.40 Browning Hi-Power Questions
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I have the Practical model. I love the pistol. It is my favorite .40 caliber pistol to shoot, of course the Browning GP Comp is one of my favorite 9mm's, I just like Brownings. I added a Sprinco recoil reducer and it is the softest shooting .40 that I have ever shot.
There are high caps, I have 4 or 5 of them, they were made by MecGar and hold 11 rounds. I like the factory 10 rounders with the spring loaded eject and those are what I shoot most often.
There are high caps, I have 4 or 5 of them, they were made by MecGar and hold 11 rounds. I like the factory 10 rounders with the spring loaded eject and those are what I shoot most often.
I also have one. It has had some work done on it by Jim Stroh at Alpha Precision. It has a Bar-Sto barrel and an action job. It now is a tight, very accurate and completely reliable gun. And it keeps ticking. I don't recall a single FTF or other malfunction in over 1000 rounds. Maintenance is a bit easier than the 1911 (no bushing). Like all pistols it takes a little getting used to before it feels natural. I wish they made it in a .45 ACP.
Two thumbs up only because I don't have three to give.
Two thumbs up only because I don't have three to give.
I'll climb on board
I am so pleased with my BHP .40 that I have actually stopped even thinking about other guns of this size. Let me tell you, it's taken a lot of years to get me to that point. I wish I had bought one of these when they first came out, instead of waiting until last year.
I feel confident that the .40 round can do its intended job (given proper shot placement). The BHP in .40 feels a lot like shooting a 1911 in .45, so it's totally controllable. As others have commented, it works flawlessly. Cleaning is a breeze. The stock gun I have (well, I changed the grips and removed the mag disconnect, but it could do this before) can do 1" 10-shot groups offhand at 10 meters. The 10-rnd mag capacity means you don't lose anything to the stupid federal law (I was never particularly big on high-cap pistols anyway, but I can't see buying a gun that was designed for more rounds than I'm allowed to stuff in it.).
RE: the .357 Sig. I love the round: hot, always feeds and shoots like a laser. A couple of the guys over at http://www.fnhipower.com/ have installed the Bar-Sto bbls. They just upgraded the forums, but you might do a search on the old forums for insight into the .357 Sig's performance in the BHP.
Buy Mec-Gar (they make the factory mags for FN) spare mags for cheap at CDNN http://www.cdnninvestments.com/
You'll love the .40 BHP if you get it.
I am so pleased with my BHP .40 that I have actually stopped even thinking about other guns of this size. Let me tell you, it's taken a lot of years to get me to that point. I wish I had bought one of these when they first came out, instead of waiting until last year.
I feel confident that the .40 round can do its intended job (given proper shot placement). The BHP in .40 feels a lot like shooting a 1911 in .45, so it's totally controllable. As others have commented, it works flawlessly. Cleaning is a breeze. The stock gun I have (well, I changed the grips and removed the mag disconnect, but it could do this before) can do 1" 10-shot groups offhand at 10 meters. The 10-rnd mag capacity means you don't lose anything to the stupid federal law (I was never particularly big on high-cap pistols anyway, but I can't see buying a gun that was designed for more rounds than I'm allowed to stuff in it.).
RE: the .357 Sig. I love the round: hot, always feeds and shoots like a laser. A couple of the guys over at http://www.fnhipower.com/ have installed the Bar-Sto bbls. They just upgraded the forums, but you might do a search on the old forums for insight into the .357 Sig's performance in the BHP.
Buy Mec-Gar (they make the factory mags for FN) spare mags for cheap at CDNN http://www.cdnninvestments.com/
You'll love the .40 BHP if you get it.
I get my magazines from Brownells. Avoid the ones without the external spring. A big recommendation is to polish the side of the magazine that contacts the disconnect safety. You will get an incredibly smoother trigger pull if you do.
I love mine. It's a great carry gun, and a competition gun as well. The guys with the .45s were a bit concerned when I won a bowling pin match with mine!
I love mine. It's a great carry gun, and a competition gun as well. The guys with the .45s were a bit concerned when I won a bowling pin match with mine!
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I've had two .40 HP's for better than 4 years now. The practical has Heine sights and has the slide hard chromed to match the frame. This gun has sent more than 6,000 rounds down range. It's accurate extremely relilable and now has a 4 lb trigger. No trigger job, it has just worn in that nice. I have kinda branched off to .45's so I don't shoot it much any more but I'll will never part with either of them. I think they balance a little better in my hand than the 9mm. They are more muzzle heavy. Very soft shooter for a .40. Get one and you'll not be sorry.
Hey Jeff OTMG, you going to Tulsa?
Shoot Safe.......CO
Hey Jeff OTMG, you going to Tulsa?
Shoot Safe.......CO
Novaks and Kurt Wickmann and others have done the 357 sig conversion. Alan Yoast and Terry Peters in TX often have modified .40 HP's with two barrels (40 and 357 sig). Would be a great combo in my opinion. Take a look at Novaks, Wickmann and pt partners sites. BTW I have a Wickmann gun and it is fantastic. Have handled (but not shot) Novaks work and it is also great.
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Johnny Guest
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I like mine--
had it for several years and it has been progressively modified, with no intent to do so.
I really hate the MK-III stocks--the needless "thumbrest" prevents easy reach to the mag catch button. The Uncle Mike's rubber stocks are a vast improvement, and I used them for a couple of years. But I really don't care for rubber stocks on a concealment piece--You can usually "burn" a holstered, rubber-stocked pistol pretty easily--The outer garment tends to hang a bit.
I was really looking for a set of black plastic Canadian military stocks and a lanyard ring, to make it (almost) a match for my Inglis 9 mm. A friend gave me a set of the standard commercial blondish wood handles, and it changed the whole appearence of the pistol!
I also ran across a Cylinder & Slide Co. ring-style hammer and had it fitted, with attendant trigger job.
The magazine disconnect went away in the first hour after I took the pistol home.
One point I'd like to make: None of these modifications are really NEEDED for the .40 BHP to be a really good sidearm. Removal of mag disconnector tends to smooth the trigger pull slightly.
Accuracy on mine has been pretty impressive (to me.)
I've bought a couple of after-market Mec-Gar magazines--the company that manufactures the Browning mags that are marked "Made in Italy." These do not have the mag ejector spring, but they are also a LOT less money, and they fall free anyhow.
I get along fine with my .45 autos, thank you - - But I just LIKE this pistol.
You won't regret owning one.
Johnny
had it for several years and it has been progressively modified, with no intent to do so.
I really hate the MK-III stocks--the needless "thumbrest" prevents easy reach to the mag catch button. The Uncle Mike's rubber stocks are a vast improvement, and I used them for a couple of years. But I really don't care for rubber stocks on a concealment piece--You can usually "burn" a holstered, rubber-stocked pistol pretty easily--The outer garment tends to hang a bit.
I was really looking for a set of black plastic Canadian military stocks and a lanyard ring, to make it (almost) a match for my Inglis 9 mm. A friend gave me a set of the standard commercial blondish wood handles, and it changed the whole appearence of the pistol!
I also ran across a Cylinder & Slide Co. ring-style hammer and had it fitted, with attendant trigger job.
The magazine disconnect went away in the first hour after I took the pistol home.
One point I'd like to make: None of these modifications are really NEEDED for the .40 BHP to be a really good sidearm. Removal of mag disconnector tends to smooth the trigger pull slightly.
Accuracy on mine has been pretty impressive (to me.)
I've bought a couple of after-market Mec-Gar magazines--the company that manufactures the Browning mags that are marked "Made in Italy." These do not have the mag ejector spring, but they are also a LOT less money, and they fall free anyhow.
I get along fine with my .45 autos, thank you - - But I just LIKE this pistol.
You won't regret owning one.
Johnny
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taking out the mag disconnect is the first step to take. This makes a very good improvment in the trigger. I keep thinking of getting my Practical modified, sights, or whatever, but the darn thing keeps shooting reliably, accuratly, and I just can't seem to justify fixing what, in my case, isnt broken. Many thousands of rounds, with zero malfunctions.