totin a Browning Hi Power - gettin hooted at! ***UPDATE***

[Xfuzz]

The BHP was fairly popular within my old department (Big City).
with uniformed and PC coppers.
First one I shot was an old head's piece in patrol.
He kept the HP in an old cigar box on the front seat.

I soon found out why....
2-3 days later I am driving and we jump a "rollin stolen" used
in a hi-jacking and the chase is on.
When we clear traffic and come to a somewhat unpopulated area the
Browning comes out.

He begins blowin out windshields on the stolen car(1966 Mustang)
They gave up the chase.
This was 1973....different era.

I bought a Browning Hi Power the next payday.

I picked up the 1975 vintage last year.
Around 150 rounds thru it..no hic-cups.

 

[dr. mordo]

I carry a revolver much of the time, but when I carry a semi-auto it's almost always a BHP. I love my MkII so much I recently bought a MKIII.

 

[jdlii]

Anyone who laughs at a Browning HP doesn't know that the joke is on them!

Sounds like a bunch of "good natured" ribbing from those who have little, if any experience with a "High Power."

 

[Marshal Tom]

I have a beautiful custom Hi Power from the early 70's with a trigger job, S&W sights and hard chromed. What a great gun.

 

[Protected One]

That's just their way of saying they're jealous. Even those who DON'T know anything about High Powers are enamored with them.

I shot my Mark III today, and the guy in the next lane was seeing me shoot much better groups at a further distance than him. He acted like he was checking for something in his jacket that was hanging on the hook behind me. Actually, he was trying to see what I was shooting. He could have just asked.

 

[Jim PHL]

Hi-power prices going crazy since they announced manufacturing being discontinued. I wouldn’t sell either of mine for the crazy prices I’m seeing.

I could fill all my shooting wants with a 1911 in .45, a K-frame .357 and a BHP

 

[JohnRippert]

I still have a couple HP's in the safe. They definitely the best ergonomics for me of any 9mm bottom feeder.


A late 40's example that I use with a Argentine .22 conversion.

One from around 1960, Browning badged with Spegels.

 

[Univibe]

Hi-Power is one of the best fighting handguns ever made. I carry M&P9 but would feel excellently armed with mine.

 

[Echo40]

I honestly cannot fathom why you would want to spend time at a range with such ignorant, obnoxious, and above all else biased regulars.

If it were me, then I would find a new range with more polite regulars who at the very least will keep their negative opinions to themselves, if not one with more friendly/sophisticated regulars who can appreciate just about any firearm because they're actually true blue firearms enthusiasts rather than just inspid brand-loyalists who make ignorant comments about firearms they don't personally care for.

 

[Bat Guano]

I have liked the BHP Ever since 1959 when Jeff Cooper gave them a favorable mention in his book, Fighting Handguns. The first one I ever shot was a Canadian issue Inglis, in a “Commando Match”. pretty racy stuff
in 1960!

in those days I mostly shot 1911s. Finally got an Inglis of my own many years later. Now I have that plus a nice Israeli Mk. iii FN, a commercial Mk. III, and a Tisas BR 9. I still have a soft spot for the 1911, but the BHP is a classy, reliable weapon. It carries well, shoots well, and with modern loads pretty effective. I own the obligatory Glock but I much prefer the BHP for EDC. Not to mention that 9mm is cheap to buy...
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[Biggfoot44]

I once had an FM as part of my duty rotation . I still consider the Hi Power to have the best grip of any " hi capacity " bottomfeeder . I have held one with Spiegel s , but the oem grips are still quite serviceable .

I see the additions to the first post where it was all good natured ribbing . But seriously , there is an entire generation of shooters ( and LEO , and more than a few FFL ) for whom "modern" pistols are Normal Guns, and all they've ever known . Saying to avoid such shooters would akin to avoiding many people under 50yo, and almost everyone under 40yo .

 

[Krogen]

Oh man..... You guys are killin' me. Y'all are a collective bad influence! Enablers you are, that's it, enablers. I've always liked High Powers, but I've never owned one of my own. Now, thanks to the members of this forum, I need to correct my inadequacy.

 

[AManWearingAHat]

I have two Hi Powers, one I built for carry and action matches, another I built up for target work. My carry Hi Power (my first) probably has close to 10,000 rounds through it, or more, in the 6 years I've owned it. It is still tight as the day I got it, shoots the lights out, and runs like a Swiss watch. My target one is a newer and will be off for the Barsto match barrel treatment before long. It is a firearm I love and is the single handgun I have the most rounds through barring rim-fire. My two Hi-Powers are the reason I own very few semi-autos and have no interest in acquiring anymore. I maintain competency with my one Glock, I chase excellence with my Hi Powers. They're perfect for me.

I've never gotten made fun of for shooting a Hi Power, I've gotten a lot of respect for it though. In my two-gun organization I am the sole competitor shooting a Browning Hi Power and one of the few still using a steel framed gun. I have never felt I was at a disadvantage with the hi power, and my pistol scores usually confirm that. Ive had other competitors approach me after a stage and tell me "its obvious you shoot the (excrement) out of that gun".

Sorry if I'm gushing. I really love Hi Powers.

 

[CLASSIC12]

I like mine too

1952

1979

 

[dockmurgw]

You never should have shown them your HP! Now there all going to want one and the prices will climb even higher. I love my T series.

 

[Diego]

Although I prefer revolvers, my favourite auto pistol is the 9 mm hi-power. I own a "practical" model that I bought 25 years ago, and a FEG replica

 

[Justin T]

I love my Hi-Power copy. There is a reason why most militaries used them for decades until the Glock came along. P35 should have a place with the “old warhorses” in OP’s collection. There is an opportunity to track down a nice Inglis copy!

 

[BC38]

What did the song say "Jokers to the right....clowns to the left" or something to that effect.

That's "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right" - Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel.

Nothing wrong with a HP. I'm kinda surprised none of the droolers wanted to shoot it. After all, it is the great grand-daddy of all those double-stack plastic-fantastic wonder-nine designs they love so much!

 

[BAM-BAM]

If I still carried cocked and locked it would be one of my HPs!!

Fairly short butt and slim slide makes it ideal for concealed carry...... throw in a few Mec-gar 15rd flush fit magazines and one is Good to Go.

 

[jim lock]

IMHO They are the people who like guns and not the people who know guns.