This is a discussion on New Browning Hi-Power within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; So after a year looking for a slimmer lighter CCW, you know Kahr or SIG, I am the proud owner a NIB BHP STD Hi-Power. ...
So after a year looking for a slimmer lighter CCW, you know Kahr or SIG, I am the proud owner a NIB BHP STD Hi-Power. It is slimmer, not lighter, a really great looking dark blue finish. I have been fighting a terrible backache when carrying IWB and have found the problem to be CRESTOR. I have stopped taking the medicine and the backache is gone. So to celebrate I bought the Browning instead of a smaller lighter single stack pistol. I know I am old fashioned, but I think the BHP is a premier self defense pistol. Next week to the range for several hundred rounds of break in shooting. I have been carrying an XD9sc and a Charles Daly Hi-Power, what was a surprise to me in comparing the two pistols was the grip of the Hi-Power and the XD9sc with a Pierce extension are the same length! Both great pistols, but I love shooting the Hi-Power.
Good for you! By all means, take it seriously! It's OK to be old fashioned. Especially since they haven't really come up with anything better for shooting 9mm. The Hi-Power is my favorite 9mm pistol over everything else.
Yes photos, I am still unpacking computer equipment including my camera. If you can stand a phone photo I will try to post some pictures I took with my phone. I have been shooting a Charles Daly Hi-Power for nearly 2 years. So when I bought the new Browning, with wood grips that are too thick for my hands, I swapped the thinner rubber grips between the two pistols. So I will try to post a cell phone photo of both pistols. The Browning has a spur hammer and the Charles Daly has a round commander hammer.
This may show the two Hi-Powers better. By the way I have 3,000 rounds through the Charles Daly pistol and consider it to be an outstanding clone of the Hi-Power pistol. I wish the Uncle Mike grips that came on the Charles Daly were available. They are not so at some point I plan to buy a set of black Micarta grips for the new Browning. A fellow shooter has Micarta grips on his Hi-Power and they are even thinner that the Uncle Mike's rubber grips.
I would love to own a second Hi Power in .40 to go with my .40 "Practical". I came late to the BAP, but I've come to realize what a fine handgun it is after years of carrying/shooting something else.
Part of the problem is, you never see one for sale around here. I only know three people that have owned/carried one daily in the past twenty-five years, and only about five people that own one, not counting the forums. I probably know 100 Glock owners/shooters.
Biker
Last edited by BikerRN; February 28th, 2009 at 02:19 PM.
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Love BHP's and congrats on joining the HP fan club! They are a great natural pointing pistol and their grip is fantastic. Aslo like the manual thumb safety as I am a 1911 guy. Practice drawing, swiping down on the safety and engaging your target till it is ingrained in your head.
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Who knew there were that many BHP guys all over the place. Thanks for speaking up. I am very pumped to shoot the new pistol next Thursday. It is forecast to be an 80 degree day. A great day to break in the Hi-Power. More photos coming soon and a range report.
Here is a pic of mine before I installed a C&S sear, tactical safety, removed the mag safety and slapped a set of Spiegels on it. Holster is an HBE COM III. Fits my hand like a glove and conceals as easily as my 1911. Congrats again!
Don't worry about getting sued over the mag safety. Have a reputable gunsmith do the work and your trigger will improve and mags will drop as they should if you have to do a speed reload.
I been shooting for 40 years and no pistol fits my hand better than JMB classic HI Power. A pleasure to shoot every time out. One of the truely classic 9mm handguns.
When I leave the home port: S&W 642 Airweight, Ruger SP 101, Colt Detective Spec., CZ RAMI, Kahr PM9, Kahr CW40, S&W Model 10-7, Glock 30, 19, and 26, Browning Hi Power, CZ82, Colt Commander, Dan Wesson PM7, Ruger LCP
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