HI_Power

[Nedroe]

22LR HI POWER.....

This is my latest project. A 22lr HI POWER, consisiting of a CIENER conversion kit on an FN aluminum frame, with Crimson Trace grips.


I added threads to the barrel.


I made a hammer spring swap/modification, did a little polishing, to get the gun to run reliably with Remington Subsonic ammo.
Add an SWR .22 can & the fun starts.


Trigger needs a little work, but, it is a ton of fun to shoot now.

Ned

 

[03hemi]

Just picked up my first Browning Hi Power today. 76C. Grips seem to be darker color than others pictured in this thread. Is there a way to tell if they are original to the gun? No box, but came with the Browning zippered leather case with red lining. Thanks for looking!

Those are most certainly Hogue's, I have them on my Mk. III

 

[Texas Star]

Thanks everyone for all the beautiful pictures and information. I enjoyed this thread and ordered the recommended books to expand my knowledge. More pictures and experiences with BHP's is certainly welcome. Thanks!

If you ordered, The Handgun, by Geoffrey Boothroyd, Crown Publishers, 1970, let me know if you like it when it arrives. I think it will ASTOUND you, in a pleasant way.

 

[nate-dogg]

Those are most certainly Hogue's, I have them on my Mk. III

Do you happen to have a picture of the inside of yours? Mine both have "95" written in marker. Is that the year they were made? I wonder why Hogue wouldn't mark the grips they make? Mine don't say Hogue anywhere.

 

[nate-dogg]

Those are most certainly Hogue's, I have them on my Mk. III

Comparing your picture to the pic of mine, yours seem to have checkering covering the entire bottom half but mine have a strip of smooth along the back.

 

[Guevera]

Sorry - duplicate post.

 

[sodacan]

Someone mentioned the BDM model (pictured) in the same breath as if it were a version of the HP. Nothing could be farther from the truth. They're both semi-auto pistols and that's where the similarities end. The differences are numerous. I own both and enjoy both, but they are very different animals.

 

[03hemi]

Do you happen to have a picture of the inside of yours? Mine both have "95" written in marker. Is that the year they were made? I wonder why Hogue wouldn't mark the grips they make? Mine don't say Hogue anywhere.

I'll take em off this eve and let you know, Hoque's are massed produced, I thought, so it doesn't surprise me they don't mark them.

 

[BB57]

Someone mentioned the BDM model (pictured) in the same breath as if it were a version of the HP. Nothing could be farther from the truth. They're both semi-auto pistols and that's where the similarities end. The differences are numerous. I own both and enjoy both, but they are very different animals.

I've posted on the SFS Hi Power and the HP-DA here:

The other FN "Hi Powers" - FN SFS and FN HP-DA

And I've posted on the BDM here:

Browning BDM

Owning various Hi Powers, an HP-DA, a BDM and an SFS Hi Power, I still prefer the original Hi Power for general shooting purposes.