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BHP Detective
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Stephen A. Camp
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Hello. I suspect that this is the FM (Argentine) pistol as they're the only ones I'm aware of who make such a cut-down version of the BHP. FM is licensed by FN to manufacture HPs. I know of one horror story concerning a slightly-used FM frame giving up the ghost and cracking, but that's it. I've shot several of them and they all worked fine. They were the full-sized guns, not the Detective. Finish was not so good as on the BHP, but then the price was lower, too.
Best.
Best.
Check this site and see if it is a FM Detective model.
http://www.cruffler.com/review-archive.html
Under Argentene Browning Hi Power Pistols. I have heard the same thing about one user having cracked frame rails after, I think he said about 5000 rounds. But then at the same time I have heard many good things about the pistol.
There are horror stories about every weapon on the market and I don't think there has been a pistol model ever manufactured that didn't have one specimen come out sub standard.
Finishes are typically military, but the guns are sound. I have an older model FM pistol that I'm currently modifying into a custom gun. This 9mm is the most accurate 9mm I have ever owned and has mild recoil due to the all steel weight.
If I'm not mistaken, the Detective model has the exact frame size as the larger models, just a shortened slide/barrel. They also come standard with 14 round magazines instead of the usual 13.
Good Shooting
RED
http://www.cruffler.com/review-archive.html
Under Argentene Browning Hi Power Pistols. I have heard the same thing about one user having cracked frame rails after, I think he said about 5000 rounds. But then at the same time I have heard many good things about the pistol.
There are horror stories about every weapon on the market and I don't think there has been a pistol model ever manufactured that didn't have one specimen come out sub standard.
Finishes are typically military, but the guns are sound. I have an older model FM pistol that I'm currently modifying into a custom gun. This 9mm is the most accurate 9mm I have ever owned and has mild recoil due to the all steel weight.
If I'm not mistaken, the Detective model has the exact frame size as the larger models, just a shortened slide/barrel. They also come standard with 14 round magazines instead of the usual 13.
Good Shooting
RED
Thanks Redlg155!
Thanks for the website. It sure looks like the pistol I saw. I thought my dealer told me it was made in Portugal, not Argentina. Based on the article you referred me to, I am going back to the store today, examine this pistol in greater detail, and if it looks good again, I think I'm gonna get it.
I already have a 1977 BHP, plus a fair supply of 13 round mags so I will be ready to go.
Frosty
MOLON LABE
Thanks for the website. It sure looks like the pistol I saw. I thought my dealer told me it was made in Portugal, not Argentina. Based on the article you referred me to, I am going back to the store today, examine this pistol in greater detail, and if it looks good again, I think I'm gonna get it.
I already have a 1977 BHP, plus a fair supply of 13 round mags so I will be ready to go.
Frosty
MOLON LABE
Well....
After a long talk with Bill at Cylinder & Slide (Loughridge? don't know how many Bills are there) I went back to my local dealer, looked at the gun some more, then put money down to hold it. I plan on putting about 200 or so rounds through it, then trying both SilverTips and Federal H-S to see which seems to shoot best, then send it off to C&S for a basic reliability package to include some good tritium sights.
It IS an Argentina-made pistol, I must have been mistaken when I thought it was from Portugal.
Thanks for all the help.
Frosty
MOLON LABE
After a long talk with Bill at Cylinder & Slide (Loughridge? don't know how many Bills are there) I went back to my local dealer, looked at the gun some more, then put money down to hold it. I plan on putting about 200 or so rounds through it, then trying both SilverTips and Federal H-S to see which seems to shoot best, then send it off to C&S for a basic reliability package to include some good tritium sights.
It IS an Argentina-made pistol, I must have been mistaken when I thought it was from Portugal.
Thanks for all the help.
Frosty
MOLON LABE