Recent content by genstab

Mine isn't on your list. It's true it's no longer being made and you have to look hard to find one for sale, but i carry a FN HP-DA/DAO Compact (I have both). 9mm, 10 shots, all steel and made by FN Herstal- what's not to like? Best, Bill in Cleveland

Well, I guess we got it straightened out about FN and Browning. One thing I could throw in is that the Browning BDM was the only pistol manufactured by Browning in the US until the present newer polymer guns, some of which which I think Browning is making here. Some of you know more about them...

So why'd you block out the serial number- hot gun? It might help some of us otherwise. Mine has serial #42095 and it should be from the same time period- internal extractor, thumbprint, ring hammer of course, and in excellent condition (NRA rated)- but serial numbers would start over for...

I think I used Brownell's in Canada when I needed a replacement mag for my FN 1910- you can Google them. First time they sent me a mag for a different gun- I heard this is common with them- but I returned it and they sent me the right one. My second thought is you could try SoCalGun- they...

I just found an old 2007-2009 thread from this forum on the internet about Hi-Powers, and at the end it said if the reader enjoyed it, join THR forum for the full version. Well, where is it- or do we have to start another one? Okay, if so, I got my first, a like new 2004 Practical 9mm...

JohnHenry, that's too bad about your dad getting ripped off. I have a really nice nickel plated Colt DS second series and decided to keep it for home protection rather than risk it being stolen in a car. Also have a S & W model 64 snubbie which is stainless and a little bigger and heavier...

You guys think you have problems- I have a FN Hi-Power with serial # 42095. I think it's from the 1950s but can't find anything out about it as I'm told that large contracts in that era repeated serial numbers- what a way to run a railroad. It has to be from Europe as the US imported Brownings...

Interesting thread. Here's my take on concealed carry. I have a S&W Lady Smith stainless .38 (model 36 or 60- I'm not really sure). I bought it used because I liked its looks and am not put off by the fact it says "Lady Smith" on one side- I know I'm a man. It's exactly the same gun as the old...

Well, lessee- 3 Smiths, all snubby .38s: Military & Police (pre-Model 10) Model 64 (same thing in stainless) Lady Smith stainless 9 FN/Brownings: Model 1910 7.65 ca. 1940, Jap war trophy, in the family since 1945 Model 1922 .380, ca. 1940, former Dutch military or police 1950s Hi-Power...

I have a Hi-Power Practical with the ring trigger. It's a well built good shooting gun and hammer bite isn't an issue with a ring trigger. The Mark III Hi-Powers (which the Practical is) have a cast steel frame and are very strong. I don't think you can go wrong. I also have some FN HP-DAs...

Another interesting thing is it has a ring hammer. According to Vanderlinden the spur hammer was standard from 1972 except for the Practical and Capitan. It must have been replaced. You're lucky- I prefer it to the spur. Best regards, Bill in Cleveland

You could try a FN HP-DA. It's not a Hi-Power but FN Herstal made them. I have two and consider them very well made quality guns, a pleasure to shoot. The only problem is that they take the same 15 round mags as the Browning BDM or special 10 round mags; regular Hi-Power mags won't fit. I...

Browning Hi-Power Practical. I haven't fired them as much but my FN HP-DAs are stone reliable also. Best regards, Bill in Cleveland

The gold one is definitely a Hi-Power- it was so announced on the web. Don't know what the hell the other abomination is. Best regards, Bill in Cleveland

For what it's worth, I read somewhere that British troops were fined if their magazines in Hi-Powers were fully loaded. There was a belief that one round short of full made for greater reliability. So that's what I do- heck, I have one extra in the tube anyway. Best regards, Bill in Cleveland