A Tale of Two Hi-Powers

[sirgilligan]

sirgilligan,

That's a BHP success story if I ever heard one! Is that the factory finish on yours?

Absolutely a factory finish. The photo was taken outside on our deck with the Browning Safari .30-06 and two BHP's on top of our Kentucky Wildcats blanket. It was a nice day and the photos do the BHP's justice.

 

[OneSevenDeuce]

Wildcats eh? Here's all I have to say about that!



Louisville is my alma mater. lol

 

[sirgilligan]

BHP's, Wildcats, Cards, they are all good in my opinion.

Born and raised in Kentucky. My Aunt's house was about two miles for Churchill Downs. I grew up on a farm near Glasgow.

 

[OneSevenDeuce]

The love of Hi-Powers spans all sorts of divides. Apparently even Nazis liked them. Although I can't get behind them anymore than I can the Wildcats.

 

[sub-moa]

^ Cylinder and Slide, It was their extended slide stop. Although its stamped RDIH from a company in Germany (If I recall Correctly)

The gun also sports their (C&S) trigger and internals...

FWIW, that Slide Stop/Release sold/installed by C&S here in the US originated with R.D.I.H./SPRL...of Liege, Belgium, as a component of their SFS (Safe Fast Shooting) Kit for the FN BHP. An SFS Kit was developed...and sold/installed by C&S, for the 1911 as well. The SFS mechanism itself is an outgrowth of FN's HP-FA (Fast Action) design of the mid-'70s, just installed in a regular BHP.

Tarosean: I assume C&S did a trigger job when they installed their Wide Trigger? Have you ever had the opportunity to put it on a scale?

 

[tarosean]

Tarosean: I assume C&S did a trigger job when they installed their Wide Trigger? Have you ever had the opportunity to put it on a scale?

Yes they did a trigger job, Its been a few years since I put a scale on it, so Id hate to blurt out a number. Since my mind is somewhat like swiss cheese now-a-days.

Seat of the pants, only my semi-custom 1911's have superior lighter triggers and most of those are in the 2-3lb range.

Currently the kids have destroyed my scale and I keep forgetting to order another.. :banghead:

 

[sub-moa]

Just wondered...thank you Sir

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

My two Hi(gh) Powers.

I've let a "NATO" and a very pretty Portuguese build go in the past but these two remain.
A '58 30-06 High Power and '61 Hi Power.

I do kinda miss that NATO pistol.