My "New" Hi Power
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Sistema1927
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One just like it, except for a spur hammer, saved my life twice. Wish I had it back.
Enjoy your HP, they are great guns.
Enjoy your HP, they are great guns.
HPJeep
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In my book all Hi Powers are shooters. Enjoy! You'll love it.
Jamie C.
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Thanks guys. I do plan on shooting it but the fellow I bought it from was of a mind that it should be a "safe queen" and preserved for posterity. 
Me, I'm of the opinion that it was designed and built to be shot, so that's exactly what I'm going to do with it. "Posterity" can find it's own gun.
The only thing that really gives me pause about shooting it much is wondering how hard it'll be to find another extractor for it, if it breaks. Anybody know of a good source for internal Hi Power extractors?
J.C.
Me, I'm of the opinion that it was designed and built to be shot, so that's exactly what I'm going to do with it. "Posterity" can find it's own gun.
The only thing that really gives me pause about shooting it much is wondering how hard it'll be to find another extractor for it, if it breaks. Anybody know of a good source for internal Hi Power extractors?
J.C.
Sistema1927
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I just did a quick search on "extractor browning hi-power" on Brownells and found four different ones. Shouldn't be too hard to find just about any part for these fine pistols.
SHOOT IT!!
SHOOT IT!!
Jamie C.
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Thanks again, Sistema1927, that's just what I was hoping to hear.
J.C.
J.C.
Lennyjoe
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Jamie C.
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Hey, Lennyjoe. Stephen's site is one that I spend quite a bit of time at already. It's where I found out when my gun was made.
Oh, and Sistema1927... All of Brownell's extractors are external. But that's okay. Cylinder & Slide makes the internal ones for Hi-Powers.
I doubt I'll ever need a new one though. From what I've been reading, the internal extractors on the old Hi-Powers tended to break most often when people did something stupid... Like drop the slide on a cartridge in the chamber rather than load it from the mag. Still, it's nice to know I can get another if the old one dies.
Also, the guns were made with internal extractors for what, 25 years or more? You'd think it would have been re-designed much sooner if they were really that weak. I suspect that the change to an external extractor was made as much to ease manufacturing as anything else.
Oh, and before I forget, I've run a mag full of ammo through the gun. 124 gr. hollow points.
It ran without a hitch and put all the holes where I aimed them.
Pretty good for a 40+ year old gun, huh?
J.C.
Oh, and Sistema1927... All of Brownell's extractors are external. But that's okay. Cylinder & Slide makes the internal ones for Hi-Powers.
I doubt I'll ever need a new one though. From what I've been reading, the internal extractors on the old Hi-Powers tended to break most often when people did something stupid... Like drop the slide on a cartridge in the chamber rather than load it from the mag. Still, it's nice to know I can get another if the old one dies.
Also, the guns were made with internal extractors for what, 25 years or more? You'd think it would have been re-designed much sooner if they were really that weak. I suspect that the change to an external extractor was made as much to ease manufacturing as anything else.
Oh, and before I forget, I've run a mag full of ammo through the gun. 124 gr. hollow points.
It ran without a hitch and put all the holes where I aimed them.
Pretty good for a 40+ year old gun, huh?
J.C.
browningguy
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Definately made to be a shooter. I shoot my 3CH contract Inglis all the time, only problem was I finally had a High Power failure with it, sear needed replacement last year. I guess after 60+ years you can expect something to happen though.
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