Hi-Power Opinions

I never liked the looks of the Hi-Power from its narrowed front portion of the slide to the elongated lever on the left-side. For a SA the trigger is floating too far forward. Slide is perhaps the slimmest of any 9mm I've handled and the grip is full, not as comfy as a 1911.
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All the more for me...:D
 
Another plus for the Hi-Power! No silly front cocking serrations. The Hi-Power has stayed true all of these years unlike other companies picking up the 1911.

Until the Hi-Power fad starts in a few year. :rolleyes:
 
I never understood how folks could love a 1911 but not like the Hi-Power. To me, the Hi-Power is what the 1911 should have eventually evolved into.
 
Skans said:
I never understood how folks could love a 1911 but not like the Hi-Power. To me, the Hi-Power is what the 1911 should have eventually evolved into.
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Imagine the Hi-power enlarged just a bit to accommodate the slightly longer .45 case, maybe with a cast frame (it might NOT be needed), and with an extra rounds or two from a double-stack mag. It could still be a pretty slim gun.

It probably never happened because the European market never really was never as infatuated with the .45 ACP as U.S. shooters -- and by the time gun-makers in Europe started bulding .45s more broadly, the BHO design was no longer state-of-the-art.
 
Imagine the Hi-power enlarged just a bit to accommodate the slightly longer .45 case, maybe with a cast frame (it might NOT be needed), and with an extra rounds or two from a double-stack mag. It could still be a pretty slim gun.

It probably never happened because the European market never really was never as infatuated with the .45 ACP as U.S. shooters -- and by the time gun-makers in Europe started bulding .45s more broadly, the BHO design was no longer state-of-the-art.
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It did happen. Check out the NAACO Brigadier.
 
Yep, WVsig those truly are horrible looking. I want all of them! :D

Everybody who IS somebody should have at least one Hi Power and one 1911!
 
enlarged BHP

Yes it did happen. When the .40 S&W hit the scene, some dimensions on the BHP changed to accomodate the hotter .40 rd, and to the purists, the BHP took a turn in the wrong direction.

Me, I think the .40 turned the BHP into a better pistol, as I never owned or handled one of the "traditional models" much, and the .40 is more cartridge, no matter how you look at it. Thing is the .40 BHP did not fly, and I don't thinK its offered anymore.

Shows you what I know.
 
When FN converted the HP to .40, theY found that the gun needed some additional beefing up, and went to a CAST frame rather than forged.

I don't think it changed dimensions all that much, but in .40 mode, some folks familiar with the BHP found the feel of the gun different... (A friend who had one loved his, and he could make ANY GUN sing!!)

The BHP/FNHP apparently died from lack of buyer interest.
 
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I always liked the lines on the Browning High-Power, but I've had to admire it from afar. If I actually owned one, I might be less pleased with its looks, but I doubt it.
 
Spread the word! They are odd and ugly looking, not plastic, and worst of all they have no rail to mount accessories, so they can't be tactical. I hope demand for them drops to near zero. I've owned more than my share of these odd, ugly, weird looking things over a good many years, but have not bought or traded for a Hi Power in the last couple. When I get the bug to buy another one, perhaps the ugly things will be selling for about the same price as a used Hi-Point;-) I can only hope.
 
I think the Hi-Power looks better than the Sphinx, if that means anything. The latter IMO is just plain ugly. :eek:

It may not mean anything to some, particular patterns tend to be more desirable than others. Example, the wheel of a vehicle, five spokes looks good compared to six. :o
 
745SW said:
I think the Hi-Power looks better than the Sphinx, if that means anything. The latter IMO is just plain ugly.
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Some Sphinx models are quite nice, and even the less attractive ones can grow on you.

This one isn't too bad:

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My Sphinx SDP isn't a beauty, but it shoots like one -- and I don't really think it's ugly. Utilitarian, like a Glock....

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I'll agree that it's not as pretty as my BHP, but some folks consider both the Sphinx and the Hi-Power an acquired taste :D :

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I'd have to know which one the OP thought was ugly. I've seen some of them with a kind of painted-on-then-baked finish that I consider ugly, but the earlier models (mine's a 1981) have crisp grind lines, high polish and a fantastic blue job. I've had mine since new, so coming up 35 years, and I think it's as good looking a pistol as I can imagine.
 
If I'm not mistaken the Sphinx borrows more from the CZ75 than the Hi-Power, both internally and externally. I believe it was originally a da/sa design with Condition One capability, slide in frame, etc. though the company has produced a number of variations on that by now. These days it doesn't look like either to me.

http://www.sphinxarms.com/

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