Let`s see your Hi-Powers

[Eltioloco]

Here is my Armand Swenson built Hi-Power.
About 30 years ago I was talking to some of the Elders in our gun club about which 9mm pistol was the best. One of the fellows goes out to his car and comes back with a briefcase and 100 rounds of factory ammo. Inside the briefcase was a Browning Hi-Power, S&W 59, S&W 39, Beretta 92, 1911 Colt in 9mm and a Walther P-38. He let me shoot each pistol so I could make up my own mind. I fell in love with the Hi-Power that day. It fit my hand better then the others and as I had a 1911a1 Colt already, it just seemed to make sense.
Ken

 

[sipowicz]

You win....

 

[moosedog]

Here's the only one I own. 1942 production. I have since picked up a proper holster and extra magazine for it.

 

[OIF2]

Here's a few

1953 German police issue

1967 T-Series, Israeli police issue, parkerized

Two 67 Ts

Don Williams-tuned Practical

Belgian MKII, Navridex stocks, Hoag-tuned trigger

 

[45Wheelgun]

Here's a few
Don Williams-tuned Practical

I have been waiting for the right practical to come along. Since that one doesn't seem to group very well, I would be happy to take it off your hands....!

Great looking gun, great looking group.

Dave

 

[Maximumbob54]

Here's mine:

I really need to come to terms with what I'm doing with her. I haven't even told myself I'm fine with tearing out that horrid mag safety. And the stock sights are that old style from when men must have had 20/15 vision since they are next to impossible to see. Add a sunny day at the range and the sights may as well be invisable. So she sets as a safe queen. I need to either get off the fence and have some decent Novaks installed and rip out that mag safety or just sell her. I just can't figure the direction just yet. She is crying for some nice Spegel panels though. I should at least do that for her.

 

[M29since14]

Installing sights on that gun, if it is hard-chrome finished (appears to be), is not going to be much fun. It may be best left alone, for that reason.

As to the mag safety, anyone with a brass punch and a few minutes can remove that and it does help the trigger pull, sometimes greatly. I was a bit disappointed when I took it out of my Mk III. Good improvement in trigger action, but I expected that also to cure the annoying bit of the magazine staying in the gun when the release is pressed. Unfortunately, it didn't.

The magazine is a Browning mag, but I think it is too big for the grip-frame, so I need to get a couple Mec-Gar magazines and try them. I have heard that may cure the problem. I am not fond of the factory "mousetrap" magazines, but I guess after the Mec-Gar, that would be the next step - or else some careful whittling on the inside of the mag well.

 

[Maximumbob54]

My BHP is stainless and has a brushed finish. It's not that old, but it is at least from the time when they were both made and put together in FN's Belgium plant. I don't like the feeling of chopping her up since for all I know they didn't make a million of these and she may be a little rare. If that's the case then I think I may sell her. But as she is, I love her and yet I can't stand her. And my mag doesn't fall free either.

 

[A10]

I am not fond of the factory "mousetrap" magazines

I'm not a big fan of them either, except for the fact they just plain launch an empty magazine clear. I don't much care for gadgets, but this one seems to function.

 

[Texas Star]

My BHP is stainless and has a brushed finish. It's not that old, but it is at least from the time when they were both made and put together in FN's Belgium plant. I don't like the feeling of chopping her up since for all I know they didn't make a million of these and she may be a little rare. If that's the case then I think I may sell her. But as she is, I love her and yet I can't stand her. And my mag doesn't fall free either.

Your gun is not stainless. Never made the Hi-Power in stainless. You probably have hard chrome.

 

[Maximumbob54]

Your gun is not stainless. Never made the Hi-Power in stainless. You probably have hard chrome.

Well slap me in the face and call me Sally...

A simple Google search just backed you up in spades. I would have sworn up and down it was stainless. And the double slap comes from the fact that I have always wanted a hard chrome finished gun. Now that I know that's what this is, I am in love with this finish and will be sending some thing else off to have it done very soon. I freaking love this!!!!!



I can't help but post a fresh pic:

 

[Frank237]

Bought this guy nine or ten years ago from a local Deputy. He'd sent it off for several mods to Novaks . It took so long...he lost interest in it.

I like the Heinie sights, and the gun has been accurate as well as 99.9 % reliable.

Few guns seem to feel as nice as a BHP in my hands. I ALWAYS seem to have one in the collection as a shooter. This one will not leave the safe until my Will is read. LOL.

FN in MT

 

[pff]

My oldest one, firmly dated to 1950-ish. About 99% and all correct, with numbered magazine and period Police holster.

Also have a 73C and a MkIII Silver Chrome.


Regards,

Pat

 

[whitecoyote]

Browning Hi-Power "T series".

 

[whitecoyote]

 

[OIF2]

Here's another T-series. Love these Hi Powers!
Bob

A '67 T and a '74 C

 

[kcult]

I posted it in the 'take a better picture' thread, but here it is again.

My pimp gun.

 

[cwo4uscgret]

I currently only own 2 (I used to have a .40 S&W model as well) High Powers; a 1952 Belgium formerly of the Jerusalem, Israel Police Department and a Canadian Inglis High Power circa WWII. They both shoot quite well considering age; all I did was clean and lube them the to the range to shoot:

 

[slashcat]

Heckuva thread you guys have got goin' here. WOW!

 

[steamloco76]

Made in Belgium assembled in Portugal with target sights and Herretts cocobolo grips. Best shooting 9MM in my safe.

 

[Xfuzz]

Here are my two....42 years apart in production.
Try to find an original black pouch these days.

 

[Combat]

My Hi Power I picked up a few weeks ago. As "new" never fired T series in the pouch. I'll be keeping this one.

 

[O2Guy]

I know that there are many 1911 fans out there but, a Hi Power is the best looking auto loader ever made.

 

[DGT]

These are my two.

;

 

[Kavinsky]

Did they ever make a version of the BHP with front strap checkering and a longer beavertail to prevent hammer bite like they have on expensive 1911's nowadays?

and I know the hammer bite thing is why they switched over to the ring hammer with them but I've heard that can still happen with them regardless of that modification.

 

[PH-2]

Aw, shucks, why not?

Mike

 

[sub-moa]

Did they ever make a version of the BHP with front strap checkering and a longer beavertail to prevent hammer bite like they have on expensive 1911's nowadays?

and I know the hammer bite thing is why they switched over to the ring hammer with them but I've heard that can still happen with them regardless of that modification.

Actually, it was the other way around Kav, the ring hammer is the original (1928) hammer. The spur hammer replaced the ring hammer as standard 40 years ago. The ring hammer became a seldom ordered option, except for the Practical Model...

 

[Kavinsky]

ah I see and that makes more sense, but when you think of modern trends with the 1911 the added on ring hammer is one of the first things that comes to mind.

 

[sub-moa]

You're right Kav, kind of strange that we generically call the ring hammer a "Commander Hammer" when it was on the FN Model of 1928...and of course the subsequent FN P35/BHP, and the production Colt Commander didn't appear until 1950 ...

 

[sub-moa]

Since this is a pic thread and I've run my mouth...or keyboard , I guess a owe at least a pic or two. I've currently got what some folks...even on a gun forum, might call an arsenal of P35s, but my camera skills are crude at best...

Here goes anyway ...

1953 West German Polizei...

1977 Custom...

1974 Custom...

1994 Custom .40...

FM Detective Custom...