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Hi-Point 995 Carbine

• moderate
• Shop tier 2
• high confidence
• Pistol-Caliber Carbine
• blowback
• pistol caliber
• budget
• polymer receiver
• requires tools

field strip ~5 min · reassembly ~8 min · detail strip ~30 min

Specifications

Model-specific safety

• Hi-Point's written disassembly procedure has you pull the trigger to release the striker, with a yellow safety plug in the chamber. They note the carbine CAN be stripped with the striker cocked, but their published sequence presses the trigger — so treat this as a trigger-press design and clear it accordingly.
• The thumb safety must be in the OFF (fire) position or the breech bolt cannot be removed. That is Hi-Point's instruction, and it is the opposite of most manuals.
• Do not pull the trigger with the breech bolt removed. The sear is under spring tension and can fly out.
• This carbine has no magazine disconnect and will fire with the magazine removed.
• It has a last-round hold open, but Hi-Point says never to rely on it to decide whether the carbine is unloaded.
• The breech bolt is under main recoil spring tension as it comes off, and the spring may fly out. The bolt also carries the retainer, firing pin and springs loose inside it.
• Always wear safety glasses. Hi-Point calls out the sear assembly specifically as something that can fly out and hit you.
• Hi-Point states that disassembly beyond their published procedure by untrained persons can cause malfunctions and will void the warranty.

Under spring tension

• Recoil spring
• Magazine spring
• Hammer spring

Easily lost parts

Recoil spring and guide · Receiver shell screws · Bolt handle

Tools

Shop difficulty

Shop tier 2 Tier 2 — moderate among rifles and carbines, for the full job: strip to the parts that get coated and put it back together working. 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.

Parts: 67 numbered parts (Shared Hi-Point TS carbine list (3895TS/995TS/4095TS/4595TS/1095TS)), from Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual — Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc., p. 52 hi-pointfirearms.com [1].

Bench time: about 35 min to strip, 50 min to rebuild (estimate). 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.

Small parts: 12 pins, 6 springs, 3 detents or plungers (counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given))

What comes off for coating

• Stock/frame: 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 — pin punches
• Action: 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

Special tools

• Pin punches — Shroud pins, trigger pin
• Hex/Phillips drivers — Stock half screws

Known pain points

• The breech bolt comes off the barrel under main recoil spring tension, and the spring can fly out. (disassembly)
  Source: Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual — Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc. hi-pointfirearms.com [1] — “Use caution, the breech bolt is under spring tension from the main recoil spring and the main recoil spring may fly out.”
• The sear assembly is spring-loaded and flies out if the trigger is pulled with the bolt removed; refitting it is fiddly. (both)
  Source: Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual — Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc. hi-pointfirearms.com [1] — “sear assembly that could fly out and hit you.”

See also 4 documented reassembly problems and their fixes.

Fit or check on rebuild

• Sear/hold-open function — The sear must be seated clear of the disconnect arm; check trigger and safety
• Sights re-zero — Sights removed for coating

This is Pew-Takedown's rating, not the manufacturer's. How tiers are rated. Forum reports are owners' experience, not specifications.

Procedures

Torque specifications

No sourced torque values from the manufacturer are recorded for this firearm. Where a fastener has a specified torque — action screws, scope bases, muzzle devices, barrel nuts — get it from the manufacturer or a gunsmith rather than estimating it.

What the manufacturer does say: 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)

Materials and factory finish

As stated by Hi-Point Firearms. Prep, masking and cure depend on these; a polymer or aluminium part, a nitrided or anodised finish, and a blued steel part are each a different job. Variants with other finishes may exist — check the maker's page for the exact SKU on the bench.

Parts list

Transcribed from the manufacturer's parts list (Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual — Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc., p. 52 hi-pointfirearms.com [1]) — 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.. Key numbers refer to the exploded view in that document.

Function check

• 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.

Maintenance

Lubrication points

• Bolt body where it rides in the receiver
• Recoil spring and guide
• Hammer and sear pivots

Cleaning notes

Pistol-caliber blowback actions foul heavily and quickly — far more than a locked-breech rifle, because the case begins moving while pressure is still high. Clean the bolt face and receiver interior regularly and keep lubrication moderate.

Suggested inspection interval: roughly every 1000 rounds. This is a general guideline, not a manufacturer specification.

Wear parts to inspect

Recoil spring · Extractor and spring · Bolt face · Magazine springs and feed lips

Common issues

Also covers

The procedures above are reported to apply to: Hi-Point 4095TS · Hi-Point 1095TS · Hi-Point 4595TS. Verify against the manual for your specific model.

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