OLDSTER
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My other passion ( other than S&W revolvers) is Hi Powers. Took a group photo to share. Left to right;1967, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1993. 
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Good looking "fivesome", always wanted one but have waited too long to own one, thanks for the photo!
LoboGunLeather
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The BHP is one of my "must have" pieces. Got my first one in Vietnam about 1970 and have had one or more ever since. Simple, solid, reliable, accurate, everything a defensive sidearm should be.
I don't carry one very much anymore but I always have one in the safe, ready for duty anytime.
I don't carry one very much anymore but I always have one in the safe, ready for duty anytime.
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I haven't purchased one for a while, and since retired, probably won't buy any more. The prices, even for a military or law enforcement surplus example, have gone crazy recently.
Thanks for the nice comment
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Lonestar57
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My other passion ( other than S&W K38/15) is Hi Powers. Took a group photo to share. Left to right;1967, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1993.
Very nice Hi Powers you have. I've been lucky and managed to put a set of Practicals together over the years. Standard models in both the 9mm and 40S&W calibers including one oddball; the BDM Practical. Love the way BHP's point and shoot.
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SC_Mike
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My first handgun was a BHP. I sold it to a guy from church and have been trying to buy it back ever since.
I bought one of those IDF brownings and had it blasted and refinished it myself and it's not too bad. Great shooter.
I told him id trade him this one and a GP 100 for it back and he still refuses...
I bought one of those IDF brownings and had it blasted and refinished it myself and it's not too bad. Great shooter.
I told him id trade him this one and a GP 100 for it back and he still refuses...
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My first handgun was a BHP. I sold it to a guy from church and have been trying to buy it back ever since.
I bought one of those IDF brownings and had it blasted and refinished it myself and it's not too bad. Great shooter.
I told him id trade him this one and a GP 100 for it back and he still refuses...
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A "T" series High Power was my first center fire handgun that I got in 1968. That one was sold to finance an engagement ring - should have kept the Browning because it would have lasted longer than the marriage! At least I have a replacement now for both the wife and pistol! It's still my favorite semiauto pistol.
A 1977 Hi Power with the beer can target sights was my first centrefire pistol and I still have it. It's since been joined by a 2003 MK III in .40 S&W and n early wartime Chinese contract Inglis.
OP.....those are some nice looking examples you have there.
OP.....those are some nice looking examples you have there.
Hi-Powers: Two things you should know
I have the original matt-gray magazines as well as a few blued 10 rounders to comply with NYS law. I recently re-installed the magazine safety and found that the gun operates much more smoothly with the ten rounders as the shiny blued surface generates much less friction than the originals.
I found that with just a little bit of work, S&W Model 59 magazines function flawlessly in the Browning HP. I converted a 20-round S&W magazine to function in the Browning. Better yet, after conversion, the magazine still functions in the Smith. All you need to do is plot and cut a new catch for the magazine holder and to add a few thousandths thick, plastic wedge, to that portion of the follower that engages the slide stop lever.
I have the original matt-gray magazines as well as a few blued 10 rounders to comply with NYS law. I recently re-installed the magazine safety and found that the gun operates much more smoothly with the ten rounders as the shiny blued surface generates much less friction than the originals.
I found that with just a little bit of work, S&W Model 59 magazines function flawlessly in the Browning HP. I converted a 20-round S&W magazine to function in the Browning. Better yet, after conversion, the magazine still functions in the Smith. All you need to do is plot and cut a new catch for the magazine holder and to add a few thousandths thick, plastic wedge, to that portion of the follower that engages the slide stop lever.
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Richard Simmons
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Some beautiful Brownings! I just picked up this new one a month or so back. Love everything about it except the thickness of the stocks. Any suggestions on where to pick up something thinner, checkered wood is preferable but not a must have. TIA
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OLDSTER
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Some beautiful Brownings! I just picked up this new one a month or so back. Love everything about it except the thickness of the stocks. Any suggestions on where to pick up something thinner, checkered wood is preferable but not a must have. TIA
The guys over on the 1911/Hi Power Forum that want "thin" grips for their Hi Powers are buying the Navridex Grips from Brownells. Lots of good things to say about them.
I have Spegel grips on one of mine, good stuff. But I have those originals on the other, they feel better in my largish hands.
Wish I had one of the Mk II High Powers with the rib on top of the slide, just because I like that feature for it's looks, and that was the first of the type to reliably feed jacketed hollowpoints..
Wish I had one of the Mk II High Powers with the rib on top of the slide, just because I like that feature for it's looks, and that was the first of the type to reliably feed jacketed hollowpoints..
Richard Simmons
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The guys over on the 1911/Hi Power Forum that want "thin" grips for their Hi Powers are buying the Navridex Grips from Brownells. Lots of good things to say about them.
Thank you. I had seen those mentioned and was wondering how they are? They only have the micarta in stock.
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It was....the model 1911
( With an excellent trigger )
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MKII
Yes, a popular Model (especially with military units), with relatively short life; ca.1981 through ca.1988. Several unique features--first with straight feed ramp, first with ambidextrous safety, machined rib with machined front sight on top of slide, water drain hole on front of slide under the barrel, factory black polymer grips, and factory "parkerized" type of finish, last model with the elongated barrel bushing, and last model with forged frame. My MKII is second from right in my group photo
Yes, a popular Model (especially with military units), with relatively short life; ca.1981 through ca.1988. Several unique features--first with straight feed ramp, first with ambidextrous safety, machined rib with machined front sight on top of slide, water drain hole on front of slide under the barrel, factory black polymer grips, and factory "parkerized" type of finish, last model with the elongated barrel bushing, and last model with forged frame. My MKII is second from right in my group photo
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