Is it fun?

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>>33574492
Sexy

Doesn't have all the doodads that its little brother has (CZ75) take that as you will

If i had money i'd shell out the $1000

>>33574492
They're fucking sexy.

>>33574492
The fact that it's one of the last guns designed by JMB and it's sexier than almost every other pistol that came after it make me sad to be a poor fag.
Also New Vegas.

>>33574492
weridly expensive

A really nice pistol with an absurd price.

But it's one of those things that actually is quality and was ahead of its time when created. Too bad FN and Browning had their heads up their ass and didn't further develop it.

>>33574518
>>33574540
the cz wins out base on the price alone

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I'd imagine these things would sell pretty well if they didn't cost twice as much as what is arguably the preferable alternative.

>>33574556
Also no Magazine disconnect... Pretty decent aftermarket... higher capacity...

Like I said in my post: It WAS ahead of its time... Too bad FN and Browning shat the bed instead of trying to push more units and market it better.

>>33574571
Well fuck. Now I just wanna slap some wood grips on a CZ.

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>>33574603
Go for it. Steel and wood CZs look sexy.

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They're really sexy, and feel great in the hand.

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>>33574571
Takes about 2 minutes to remove the mag disconnect. Really improves the trigger.

I have a Hungarian but one of the early true hipower clones. I adore it.

>>33574556
Meh, I'd rather have the hi power, you can get similar capacity mags for the browning, I like the grip better, and I have no use for double action.

Can't go wrong with either.

>>33574716
Nice FEGin' hi power clone.

>>33574492
A 1911 in a better caliber.

>>33574742
Tks bby

>>33574743
The hi power had at two note worthy improvements over the 1911 out side of caliber and capacity.

It did away with the separate barrel bushing, making field strip quicker and less risky (more parts means more likely to lose something) and it got rid of the barrel link, reducing the time and labor necessary to build the gun.

>>33574809
Browning really wanted to showup the 1911

>>33574833
As much as I like the 1911, hell I own two 1911s and no hi powers, I think he managed to do that.
The hi power went on to be a widely successful pistol with Western/NATO militaries and pistol, although it has issues with frame durability and service life because of it, they were known as being reliable service pistols.

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>>33574498
Awesome pistols, if a bit outdated. If you get one, try to get one with the big ambi safety since it clicks on and off the same as a 1911. The smaller ones tend to be mushy and stiff.

Also, remove the magazine disconnect.

>>33574833
Why would Browning feel the need to "show up" a weapon they originally designed?

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>>33574492
Love it. I specifically wanted a blued FN marked example, but the way they are listed on California's asstarded pistol roster makes FFLs reluctant to process them since they can't tell if it's "allowed" or not. The best one in my area will allow it if it has a year explicitly stamped somewhere on the pistol that is over 50 years ago since they're aware of the C&R exemption.

That's how I ended up settling for an Inglis.

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Nighthawk Custom Browning Hi Power

>>33574540
>had their heads up their ass

I was one of the most popular combat sidearms in the world. They produced well over a million, with many of them going to military contracts. In tge 70s it was a "wonder nine" and pretty much a luxury pistol in the civilian market. They were consistently bought even at the ridiculous prices they were being sold for. In their eyes it was a winning formula, with no reason for change.

>>33574492
I carried one of these lumps around for quite a few years.
They're ok as a 'Basic Pistol' with decent capacity, kind of not great sights, good reliability and fairly limited with what you can easily do with them.

Essentially, with a bit of fiddling to the frame and slide to accept accessories easily, improved sights it could live on for ages as mechanically there's nothing inordinately wrong with them or any worse than any number of 9mm autos. Course, the big Q there is would anyone want a modernised HP when there's dozens of others doing much the same shit

>>33574492
Hand fedora. Its owners should turn it on themselves and stop wasting resources that would otherwise go towards non-defective people.

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>>33574933
It's called making an improvement.

It's like if Glock released a new series that made it have a better slide release and furthered reliability and capacity.

>>33575043
As in marketed it better in this modern age. Going at about the late 70's - Early 80's, they should've seen the competition and attempted to make improvements to keep their contracts as well as get more into the growing civilian market.

If you look now, most Browning HPs are really costly for what you get out of a new MSRP one now when compared to the other Steel "Wonder Nines".

>>33575064
There simply isn't "dozens" of steel single action only 9mms.
Though the reason of course is that the market for SAO autoloaders is very small these days, practically non existent if you don't count the 1911.

>>33575014
I came

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The High Power was pretty much the first real "wonder-nine". 9x19mm, high capacity, sleek, easy to use, durable.

>>33574510
>The fact that it's one of the last guns designed by JMB

That's a weird way to spell Dieudonné Saive. ;)

Not to diminish JMB, but he worked on the Grand Rendement for french trials and failed. JMB's design for the High Power was very extensively modified by Dieudonné Saive as soon as some patents timed out, allowing him to use some JMB designs which JMB himself was not allowed to use previously.

So yes, JMB designed components, but the whole combination was Saive's work.

The only major flaw in the original design is that the spur hammer is likely to bite you a bit. This was fixed with later round hammers.
Obviously, the magazine disconnect has no value to us and should be removed to improve triggerpull. Personally, I believe the HP had the mag disconnect to allow the owner to drop the mag when in an altercation (say a cop that's been jumped and they're wrestling for the gun). Once the mag is dropped, the gun won't fire and can't be used against the owner (unless the assailant knows that he can stick his finger down the mag well & depress the mag safety).

I shot my friend's FEG and really liked it.

Wish someone made one with a rail, raised night sights, suppressor ready barrel, and modern finish.

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>>33574492
>Too 'spensive
>>33574540
Absurd price
>>33574546
>Muh 500$+ CZ
>>33574540
Absurd pricing

Try again, just bought my second my power, 595 with shipping and transfer off of gunbroker, Hi power MKIII ambi safety, immaculate condition, original factory finish, made in '98, pic related. The deals are there you idiots, especially at online auctions, I didnt even get a surplus model, those are even cheaper.

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I'm actually about to zero mine and make sure this ring hammer works. I switched from a Springfield 1911 GI last summer and it's been an absolute treat. I'm still new to pistol shooting and the last time I used the laser I put ten rounds into one hole at ten yards, a personal best and a nice confidence boost. I didn't have the Allen key to adjust the laser, though, so I'm back for more practice.

Excellent gun. It's a shame there's no secondary/custom market for them like the 1911, which would have kept it relevant. Sad the Canucks are just destroying their old ones.

>>33575310
Are you insane? Theres plenty of aftermarket and custom work on hi powers.

>>33575310
Also I consider it a mechanical improvement on the 1911 but only a side-grade for the shooter. If only it kept the blade trigger, it'd be the best handgun of all time.

>>33575334
I grew up in 1911-land. To me, the custom market for the BHP is small and I've only seen UN, NV and MM ranked shooters use them.

did u no: FEG built BHP clones which were rollmarked as both lugers and mausers for the european and south african markets?

I have a Mauser model 80 SA marked one and I want one of the Luger model 90s.

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>>33574492
it saved my grandfathers life twice in hong kong fighting the Japanese.

he used to have it on display but for some reason ended up handing it over to the RCMP,i just hope its in a museum or a collectors library.

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>>33574498
SPBP

>>33575014
Single or two tone, is there anyway this gun can't look good?

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It's a wonderful pistol though the trigger transfer bar and magazine disconnect complicate the action and hinder the trigger pull. One can remove the magazine disconnect to improve the trigger pull, but out of the box they feel rather heavy.

Mine is an early postwar gun but I haven't been able to accurately date it. 1952-53 is my best guess based upon the serial number.

>>33575425
Poorly done flaking nickel off the israeli police ones doesn't look that nice.

>>33575365
>Any market that isnt as abundant and available to me specifically as the most abundant market for aftermarket parts must be terrible

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>mfw my rich grandfather CCs a 90's officer's model with tangent sights, wood grips, and bluing as deep as the Marianas trench

>>33575446
You need lighter grips and a silver ring hammer and that would be spot on.

>>33575838
And a silver trigger. Itd cost like $120 to get it close to identical to the new vegas one

>>33575070
(You)

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>>33574510
>New Vegas

Almost makes me wish for a nuclear winter

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>>33577319
He's not wrong, though.

>>33577346
oh that's a yummy ar

Was the standard Service pistol for the British Army until embarrassingly recently.

Generally accepted that throwing it at the enemy would be more effective (admittedly most likely down to a shagged-out fleet and dire marksmanship...).

Also the cause of countless generations of sheepish officers being disciplined, as the mag disconnect was notorious for contributing to NDs. To the extent that some unloading bays apparently had a dedicated empty mag chained to them to ensure there were no "accidents"...

>>33577484
Are you retarded? None of what you just said made sense. Do you even know how a mag disconnect works?

>>33577484
In what way would a magazine disconnect ever contribute to an ND?

>>33577484
>Was the standard Service pistol for the British Army until embarrassingly recently.
Still is for the Canadian Army, although I understand a new pistol is being selected now. Since the other branches already use Sig P225's and P226's, it'll probably be one of those.

>>33574492
It would look better if you cut off the barrel and slide part on the end.

>>33574492
/k/ had a hard-on for the Hi-Power

>>33574492
Personally I think they're worth $900 for a new one. That way you don't have to role the dice with a surplus or used one. Only problem is getting the trigger-pin out. They're in there like crazy, gotta take it to a gunsmith.

>>33577484
Answer>>33577518>>33577610 You faggot troll

>>33574571
Takes a minute to take out the magazine disconnect. And 15 round flush magazines are easily attainable.

>>33577786
>had

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>>33574492
They're beautiful, sexy pistols.

>>33574492
The fedora of handguns.

I have an F(M) not FN hi power and I love the fucking thing. It's the best shooter I have. It's not even that it has pros over literally any other pistol. It's like a bmw. No real reason, just something about it is - qualitay - .

>>33574492
Almost as antiquated and useless as a 1911 but completely lacking in the inherent accuracy and exquisite ergonomics that keep the 1911 forever barely relevant.

>>33574492
Good but old

Dunno why Australians still use them as a secondary

>>33577799
Used a center punch on mine. Best 10 bucks spent.i have an Israeli police trade in that was made in 91. Cosmetically beat yp but internals are nice. Paid less than 500.

>>33575134
Was more referring to the 9mm pistol market in general, there's quite a selection of them. Think they still make the CZ75 in single which is more or less a HP mechanically in a lot of ways.

>>33581486
>Dunno why Australians still use them as a secondary
There's a lot of them, they're paid for and we're unlikely to really use them very much. Lets face it, if you're an officer and down to el pistolero, you're kind of in the shit to the point where it won't make much difference what you're shooting. Later they gave me a USP Tac, which is a great little pistol too

>>33574933
have you never had a project that was called a success that you thought you could have done better?

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I like mine. Nazi-occupied Belgian, 1943, $550.

>>33582693
can you elaborate on why there's that indent on the slide?

>>33582831
when you lock the slide back it lines up with the retaining pin you pop to field strip it.

>>33582862
Neat, didn't think it was necessary. The pin seems big enough.

>>33582986
Neither are tangent sights or an attachable buttstock, but its nice to have the option and cool looking.

>>33574492
I think it looks goofy as shit.

>>33583077
>I think it looks goofy as shit.

Go back to your Call of Duty game and come back when your balls drop.

>>33583154
you seem upset. Would you like to share anything with the group?

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>>33576597
>>33575838
That was never my intent. The New Vegas gun had an external extractor anyhow while mine has the early internal extractor.

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Really kinda want a Canadian Inglis HP

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>>33583949
also the ridiculous sights on it, 500feet? really?

>>33580343
>this

>>33583984
That's optimistic but not insane, like the C-96 going out to 1000 meters

>>33583001
>but its nice to have the option and cool looking.
I agree, mine is just plain Jane as it is.

>>33574492
if it didnt have a mag disconnect safety it would be a god tier pistol. unfortunately that stupid feature bumps it down from a 15/10 rating to a 7/10. yes you can take them out but its not the same as having a factory gun working the proper way from the manufacturer. also reliability is slightly compromised and you add an ugly hole

>>33584177
>>33584177
None of that is accurate, theres no hole if you put the pin back in you retard, and it affects reliability in zero ways.

T. Person who knows you dont own a hi power.

>>33574492
I wish I could shoot one without getting bit.

>>33585899
Lose some weight fatty.

>>33585948
>There are no people over five feet tall.

>>33585973
Im 6"3, 195 pounds and never had a hammer bite. Lose some weight fatty.

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>>33585899
>>33585973
Its called not having hamburgers for hands, >>33585983 is me btw.

>>33585983
Cool story little bro.

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>I will never own an original wz.35 ViS
why life

>>33574540
Bought mine for 395+shipping from CDI sales on gunbroker. It's a legit FN that got (((surplussed)))

>>33587109
people just dont understand the gun market, surplus is great and stupid cheap, and even new production used hi powers can be had for sub 700

I think they're really cool but overpriced for what they are.

>>33587981
see
>>33587942
>>33587109
>>33582693
>>33575295
Fucking idiots.

>>33574492
Good gun but the ones from Europe will be in shreds if they are surplus they got every inch of service life wrung from them

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>>33574492
Ian Anderson's favorite pistol

I had one in Oman, an early British Army example. Well balanced, extremely well made and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting it.

The Webley was resigned to desk drawer duties upon receiving it and the HP went everywhere, other than the bar.

>>33585707
This.

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>>33574492
I trust it woth my life. It Isn't the most compact package, but it carries well (short in the grip, and thin along the slide) and fits my baby hands better than most other guns. Remove the mag disconnect safety, and it becomes a very functional sidearm.

Which gun has better SA trigger, this or CZ75?

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>>33586776
Mój murzynie

>>33588053
I mean yeah if you want a used one and you're okay to take a risk and hope you get one in good condition.

>>33588179
CZ75

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They're pretty cool, here's my FN

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>>33588211
Ive bought two of them, pic related, the top gun was isreali military surplus from CDIsales, go tit for 390 a year ago, then last month i bough the bottom gun from Mach1arsenal, 580 full original finish, looks like a brand new gun. Both those prices including shipping and transfer fees.

Buying new is for suckers like you and complaining that the MSRP is too high on any product more than 200$ is garbage.

>>33588106
Explain. Is he /k/?

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>>33586776
I know it's not the same, but there's a guy called Ryszard Tobys who makes pic related replicas

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>>33574492
I dont know where else to put this.
This is the only thing I got, is this shit any good? Does it have any value?

>>33574492
I have a 1973 HP and I love it. Never had an issue of any kind and it's a very accurate pistol.

>>33589471
Bump

>>33586776
Oh shit my LGS has one of these. Should I get it?

wondering if anybody actually carries a HP, it's around the same size as a glock 17, just better.

>>33591509
I do.

>>33591509
Carrying mine right now, have been for three years.

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>>33584177
What hole are you talking about? There's no hole in my Hi Power.

recently inherited one as my first fun; apparently my grandfather only used it once.
1972, non ring hammer
fucking love it to death, but I have literally never shot another handgun except for a .22 so I have no reference.

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>>33591593
Here. There is a little hole in the slide along the cocking grooves.

>>33591641
Does that have to do anything with the mag disconnect he was talking about?

>>33588138
shit, this looks gorgeous, have you done anything to her?

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>>33591704
>>33591641
That hole is for the sear lever pin - part number 5626 in this diagram.

>>33591521
>>33591523

how's it for edc? have you guys ever had any sort of problem with it?

my dad told me this story of a friend of his that almost got killed when his HP with brand new (fiocchi?) ammo stovepiped, he got one guy but in the 3-4th shot the gun had a stovepipe and the other nugga got him some 4 times.

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>>33591757
Got it used. Previous owner added new trigger, ambi safety lever, and removed the mag disconnect. I just swapped the wood grip panels with thin plastic ones. Navidrex?

>>33591998

hate to say it, but this could very well be the perfect full size carry/home defense gun for me.

the ambi 1911-like safety is just perfect.

i think that pachmayr grips would compliment the gun very well.

fucking god, i really want one.

>>33591859
The only trouble I've ever had with mine was with some incredibly shit ammo, "MaxxTech" brand. I had about one failure to extract every 1-2 mags.

My kid brother gave me about 250 rounds of this shit because his Glock 17 could not run more than 2-3 shots without fouling up on it. Unbelievably bad ammo.

Let me repeat that just to be clear: my 30+ year old surplus Hi Power ran the shittiest ammo ever better than my brother's G17. I swear am not a Glock hater at all, but I gotta admit I was pretty pleased with my BHP after that.

For carry: It's a full size, steel framed gun, there's no getting around that, but I think among guns in the same class it carries really well. I love it.

That's a pretty damn terrifying story about your dad's friend, but that's just a life's-a-bitch moment. There is NO GUN ON EARTH that you can carry and get a magic free pass and never worry about malfs.

>>33588211
>this man doesn't inspect his purchases
>he likely doesn't have the knowledge to in the first place and has no desire to learn
how childish

>>33589471
don’t sell your family heirlooms you pathetic ingrate

>>33574556
Its ugly fatter and has a shitty to grab onto slide tho

>>33574933
Im guessing youve never built anything and then afterwards thought hey I think I could build it better now with what I know.

It has nice recoil. Good for a beginner's weapon and that's just about it. Wouldn't use it for home defense unless you already have it.

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>>33582693
Ayyyy what's up mang?

>>33592992
I dont want to sell it you fucker I only want to know if it is a good piece

>>33577484
Literally nothing wrong with the Hi-Power as a service pistol other than maybe capacity.

>>33596079
15 with Mecgar mags.

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I absolutely love mine. $650 off GB

>>33596180
Mine's better xp.

>>33596085
15+1 if your not a faggot.

>>33598268
You're*

The hammer on the Hp looks retarded.

>>33598484
A hi power with a spur hammer looks like every other hammer gun with a spur hammer. A hi power with a ring hammer looks like every other gun with a ring hammer. Whats your point retard?

>>33598525
That I'm a tremendous fucking faggot that loves cock being shoved down my throat.