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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Hi-Power Msg# 1181902
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The MSRP had crept up to a pretty hefty number and I think that plus the fact that the main market is now for plastic, 9mm striker-fired guns that hold 20 rounds and can sell for half as much did the BHP in.
I've always liked them, but not as much as the 1911. I prefer the solid, sliding trigger on a 1911 to the top-hinged swiveling trigger on the BHP. And I couldn't make myself like the way FN ruined the beautiful lines of the later HPs with that awful-looking thumb safety lever. It always looked like a hardware store part to me, straight from the screen door accessories aisle... Still, the older HP models are my next choice after a 1911. This is the nicest BHP I ever touched:  |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I always considered it one of the finest pistols on the market, why did they stop making a proven winner? My father always told me "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", advice Browning / FN should have listened to? As I said before I have a FM from Argentina that was made on FN tools and I believe licensed by Browning / FN? The finish is not nearly as nice but it works well, had the feed ramp polished years ago but that's it as far as any service or modifications. |
Smith and Wesson did that to a few of its semi autos, too, and to make matters worse they put it up on the slide where you couldn't reach it without shifting your grip.