Hi Power owners!!!

[ShipWreck]

I'd like to make this section a resource for Hi Power owners. I personally don't have one, but will probably get one eventually.

Anyway, I know there isn't much here yet. But if you guys will share your knowledge, I am sure this subforum will grow!

[ShipWreck]

Please keep helping this section grow, you Hi Power guys

[tshadow6]

The BHP is the finest 9mm pistol in the world, what are you waiting for? I've owned mine close to 25 yrs. and it's the only pistol I won't trade. The BHP just plain works! Dead on reliable, fits your hand, there is nothing bad about it.

[impcmonk]

I have the FNH High Power .40. It was one of the last FN's imported. Amazingly accurate!!!!!!

[BreakerDave]

My first experience with a Hi-Power was when I was a novice getting into shooting. A family friend who was a shooting enthusiast and LEO took me to several gun shops since he was looking for something new for himself. I got to see several guns and when I held the Hi-Power, it fit and pointed naturally. I told him this felt right unlike the other stuff. He smiled and told me I had good taste.

I like both the 9mm and .40 S&W models. They are a real treat. I have taught several friends how to shoot using a 9mm Hi-Power and they really liked it. -I just wish they'd scale up the Hi-Power one more caliber to the .45 ACP.

[impcmonk]

That's called a 1911.

[BreakerDave]

That's called a 1911.

Nope. The Hi-Power was made after the 1911 to address some of the weak points in the 1911 design. Look at a Hi-Power side by side with a 1911 and you can see the improvements in the basic design. -And this is from someone who loves 1911's.

If there was one commonality in JMB's work, it was improvement over time.

[impcmonk]

you are right, the basic design came from the 1911. They are more akin than any other handgun. While they did make improvements, the 1911 today is much more reliable than those of the past. So if you like the High Powers, then the natural progression would be to move to the 1911. I've owned many of them. In fact I traded my Wilson Combat for the PS90.

[BreakerDave]

I'm already a dedicated 1911 guy. My local shop knows to put any interesting 1911/1911A1 to the side for me. As I mentioned before, I think they're great. I would just like to see someone scale up the Hi-Power design since it was supposed to improve upon and further develop elements of the 1911 design. It would eliminate some of the weaker points of the 1911 platform i.e. the staked plunger tube, separate barrel bushing, etc.

The Hungarians sort of took a stab at it with their version of a .45 caliber Hi-Power. Unfortunately, they used a copy of a S&W frame for the receiver so the grip is very different.

Regarding the trade of a Wilson Combat 1911 for a PS90... Wow! Generally speaking, the stuff from Wilson is very nice. I don't think I could've swapped a Wilson for a PS90. Hopefully, you have enough 1911's that you're not missing your Wilson.

[impcmonk]

Regarding the trade of a Wilson Combat 1911 for a PS90... Wow! Generally speaking, the stuff from Wilson is very nice. I don't think I could've swapped a Wilson for a PS90. Hopefully, you have enough 1911's that you're not missing your Wilson.

LOL, I've owned quite a few 1911's. While I loved my Wilson, I had a huge problem with the finish on it. I sent it back once and they re-coated the slide. Then it sat in the case. I pulled it out about a month later and the finish was wearing off of a different place on the slide. I wasn't about to spend the money to ship it back to them. I own a S&W tactical 1911 now and it's been just as accurate and reliable as the Wilson (at 1/3 the price). Besides, I'm wanting to have most of my arsenal under the FN stable. I'm eagerly awaiting the FNP.45