I tend to agree with you. Especially the HiPoint. My son bought one and it was a piece of junk. They wouldn't make things right with him either. Although, he only had it a couple months.
My advice on a good home protection weapon is a shotgun or a quality .357 revolver. .38s are a little light but you also don't need a weapon that can kill through 2 walls either.
I like my Glock 23 in .40 S&W, but for blasting through walls or car doors I prefer my Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 magnum. The Browning BPS 3” magnum 00 buckshot 12 gauge works well for blasting anything, but it takes too long to get it out of the safe. I can have the other two ready at all times.