Mike Irwin
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I paid $300 for my like-new BHP, in box, with 2 standard capacity magazines.
I guess I got a good deal.
I guess I got a good deal.
Browning High Power question
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BHP Prices
I've got a '91 silver chrome.
I kinda just sigh when people in other parts of the country talk about BHP prices. You want to see expensive! Used Hi-Powers here start around $699 and go up, to $1200 & higher.
We cannot buy any new Hi-Power here in MA since 10/98 Law.
I've got a '91 silver chrome.
I kinda just sigh when people in other parts of the country talk about BHP prices. You want to see expensive! Used Hi-Powers here start around $699 and go up, to $1200 & higher.
We cannot buy any new Hi-Power here in MA since 10/98 Law.
mr. e
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Since this thread seems to be a collection of humble opinions, I might as well add mine.
I like the Browning and have two at home. Similar pistols that quickly come to mind in this market are the SIG P226, the CZ75, the Beretta 92. As a target shooting pistol, I like the HPs long sight radius (as all of the others have) and crisp (best of the bunch) but heavy (worst of the bunch) trigger. (I'm going to have that trigger lightened on at least on of these HPs.)
It also has a great grip (much better for me than the Beretta or SIG), is a good looking pistol (not as good as the Beretta), and typically cheaper than the SIG, but more expensive than both the Beretta and the CZ.
Unfortunately when being constrained to 10 round mags as a result of the AWB, all of these packages are too large (in my opinion) to carry concealed. For CCW when I'm wearing lots of clothes, I like the SIG P229 or the Walther P99 in 40 cal. If I'm carrying a 9mm, it's because I'm dressing lighter and I want something much smaller.
For shooting games, the 9mm cartridge doesn't cut it. It won't knock down heavy steel sometimes, and of course, it doen't meet IPSC major standards.
There you have it, a great niche pistol if 9mm is your thing and you can get real mags (or 9mm is constraint as with the miltary and some police depts.) Otherwise, there are other niche pistols that fill more "marketable" needs.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I like the Browning and have two at home. Similar pistols that quickly come to mind in this market are the SIG P226, the CZ75, the Beretta 92. As a target shooting pistol, I like the HPs long sight radius (as all of the others have) and crisp (best of the bunch) but heavy (worst of the bunch) trigger. (I'm going to have that trigger lightened on at least on of these HPs.)
It also has a great grip (much better for me than the Beretta or SIG), is a good looking pistol (not as good as the Beretta), and typically cheaper than the SIG, but more expensive than both the Beretta and the CZ.
Unfortunately when being constrained to 10 round mags as a result of the AWB, all of these packages are too large (in my opinion) to carry concealed. For CCW when I'm wearing lots of clothes, I like the SIG P229 or the Walther P99 in 40 cal. If I'm carrying a 9mm, it's because I'm dressing lighter and I want something much smaller.
For shooting games, the 9mm cartridge doesn't cut it. It won't knock down heavy steel sometimes, and of course, it doen't meet IPSC major standards.
There you have it, a great niche pistol if 9mm is your thing and you can get real mags (or 9mm is constraint as with the miltary and some police depts.) Otherwise, there are other niche pistols that fill more "marketable" needs.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Jeff OTMG
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I don't know where you guys are buying your HP's, but AJC in Clute, Tx has the silver chrome model for $550 NIB and I just picked up a MkIII for $425 at a Houston gun show a couple of months ago.
WonderNine
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You gotta be kidding me. I checked with them two months ago and they said they had sold the last one and won't be getting anymore in. They have more now?
Serpico
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My favorite pistol bar none.....just add sights, a better safety and a 4 pound trigger...shake well and serve with ranger sxts
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Handy
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Mr. E,
For shooting games, IDPA is a rather popular one where 9mm is acceptable in two divisions - and is the best choice.
Mag capacity wise, Beretta and BHP mags are some of the cheapest hicaps - cheaper than many factory 10 rounders. The "ban" is on new manufacture, after all.
For shooting games, IDPA is a rather popular one where 9mm is acceptable in two divisions - and is the best choice.
Mag capacity wise, Beretta and BHP mags are some of the cheapest hicaps - cheaper than many factory 10 rounders. The "ban" is on new manufacture, after all.
Jeff OTMG
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Wondernine, they had an ad in the Browning section of the June 20 issue of Gun List. I saw the ad and assumed that they had them since the issue came out a week ago. Might want to check.
Poohgyrr
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Hi Powers are great pistols, the grip, reliability, accuracy, and so forth have all been well proven world wide for many years.
I really think Browning has dropped the ball by not advertising like they could have all this time. Now that the actual manufacturer, FN, is selling these fine pistols here in the USA, maybe we'll see better advertising.
One thing, I'm glad some of you guys are still getting "good" prices, because we don't seem to any more
I really think Browning has dropped the ball by not advertising like they could have all this time. Now that the actual manufacturer, FN, is selling these fine pistols here in the USA, maybe we'll see better advertising.
One thing, I'm glad some of you guys are still getting "good" prices, because we don't seem to any more
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Jeff OTMG
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I just picked up another BHP at the Austin gun show today. This is a MkIII all black in .40 S&W. LNIB with the papers and 2 mags, included a kydex paddle holster for $375. They are out there.
I paid $275 for an FN High Power that was an Israeli surplus pistol, I believe from AIM Surplus a couple years ago. It was a little rough on the outside but was mechanically perfect. I bought an older Hi-Power with really neat adjustable rear sight for about $350 that was possibly unfired and absolutely beautiful around the same time. The most expensive one that I own is a High Power Practical in like new condition for something in the $400s. I don't see a lot of High Powers out there for sale, but they are out there if you keep your eyes open for one.
There was a time, about five years ago, when I didn't own a single 9mm handgun. I didn't really desire one, but I had a whole lot of 9mm brass sitting around here. One day I was bored and I loaded up 500 rounds or so with the thought that I might someday bring it along and use one of my friends guns. So with all that brass sitting there, and plenty more reloading components sitting there, and me being a certified gun junkie, I eventually decided that I needed a 9mm of my own. Well, I have always been a 1911 shooter. I had been shooting handguns for years before the plastic guns came on scene. I tried the plastic guns and they didn't really pull my chain. So, it was logical that when I bought a 9mm, it would be a single action, John Browning design. Since then, I have purchased a number of other 9mm handguns. I have a Glock 17, a Ruger P89, a Kel-Tec P11 and I am sure a couple others that don't come to mind. I have also previously owned a few other 9mms and have fired quite a few others. For me, the Browning High Power is head and shoulders above all the rest. Again, IMO this isn't even a contest; there is the Browning High Power and then everything else somewhere in the distance.
I would love to take that Israeli surplus gun I have and use it as the foundation of a totally custom gun. To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a fully customized High Power. It is very expensive, but that is something I have never owned.
I have never used one of my High Powers in IDPA or IPSC. When I decided to try a 9mm in competition, I looked at what I had and decided on the Ruger P89. I had shot IPSC years ago and knew that my gun was going to take a beating. I was shooting thousands of rounds a month in practice, of course you drop your mags in the sand etc. I didn't want to put my beautiful High Powers to this kind of heavy use. That being said, I think it would make a fine competition gun for me.
There was a time, about five years ago, when I didn't own a single 9mm handgun. I didn't really desire one, but I had a whole lot of 9mm brass sitting around here. One day I was bored and I loaded up 500 rounds or so with the thought that I might someday bring it along and use one of my friends guns. So with all that brass sitting there, and plenty more reloading components sitting there, and me being a certified gun junkie, I eventually decided that I needed a 9mm of my own. Well, I have always been a 1911 shooter. I had been shooting handguns for years before the plastic guns came on scene. I tried the plastic guns and they didn't really pull my chain. So, it was logical that when I bought a 9mm, it would be a single action, John Browning design. Since then, I have purchased a number of other 9mm handguns. I have a Glock 17, a Ruger P89, a Kel-Tec P11 and I am sure a couple others that don't come to mind. I have also previously owned a few other 9mms and have fired quite a few others. For me, the Browning High Power is head and shoulders above all the rest. Again, IMO this isn't even a contest; there is the Browning High Power and then everything else somewhere in the distance.
I would love to take that Israeli surplus gun I have and use it as the foundation of a totally custom gun. To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a fully customized High Power. It is very expensive, but that is something I have never owned.
I have never used one of my High Powers in IDPA or IPSC. When I decided to try a 9mm in competition, I looked at what I had and decided on the Ruger P89. I had shot IPSC years ago and knew that my gun was going to take a beating. I was shooting thousands of rounds a month in practice, of course you drop your mags in the sand etc. I didn't want to put my beautiful High Powers to this kind of heavy use. That being said, I think it would make a fine competition gun for me.
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