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Work order — Hi-Point 995 Carbine

Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification. Generated from the Pew-Takedown entry last updated 2026-10-29. Confidence: high.

Shop difficulty: Tier 2 of 3

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. 67 parts (Shared Hi-Point TS carbine list (3895TS/995TS/4095TS/4595TS/1095TS)). Pew-Takedown's rating, not the manufacturer's.

Bench time: strip ~35 min, rebuild ~50 min (estimate). Actual: strip ______ rebuild ______

Special tools:

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

Watch for:

• The breech bolt comes off the barrel under main recoil spring tension, and the spring can fly out. (disassembly; Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.)
• The sear assembly is spring-loaded and flies out if the trigger is pulled with the bolt removed; refitting it is fiddly. (both; Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc.)

Tools

• Hi-Point adjusting tool — Unscrewing the operating handle, rolling the rail lock, turning the shroud clips and sliding the breech bolt retainer clip.
• Pin punch and small hammer — Pushing the shroud pins out and tapping the receiver clip forward off the receiver lug.
• 5/64" hex key — Loosening the two front sight set screws, needed only to remove the breech bolt completely from the firing assembly.

1. Clear and make safe

1. Unload all magazines and remove all live ammunition from the area.
2. Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger.
3. Remove the magazine by depressing the magazine release button.
   Warning: This carbine has no magazine disconnect and will still fire with the magazine out.
4. Grasp the operating handle and pull it fully back to eject any cartridge in the chamber.
5. Lock the breech bolt open by pushing the operating handle roller into the round opening in the receiver shroud slot.
6. 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.

2. Disassemble

Disassembly

1. Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure. Hi-Point states disassembly must be performed in this order to ensure the carbine is unloaded.
2. Push the thumb safety fully downward to the off (fire) position.
   Warning: The safety must be OFF or the breech bolt cannot be removed.
3. Once you are certain the carbine is unloaded, release the breech bolt and place the yellow safety plug into the chamber.
4. 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.
5. Using the Hi-Point adjusting tool, unscrew the operating handle from the breech bolt.
6. Roll the rail lock back to unlock the forend cover, then push the forend cover forward and lift it off.
7. While depressing the shroud pins from the head side, rotate the shroud clips clockwise to unlock them.
8. Push the shroud pins out of the receiver shroud with the screwdriver end of the adjusting tool or a pin punch.
9. Lift the front of the receiver shroud and pull the shroud assembly off.
10. Tap the receiver clip on the underside forward off the receiver lug with a pin punch and a small hammer.
11. Remove the firing assembly by lifting up on the front of the barrel.
12. Slide the breech bolt retainer clip back to release the breech bolt retainer.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. Pull the main recoil spring forward and out of the frame.
16. 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.

3. Refinish

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.

The manufacturer's full parts list (67 parts) is on the reference page.

4. Reassemble

Assembly

1. 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.
2. Hold the breech bolt with the muzzle facing down and slide the firing pin down into the channel at the rear of the bolt.
3. With the bolt still muzzle-down, slide the firing pin spring and firing pin assist spring into the same channel.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Refit the firing assembly into the frame, then the receiver clip, the receiver shroud assembly and its pins, turning the shroud clips to lock.
7. Refit the forend cover and roll the rail lock forward to lock it.
8. Screw the operating handle back into the breech bolt with the adjusting tool.
9. Cycle the action several times and perform the function check before loading.
   Warning: Always wear safety glasses during reassembly.

5. Torque

No manufacturer torque values are recorded for this firearm.

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)

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

6. 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.

If any check fails, the firearm is not safe to fire. Stop and see a licensed gunsmith.

If it won't go back together

Sources

1. Hi-Point Firearms Carbine Instruction Manual — Hi-Point Firearms / Strassell's Machine, Inc. primary
   https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-resources/Carbine-Instruction-Manual.pdf
2. Hi-Point Firearms 9mm Carbine Specifications — Model 995 Black (9mm) — Hi-Point Firearms primary
   https://www.hi-pointfirearms.com/hi-point-carbines/9mm-carbines/995-black-carbines/

Educational guide only. Some information comes from non-authoritative sources. Always consult your manufacturer's manual and a licensed gunsmith. Verify your firearm is unloaded before every procedure. Full disclaimer: https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown

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