Stephen A. Camp
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Hello. I have had very good luck with 9mm Hi Powers over the years and they remain my favorite in 9mm.
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Poll.... Browning Hi-Power owners only.
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I just shot mine in Suarez's CRG2. 600 rounds in blowing sand and silt over 2 days.
I had cleaned and oiled it a couple weeks before class then put it up. Didn't clean it or oil until after the class. I had one FTF over the weekend using KRD mags.
As reliable as it is I have not been able to shoot the darn thing with any accuracy. I'm going to go give it some range time now that I have some serious trigger time on it and see if my shooting has improved.
I've about decided on carrying a high-capacity 9mm if I can find one that I can shoot as well as my 1911s. The BHP would be perfect as I already own it and holsters for it.
That said I'm trying a G19 out this weekend to see if I can run it any better.
After all that: Its a good pistol; reliable and a classic. I just haven't developed the skills with it yet and am concerned I won't.
I had cleaned and oiled it a couple weeks before class then put it up. Didn't clean it or oil until after the class. I had one FTF over the weekend using KRD mags.
As reliable as it is I have not been able to shoot the darn thing with any accuracy. I'm going to go give it some range time now that I have some serious trigger time on it and see if my shooting has improved.
I've about decided on carrying a high-capacity 9mm if I can find one that I can shoot as well as my 1911s. The BHP would be perfect as I already own it and holsters for it.
That said I'm trying a G19 out this weekend to see if I can run it any better.
After all that: Its a good pistol; reliable and a classic. I just haven't developed the skills with it yet and am concerned I won't.
First shot the BHP in the form of a Canadian Army Inglis circa 1960. Liked it then and finally got one of my own in the tangent sighted model around 1992. Around five years ago lucked into an FN Mk III Israeli with IWB holster, two mags, and mag carrier for $289, made in 1996 and used very little. Put on a C&S safety, removed the mag safety, replaced the lanyard loop and stud,and installed a set of Spegel Delrins.
I am more partial to the 1911 but a good BHP is no slouch either. The +P+ 115 gr rounds aren't very far behind the .357 SIG for that matter--although I normally run std. vel. ammo through it and am saving the +P+ stuff for TEOTWAWKI scenarios.
The only other 9 I have owned was a Glock 17, with which I was already very familiar as an instructor. To Gaston it might be "perfect" but not to me.
I am more partial to the 1911 but a good BHP is no slouch either. The +P+ 115 gr rounds aren't very far behind the .357 SIG for that matter--although I normally run std. vel. ammo through it and am saving the +P+ stuff for TEOTWAWKI scenarios.
The only other 9 I have owned was a Glock 17, with which I was already very familiar as an instructor. To Gaston it might be "perfect" but not to me.
P-35/53
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I came late to owning a Hi-Power. I was confirmed 1911 or Model19 S&W shooter. I first bought a FEG Hi - power clone and liked that so much in the laast 5 years I have bought 2 Hi-Powers. They are the guns I shoot best .
DHart
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No BHP's in 9mm, but I've got a Silver Chrome BHP in .40 and a standard polished blue BHP in .40. They are wonderful guns. The feel in the hand, pointability, and reliability is superb indeed. These things just won't fail.
For those who don't like the triggers on BHP's (they pretty much suck right out of the box) Don Williams is a HP expert and his trigger jobs make the BHP trigger nearly as nice as a good 1911.... yes, indeed, it can be done! I think it's a must for any HP owner to have a good trigger job done to it.. this will totally transform your gun.
I keep thinking that I really should get a BHP in 9mm as well... but I'm wondering if there are other 9's that I might like even better.... though it's tough to beat the BHP.
For those who don't like the triggers on BHP's (they pretty much suck right out of the box) Don Williams is a HP expert and his trigger jobs make the BHP trigger nearly as nice as a good 1911.... yes, indeed, it can be done! I think it's a must for any HP owner to have a good trigger job done to it.. this will totally transform your gun.
I keep thinking that I really should get a BHP in 9mm as well... but I'm wondering if there are other 9's that I might like even better.... though it's tough to beat the BHP.
Wags
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I own three Browning Hi-Powers in 9MM, 2 Belgian and 1 assem Portugal plus other 9MM pistols. The Brownings are my most trusted, used, and longest owned 9MM's (1981). I know them inside and out, they fit me like it is a part of me, I know my immediate action and clearing drills instinctively, I shoot well with them, and they have never let me down. I would not carry anything else if my life depended it, and I'm not law enforcement. I don't shoot or handle pistols much anymore, but when I pick back up the P35, it's like it never left my hand.
All three were baptized at Novaks in the early 90's with the Spec Ops packages when it was a lot cheaper than today!
All three were baptized at Novaks in the early 90's with the Spec Ops packages when it was a lot cheaper than today!
I've got several 9mms that I really like -- a CZ-85 Combat, a CZ-75B SA that has been nicely gunsmithed, a Glock 34, a Sphinx AT2000P, and a '68 BHP. They're all great guns.
They all shoot almost equally accurately/precisely.
I'm fastest in competition with the Glock, for reasons I don't really understand, but enjoy the 75B SA and BHP most,when just punching paper at the range.
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Your good with the GLock because it has a shorter trigger reset and a lower bore axis than the other guns you listed. This makes it very easy to fire fast and accurately. The BHP is a nice pistol but the trigger has a long reset which makes rapid fire more difficult.
Pat
They all shoot almost equally accurately/precisely.
I'm fastest in competition with the Glock, for reasons I don't really understand, but enjoy the 75B SA and BHP most,when just punching paper at the range.
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Your good with the GLock because it has a shorter trigger reset and a lower bore axis than the other guns you listed. This makes it very easy to fire fast and accurately. The BHP is a nice pistol but the trigger has a long reset which makes rapid fire more difficult.
Pat
Hawk
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Right now my BHP doesn't get any more love than the other 9's.
But that's likely to change in a couple months when WWG gets done hammering on the pile of BHP parts currently working their way through the shop.
But that's likely to change in a couple months when WWG gets done hammering on the pile of BHP parts currently working their way through the shop.
denfoote
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My BHP is just another nine in my safe. One of many!!
As far as it being a carry pistol, if I'm gunna carry a single action autoloader, it might as well be a 1911!!
As far as it being a carry pistol, if I'm gunna carry a single action autoloader, it might as well be a 1911!!
RGO
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I voted for the first one - "I have only a BHP 9mm". Reason: I've found it is the best 9mm for me, and I don't need any other ones (save duplicates!).
Harry Paget Flashman
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I bought and sold two BHP's in 1973 and 1978. Neither "pointed" well for me...I couldn't shoot it well. Regardless, I always did love the gun. I bought another about 3 years ago and am hanging on to it, though I still don't shoot it well. My favorite 9mm is the Glock 17C. I shoot it more accurately and more often than any other of my semi-autos. Have a CZ-75B that I like too. Have had it for about 8 months but haven't shot it yet. I've got a feeling it's going to knock my BHP down to my #3 9mm.
Snake Eyes
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How about an option for:
"I tried and tried REALLY hard to LOVE the BHP but, after owning two and trying out three others--including the rangemasters 'tricked & slicked' model, I got tired of not hitting anything and having a bloody hole on the back of my hand from hammer-bite"
Huh? What about that option??
"I tried and tried REALLY hard to LOVE the BHP but, after owning two and trying out three others--including the rangemasters 'tricked & slicked' model, I got tired of not hitting anything and having a bloody hole on the back of my hand from hammer-bite"
Huh? What about that option??
Marshall
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There's not enough need for that option.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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I love my BHP for all the reasons Johnny G. said. I'm down to one now, from a total at one time of 16.
Currently, the only other 9mms I own are a CZ-PCR and a PT-111. Both get a little carry time, but they're not my everyday carry. For that matter, neither is my BHP, but it goes to more 'formal' occasions than any of the others.
Regards,
Rabbit.
Currently, the only other 9mms I own are a CZ-PCR and a PT-111. Both get a little carry time, but they're not my everyday carry. For that matter, neither is my BHP, but it goes to more 'formal' occasions than any of the others.
Regards,
Rabbit.
brickboy240
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Owned a Glock 17, Beretta 92, SW 5906 and a Ruger P-89...sold all of those off and kept a 1994 FN Hi-Power.
The trigger, the nice grip, the accuracy and ease of operation, the slim profile and all steel construction...theres no reason to own any other 9mm pistol, except maybe a Sig 210 or HKp-7 (but who can afford them?).
I'm sticking with the Hi-Power for all my 9x19mm needs.
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The trigger, the nice grip, the accuracy and ease of operation, the slim profile and all steel construction...theres no reason to own any other 9mm pistol, except maybe a Sig 210 or HKp-7 (but who can afford them?).
I'm sticking with the Hi-Power for all my 9x19mm needs.
-Brickboy240
It's heavier and bulkier than an alloy Commander 1911
and I don't think much of the .22lr unit that's available for it. I see no reason for the poor trigger pull, lack of a ducktail tang, double stack mag, lack of a compact version of it. The Kahr PM9 is a lot more to the point for a 9mm. In a belt gun, I can have much more power than the Browning offers. If I am settling for a 9mm, I want it to fit in a pocket rig, or else it's for low cost practice ammo, in which case, I want it to feel like my other (single stack) guns.
and I don't think much of the .22lr unit that's available for it. I see no reason for the poor trigger pull, lack of a ducktail tang, double stack mag, lack of a compact version of it. The Kahr PM9 is a lot more to the point for a 9mm. In a belt gun, I can have much more power than the Browning offers. If I am settling for a 9mm, I want it to fit in a pocket rig, or else it's for low cost practice ammo, in which case, I want it to feel like my other (single stack) guns.
Serpico
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different strokes...but for me, it's the cat's meow and no matter how many 9s I've tried, I passed most of them up after I would ask myself, "would I rather shoot this or my Hi-Power?"....that said, I did buy a P7M8...and that is because my dept. authorizes it for carry....we can't be trusted with cocked and locked guns....
shep854
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I have an Argie HP clone. It's a classic and a blast to shoot, but I also like my other 9mm's, so it has to take its turn in rotation.
Golddog
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My Mark III BHP had a trigger second only to a tuned 1911 for clean, light pull (mag safety had been removed). It pointed quickly, had the smallest grip of any hi-cap, was 100% reliable, ejected mags like rockets, wore great sights, hit where I looked, and felt terrific in the hand.
Yet I sold it to buy my fifth CZ 75. The Browning was a bit too small for my hand, so my finger hit the trigger at the wrong angle and too far in. For me, the trigger thus had unpleasantly sharp edges. The Browning safety was too small and had that characteristic indistinct feel.
Of course those practical considerations actually had almost nothing to do with my decision. I just prefer the looks and feel of the CZ's over any semi. They just seem like an extension of my hand, and their curves please my eye.
For people with smaller hands, the BHP may well be the better gun. But this is certain, for me: Cocked and locked, whether CZ, BHP, or 1911, is the only way to go. Once you've handled and shot these guns, the rest of the TDA's and DAO's and Safe Actions are clumsy tools indeed.
Yet I sold it to buy my fifth CZ 75. The Browning was a bit too small for my hand, so my finger hit the trigger at the wrong angle and too far in. For me, the trigger thus had unpleasantly sharp edges. The Browning safety was too small and had that characteristic indistinct feel.
Of course those practical considerations actually had almost nothing to do with my decision. I just prefer the looks and feel of the CZ's over any semi. They just seem like an extension of my hand, and their curves please my eye.
For people with smaller hands, the BHP may well be the better gun. But this is certain, for me: Cocked and locked, whether CZ, BHP, or 1911, is the only way to go. Once you've handled and shot these guns, the rest of the TDA's and DAO's and Safe Actions are clumsy tools indeed.
The Bear
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I bought my FN BHP while stationed in Germany in the late 70's. Of all the guns I own, friends and family that pick up the Browning ALWAYS shoot great, even on the first clip. This can't be coincidence. The BHP just sets up right for most shooters.
It doesn't like lead bullets very well though but is flawless with any jacketed slug.
It doesn't like lead bullets very well though but is flawless with any jacketed slug.
bluto
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I have a Belgian made Hi Power that is built like a Swiss watch. Craftmanship is the finest of any pistol I own. Utterly reliable and very accurate. I'll never sell it. BUT, the Hi Power triggers OTB are abominable and I've come to prefer both my SIG 9mm's (228 and 226).
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