gsbuickman
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Hiya Guys, since I'm new here I thought I'd start things off by sharing my latest acquisition that I picked up over the weekend. I'm a sa/da w/ a decocker kind of a guy, and I've been carrying a Sig 2022 .40, but I let it go and jumped at the chance to pick up something I've always wanted butt never could afford or find one.
I've heard about the Browning hi-power for a long long time but I've never had the pleasure of seeing one in person let alone being able to fondle one. Well, that was then and this is now because I recently had this gem fall in my lap. This is a somewhat rare Israeli Kareen mk1 built on FEG parts n Israel. This is an early letter "A" designation with a four digit matching serial numbers on the barrel slide and frame , ie: AA 1234.
This is also an exact clone of the early 70's Hi-Power design.
On the left side of the frame just above the trigger a little to the left of the trigger hinge pin is the licensed trademark logo that confirms all the factory Browning hi-power parts will work with this. On the right side of the frame just above and a little to the left of the trigger hinge pin is the oval cross bolt footprint which verifies that this has John Moses Browning linkless Barrel design. It seems that on the later model letter "G" designated serial numberb varients they also used the Smith & Wesson rotating Barrel design as well.
This Hi-Power was imported from Israel A&A Ltd. by J. O. Arm Houston, TX back in the mid 80's before the company went defunct not long after that. This was purchased back in the day by my friends Grandpa after which he took it home and parked it in his gun safe and it pretty much stayed there ever since. He eventually inherited it but it wasn't his cup of tea and rather than keeping it in the family he traded it to me.
It's in very nice shape , the Finish is beautiful and the action is smooth as butter with a nice trigger. These also have a magazine lockout as well,, so even if the hammer is cocked it won't fire without a mag in the well. As far as the trigger ons pretty nice. From the middle of the trigger there's about an 1/8 of an inch of take up before you're on the sear, then a slight squeeze and the trigger breaks. I'd guess it's probably about 4 lbs. As far as I'm concerned you really can't get much better with a trigger like this, then again maybe it's had some work done to it, idk. I've heard if you disable the magazine lockout the triggers and actions get even better.
For all intents and purposes, it's basically everything that's good and wholesome about the 1911 with John Browning's refinements and improvements he made when he designed this before he died, White no pain in the butt Barrel bushing to screw with just a break it down for cleaning. The closest comparison that I can make is it breaks down just like a Sig Sauer P226 or SP2022. It also has the linkless barrel design which eliminated The Swinging link that the 1911 has, and since it's 9mm it also has 14 round magazines. Soul Eater model high power variants came out with 10 round magazines but there are aftermarket 13 and 15 rounders available as well. This one takes factory steel 14 rd hi power mags & it came with 3 of them.
I've heard about the Browning hi-power for a long long time but I've never had the pleasure of seeing one in person let alone being able to fondle one. Well, that was then and this is now because I recently had this gem fall in my lap. This is a somewhat rare Israeli Kareen mk1 built on FEG parts n Israel. This is an early letter "A" designation with a four digit matching serial numbers on the barrel slide and frame , ie: AA 1234.
This is also an exact clone of the early 70's Hi-Power design.
On the left side of the frame just above the trigger a little to the left of the trigger hinge pin is the licensed trademark logo that confirms all the factory Browning hi-power parts will work with this. On the right side of the frame just above and a little to the left of the trigger hinge pin is the oval cross bolt footprint which verifies that this has John Moses Browning linkless Barrel design. It seems that on the later model letter "G" designated serial numberb varients they also used the Smith & Wesson rotating Barrel design as well.
This Hi-Power was imported from Israel A&A Ltd. by J. O. Arm Houston, TX back in the mid 80's before the company went defunct not long after that. This was purchased back in the day by my friends Grandpa after which he took it home and parked it in his gun safe and it pretty much stayed there ever since. He eventually inherited it but it wasn't his cup of tea and rather than keeping it in the family he traded it to me.
It's in very nice shape , the Finish is beautiful and the action is smooth as butter with a nice trigger. These also have a magazine lockout as well,, so even if the hammer is cocked it won't fire without a mag in the well. As far as the trigger ons pretty nice. From the middle of the trigger there's about an 1/8 of an inch of take up before you're on the sear, then a slight squeeze and the trigger breaks. I'd guess it's probably about 4 lbs. As far as I'm concerned you really can't get much better with a trigger like this, then again maybe it's had some work done to it, idk. I've heard if you disable the magazine lockout the triggers and actions get even better.
For all intents and purposes, it's basically everything that's good and wholesome about the 1911 with John Browning's refinements and improvements he made when he designed this before he died, White no pain in the butt Barrel bushing to screw with just a break it down for cleaning. The closest comparison that I can make is it breaks down just like a Sig Sauer P226 or SP2022. It also has the linkless barrel design which eliminated The Swinging link that the 1911 has, and since it's 9mm it also has 14 round magazines. Soul Eater model high power variants came out with 10 round magazines but there are aftermarket 13 and 15 rounders available as well. This one takes factory steel 14 rd hi power mags & it came with 3 of them.
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