The Hi-Point Model JCP is a blowback operated semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .40 S&W round.

The model JCP has a polymer frame like all Hi-Point pistols, a 4.5 inch barrel, and a slide composed of ZAMAK-3 [citation needed] with steel reinforcements.

It features an integral accessory rail for mounting lasers and flashlights on Hi-Point rings.

[citation needed] Hi-point's handguns use a blowback design similar to that used in the Walther PPK and Russian Makarov PM.

In blowback firearms, the return spring and mass of the slide absorb the rearward force generated by the propulsion of the bullet.