Uh-oh. The Girsan now has 470 rounds through it without any stoppages. The magazine that came with the gun no longer locks the slide to the rear, which is a common issue with the 15 round Mec Gar magazines. I will get some Wolff extra power springs and see if that helps. Luckily I have…
I had some time to hit the range and check out the GHP with some random carry type loads. Mixed in the can were Winchester 124 +P Bonded, Winchester 127 +P+ T Series, Federal 147 Hydrashok from 20 years ago, Speer Gold Dot 147 G2, and a couple of Hornady Critical Defense 110gr loads. It…
I was getting some initial groupings with an Aero M5 .308 rifle at 50 yards just to have it on paper and collect some velocity data when I realized it was a perfect opportunity to get some more rounds through the GHP. Yes, that is a 4 inch group at 50 yards. The Atlanta Arms…
I decided to answer the question of how much the extended tang means for performance shooting, first. I settled on 1 shot from the holster for 10 reps with each, Girsan and the Mk. II Browning. I worked the drill from 10 yards on an 8″ steel plate. I started with the Girsan with no…
First, Steve would have thought this thing to be ugly! He likely would have phrased it in these pages as something along the line of how he preferred the classic lines of the Hi Power. If I had presented it to him, he would likely have added some adjectives to how ugly it was, knowing…
The question posed is a common one from folks shooting Hi Powers manufactured before the advent of the “straight” feed ramp circa 1982. (Hi Powers having the straight, non-humped ramp normally feed any JHP ammunition. This would include late-run classics, as well as the Mk II’s, right on up through the current Mk III pistols.) While it may be…
Because there are none. Only the slide and frame on the Mk III’s are matte finished. The barrel is normally left in the white and the trigger, grip screws, hammer, slide stop, magazine release and ambidextrous thumb safety have a dull blue finish. The matte finish is applied after the sights are fitted to the slide’s dovetails which is…