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Back in that era the best 9mm JHP for the BHP was the Remington 115 grain JHP. It was identical to a FMJ profile with a hollow point.
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Back in that era the best 9mm JHP for the BHP was the Remington 115 grain JHP. It was identical to a FMJ profile with a hollow point.
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Well...here is my ol'girl. Because she was born in 1960, she has the internal extractor. I sent her to BH Springs Solutions a few months ago, and they they went through it with a fine tooth comb. They changed out the old worn out parts. They asked me if I wanted it reblued, and I declined. I like it just the way it is. BTW, I use Italian Mecgar shiny blue magazines.
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The BHP (P35) is one of my favorites and my preference is the Mark III version with the better safety and the good sights.
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It makes me smile when I hear all the hullabaloo about the Colt 1911 chambered in 9 mm. Gents, the answer to that question is the Browning Hi Power and has been for decades!
Yeah, but it's a lot easier to get a crisp and clean trigger action with the 1911 and there is no way to get the trigger reset distance of the Hi-Power anywhere near that of the 1911. Just two very different animals.
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customized BHP is one of my favorite nightstand and travel pieces. I only recently went with the smaller ring hammer primarily for aesthetics and not because of hammer bite. Since I'd never get out of it what I have into it I'm pretty sure it'll be with me til the end.
customized BHP is one of my favorite nightstand and travel pieces. I only recently went with the smaller ring hammer primarily for aesthetics and not because of hammer bite. Since I'd never get out of it what I have into it I'm pretty sure it'll be with me til the end.
I need to get mine out to the range (if my eyes will let me). It's an Argy that a previous owner had customized with C&S parts (?) and a Hogue grip. Fits me like a glove and the trigger is absolutely crisp and clean, not something you often hear about a BHP. I slanted the front sight and put a thin strip of Scotchlite™ reflective tape on it.
I previously had a stock T-Series but never experienced hammer bite on it or this one. I guess it's a case of YMMV (Your Mitts May Vary.)
Only complaint is the very stiff safety, esp. re-engaging. A 1911 "paddle" style might help, but given how stiff the hammer spring is and that the safety pin is also the hammer pin, I don't know how much improvement it would make.
I previously had a stock T-Series but never experienced hammer bite on it or this one. I guess it's a case of YMMV (Your Mitts May Vary.)
Only complaint is the very stiff safety, esp. re-engaging. A 1911 "paddle" style might help, but given how stiff the hammer spring is and that the safety pin is also the hammer pin, I don't know how much improvement it would make.
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Beautiful guns, the HPs.
I bought a Belgium Browning in the early '80s new for $400 and sold it a couple of years later for the same amount to finance a trip to Guatemala for a friend's wedding.
I think about replacing it now and then, and have noticed one can buy one like I had for $1100 or so which pretty much tracks with inflation over the past four decades.
I bought a Belgium Browning in the early '80s new for $400 and sold it a couple of years later for the same amount to finance a trip to Guatemala for a friend's wedding.
I think about replacing it now and then, and have noticed one can buy one like I had for $1100 or so which pretty much tracks with inflation over the past four decades.
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Since I'd never get out of it what I have into it I'm pretty sure it'll be with me til the end.
I think my BHP will be with me till the end too.
Amen brother! John Browning simply got better at designing firearms as his career progressed. And why wouldn’t you want a double-stack magazine for a 9mm Luger pistol?
Since others have added photos of their Hi Power pistols here, this is the late 1960s “T-Series” BHP that I recently acquired:
It shoots very nicely despite the nearly vestigial sights. The trigger is so good I don’t feel any need to remove things. (My Inglis trigger got much better with the magazine disconnect gone.) For whatever reason, this pistol fits me perfectly and that shows on target.
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Lovely. That's like the T-series I had...Since others have added photos of their Hi Power pistols here, this is the late 1960s “T-Series” BHP that I recently acquired:
It shoots very nicely despite the nearly vestigial sights. The trigger is so good I don’t feel any need to remove things. (My Inglis trigger got much better with the magazine disconnect gone.) For whatever reason, this pistol fits me perfectly and that shows on target.
I read somewhere that the T-series was considered the best BHP. Trigger on mine was awful; I think someone had monkeyed with it because I noticed that the hammer moved back a micro-inch when the trigger was pulled 
I managed to stone the trigger & sear to correct it- the only such trigger job I've ever attempted, as that's considered a "no-go" for those w/o the proper experience and stoning jig.SmithSwede
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I’m a dyed in the wool revolver guy. The Browning HP is the exception. I have a modern Springfield SA-35 that is terrific. So yes—why not put your BHP to use?
Nice pair Guevara, both the BHP and the knife. Tell us a little about that pig sticker. This is really not my idea of showing off but just sharing the only BHP type handgun I currently have. As pic shows, not best of condition but seems to work fine. Came with 2 mags. One was 13 rd. standard issue looking and other is newer 15 rd. Gun seems to shoot fine and checks out tolerance wise. Not marked that I can find but was told it once was Tel Aviv PD gun. It came with a few guns I purchased from a store owner needing some quick cash, or that was the story.
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Mag safety (disconnector) had already been disconnected.
Regardless, didn’t show up hot and I have $200 in it but this was years ago.
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Mag safety (disconnector) had already been disconnected.
Regardless, didn’t show up hot and I have $200 in it but this was years ago.
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The Hi-Power has always been one of my favorites, even though I was/am a dyed in the wool 1911 fan.
Many years ago, I bought 2 of the Israeli Hi-Powers that AIM had and I eventually sent them off to Novak's for full custom builds.
I also bought one of the very early MKIII .40 S&W Hi-Powers but its accuracy was horrible. That one also went to Novak's for another full custom build.
While managing a friends gun shop I managed to snag a Post war Belgium P-35 (non-import marked) from a long time Air Force Officer friends estate. The gun runs well and will be left as is with just spring upgrades.
A couple years ago I was visiting a friends little hole in the wall gunshop and they had an FEG PJK-9HP in the case for a really good price because the trigger pivot pin had been driven out (to remove the magazine safety) the wrong direction and the pin wanted to walk out. That was a 5 minute fix with some high strength Loc-Tite. The gun runs fine and it also has gotten spring upgrades.
4 of my 5 Hi-Powers are below. Photo taken before I had acquired the FEG.
With every single one, I suffer hammer bite within just a few shots. I do take a very high grip and have fairly large hands.
I do want to pick up one of the SA35's in the hope that Springfield has fixed the hammer bite issue for me.
As an aside, last year I picked up 2 S&W CSX's and one is now my EDC. I think I've finally figured out why the CSX's appealed to me. To me, the CSX's feel like a mini-Hi-Power, they fit my hand like a Hi-Power only smaller/narrower, the CSX's point just like a Hi-Power for me and the trigger feel of the CSX's is very similar to a Hi-Power only the CSX has a shorter trigger arc & reset.
Many years ago, I bought 2 of the Israeli Hi-Powers that AIM had and I eventually sent them off to Novak's for full custom builds.
I also bought one of the very early MKIII .40 S&W Hi-Powers but its accuracy was horrible. That one also went to Novak's for another full custom build.
While managing a friends gun shop I managed to snag a Post war Belgium P-35 (non-import marked) from a long time Air Force Officer friends estate. The gun runs well and will be left as is with just spring upgrades.
A couple years ago I was visiting a friends little hole in the wall gunshop and they had an FEG PJK-9HP in the case for a really good price because the trigger pivot pin had been driven out (to remove the magazine safety) the wrong direction and the pin wanted to walk out. That was a 5 minute fix with some high strength Loc-Tite. The gun runs fine and it also has gotten spring upgrades.
4 of my 5 Hi-Powers are below. Photo taken before I had acquired the FEG.
With every single one, I suffer hammer bite within just a few shots. I do take a very high grip and have fairly large hands.
I do want to pick up one of the SA35's in the hope that Springfield has fixed the hammer bite issue for me.
As an aside, last year I picked up 2 S&W CSX's and one is now my EDC. I think I've finally figured out why the CSX's appealed to me. To me, the CSX's feel like a mini-Hi-Power, they fit my hand like a Hi-Power only smaller/narrower, the CSX's point just like a Hi-Power for me and the trigger feel of the CSX's is very similar to a Hi-Power only the CSX has a shorter trigger arc & reset.
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