I'm just curious if anyone here likes the BHP?
I've owned a couple (a MkII and a Mk III) and had a little bit of a love-hate with them. The pistols fit my hand great, I shot them decently, and I'm a fan of single-action autos...but...all the magazines I could find had really sharp corners on the back edges of their baseplates. Not a big deal, really...until you carry spare mags and one corner digs into YOU and / or the outside corner tears into your covering garment.
For some reason, too, the BHP's slide felt too small to me. I can't explain this one; smaller is often better, but it's as if I couldn't obtain a good grasp at the rear of the slide when chambering a round.
My BHPs also still had the magazine safety disconnect installed (think I'm using the nomenclature correctly there). This is a standard feature of the Hi-Power that is often disabled by users to obtain a better trigger pull.
Since my most recent BHP experience (I don't own one now), I've found some possible solutions to what ailed me. An outfit called Privateer Leather makes, among other things, mag pouches with a built-in liner or protector to keep the mag corner from zapping the wearer. Also, there was a company making a much-improved, softer-edged magazine base pad for the BHP...I'm not sure if they're still around, but I'd do some research if I ever decided to try one of these pistols again.
And, of course, there's always the option of a mag pouch with covering flaps / snaps. This wouldn't seem conducive to concealed-carry, though.
Despite the flaws I see in the gun (whether real, perceived, or just my own personal hang-ups), I remain a fan. I've considered adding a new Mk III back to the lineup. We shall see.
You don't find too many BHPs "on the line," it seems. Once I saw a guy shooting a beautiful two-toned model, Browning's "Practical Model," I believe it's called, at an IDPA match. I was impressed and complimented the shooter on his weapon choice.
On a related note - does anyone watch NBC's "The Blacklist?" Main character Raymond "Red" Reddington, played to a "T" by James Spader, has for the last season or two been packing a Hi-Power. This would seem a classy and appropriate choice for a well-connected, globe-trotting bad-guy-doing-good like Red. And, he carries it cocked-and-locked, just like it oughtta be!
Kudos to somebody on the show's production staff for arming Red this way. In an earlier episode, they had him strip and reassemble a 1911 in a scene, and it was done by-the-book perfectly!
I've owned a couple (a MkII and a Mk III) and had a little bit of a love-hate with them. The pistols fit my hand great, I shot them decently, and I'm a fan of single-action autos...but...all the magazines I could find had really sharp corners on the back edges of their baseplates. Not a big deal, really...until you carry spare mags and one corner digs into YOU and / or the outside corner tears into your covering garment.
For some reason, too, the BHP's slide felt too small to me. I can't explain this one; smaller is often better, but it's as if I couldn't obtain a good grasp at the rear of the slide when chambering a round.
My BHPs also still had the magazine safety disconnect installed (think I'm using the nomenclature correctly there). This is a standard feature of the Hi-Power that is often disabled by users to obtain a better trigger pull.
Since my most recent BHP experience (I don't own one now), I've found some possible solutions to what ailed me. An outfit called Privateer Leather makes, among other things, mag pouches with a built-in liner or protector to keep the mag corner from zapping the wearer. Also, there was a company making a much-improved, softer-edged magazine base pad for the BHP...I'm not sure if they're still around, but I'd do some research if I ever decided to try one of these pistols again.
And, of course, there's always the option of a mag pouch with covering flaps / snaps. This wouldn't seem conducive to concealed-carry, though.
Despite the flaws I see in the gun (whether real, perceived, or just my own personal hang-ups), I remain a fan. I've considered adding a new Mk III back to the lineup. We shall see.
You don't find too many BHPs "on the line," it seems. Once I saw a guy shooting a beautiful two-toned model, Browning's "Practical Model," I believe it's called, at an IDPA match. I was impressed and complimented the shooter on his weapon choice.
On a related note - does anyone watch NBC's "The Blacklist?" Main character Raymond "Red" Reddington, played to a "T" by James Spader, has for the last season or two been packing a Hi-Power. This would seem a classy and appropriate choice for a well-connected, globe-trotting bad-guy-doing-good like Red. And, he carries it cocked-and-locked, just like it oughtta be!
Kudos to somebody on the show's production staff for arming Red this way. In an earlier episode, they had him strip and reassemble a 1911 in a scene, and it was done by-the-book perfectly!
