Nobody ever said they are pretty guns. LOL. But nobody can't prove they aren't reliable.
I have to fess up. 15 years or so ago, I shot my first steel match at Ponca with a borrowed hi-point 9mm. It was a benefit match to raise money for the OHP and local LEO agency's to buy radios that were compatible. Came about because of a collision between OHP and a county sheriff in a pursuit that crashed, resulting the death of both officers.
The one and only time I've shot one, and it ran all day long.