JimB1 554 Posted February 10, 2018 End of an iconic pistol... http://www.guns.com/2018/02/08/iconic-browning-hi-power-ends-production-after-more-than-80-years/ Get them while you can. -Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 10, 2018 It is a shame but there are more out there than I could ever afford. Almost bought a Syrian this past week. Then I found out there is an Egyptian contact too both with great crests. Plus the Nazi and Finn ones. That right there is $10k in available Hi-Powers that are all made better than today and have history behind them Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charleslee 44 Posted February 10, 2018 Got one last year, new, @ Cheyenne Mtn. when I found out they were going to be disco’d. Fixed sights, was only one left. Pricey-almost a grand. Beautiful gun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted February 10, 2018 Lucky to have bought a few over the years - an inglis - a immediate post war blued and an E preifx....great guns...but value will now just go up and up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 10, 2018 Lucky to have bought a few over the years - an inglis - a immediate post war blued and an E preifx....great guns...but value will now just go up and upI don't have a Hi-Power yet. I will add one eventually. Maybe use my latest round of permits I will be applying for to get one. One is being used for S&W 1917 .45ACP, would like to use one on a CZ-38 with SA Stamp, and a Hi-Power sounds like a good idea for the third, or a 1934 or 1935 Beretta. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted February 10, 2018 I have a FN Belgium MK III Hi Power I got from AIM Surplus. Solid gun. Smaller than I expected. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted February 10, 2018 It is long overdue, adios. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted February 10, 2018 48 minutes ago, Ray Ray said: It is long overdue, adios. Haters gonna hate.....screw those polymer wonders..... The hi power ....when guns were steel and wood and men stood to pee. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School 611 Posted February 11, 2018 Still have my HP from the 70's and it still is a working gun in service. I do have polymer wonders too but the HP still has a place. A bit heavy by todays standards and my G19 has replaced it for a go to gun. I carried it for years when I was told to get a serious gun. It always fed hollow points well back in the day and never hiccupped. It now resides in a desk draw and I'm as secure with it as I ever was. Big mistake discontinuing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 11, 2018 Haters gonna hate.....screw those polymer wonders..... The hi power ....when guns were steel and wood and men stood to pee.Yup now these girly men run around with plastic pistols and worry about ounces of weight. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJSigfan 218 Posted February 11, 2018 Glad I have mine already.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgtdave4321 36 Posted February 11, 2018 I was surprised when I saw that they were discontinued. I was hoping for a while that Browning would have tried to experiment and maybe modernize the Hi Power. Maybe add a rail, or even try a poly-frame with the rail. I love the ones that I have. I have been thinking of trying out one of the Regent's that have been imported recently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted February 11, 2018 Why do you need to modernize a perfect fighting firearm? Rails....polymer......gimmicks. Mine have fed everything I have ever thrown at them.....not one and I mean one hiccup.... Perfect ergonomics...... awesome pointability.....thin.....balanced.....whats not to like ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 11, 2018 I was surprised when I saw that they were discontinued. I was hoping for a while that Browning would have tried to experiment and maybe modernize the Hi Power. Maybe add a rail, or even try a poly-frame with the rail. I love the ones that I have. I have been thinking of trying out one of the Regent's that have been imported recently. Please don't add rails to a Hi-Power. That is almost as bad as chopping up a Garand. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9X19 125 Posted February 11, 2018 I believe this announcement was made last fall. Great gun...wish I still had my T-series made in 68. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMWR12 35 Posted February 12, 2018 I have a WW2 German one and it is by far my favorite WW2 German pistol. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted February 12, 2018 10 hours ago, USRifle30Cal said: Perfect ergonomics...... awesome pointability.....thin.....balanced.....whats not to like ! Magazine disconnect safety, low capacity, heavy and bad triggers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted February 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ray Ray said: Magazine disconnect safety, low capacity, heavy and bad triggers. Mag disconnect safety can be removed. 15 round mags are available. Trigger is much better after removal of mag disconnect safety. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted February 12, 2018 18 hours ago, Ray Ray said: Magazine disconnect safety, low capacity, heavy and bad triggers. See the post above @Ray Ray 13 rounds is lo cap? You know why it was called the hi power? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted February 13, 2018 If it is so great, why they stop production? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 13, 2018 If it is so great, why they stop production?Because most new firearms buyers today want tacti-cool and are worried about ounces, because they aren't man enough to carry steel and wood.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted February 13, 2018 52 minutes ago, Ray Ray said: If it is so great, why they stop production? Because unlike the 1911, Browning is really the only one to produce the Hi Power. Meanwhile, 1911 designs are rampant... Hi Power Manufacturers: FN Browning Fabricaciones Militares (FM) RFI - Rifle Factory Ishapore (Pistol Auto 9mm 1A) FEG (Clone) Charles Daly (Clone) Norinco (Unlicensed Clone) Meanwhile... 1911's are made by... American Classic American Tactical A&R Sales AMT Armi Dallera Custom (ADC) Armscor Astra ATI Australian Precision Arms Auto Ordnance Briley Brixia Brolin Arms Browning (reduced-size .22 and .380 copies) Bunker Arms Cabot Carolina Arms Caspian (slides and frames only) Charles Daly Christensen Arms Cimarron Citadel CO Arms Colt (commercial and US/foreign gov't contract from 1911 to present day) Chiappa (.22LR 1911 copy) Crown City Cylinder & Slide CZ USA Dan Wesson Detonics Devel Dlask Arms D&L Sports Double Star Ed Brown EMF Federal Ordnance Falcon Firestorm Freedom Arms Fusion Gemini Custom Girsan Griffon Combat GSG (.22LR 1911 copy) Guncrafter Industries Gunsite Hero Guns High Standard Imbel Imperial Defense Infinity Inland Manufacturing Interstate Arms (Regent) Interarms Irwindale Arms Industries (IAI) Israeli Arms Industries (also called IAI) Ithaca (new business located in Sandusky, OH) Ithaca (old NY-based company, made pistols under US gov't contract 1943-1945) Iver Johnson Karl Lippard Kimber Kongsberg (M/1914 pistol manufactured in Norway under Colt license) LAR Les Baer Llama Lone Star Magnum Research (Bul) Maximus Custom Metro Arms Michigan Armament Mitchell MP Express National Ordnance Nighthawk Norinco North American Arms Co. Ltd. (US gov't contract in 1918, ~100 pistols assembled but not delivered) Nowlin Palmetto State Armory Para Ordnance/Para USA Pistol Dynamics Olympic Arms Omega Defense Oriskany Arms Peter Stahl Randall Ranger Reeder Custom Regent Remington Arms (current business) Remington Rand (made pistols under US gov't contract 1942-1945, not affiliated with Remington Arms or Remington-UMC) Remington-UMC (US gov't contract 1918-1919) NOTE: ~1000 replicas were made by Remington Arms and Turnbull in 2014) Republic Forge Roberts Defense Rock Island Armory Rock River Arms Ruger Safari Arms S.A.M Salient Arms Sarco Schroeder Bauman Shooters Arms (Philippines) Sig Sauer Singer (US gov't contract, 500 pistols produced in 1941) Sistema (aka D.G.F.M.-F.M.A.P.) (M1927 pistol manufactured in Argentina under Colt license) Smith & Wesson South Fork Arms/Perkins Custom Springfield Armory (former military arsenal in MA, made M1911s from 1914-1917 under US gov't contract) Springfield Armory (commercial business established in 1974, not associated with above) STI SVI Tanfoglio Taurus Taylor & Co. TİSAŞ Turnbull Mfg. Ultimate Arms Unertl Union Switch & Signal (US gov't contract, 1943) Uselton/Ultimate Arms USFA Walther/Umarex (.22LR 1911 copy) Wilson Combat Valtro Victory Arms Volkman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeletePLS 178 Posted February 13, 2018 love my hipower, cant see why anyone would buy one new though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,322 Posted February 13, 2018 I want a gently used Hi Power! It WILL be my next pistol purchase! Can someone please tell me what I should look for in a used Hi Power? Serial range, features etc! Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Ray 3,566 Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, capt14k said: Because most new firearms buyers today want tacti-cool and are worried about ounces, because they aren't man enough to carry steel and wood. But 1911s are doing well and they are bigger, heavier and are more expensive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobA 1,235 Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Krdshrk said: Because unlike the 1911, Browning is really the only one to produce the Hi Power. Meanwhile, 1911 designs are rampant... Hi Power Manufacturers: FN Browning Fabricaciones Militares (FM) RFI - Rifle Factory Ishapore (Pistol Auto 9mm 1A) FEG (Clone) Charles Daly (Clone) Norinco (Unlicensed Clone) Meanwhile... 1911's are made by... American Classic American Tactical A&R Sales AMT Armi Dallera Custom (ADC) Armscor Astra ATI Australian Precision Arms Auto Ordnance Briley Brixia Brolin Arms Browning (reduced-size .22 and .380 copies) Bunker Arms Cabot Carolina Arms Caspian (slides and frames only) Charles Daly Christensen Arms Cimarron Citadel CO Arms Colt (commercial and US/foreign gov't contract from 1911 to present day) Chiappa (.22LR 1911 copy) Crown City Cylinder & Slide CZ USA Dan Wesson Detonics Devel Dlask Arms D&L Sports Double Star Ed Brown EMF Federal Ordnance Falcon Firestorm Freedom Arms Fusion Gemini Custom Girsan Griffon Combat GSG (.22LR 1911 copy) Guncrafter Industries Gunsite Hero Guns High Standard Imbel Imperial Defense Infinity Inland Manufacturing Interstate Arms (Regent) Interarms Irwindale Arms Industries (IAI) Israeli Arms Industries (also called IAI) Ithaca (new business located in Sandusky, OH) Ithaca (old NY-based company, made pistols under US gov't contract 1943-1945) Iver Johnson Karl Lippard Kimber Kongsberg (M/1914 pistol manufactured in Norway under Colt license) LAR Les Baer Llama Lone Star Magnum Research (Bul) Maximus Custom Metro Arms Michigan Armament Mitchell MP Express National Ordnance Nighthawk Norinco North American Arms Co. Ltd. (US gov't contract in 1918, ~100 pistols assembled but not delivered) Nowlin Palmetto State Armory Para Ordnance/Para USA Pistol Dynamics Olympic Arms Omega Defense Oriskany Arms Peter Stahl Randall Ranger Reeder Custom Regent Remington Arms (current business) Remington Rand (made pistols under US gov't contract 1942-1945, not affiliated with Remington Arms or Remington-UMC) Remington-UMC (US gov't contract 1918-1919) NOTE: ~1000 replicas were made by Remington Arms and Turnbull in 2014) Republic Forge Roberts Defense Rock Island Armory Rock River Arms Ruger Safari Arms S.A.M Salient Arms Sarco Schroeder Bauman Shooters Arms (Philippines) Sig Sauer Singer (US gov't contract, 500 pistols produced in 1941) Sistema (aka D.G.F.M.-F.M.A.P.) (M1927 pistol manufactured in Argentina under Colt license) Smith & Wesson South Fork Arms/Perkins Custom Springfield Armory (former military arsenal in MA, made M1911s from 1914-1917 under US gov't contract) Springfield Armory (commercial business established in 1974, not associated with above) STI SVI Tanfoglio Taurus Taylor & Co. TİSAŞ Turnbull Mfg. Ultimate Arms Unertl Union Switch & Signal (US gov't contract, 1943) Uselton/Ultimate Arms USFA Walther/Umarex (.22LR 1911 copy) Wilson Combat Valtro Victory Arms Volkman Why was Kahr left off the list? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted February 13, 2018 I want a gently used Hi Power! It WILL be my next pistol purchase! Can someone please tell me what I should look for in a used Hi Power? Serial range, features etc! Thanks.There are a lot of variations. I would say narrow it down to timeframe you are looking for first. Then military or commercial. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted February 13, 2018 3 hours ago, BobA said: Why was Kahr left off the list? Found that list online... it's several years old Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobA 1,235 Posted February 13, 2018 23 minutes ago, Krdshrk said: Found that list online... it's several years old Actually I’m fishing for opinions on Kahr. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites