Posted: 10/17/2007 3:23:48 PM EDT
I finally won one off of Gunbroker. $470 shipped. Bluing is in great condition and everything is stock. I have the original wooden grips but I would rather put the wear on the Hogue that came with it. I've put about 10 mags through it and have had no failures. For you gun pic nuts, here is a link to my photobucket page for the Hi-Power: Jhuggans Photobucket Hi-Power Album |
You know what they say about guys with small hand dont ya Gav?........................................Small gloves!! |
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NICE!!! Mine is my favorite handgun. I shoot it better than any other I've ever shot, and it fits my hand like a glove. I've been watching several on Gunbroker. I've got a blued model with the small sights and am looking for something with bigger "combat sights" and that I don't mind shooting the crap out of. (like a parkerized or painted version, such as a Mk.III). |
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A lot of people on Gunbroker are asking rediculous prices. Quite a few are asking over $700 for a standard BHP, even some of the ones assembled in Portugal. I could understand for a war era BHP but not anything afterwards. I won an auction about 3 weeks ago, and the same day the place that I bought it from (a pawn shop in Fresno CA) got a call from the local PD to hold the gun because it was possibly stolen. 8-( At first I thought it was a scam but I have the detectives number and a case number. If it turns out clean I asked if I would be able to get it for the same price. Even though I already bought this one, I may still do it. I was watching about 10 different HP's for the last month and a half. Every time they would end, I'd re-add them so I got to see how they changed their prices. I started looking for HP's after I held a new one at Bass Pro. You're completely right, something about it fits perfectly in my hand too. Better than any other gun I've ever shot. 2nd would be a 1911, but the wife wasn't a big fan of the 45 caliber. I don't have a very strong grip, in addition to not being very big, and a lot of wider frames make me feel like the gun is going to jump out of my hand when shooting. |