Rick_A
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This was a reply to a running thread in another forum. Excuse my recycling.
These two are likely the greatest semi automatic pistols ever created.
20141222_151958 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20141222_153022(0) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20141222_152812 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The difference in size doesn't seem like much until side by side:
20141222_131435 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The BHP is effectively a compact frame with a full sized slide when compared to most other pistols.
The ultimate BHP:
20141222_132829 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
Even though the calibers don't show much of a difference numerically, they look very different from the business end:
20141222_150814 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The 1911 wears a fitted match barrel as the factory item was found wanting. At the time of its installation my shooting partner and competition was a shooter of similar skill with an HK USP that easily outclassed my gun in the accuracy department.
20141222_132707_LLS by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
As much as I like it, in the end the BHP is the wife's as I find it just a little small for my tastes.
20141222_133046 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
She looked at numerous polymer framed guns and couldn't find one that really worked for her. The shop got this one in used and it was finally settled. Once the mag safety came out the trigger became quite nice, and a set of grips had it feeling and looking much better.
The round contours and narrowness makes them carry surprisingly well. They only give up a little capacity and weigh a bit more than the plastic fantastics. Once those are loaded to capacity the weight differences become less of a factor. In the end it's the person pulling the trigger that determines the usefulness of any firearm.
As nice as it handles and shoots I keep a CZ as my double stack auto...
...but that one stays at home.
Those that believe old designs have no utility compared to modern offerings are short sighted and close minded.
To those that believe these single action firearms as unsafe, you don't hear terms like "1911" or "BHP leg" thrown around. If a manual safety is too complicated an apparatus to master, then yes...pick something else.
These two are likely the greatest semi automatic pistols ever created.
20141222_151958 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20141222_153022(0) by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
20141222_152812 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The difference in size doesn't seem like much until side by side:
20141222_131435 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The BHP is effectively a compact frame with a full sized slide when compared to most other pistols.
The ultimate BHP:
20141222_132829 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
Even though the calibers don't show much of a difference numerically, they look very different from the business end:
20141222_150814 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
The 1911 wears a fitted match barrel as the factory item was found wanting. At the time of its installation my shooting partner and competition was a shooter of similar skill with an HK USP that easily outclassed my gun in the accuracy department.
20141222_132707_LLS by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
As much as I like it, in the end the BHP is the wife's as I find it just a little small for my tastes.
20141222_133046 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
She looked at numerous polymer framed guns and couldn't find one that really worked for her. The shop got this one in used and it was finally settled. Once the mag safety came out the trigger became quite nice, and a set of grips had it feeling and looking much better.
The round contours and narrowness makes them carry surprisingly well. They only give up a little capacity and weigh a bit more than the plastic fantastics. Once those are loaded to capacity the weight differences become less of a factor. In the end it's the person pulling the trigger that determines the usefulness of any firearm.
As nice as it handles and shoots I keep a CZ as my double stack auto...
...but that one stays at home.
Those that believe old designs have no utility compared to modern offerings are short sighted and close minded.
To those that believe these single action firearms as unsafe, you don't hear terms like "1911" or "BHP leg" thrown around. If a manual safety is too complicated an apparatus to master, then yes...pick something else.
