This is a great gun. It was my grandfathers service pistol when he was in the Belgian gendarmerie. It carried him through the thirties, the war years and post war. I'm happy I have one at home and it serves very well on the gun range.
Not sure if it's been noted before,but the notch after the checkering of the slide is there so the safety will lock on it and make disassembly easier.Love the review and the Hi-Power,keep the quality of your videos. =)
I shot one of these for the first time last weekend, and was thoroughly impressed with how manageable it is. I can see why it was adopted by so many countries.
This gun for me is.....The Gold Standard in sidearms Period.Everything that you articulated as the pros of this gun are the reason I still hold this design as the ultimate in handguns.Great video. Awesome job.
I don't know if anyone pointed this out or even if you know it but I will say it anyway for disassembly you hold your slide using tge safety in the second notch in the slide and then you can remove the holding pin easily
@shinli00 It's called the Hi Power because of the 'firepower', meaning the number of rounds which it could hold. When it was released the Hi Power could hold more rounds than any contemporary pistol because it was the first pistol with a double-stacked magazine.
G'day sootch. Good video. We still currently use this pistol here in Australia and i can say from personal experience that this is a excellant pistol and as you say we load down our magazines to 10 rounds even though, as you say they do accept the 13+1 capacity.
I found your actual knowledgeable review to be very well presented and researched. Great looking and performing firearm. My HP slide cracked probably due to +P Corbon ammo and lots of great shooting. Deadly weapon - ammo combination in the hands of a skilled shooter.
Outstanding pistol, like TH it was my service sidearm for my time in the Military, great to shoot, easy to strip and clean and never had any issues with them, just a classic Browning design. great vid Sootch
The finish is hard chrome . For +p loads you have two choices , use a .40 guide rod spring but that is all you will be able to shoot and eject. The owners manual states "The barrel and action of this pistol have been made with substantial safety margins over the pressures developed by American commercial loads" 35 K PSI and +P 38 K PSI under SAMMI. cheers
This one was on my bucket list forever. Finally got lucky with a almost NIB and kind of rare one at that. But god the trigger is something different to me and leaves a lot to be desired. I think it’s going to the smith to be worked over (lightly) to keep as original as possible.
Hey sootch, a way you can make the field strip a little easier is to engage the thumb safety into that second notch on the slide prior to removing the slide stop. The safety will hold the slide in place and take tension off of the pin. Also makes reassembly easier. Just wanted to share that data point with you. Love your channel and keep making great vids!
I owned one of these once, but regrettably had to sell it to make the rent once. It's a great pistol; the only flaw that I can see is that the beavertail on the backstrap is too short. If you have large hands and aren't careful, the slide or the hammer can pinch the webbing of your hand when you shoot it.
Sootch some people like myself were turned off by the low (by today's standards) mag capacity. You should mention that Mec-Gar makes flush fitting 15 round mags for the BHP.
I sent of my Hi power clone slide to be custom machined, with S&W M&P sight dovetails milled in so I can install any sights that will fit the M&P, I'm super stoked to get it back.
i enjoyed this video more than any other you have uploaded. Maybe it's because of the historical design of the High Power. Love that gun. You have kept it in pristine condition. I've got to get one.
When my dad served in the Army during the Panama invasion, he knew his standard issue didn't have enough knock down power so he got a Hi power instead. It wasn't just during the invasion but his own protection when he was undercover in civilian clothing. I've never owned any guns but if I had to start I would choose a Hi power first. Great video as always Sootch.
My grandpa bought one in 1990 (checked the serial number and manufactured date) anyways I’m 19 she is mine now:) g10 grips on her so much thinner reliable and some much fun to shoot. Getting the mag disconnect removed and the gun Re-finished and new sights and I use the 15 round megar magazines I have shot with them in all conditions (one handed,left and right) ( rapid fire) (30 yards ) (slow ) and they’ve been reliable so far. Sorry going on and on but I just love this gun and I have a ddm4 v7 pro :) and many others so that says alot for a 30 year old gun
Sootch love your reviews. Ill watch them even if its not a product I had prior interest in. I subscribe to several gun magazines for my gun porn but they don't do it justice like you. Thanks for your time and enthusiasm.
@FuckFlyOverCuntry WWII handguns have been found in Europe, after 50+ years in the ground, and fired without problems. Personally, I have multiple semi-auto mags that have been stored full for 3+ years and fire flawlessly when pulled out. Furthermore if you are familiar with the metalurgy and physics of springs, you would discover that maintaining pressure on a spring does not weaken or deform it. Think about all the springs around us that are constantly under pressure for years, if not decades.
No plus p ammo? This is news to me. This gun was designed to shoot standard 9mm ammo which in Europe the standard ammo probably exceeds our +P ammo. I shot some Fiocchi ammo back in the day that may have been sub machine gun ammo with no ill effects. Contact Browning if you have any questions.
Nice to saa a review of the good old Hi Power, it, has served my country and many others well for years. It is know being replaced by Sigs sadly. One thing though, when you stripped it you held the slide back, you could always have used the notvh in the slide that the safety locks into. That is why it's there after all..
Hi, just got my second P35, 1953 FN, pure Belgium made. What a nice piece. I also have the 75th Anniversary, never been fired. Glad I was able to get the 1953 so I could shoot the last John Moses Browning designed firearm. Sad that Browning choose to 86 this classic sidearm. Rick Mansberger
First gun I ever bought was a Belgian made model I bought in 1987 for $472.50. I had some Millett sights put on the year after I bought it, and I put Pachmayr grips on sometime in the mid-90's. (I still have the original wood grips stored safely away in the original box.) I've never been a serious shooter, and certainly have less than 1000 rounds through it, but I absolutely love my Browning. I had no idea what I was doing when I bought it. I knew I wanted 9mm, and I loved the way it felt in my hand. It's like an old friend. :-)
Great video and great pistol. We still use the Browning Hi Power up here in the Canadian Army, I actually was doing some dry firing shooting drills with it and my NCO's last week. We use the Canadian "Inglis" made ones which have been around for quite a while so they are a bit "used" but still work great. I also noticed in your stripping and assembly you didn't push the slide back and engage it with the safety to remove the slide stop which makes things easier. Take care & keep up the good work!
Mr, Browning is the greatest weapon designer ever.... Single action weapons Rock.... just think M2 BMG, 1911, the high power and so on - how many of his designs are still used today
With TLC, throating and polishing, these can be made the slickest operating pistol there are. Blindfolded, and cycle the action by hand half a dozen times, you could not tell if cycling rounds out of the mag, or cycling air with no mag. Except for hearing falling rounds. Mine was that smooth feeding and ejecting. John Browning's last design may have been his best.
The Browning Hi Power has been a favorite of mine since buying my first in 2000. I can reach all the controls and I think it's easier to work and clean than my 1911.
I'm a Big Revolver Guy but the Browning is an awesome pistol. I've got one that's made by FN. I haven't shot it in a few years now, after seeing this video I'll have to take it outand make a little noise. :-)
I loved mine, I could just never get used to the trigger. The break isn't as pronounced as a 1911 or Glock. I could never tell when it was gonna break. Maybe it was just me. Excellent gun though, I do miss it.
Very nice. 10 years after you posted this, I sit here watching with my HP Practical on my hip. One of my favorite pistols of all time. Personally I can't stand those Pachmeyer grips, so I have a nice set of rosewood grips from Craig Spegel that I got way back in 1998 on mine.
The mag safety was specified in the contract the pistol was designed to meet. As a military pistol, the mag safety makes it easy and quick to safe the weapon on duty. I can't see SAS or British soldiers complaining about the trigger without being laughed at. Always click test a Hi-Power and ensure the hammer doesn't drop when the slide runs forward after dropping the slide stop. Check also the hammer doesn't drop to half cock when dropping safety. Too many people "tune" the trigger on these by fucking with the sear....
It was called 'practical' because the model was actually made for Europezn IPSC shooters back in the 1980's (before the 1911's with compensators became the standard). And the P in IPSC stood for Practical before they changed it ibto Parcour. Also, if you pull the slide all the way back and then turn the safety on, you can remove the slide stop without applying pressure.
worth changing out the ambidextrous side of the grip, that thumb side in the palm of your hand detracts. For all the new 9mm's out there nothing has significantly improved on the P35, some nice trigger spring kits out there cheaply too
When your stripping that pistol there's a notch you can use in combination with the safety switch to hold the slide in place. If your not strong enough to hold the slide while removing the pin, it might ping out at you. I love this pistol but the trigger sucks. In my opinion.
uh, Sootch? When you disassemble the Hi-Power, you use the thumb safety lever in the second notch on the slide to hold it open while you remove the stop pin. See the notch? It is the one forward of the safety notch. Much easier than holding spring tension while trying to work the stop pin loose.
@roundrogers Thank you...Just got back around 1 pm have to go to work to night at 6...They put on a great event agin...Thanks agin Sootch...God bless...
Bummer. The Browning website shows only MK III and Standard models in production. I always dug the Practical and the full hard chromed ones and now that I'm in a position where I can get one, the only way to do it is find a used one! Nice vid!
I had a squib low pressure .40 and a second in the pipe three Sundays ago. I had bought it Saturday and in 22 hours it was blowed. I sent it to browning after new year as they told me to wait until holiday was over. It was a bhp mark iii .40 1995 in 97 percent. I never knew what made these so nice until I shot this one just a hundred times. The extractor blew out. The barrel about 15 cm back has a 35 thousandths bulge and the slide will not go back. I was told at 80 dollars an hour Smith time and a new barrel at about 250 plus the other parts could get pricey and if the repair cost was too great browning might could offer me to buy a new one at a discount. Does anyone have comments on this be appreciated. I had it up on arms list and had a 215 parts offer. My son convinced me to send it in as its only 35 to look at it. Yes it was a low pressure reload. The worst part is I just paid 850 22 hours before. So now with the repair cost. The loss from 850 to parts 200 is great. So running again and then selling it I am out way less. The thing is I really like it and the condition is very nice
I love the hi power as well as the cz 75 I know you didn't mention the cz but they seem to be so close to eachother as well as ergos ..I don't own a hi power but I do own a cz . Great review
Replaced with the gen 4 glock 17 though in Afghanistan british soldiers were being issued sig p226's beforehand. On a side note these will stay in armouries for many years to come, there's still some old Victory revolvers inside some british armouries.
There's a notch to which you can engage the safety lever in order to keep the slide back while disassembling the gun. No need to hold it with your hand with the risk of seeing it fly across the room:). PS I have an FN made one in 7,65Parabellum (.30 luger), which I got in exchange for a Browning in 9mm... The quality of the FNs is just so much better than the Brownings!
The recent ones are made in Portugal. Mine was made in 1964 in Herstal, and that's a different story. And even if they were made in the exact same factory and only assembled in Portugal (which I can't exclude, really...), the quality of older FNs is just in a league of its own
You teardown and assemble the hard way. Just push the slide back and engage the safety lever in the notch in the slide (that's what it's there for) and then push the slide release out.
Over-pressured ammo. Basically more power in the same caliber, but not all guns can take it especially older ones. Most guns now you'll find do take +P but you should always check your make and model to see if it can take it before using it.
Overlooked by many but one of the best handguns EVER.
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This is a great gun. It was my grandfathers service pistol when he was in the Belgian gendarmerie. It carried him through the thirties, the war years and post war. I'm happy I have one at home and it serves very well on the gun range.
Not sure if it's been noted before,but the notch after the checkering of the slide is there so the safety will lock on it and make disassembly easier.Love the review and the Hi-Power,keep the quality of your videos. =)
I shot one of these for the first time last weekend, and was thoroughly impressed with how manageable it is. I can see why it was adopted by so many countries.
This gun for me is.....The Gold Standard in sidearms Period.Everything that you articulated as the pros of this gun are the reason I still hold this design as the ultimate in handguns.Great video. Awesome job.
Have mine since 40 years
I don't know if anyone pointed this out or even if you know it but I will say it anyway for disassembly you hold your slide using tge safety in the second notch in the slide and then you can remove the holding pin easily
@shinli00 It's called the Hi Power because of the 'firepower', meaning the number of rounds which it could hold. When it was released the Hi Power could hold more rounds than any contemporary pistol because it was the first pistol with a double-stacked magazine.
Federal HST and Winchester Ranger 147 grain feed great and are very accurate and are standard pressure and a great defense load.
G'day sootch.
Good video. We still currently use this pistol here in Australia and i can say from personal experience that this is a excellant pistol and as you say we load down our magazines to 10 rounds even though, as you say they do accept the 13+1 capacity.
I've owned my Hi-Power for 26 years and it's still "like new". Fantastic weapon, I plan on passing it on to my grandson in due time.
I found your actual knowledgeable review to be very well presented and researched. Great looking and performing firearm. My HP slide cracked probably due to +P Corbon ammo and lots of great shooting. Deadly weapon - ammo combination in the hands of a skilled shooter.
Outstanding pistol, like TH it was my service sidearm for my time in the Military, great to shoot, easy to strip and clean and never had any issues with them, just a classic Browning design. great vid Sootch
Did you know this pistol is the standard side-arm of the Australian Defence Force. It is a reliable, compact weapon with a 13 round magazine.
The finish is hard chrome . For +p loads you have two choices , use a .40 guide rod spring but that is all you will be able to shoot and eject. The owners manual states "The barrel and action of this pistol have been made with substantial safety margins over the pressures developed by American commercial loads" 35 K PSI and +P 38 K PSI under SAMMI.
cheers
This one was on my bucket list forever. Finally got lucky with a almost NIB and kind of rare one at that. But god the trigger is something different to me and leaves a lot to be desired. I think it’s going to the smith to be worked over (lightly) to keep as original as possible.
I have same pistol in that finish but with adjustable rear sight , 40 cal and custom cocobolo grips
Classy lookin' pistol. I love the 9mm cartridge and appreciate another piece that moves the lead. Thank for the review.
Hey sootch, a way you can make the field strip a little easier is to engage the thumb safety into that second notch on the slide prior to removing the slide stop. The safety will hold the slide in place and take tension off of the pin. Also makes reassembly easier. Just wanted to share that data point with you. Love your channel and keep making great vids!
I owned one of these once, but regrettably had to sell it to make the rent once. It's a great pistol; the only flaw that I can see is that the beavertail on the backstrap is too short. If you have large hands and aren't careful, the slide or the hammer can pinch the webbing of your hand when you shoot it.
Great gun review, the BHP and the 1911 have me conflicted but I think I like the lines and look of the BHP. More gun reviews please.
Sootch some people like myself were turned off by the low (by today's standards) mag capacity.
You should mention that Mec-Gar makes flush fitting 15 round mags for the BHP.
I sent of my Hi power clone slide to be custom machined, with S&W M&P sight dovetails milled in so I can install any sights that will fit the M&P, I'm super stoked to get it back.
i enjoyed this video more than any other you have uploaded. Maybe it's because of the historical design of the High Power. Love that gun. You have kept it in pristine condition. I've got to get one.
When my dad served in the Army during the Panama invasion, he knew his standard issue didn't have enough knock down power so he got a Hi power instead. It wasn't just during the invasion but his own protection when he was undercover in civilian clothing. I've never owned any guns but if I had to start I would choose a Hi power first. Great video as always Sootch.
It’s been 10 years. Did you ever get a hi power or any other guns since you wrote this comment? Is your dad still alive?
@@zachb1494 No still haven’t. My father is fine.
I LOVE the Hi Power! Definitely one of my favorites, and yours especially, the "Practical" model.
My grandpa bought one in 1990 (checked the serial number and manufactured date) anyways I’m 19 she is mine now:) g10 grips on her so much thinner reliable and some much fun to shoot. Getting the mag disconnect removed and the gun Re-finished and new sights and I use the 15 round megar magazines I have shot with them in all conditions (one handed,left and right) ( rapid fire) (30 yards ) (slow ) and they’ve been reliable so far. Sorry going on and on but I just love this gun and I have a ddm4 v7 pro :) and many others so that says alot for a 30 year old gun
That gun is SO beautiful! I love the reverse tone look!
Sootch love your reviews. Ill watch them even if its not a product I had prior interest in. I subscribe to several gun magazines for my gun porn but they don't do it justice like you. Thanks for your time and enthusiasm.
another piece of good work. love watching your vids. Thanks for your time and reviews. Keep doing what you do
@FuckFlyOverCuntry WWII handguns have been found in Europe, after 50+ years in the ground, and fired without problems. Personally, I have multiple semi-auto mags that have been stored full for 3+ years and fire flawlessly when pulled out. Furthermore if you are familiar with the metalurgy and physics of springs, you would discover that maintaining pressure on a spring does not weaken or deform it. Think about all the springs around us that are constantly under pressure for years, if not decades.
No plus p ammo? This is news to me. This gun was designed to shoot standard 9mm ammo which in Europe the standard ammo probably exceeds our +P ammo. I shot some Fiocchi ammo back in the day that may have been sub machine gun ammo with no ill effects. Contact Browning if you have any questions.
Ahhh the High Nine. the handgun is Legend. Belgium Congo High Nines are the most sought after. Sweet review. This is a fundamental Imperial arm.
The first semi-auto I bought with my own money, and still probably my favorite pistol to shoot. I still think it has the best grip ever designed.
Fugettaboutit I like to say "It's like shaking hands with your favorite Uncle".
Nice to saa a review of the good old Hi Power, it, has served my country and many others well for years. It is know being replaced by Sigs sadly.
One thing though, when you stripped it you held the slide back, you could always have used the notvh in the slide that the safety locks into. That is why it's there after all..
Hi, just got my second P35, 1953 FN, pure Belgium made. What a nice piece.
I also have the 75th Anniversary, never been fired.
Glad I was able to get the 1953 so I could shoot the last John Moses Browning designed firearm.
Sad that Browning choose to 86 this classic sidearm.
Rick Mansberger
First gun I ever bought was a Belgian made model I bought in 1987 for $472.50. I had some Millett sights put on the year after I bought it, and I put Pachmayr grips on sometime in the mid-90's. (I still have the original wood grips stored safely away in the original box.) I've never been a serious shooter, and certainly have less than 1000 rounds through it, but I absolutely love my Browning. I had no idea what I was doing when I bought it. I knew I wanted 9mm, and I loved the way it felt in my hand. It's like an old friend. :-)
A close-up of my Friend From Belgium...
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Very nice. There is just something special about a Hi-Power.
Great video and great pistol. We still use the Browning Hi Power up here in the Canadian Army, I actually was doing some dry firing shooting drills with it and my NCO's last week. We use the Canadian "Inglis" made ones which have been around for quite a while so they are a bit "used" but still work great. I also noticed in your stripping and assembly you didn't push the slide back and engage it with the safety to remove the slide stop which makes things easier. Take care & keep up the good work!
Love the hipower, one of the best looking guns around I think
+Alan Jones You forgot to mention that when you pick one up, it's like shaking hands with your favorite uncle.
Mr, Browning is the greatest weapon designer ever.... Single action weapons Rock.... just think M2 BMG, 1911, the high power and so on - how many of his designs are still used today
With TLC, throating and polishing, these can be made the slickest operating pistol there are. Blindfolded, and cycle the action by hand half a dozen times, you could not tell if cycling rounds out of the mag, or cycling air with no mag. Except for hearing falling rounds. Mine was that smooth feeding and ejecting. John Browning's last design may have been his best.
Excellent video, love the disassembly/reassembly, the history of the gun. Glad I foung your channel
I have a BHP Practical too. It's an awesome gun; feels great, shoots great, looks great. I've never had a failure.
The Browning Hi Power has been a favorite of mine since buying my first in 2000. I can reach all the controls and I think it's easier to work and clean than my 1911.
I'm a Big Revolver Guy but the Browning is an awesome pistol. I've got one that's made by FN. I haven't shot it in a few years now, after seeing this video I'll have to take it outand make a little noise. :-)
I loved mine, I could just never get used to the trigger. The break isn't as pronounced as a 1911 or Glock. I could never tell when it was gonna break. Maybe it was just me. Excellent gun though, I do miss it.
Excellent review. Thank you for posting this. God Bless!
I'm diggin' the two tone BHP. might have to get one like it!
Thanks for a video on such a gorgeous pistol.
Very nice. 10 years after you posted this, I sit here watching with my HP Practical on my hip. One of my favorite pistols of all time. Personally I can't stand those Pachmeyer grips, so I have a nice set of rosewood grips from Craig Spegel that I got way back in 1998 on mine.
Very good review can't wait to get one of these as I am a browning fan and owner all ready but shotguns only really want to purchase one of These soon
The mag safety was specified in the contract the pistol was designed to meet. As a military pistol, the mag safety makes it easy and quick to safe the weapon on duty. I can't see SAS or British soldiers complaining about the trigger without being laughed at. Always click test a Hi-Power and ensure the hammer doesn't drop when the slide runs forward after dropping the slide stop. Check also the hammer doesn't drop to half cock when dropping safety. Too many people "tune" the trigger on these by fucking with the sear....
It was called 'practical' because the model was actually made for Europezn IPSC shooters back in the 1980's (before the 1911's with compensators became the standard). And the P in IPSC stood for Practical before they changed it ibto Parcour.
Also, if you pull the slide all the way back and then turn the safety on, you can remove the slide stop without applying pressure.
+CptBerns Lmao. I still have fun in the Production division though. The clubs around me keep the stages somewhat "practical"... sometimes. haha.
Love browning guns. I would love to find a baby browning to add to the collection.
I've got to say Sootch, I'm the proud owner of a Colt series 70 & watching this one I had a small case of gun envy : )
Nice job
worth changing out the ambidextrous side of the grip, that thumb side in the palm of your hand detracts.
For all the new 9mm's out there nothing has significantly improved on the P35, some nice trigger spring kits out there cheaply too
Australia is still using them as our standard issue side arm too. Its a good pistol. Rugged, accurate and reliable.
Thanks for the shortcut lessons in field stripping and reassembly.
When your stripping that pistol there's a notch you can use in combination with the safety switch to hold the slide in place. If your not strong enough to hold the slide while removing the pin, it might ping out at you. I love this pistol but the trigger sucks. In my opinion.
Was interesting to learn the history of it, thanks you.
uh, Sootch? When you disassemble the Hi-Power, you use the thumb safety lever in the second notch on the slide to hold it open while you remove the stop pin. See the notch? It is the one forward of the safety notch. Much easier than holding spring tension while trying to work the stop pin loose.
great looking gun! very classy looking, love it.
Great gun vid Sootch!! Hi Powers are a great natural-feeling gun. Thanks
@roundrogers Thank you...Just got back around 1 pm have to go to work to night at 6...They put on a great event agin...Thanks agin Sootch...God bless...
One of these, a p226/9, a les Baer 1911, and a glock 41 are the main set of pistols I want in semi auto
Actually the UK military now uses sig sauer p226 on operations, but the Australians still love and use the HP.
Finally a decent review of this gun youve done this guns name sake well
Bummer. The Browning website shows only MK III and Standard models in production. I always dug the Practical and the full hard chromed ones and now that I'm in a position where I can get one, the only way to do it is find a used one! Nice vid!
the hi power and the jericho 941 are my favorite 9mms
Sootch, thanks for the video. That's one of the sexiest Hi Powers I've ever seen, I love the two tone look.
Brother that is a beautiful high power thanks for the show!!
I had a squib low pressure .40 and a second in the pipe three Sundays ago. I had bought it Saturday and in 22 hours it was blowed. I sent it to browning after new year as they told me to wait until holiday was over. It was a bhp mark iii .40
1995 in 97 percent. I never knew what made these so nice until I shot this one just a hundred times. The extractor blew out. The barrel about 15 cm back has a 35 thousandths bulge and the slide will not go back. I was told at 80 dollars an hour Smith time and a new barrel at about 250 plus the other parts could get pricey and if the repair cost was too great browning might could offer me to buy a new one at a discount. Does anyone have comments on this be appreciated. I had it up on arms list and had a 215 parts offer. My son convinced me to send it in as its only 35 to look at it. Yes it was a low pressure reload.
The worst part is I just paid 850 22 hours before. So now with the repair cost. The loss from 850 to parts 200 is great. So running again and then selling it I am out way less. The thing is I really like it and the condition is very nice
That's awsome, man. Great looking gun!
Great review. The practical model is not easy to find.
such a nice pistol. definitely par with the 1911.
Wow, sootch, great minds. I was thinking about this pistol this morning.
Would like to have a Hi-Power as my first 9mm. Great vid.
I love the hi power as well as the cz 75 I know you didn't mention the cz but they seem to be so close to eachother as well as ergos ..I don't own a hi power but I do own a cz . Great review
Nice pistol sir. The HP is on my list of guns to get "some day".
Replaced with the gen 4 glock 17 though in Afghanistan british soldiers were being issued sig p226's beforehand.
On a side note these will stay in armouries for many years to come, there's still some old Victory revolvers inside some british armouries.
Great review! Few more days and I'll have my Browning Hi Power Standard!!!
Excellent gun review.
There's a notch to which you can engage the safety lever in order to keep the slide back while disassembling the gun. No need to hold it with your hand with the risk of seeing it fly across the room:).
PS I have an FN made one in 7,65Parabellum (.30 luger), which I got in exchange for a Browning in 9mm... The quality of the FNs is just so much better than the Brownings!
The recent ones are made in Portugal. Mine was made in 1964 in Herstal, and that's a different story. And even if they were made in the exact same factory and only assembled in Portugal (which I can't exclude, really...), the quality of older FNs is just in a league of its own
You teardown and assemble the hard way. Just push the slide back and engage the safety lever in the notch in the slide (that's what it's there for) and then push the slide release out.
You can get them with both the rounded hammer like on the one in the video and the "spur" hammer which tends to hit the web of hands.
this is a gun i've been wanting for awhile.
Also I have a 1968 model, and I have used + Ps - just put in a heavier recoil spring and she shoots just fine for being a 43 year old weapon,
I have a .40 Hi Power Practical, it is my favorite gun.
A Mk. III HP will shoot whatever you want out of it. The frame is stronger and Israelis shot their hot 9mm loads out of it with no issues.
A Timeless Classic!
We use it here in Canada have and still use it too.
this is my next pistola right here, got myself a mk2
While i don't think the Hi-Power is a particularly good looking gun I have handled one before and it fits the hand very nicely
I have the same gun bought it in the 90, s and I had no issues shooting +p loads out of it
Another great vid.....please provide more info. Concerning food storage...thx for your time.
what a looker. two tone. I like.
British Military have just invested in the Glock 17 after many years service with the Browning.
The first pistol I ever shot and my service pistol for 5 years.
~ TH
'Practical' is the name for an IPSC-like discipline that we shoot here in Belgium. Guess that's where the name for this gun comes from ;)
sooch you wouldn't have to hand tension the recoil spring at takedown and reassembly if you would just use the slide safety
Over-pressured ammo. Basically more power in the same caliber, but not all guns can take it especially older ones. Most guns now you'll find do take +P but you should always check your make and model to see if it can take it before using it.