The end of the "Browning" Hi-power

[Vaquero]

https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/2/7/browning-ends-hi-power-handgun-production/

Dang

 

[skfullgun]

Sad, for sure.

 

[V-Tach]

I knew that Browning NIB HP's had been getting harder to find, but had not heard anything like this...

wow......

 

[pronstar]

Do a lot of companies make them custom, in the way we see 1911's?


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[Vaquero]

Do a lot of companies make them custom, in the way we see 1911's?


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Nope.
FN does their "patent paid" version.
CZ makes a good clone.

That's about it.

 

[HKShooter65]

I love the feel, fit and finish of the Hi Powers.
They are classic.

Though, and herein lies their downfall, I'd never choose one as a defensive firearm over a Glock or Sig 226 or Beretta 92 or any HK 9mm.

90 years ago the Hi Power was way ahead of it's time.
No longer true.

Classic does not translate to consumer spending in this case.

Comparisons to the 1911 popularity only go so far as the 1911 is utterly unique.

Still......a sad loss.

 

[satx78247]

HKShooter65,

YEP & the Hi-Power or P35 was Browning's last invention. Thus I believe that he believed that it was his best work.
(I don't disagree with that assessment.)

Fwiw, when I was "way down south" I routinely carried a pair of them.

yours, satx

 

[OIF2]

I still carry one (a '67 T series), but hey, what do I know?
Bob

 

[ROGER4314]

My favorite Browning HP's are the Belgium manufactured from the 1960's. Yes, it's a classic design but:

I liked the ladder (AKA Tangent) rear sights but they apparently went bust, too.
The BHP is difficult and expensive to machine
It all steel and heavy.
Once, the magazine capacity of the BHP was exceptional. Not so, now.
Can I put "EXPENSIVE" in caps?
Magazine safety? Aw, come on............
Single action? Not the best choice for LTC in 2018.
Single screw grip mount was easily damaged. Most people install the wood grips incorrectly and damage them.

It's a great pistol but, sadly, time for it to retire.

Flash

 

[Dawico]

I didn't even know they were still making those clunkers.

 

[Moonpie]

Buy a couple of them NIB.
Put'em back.
In 20yrs they'll be stupid idiot expensive just like the Colt Python's are now.

 

[karlac]

Buy a couple of them NIB.
Put'em back.
In 20yrs they'll be stupid idiot expensive just like the Colt Python's are now.

Unless deplorable's get off their butts and vote/rebel against the demographics they're likely to be illegal in 20 years.

 

[grtday]

Guess this makes my unfired HP even more valuable!

 

[Vaquero]

Guess this makes my unfired HP even more valuable!

Maybe.

 

[grumper]

Awful triggers. Me and Sugar Land gauged mine and it came out to be a 13.5lb single action trigger pull.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I don't know that iv

Awful triggers. Me and Sugar Land gauged mine and it came out to be a 13.5lb single action trigger pull.

Speaking of, he has been MIA for some time now.

 

[Texasgordo]

I liked the one I had except for the annoying hammer bite.

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[motorcarman]

First Handgun I ever bought (back in the 70s) and I used it to qualify for my CHL.
It is a 1972 version and I keep it in the night table next to the bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not my carry gun but my 'dead-reliable' that I am VERY familiar with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feels good in the hand and after 40 plus years, I LIKE IT IT.

bob

 

[F350-6]

Need to start watching for more used ones at the gun shows before they become too scarce I guess. I've been a Hi Power fan for many years. Wife and daughter both used one to qualify for their CHL.

 

[OIF2]

Awful triggers. Me and Sugar Land gauged mine and it came out to be a 13.5lb single action trigger pull.

As much as I like them, some of the poorest triggers I've tried have been on stock BHPs. They can be tuned up though, to a nice, clean-breaking and safe 5 lbs. The reset won't be as good as a 1911, but it'll do. It usually helps to remove the magazine safety.
Bob