The Hi-Point Firearms model C9 is chambered for 9 mm Luger ammunition. The frame of the single-action, semi-automatic handgun is lightweight polymer and its slide is constructed of aluminum alloy. A detachable magazine holds eight rounds. Standard factory sights are three-dot design with full windage and elevation adjustment at the rear sight. Hi-Point's recommended schedule calls for disassembling and reassembling the C9 to perform regular preventative maintenance at approximately 1,500-round intervals.
Items you will need
Hammer
1/8-inch punch
Disassembly
Make sure the gun is unloaded and keep it pointed in a safe direction.
Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.
Open the slide and engage the safety switch with the slide notch to lock it.
Locate the slide retainer pin at the back of the frame below the slide.
Use a 1/8-inch punch to drive the slide retainer pin from the left side of the pistol out the right side.
Push the safety switch down to unlock the slide. Allow the slide to move forward to the closed position.
Pull the slide back while lifting it upwards to release it from the slide track; then push it forward off the frame.
Take the recoil spring and recoil spring guide out of the spring well beneath the barrel
Take the firing pin and two firing pin springs out of the firing pin recess inside the slide.
Reassembly
Slide the firing pin into the firing pin recess inside the slide followed by the two firing springs.
Place the recoil spring followed by the recoil spring guide into the spring well beneath the barrel.
Lift the rear of the slide up and mount the front of the slide on the frame, engaging it with the slide tracks. Make sure the barrel clears the barrel opening in the slide.
Pull the slide all the way back to the limit of its travel, compressing the recoil spring.
Push down on the rear of the slide so it pops into the slide tracks. Make sure the slide retainer post that protrudes up at the end of the frame mates with the recess in the slide track.
Engage the safety switch with the slide notch to lock the slide in the open position.
Use the 1/8-inch punch to drive the slide retainer pin all the way in from the right side of the pistol to the left.
Push the safety switch down to unlock the slide. Allow the slide to move forward into the closed position.
Insert the magazine.
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