly with a 5/64” hex key.\" (Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual, PDF p. 42) \"Tighten it firmly with the Hi-Point adjusting tool.\" (Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual, PDF p. 42)"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the firearm is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each step.",
        "Cycle the action by hand and confirm the bolt returns fully into battery.",
        "With the safety on, press the trigger. The hammer or striker must not release.",
        "Move the safety to fire, cycle the action, and press the trigger. It should release.",
        "Hold the trigger back, cycle the action, and release slowly to feel the disconnector reset.",
        "Confirm the magazine seats and locks positively and releases cleanly."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [
    {
      "symptom": "The breech bolt will not come out.",
      "cause": "The thumb safety is still on. Hi-Point's procedure requires it in the off (fire) position for the bolt to be removed.",
      "fix": "Confirm the carbine is unloaded, push the thumb safety fully down to off, and continue the strip.",
      "damageRisk": "Levering the bolt against an engaged safety bears on the sear and the bolt."
    },
    {
      "symptom": "The firing pin, springs or retainer fell out of the breech bolt.",
      "cause": "The bolt carries them loose once the retainer is released, and it was turned over.",
      "fix": "Hold the bolt muzzle-down and refit in order: firing pin, firing pin spring and assist spring, then the retainer with its spring guide facing forward.",
      "damageRisk": "Reassembling with the retainer reversed leaves the striker unsupported."
    },
    {
      "symptom": "The main recoil spring flew out during disassembly.",
      "cause": "The breech bolt is under spring tension as it comes off the barrel.",
      "fix": "Recover the spring and check it is not kinked before refitting. Keep a hand over the bolt as it releases next time.",
      "damageRisk": "This is why Hi-Point requires safety glasses for this strip."
    },
    {
      "symptom": "A part flew out of the frame after the bolt was removed.",
      "cause": "The trigger was pulled with the breech bolt out. The sear is under spring tension with nothing retaining it.",
      "fix": "Recover the sear and sear spring. Refitting them involves holding the sear cam clear of the disconnect arm and is fiddly — Hi-Point documents it, but it is not part of a routine clean.",
      "damageRisk": "Hi-Point warns against this explicitly.",
      "seeGunsmith": true
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": "hipoint-carbine-manual",
      "title": "Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual",
      "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "hi-pointfirearms-specs-6a4d9b",
      "title": "Hi-Point Firearms 9mm Carbine Specifications — Model 995 Black (9mm)",
      "publisher": "Hi-Point Firearms",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-carbines/9mm-carbines/995-black-carbines/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    }
  ]
}