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I'm not sure why, but I have never had much interest in the Browning Hi-Power and its clones until recently...It's actually a great gun and some accounts even say that Browning wanted it to be striker fired. It was really a testament to Brownings ingenuity. Anyway, I was reading about the alloy version and got excited about them and bought two. Here they are.


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I'd always viewed the Hi Power with a bit of suspicion. After handling several and shooting a Feg clone, my suspicions were confirmed. Yes, it was the first hicap 9mm design in widespread use, but other than that I see more Kool-Aid than substance.
 
LVSteve said:
I'd always viewed the Hi Power with a bit of suspicion. After handling several and shooting a Feg clone, my suspicions were confirmed. Yes, it was the first hicap 9mm design in widespread use, but other than that I see more Kool-Aid than substance.
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The Hi Power was the staple for 100's of military units around the world for decades.

I have an original Browning and two clones and believe them to be a quality weapon, that excels at what it was intended for, a quality military weapon.

Modern designs and materials have replaced the Hi Power but it still performs at a high level and if not for the design advancements it would still be fulfilling that roll.
 
The Hi Power does have some drawbacks that can be corrected, but it's the most natural extension of your shooting arm I've ever shot. I recently switched my daily to the HP because of 15rnd capacity and general civil unrest. I have two.
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I have a Centennial Edition that I shoot from time to time. When I take the long “dirt nap” my two sons are going to have a fight over it. They both want it. Sometimes one or the other will take a picture of themselves holding it, texting the other that I just gave it to him.
 
The Browning High Power is one of the best Mauser ‘98 derivatives ever made:
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Oh wait! You meant the Hi Power 9mm pistol… I do not understand why the 1911 - which I love - has such a strong following today while the Browning Hi Power has more of a cult following. Perhaps it’s because the vast majority of modern semiautomatic pistols are derivatives of the Hi Power: short recoil, locked beach action with a cam permanently attached to the barrel instead of the 1911s barrel link.

This Inglis Hi Power was made in 1944 and cost me all of $300
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It has been abused. The sights are best described as vestigial, but it runs like a top.

This late 1960s “T-series” Browning Hi Power came into my possession early this year. Note that it while it was made in Belgium, the rollmark says “Browning” not “FN”.
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(Please forgive me for the bad joke about the rifle. Somehow I uploaded my new BHP pics into the “High Power” album.)
 
I've always loved the Hi-Power, great pistols in my opinion. I've got one now, had a few nice ones in the past as well. The only thing I believe I ever did to the ones I've had is remove the mag safety, much improves the trigger...and change the grips out here and there.. :)

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That's funny

Lucnic said:
I have a Centennial Edition that I shoot from time to time. When I take the long “dirt nap” my two sons are going to have a fight over it. They both want it. Sometimes one or the other will take a picture of themselves holding it, texting the other that I just gave it to him.
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They sound like good boys. Just buy another and leave one to each. I got two boys also.
 
That's true

TheTinMan said:
The Browning High Power is one of the best Mauser ‘98 derivatives ever made:
thetinman-albums-browning-high-power-picture26276-browning-high-power-medallion-30-06-a.jpeg


Oh wait! You meant the Hi Power 9mm pistol… I do not understand why the 1911 - which I love - has such a strong following today while the Browning Hi Power has more of a cult following. Perhaps it’s because the vast majority of modern semiautomatic pistols are derivatives of the Hi Power: short recoil, locked beach action with a cam permanently attached to the barrel instead of the 1911s barrel link.

This Inglis Hi Power was made in 1944 and cost me all of $300
thetinman-albums-miscellaneous-picture27278-inglis-hi-power-1944-a.jpeg


It has been abused. The sights are best described as vestigial, but it runs like a top.

This late 1960s “T-series” Browning Hi Power came into my possession early this year. Note that it while it was made in Belgium, the rollmark says “Browning” not “FN”.
thetinman-albums-browning-high-power-picture28564-browning-hi-power-belgian-made-t-series.jpeg


(Please forgive me for the bad joke about the rifle. Somehow I uploaded my new BHP pics into the “High Power” album.)
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That's true. More than one Browning Hi- Power!
 
I like them, always have. If a 1911 fits you well, the Hi Power is a double stack 9mm that will probably also fit you well, along with the SA/DA CZ 75.

All three are classics.

I have a Browning Hi Power, an 80s vintage Hard Chrome Hi Power:

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As well as an FN SFS Hi Power, a Mk III Hi Power with the factory SFS system;

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A few very nice commercial grade FEG P9 and first Gen P9M pistols, including one converted to SFS configuration;

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I also have an alloy frame compact MC35 Match. It’s a Hi Power clone but in a configuration similar to the old FM Detective Model Hi Power. FM produced them after it was no longer producing Hi Powers under license to FN. It’s a Hi Power variant that FN should have produced. It’s the perfect concealed carry Hi Power.

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326MOD10 said:
The Hi Power was the staple for 100's of military units around the world for decades.

I have an original Browning and two clones and believe them to be a quality weapon, that excels at what it was intended for, a quality military weapon.

Modern designs and materials have replaced the Hi Power but it still performs at a high level and if not for the design advancements it would still be fulfilling that roll.
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This. A great pistol. For various reasons I favor the Beretta 92 but in a SA pistol, this is my choice.
 
robertrwalsh said:
I will probably continue to make do with my CZ-75.
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It’s hard to go wrong with a CZ 75, the alloy frame CZ 75D Compact PCR is my favorite concealed carry CZ 75.

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The CZ has the advantage of coming in a wide range of configurations including both the safety equipped B models and the decocker equipped D models.

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And in large, regular and compact sizes, the Micro sized 2075 RAMI, and in the .22 LR Kadet version.

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Guess I don't get it according to some. I grew up with the M1911A1. Carried it Condition Three quite a bit, was taught and did carry Condition One while in the Corps. Knew lots of police that carried BHP's, but never could warm up to one. Same with the Beretta 92. Guess it takes all kinds.
 
I’ve owned a lot of Hi Powers over the years, but last week I found this one in factory nickel from 1981, gorgeous pistol. First one I’ve come across in nickel.
 

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A BHP with Navidrex (spelling?) thin grips really fits my hand, and points naturally. The only other pistols owned that fit as well is a K/L frame rb's with Hogue Bantam rubbers.
 
The only other 9mm I’d be interested in would be a genuine Browning HiPower. Years ago I read a story about some 9mm tests and the only handgun that (never) failed to feed and fire was the BHP. It would even feed the black case hypo Czech machine gun ammo. Others that tried ended up with the slide not locking back up after ejecting the spent round. Would love to have a real Bren Ten too (with) a magazine…
 
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