Posted: 3/3/2010 3:15:05 PM EDT
I've got this 1977 High Power that I picked up for a song back in 91. The gun had been stolen and recovered and while mechanically sound it was covered in surface rust when I got it. I had it Parked and carried it doing PI work for a couple years before it got stuck to the back of the safe. With the price of .45acp lately I decided to dust off the Browning and give it some range time. Well first thing I remembered was how much I disliked the adjustable rear sight................... so I got with one of the smiffs that hang out around here (Bob Miller of Miller Custom) and talked to him about making me a fixed rear sight that would work with the existing front sight. So I sent off the slide and this what Bob's come up with .........................    Soon as I have the slide back I'll add a picture of the finished product and a Range Report.  |
Ok, I apologize for the crappy pics but my camera like a lot of other things around here is OLD.  The slide on the left (or bottom) is a spare off of my work bench that was given to me by ikor but is identical in configuration to the one I sent to Miller Custom. I've included it for comparison to the sight Bob made for me.      BEFORE  AFTER The new sight picture is FAST to acquire and much easier on these old eyes. I'll post a range report on how this new sight shoots when I get to the range ... Thursday maybe.  |
Looks like it will have a great sight picture. I recently looked at an older Belgium made BHP (before deciding on a used Mark 3) and it had that same older style adjustable sight, and I must say the sight picture had no contrast at all and was hard to pick up, it appeared that the notch was too small for the front sight, just a poor image. I think you will be happy with your new irons. 
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The new rear sight is the same height as the old rear sight. However it's not in my carry lineup. I'm leaning towards suppressor host. Oooooohhhhh. I have a spare BHP which I use as a suppressor host with the SWR Trident-9; it's a very reliable, accurate and fun platform. |