Not infrequent discussions on various firearm sites suggest that the Hi Power and the CZ-75 are relatives. Some opine that the latter is a descendent of the former. Let’s take a look at these two pistols and see where they share common traits and where they don’t in order to see just how true their…
It is no secret that my favorite 9mm pistol has been the Browning Hi Power and that either it or a 1911 pattern pistol is my most often used pistols at the range. Before retirement as a police officer my duty sidearm was either a Hi Power 9mm or a 1911 in .45 ACP. These…
(Fired from Browning Hi Power w/factory barrel, w/Barsto barrel, and from Glock 26) Today’s defensive shooters expect quite a bit from expanding ammunition. In the past, expansion was a “sometimes” thing. While that is still true today, it’s my observation that bullets intended to expand actually do…most of the time. No longer is expansion itself enough. …
It’s not unusual to find fans of the single-action automatic at this crossroad somewhere down the shooting trail. Folks who are wedded to one or the other of these classic designs wouldn’t change …and that’s fine. There are some for whom it presents a “dilemma”. Note that I did not say a serious dilemma. That doesn’t mean that it’s…
(A partial explanation of why I try always to be armed) I had a hard time deciding whether to put this under “FAQ” or “Other Handguns,” but decided to put it under “Browning Hi Power” as most of the time, it’s what was with me on: There was no wind and the mist was so…