Customizing a Browning Hi-Power

[SteveC]

Reliability?

I'm not sure what kind of reliability you are seeing, but for quality pistols with good reliability reputations (like the BHP) I'd think the only sort of work you need is to polish the feedramp, make sure your springs are in good shape and make sure your magazines are in proper working order.
You can do all this yourself if you are careful and do your homework. I'd think you would only call in a big name pro if you wanted things like a beavertail, stippling, match grade trigger/barrel or other work that involves carving up metal or precise tuning.
That being said, Arizona Response Systems seems to offer good prices for their work, and the folks on FNHiPower seem happy with all the gunsmithing work.

Steve

 

[John Bettendorf]

six 4 sure

I'd be happy to take your BHP, be nice to it, make sure it
runs, make it pretty,send it back.

I love high powers excellent weapon.

Good posts on the board, well known names have good reps.

? 9mm or 40

Primary application ? carry.

Right handed? Left handed? Hand size-sml-med-lrg?

Favorite performance ammo?

Complete disassemble-detail cleaning-detailed parts inspection
95.00 includes minor tune adjust-clearance and polish of
all components.

Reliability work if needed-polish feed ramp-throat-chamber
mouth-and hood chamfer.

Check extractor and spring
Tune extractor replace spring if needed

Check lock up and timing-headspace-barrel seat-slide and
barrel locking lugs.

Face and crown barrel if needed. 35.00

Wolff XP recoil and firing pin spring per caliber. 7.89

Heinie slant pro sights 135.00 Tritium 185.00 installed

Trigger job with CS type 2 hammer and hard sear 175.00

Bevel mag well max opening 45.00

Carry bevel complete 65.00 if needed

If you do the carry bevel work you will need to refinish?

IMO factory ambi is best-most need custom detent spring for
positive lock.


I think were close to your budget other than , refinish, grips,
checkering, or other cosmetics.

 

[John Bettendorf]

nother bhp pic

Really wish I could figure out this picture thing.

 

[Tamara]

John Bettendorf,

The pics are posting fine; just need to click on the link to see them, is all.

If you want a pic actually in your post (and already have the images hosted on the web someplace), just use the following in your post:

(img)http://www.yourwebhost.com/imagesdirectoryname/theactualpic.jpg(/img)

Replace the "( )" with "[ ]" and you're good to go.




PS: That's a right purty High Power you got there.

 

[John Bettendorf]

Tamara

Thanks for the info, I'm posting from my pc wish I had a web
site up and runnin.

arnt you all up awful late , I get addicted to this stuff told myself
I was gonna call it quits 3 hours ago.

Wish I had some better quality pics most of my album is older
mavica stuff kind a grainy, maybe its the photographer

wonder if I spelled that correctly?



My BHP 40 , some day I'll Finish It, Current goodies
CS type 2 hammer and hard sear, Heinie slant pro sights,
Ahrends custom grips, front cocking serrations

Looks good - shoots better
JB