Browning HP Worth $650?
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Wildalaska
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I got one in from Browning at 3:00 pm yesterday. Closed at 6. Sold the HP for $629 this morning. Ddidnt even get to put a tag on it.
Offer him $625. They are worth every nickel.
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Offer him $625. They are worth every nickel.
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Gordon
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Luis Awerbuck told me to get an Inglis, he said they run the best
AND Inglis mags are the best From the thousand or so he's seen in classes and combat
AND Inglis mags are the best From the thousand or so he's seen in classes and combatStephen A. Camp
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Hello. The blued versions ("Standards") are not rare, but I sure don't see them in the shops as much as the matte-finished Mk III pistols. The latter go for $639 around here so I'd think that the blued version at $11 more is fair. Neither price is "good," but that seems to be the tariff these days for a NIB Hi Power.
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Josey
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That is in line with NIB prices I have seen. The blued BHPs are rare in my part of the country.
faustulus
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If you are willing to pay it and are happy with the gun ...
I'd shop around a bit.
I'd shop around a bit.
JohnBT
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A blued one is at least that much in the shops around here. The last time I looked the BHPs in the case were running from something like $625 up to a very pricey $714.95. JT
MrAcheson
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Yup your looking at 6 to 7 bills for a new hipower. Browning/FN makes a good gun though. They haven't cheapened the hipower like some of the other manufacturers have unfortunately done with the 1911.
BHPshooter
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While it does seem a hard price to swallow at first, if you do get it you will soon realize that it's worth every cent.
If it comes with factory prebans, then it's even more worthy of being snatched up.
Wes
If it comes with factory prebans, then it's even more worthy of being snatched up.
Wes
Ala Dan
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A NIB blue Browning Hi-Power is easily worth every dime
of that figure! Around here in central Alabama, prices
seem to vary between $629-689.
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Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
of that figure! Around here in central Alabama, prices
seem to vary between $629-689.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
It really depends on where you shop. You can get BHP for $600-650 all day long, so dont feel you have to get this one. Just a couple months ago I passed a 99% BHP for $440, so they are out there, just keep your eyes open. Also if you don't have to have NIB. a lot of times people buy a gun and find out they don't like it so they sell to cut losses.
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Thanks for the help. This is the first NIB blued HP 9 I've seen in my area in about two years. I've seen a couple of 40s but no 9s. I spotted a couple of NIB phosphate finish ones at a show for about $630. There were also some used ones for $550. I'm tempted but Lord knows I'm broke!
Coltdriver
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I know how it is when you get the determination to have a particular pistol going in your mind.
However, HP's are not rare.
There is a lot to learn about them and www.fnhipower.com is a great place to go for that information.
The best I have done on a used 1989 MK III is $360.
I bought a "T" series for 550 which I recently sold for 675. Too pretty to shoot.
You should be able to find a solid used one for 400 to 500 tops. But you have to shop.
I personally would only settle for an authentic made in Belgium by FN for my first HP.
But, whichever way you decide to go they are great pistols. My MKIII is a keeper. I think the way they fall to my hand makes them one of my all time favorites. They are the easiest pointers I know of.
However, HP's are not rare.
There is a lot to learn about them and www.fnhipower.com is a great place to go for that information.
The best I have done on a used 1989 MK III is $360.
I bought a "T" series for 550 which I recently sold for 675. Too pretty to shoot.
You should be able to find a solid used one for 400 to 500 tops. But you have to shop.
I personally would only settle for an authentic made in Belgium by FN for my first HP.
But, whichever way you decide to go they are great pistols. My MKIII is a keeper. I think the way they fall to my hand makes them one of my all time favorites. They are the easiest pointers I know of.
MrAcheson
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Amen, I'm going to buy one just for the ergonomics. It feels great. I just fear how much money I will have to put in before I get a decent trigger.
ballistic gelatin
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I met an old guy at a gun show with an old browning hi power. I asked him what he had there and he showed me "some old browning" with wood grips. I asked how much he wanted for it and he was hoping to get $250. I declined and ended up spending twice that on a Beretta 92. --- I should have bought the browning, a holster, new grips, night sites and a thousand rounds of ammo for all that. But at the time, I didn't know what I was looking at.... :banghead:
Jason Demond
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My Dad paid $729.00 three month ago, for a blued Browning Highpower with target sights.
MrAcheson
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It can yes. One popular method of avoiding it is bobbing the spur hammer (Stephen Camp does this). Another is the aftermarket no-bite hammers from Cylinder & Slide.
Coltdriver
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Regarding hammer bite I have found that it is not necessary to hold the pistol with the web of your hand forced up against the upper grip swell or the beginning of what would be a beaver tail. The gun just does not kick that hard and you can actually gain a bit of leverage over the recoil by gripping the handle a quarter inch lower. The length is certainly there and the angle accomodates a lower grip naturally. Result, no hammer bite.
Regarding getting a good trigger out of one, the nature of the mechanism by itself does not lend itself to a target type of trigger. If you go the cylinder and slide route they actually rehinge a part to change the leverage you feel through the trigger. However I have discovered an easier way to get the trigger feeling right and working smoothly. I just took mine apart and used liquid moly sulphide to treat all of the trigger parts. The moly lube kit is under $20 and will treat several guns. The result is that while the trigger still has a bit of take up it is smooth and the let off is very crisp just with the un modified factory parts. In fact I left the mag safety in mine after treating the safety release and the face of the mag too.
I do run a shok buff in mine just to preserve the gun and it does make it a little softer shooting. A slightly heavier slide spring is useful if you are shooting anything that is even mildly hot. Mine works great even with pmc hard ball and the heavier spring.
Regarding getting a good trigger out of one, the nature of the mechanism by itself does not lend itself to a target type of trigger. If you go the cylinder and slide route they actually rehinge a part to change the leverage you feel through the trigger. However I have discovered an easier way to get the trigger feeling right and working smoothly. I just took mine apart and used liquid moly sulphide to treat all of the trigger parts. The moly lube kit is under $20 and will treat several guns. The result is that while the trigger still has a bit of take up it is smooth and the let off is very crisp just with the un modified factory parts. In fact I left the mag safety in mine after treating the safety release and the face of the mag too.
I do run a shok buff in mine just to preserve the gun and it does make it a little softer shooting. A slightly heavier slide spring is useful if you are shooting anything that is even mildly hot. Mine works great even with pmc hard ball and the heavier spring.
Turner's Outdoorsman in Pasadena, CA, had BHP's on closeout. No one around here wanted to buy an "outdated" gun, especially when it sat next to 228's, P99's, P-01's, XD-9's, etc.
30% OFF! Ended up getting it for just over $500.00. They only had one left in their San Marcos store, so I had them ship it over post haste.
Re: hammer bite. I have the C&S hammer on mine, and I still get a very slight pinch on the webbing of my hand. I never feel it, though, it just leaves a mark at the end of the day. I do mash my hand as high as it'll go on the gun, however.
30% OFF! Ended up getting it for just over $500.00. They only had one left in their San Marcos store, so I had them ship it over post haste.
Re: hammer bite. I have the C&S hammer on mine, and I still get a very slight pinch on the webbing of my hand. I never feel it, though, it just leaves a mark at the end of the day. I do mash my hand as high as it'll go on the gun, however.
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