Yes, they are ugly, bulky, heavy big ol bricks. But where else can anyone get a 9mm, a .40s&w, and a .45ACP for $490? That’s close to what my XD45 cost, and Hipoints go for even less used. It’s funny how the boxy xD looks slim and streamlined in comparison and can still hold more.
I bought the 9mm one first partly because I didn’t have anything in that caliber but mostly because of the price and for shits and giggles. After doing so the urge to start a hipoint collection intensified. The .40 and .45 were purchased as huge backups to guns I already had. No plans to get the .380 one yet, but there is a carbine that I’d like to eventually get a version of.