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
As most know, Fabrique Nationale manufactures the Hi Power pistol. Commonly known in the United States as the “Browning Hi Power”, it is imported by Browning and while it bears the their logo, it is manufactured by FN. FN is a large manufacturer of firearms from handguns to heavy machineguns and has customers worldwide. There is
“Why are there no Hi Powers in .45 ACP?” This question pops up in both printed media as well as Internet firearm forums. I can come up with a couple of reasons. One is simply that the .45 ACP’s physical dimensions are too large for the relatively petite Hi Power. Early prototypes of the Hi
I am asked this on a fairly regular basis via personal messaging on the forums or by email. Some just assume that I always use a Hi Power and go from there, but the truth is that over the years I’ve used different handgun types, each presenting its own positive…and not-so-positive characteristics. I am not