Hi-Power and CZ-75D offered; can afford one

[Telecaster]

These days .40 ammo is probably easier to find in the store, so if you want to shoot it now, get the BHP.

 

[squidsix]

You would be miles ahead on price with any HiPower at $550.
For $240 you could get a 9mm barrel and have a very fine pistol in two calibers.
Browning Hi-Power 9mm Conversion - Bar-Sto
My older brother has an old FN .40 cal HP with this barrel and it is a wonderful shooter.

 

[Telecaster]

You would be miles ahead on price with any HiPower at $550.
For $200 you could get a 9mm barrel and have a very fine pistol in two calibers.

There's your answer! Do it!

 

[old tanker]

I own both. The High Power to keep; the CZ-75 to carry and shoot.

 

[Naphtali]

Many thanks, guys. Any purchase would be for a "keeper." I have my EDC. This pistol would be, I believe, my only centerfire semiautomatic pistol. I had been leaning slightly toward the CZ, but I have small hands. Informing me that there is a drop-in 9x19 conversion has made the deal.

One question: Bar-Sto's conversion barrel also has three locking lugs. Am I correct that submachinegun ammunition and +P+ would not cause abnormal wear to the Browning?

 

[squidsix]

The reports I have read indicate that the .40 HiPower barrel and slide having a heavier three-lug setup to support the .40 cartridge make it suitable for more powerful 9mm ammo when converted.
I imagine you could shoot quite hot 9mm ammo in the converted pistol without damage, but I would not make it my range fodder.
In my mind, you will still be way ahead with an $800 BHP, with a 9mm Bar Sto barrel, with three locking lugs, shooting 9mm, than you would be with any other version of that pistol right now. I am seeing them at $1k where I live.

 

[squidsix]

Here is a pic of a cool HiPower just because I think they are sooooooooooo pretty.

 

[gen3guy]

Given your choice, I'd go with the CZ. If the HP were in 9mm, I'd say get it. I would never get a HP chambered in .40.

 

[ladder13]

For value, 550 is a great price, and resale, I would get the HP.
Not one of your choices, but for shooting and carrying, a CZ Compact.

I carry my 75D Compact before any of my vaunted 3913 Smiths. The CZ just feels right in my hand, and the gun is ultra reliable with more rounds. Just great guns, CZ.

Before I get battered, the HP is a great gun also.

 

[Beemerguy53]

I have a pleasant alternative that is becoming nasty. I have been offered a Browning Hi-Power 40 S&W and a CZ-75D Compact 9x19 mm. They are identically priced slightly under $550. Both are nearly new, cases and papers intact. I have window shopped to compare magazine costs. Costs for Mec-Gar brand magazines are within a couple of dollars.

The only semiautomatic pistol I own is a Ruger Mk. III target model. In the 1980s I owned a Colt Officer's Model 45 ACP. All other handgun ownership or shooting has been with revolvers.

I can afford one pistol.

Tough decision...both are good designs and well-made pistols.

If you decide on the CZ, I would be interested in the Hi-Power. Please send me a PM with the seller's information...thanks.

 

[pharmer]

I'm going this way. Joe

 

[stansdds]

Many thanks, guys. Any purchase would be for a "keeper." I have my EDC. This pistol would be, I believe, my only centerfire semiautomatic pistol. I had been leaning slightly toward the CZ, but I have small hands. Informing me that there is a drop-in 9x19 conversion has made the deal.

One question: Bar-Sto's conversion barrel also has three locking lugs. Am I correct that submachinegun ammunition and +P+ would not cause abnormal wear to the Browning?

I think the 40 Hi-Power also has a heavier slide than most 9x19 Hi-Power's, but I dunno about shooting sub-machine gun ammo in one, assuming you could find this ammo. A 40 Hi-Power converted to 9x19 should be able to handle +P and +P+ ammo better than a run of the mill Hi-Power.

 

[rwadley1]

I have and love both, but $550 for a CZ75d is a little high around here, while $550 for a Hi Power is a deal if it's a Belgium made gun.

 

[Ματθιας]

Many thanks, guys. Any purchase would be for a "keeper." I have my EDC. This pistol would be, I believe, my only centerfire semiautomatic pistol. I had been leaning slightly toward the CZ, but I have small hands. Informing me that there is a drop-in 9x19 conversion has made the deal.

One question: Bar-Sto's conversion barrel also has three locking lugs. Am I correct that submachinegun ammunition and +P+ would not cause abnormal wear to the Browning?

I don't think you'll find "sub gun" ammo - well, you might, but why?

If the springs are replaced at regular intervals, and given that the .40 Hi power has a cast frame, there shouldn't be much of a problem shooting higher pressure ammo.

I have an Israeli police trade 9mm HP with cast frame.

 

[culito]

Buy Hi Power, sell Hi Power, almost free CZ!