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Section 8: Handguns Subject: BHP with Commander style hammer Msg# 1122608
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The Hi-Power, while not remotely as ubiquitous as the 1911, is still a pistol in the public domain. To that end I no longer link the term "Browning" and "Hi-Power" together as a phrase and haven't for a long time. When FN/Browning decided to stop producing the Hi-Power they just showed a lack of vision for the future, nothing more. Almost immediately, the Turkish company Tisas introduced their Regent, a Hi-Power with a different name. And it has been well received.
At the time it seems the Tisas is the only Hi-Power in current production, but the Hungarian Hi-Powers sell for ridiculously high prices on Gun Broker, and I think it's pretty clear that while the FN original continues to be sought after, people still desire Hi-Powers, not just "BHP" pistols, and anyone could make money and have success with a quality Hi-Power pistol. It's not much different from the 1911 twenty years ago. Today, few people think about Colt when they go out to buy a new 1911, much to Colt's detriment, of course. But it's the way it is. Will it go that way for FN/Browning and the Hi-Power? I'm not predicting it. The Hi-Power is much loved but it still has something of a cult following versus the massive support for the 1911. Yes, it's a massively huge cult following compared to those who love some of the also-ran firearms, but companies will have to think long and hard to follow Tisas into the Hi-Power fray. I'd like to see it happen--I don't have such undying love for FN that I care that they shot themselves in the head. At least it doesn't fill me with the disappointment that seeing Colt commit corporate suicide repeatedly over the last decades. Bottom line--"BHP" and "Hi-Power." Not the same thing. And a huge chunk of Hi-Power fans agree. More manufacturers would just help the popularity of the Hi-Power and introduce it to more people. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: i guess it was the next improvment of the colt line. sure ended up with a micky mouse way of getting the trigger linkage by the magazine. Considering the very good trigger system on the 1911, it is surprising to me that the BHP went off in such a different direction. Maybe it was Saive, rather than JMB who decided on that? Harvey |
At any rate, the BHP trigger can be improved, the magazine disconnect can be removed, the older manual safety can be replaced with a better one, and the BHP would have been over 80 years old had Browning USA not dropped it from their line.