The 995 always had a 10 round mag. It is and was always the intention of the owner of Hi-Point to fly under the radar of the gun grabbers. The Columbine thing put them in the spotlight but they weathered the storm.David wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 11:25 amIIRC, a 995 was used in the Columbine school shooting. So they've had to weather that stigma and the 10-round thing was the result. I could be wrong, but I think those details are in the ballpark. As a side note, I saw the videos from the cameras inside the school during an investigation class I took years ago. It actually affected me, and a lot of others in the class. Pure evil.
BTW, the Ruger Mini 14 was used in a number of high profile shootings which caused Bill Ruger to denounce hi-cap mags under the pounding Ruger took in the media and to defray possible legislation. As a result he was able to keep the Mini 14 off the ban lists of many states.
However, times have changed and it is curious whey HP hasn't offered up a double stack hi-cap carbine. I suppose it comes down to economics. They are selling all they can make and they don't want to increase demand so they have to increase production. Sometimes it's best to stay within your limits instead of trying to expand.
Oh yeah, the CX4 Storm is also a very rugged and fine shooting piece.