Is a Browning Hi-Power worth the price?

Yes, everything about it is special and redeeming. It is quite possibly the finest shooting 9mm on the planet. Perfect balance, natural grip, the Browning quality and precision.... list just goes on.

Sure, another Gloxd is about half the price... but the Hi Power is a fine precision machine. I consider is a fine swiss watch among pistols. Also, the grip and gun are a better size for smaller hands than the Beretta 92's, which would be the closest handgun i would compare the Hi power to, although it still isnt nearly as nice.

Buy it. Or at least shoot it. Just handling it and working the slide should tell you...

Michael, here's the problem. SOME Browning Hi-Powers are worth that money ... but some Hi-Powers are not. If you find one of the prime era Belgium made Hi - Powers in really nice condition, then yes it probably is. It's a heck of a nice 9mm. Slim for a double stack, accurate, excellent balance, extremely accurate, and fine handling.

However, Hi-Powers, like 1911's have been made by everyone and their brother over the years with varying degrees of attention to detail. a FEG Hi - Power out of Portugal or such? Not a chance is it worth a $1000 unless Cylinder and Slide has been through it with a bunch of custom work. Stock that pistol is probably closer to $400.

'90's era FN Hi Power with the wierd, sort of decocker function? Not worth a $1000 to me, probably more in the lines of a $500 - $650 sort of gun. The one I shot had a rough trigger, shot low and to the right from it's fixed sights and just generally didn't shoot as nice as the late '60's era example that I got the chance to shoot.

A brand new one? Honestly, that seems a bit high. an MSRP of $1000 with actual retail around $850 - $900 putting it in the range of a new SIG? Maybe. The design is excellent in alot of ways, but for that kind of money I'm expecting the polished rails, smooth action and some top quality parts. I'm not sure that's where Browning is at right now.

Thinkingblade

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Browning Hi-Powers and 1911's, while very fine handguns which are comfortable and accurate shooters for many people, are, IMO - rather overpriced. Note I didn't say overrated - I'm a 1911 aficionado and think they're the best .45 caliber platform around. Ditto for the Hi-Power and the 9mm.

However, I do think that $1000+ for a 9mm Browning is excessive, unless it's a collectible of some sort. Given that this pistol was manufactured in huge numbers, those prices don't seem to jibe when you consider the price of a new Beretta 92fs (which is also manufactured in huge numbers.)

A gun which approximates the BHP in terms of ergonomics and controls and handling is the CZ-75. This pistol was praised by John Cooper, among others, and given that it's a foreign-made (Czech) pistol, that's high praise indeed from one of the great American pistoleros who ever lived. A new CZ-75b in 9mm will run you in the area of $600, give or take, and they have other options available (compact models, or models with rails on the dustcover) which the BHP does not.

Browning High Power For Sale

It's one of the best 9mm pistols ever made, hands down. It's accurate, reliable, durable, easy to maintain and seems to fit everybody's hand like a glove. Everyone I've ever handed my Hi-Power to has comment on how comfortable, balanced and easy-pointing it is. IMO the looks aesthetics of it are unmatched; the classic, timeless appearance really speaks to me. It really is the closest thing to a "perfect" pistol you'll ever come across.

Worth noting is that the Hi-Power is the most prolific pistol in history being used by more police, military and civilians than any other handgun. Go to the Wiki page and scroll down to "Users", almost every country has used or currently uses the BHP in some capacity.

Also around here a new Browning is closer to $785-$825 for both the Standard and Mk III models.

Edit: contrary to what another user stated the new pistols ARE Belgian-made. The parts are made in Belgium and then assembled by Portuguese gunsmiths.

These aren't $4 per hour Taurus workers or Argentinian sweat shop labourers, they are European gunsmiths who know what they're doing. There is no noticeable difference between modern Portuguese-assembled Hi-Powers and older Belgian-assembled ones apart from what's stamped on the slide.

Yes. They are a mechanical design which is a work of art where form follows function perfectly. I never understood what the big deal was until I held one in my hand. Then I obtained a late 1960's Israeli military surplus pistol and had my gunsmith give it a trigger job and black manganese Parkerize it.

The Israeli's had already removed the magazine safety so the trigger wasn't too bad as is, but now it as a crisp trigger and is a joy to shoot. I also discovered that it is more accurate with heavy 9mm 147 grain FMJ bullets. Your mileage may vary.

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I'm a big fan of night sites.If you have the round hammer mk11 there is about a $100.00 difference in value between it and the mk111 but if you have the spurred hammer version, the prices is about the same between the mk11 and the mk111 ( adjustable sites add 60.00 to the value). If you like the Mk11, it's in good shape, and it shoots good for you, I'd keep it and add the night sites. Future collectability is going to be about the same for both models, the addition of the night sites might make it less desireable to a hard core collector, but to joe average who wants a good hi power, the night sites are going to add to the sale value.

If you are a collector or just someone who enjoys owning a really finely made gun - go for the Hi Power. If you are someone who just wants to do a lot of shooting with a reliable gun, then there are a number of other 9mm autos that will do the job just as well as the Browning would have.

Many years ago I got the chance to pick up a Weatherby .300 mag., one of the early ones. Beautiful rifle and dead on accurate. I never hunted with it. I got so afraid of damaging the lovely stock that I just left it home and took my Ruger. I'm hard on hunting rifles, I drag them in the dirt, bump them against trees, etc. The idea of doing that to that classy looking rifle just bothered me. I finally sold the gun to a true collector and counted myself lucky that I got my money back out of it.

If you are going to use it and abuse it, get something you won't cry over when you put that first scratch on it.

If you don't have very long fingers, the Browning will fit. If you do have long fingers, it fits. I have fairly good size hands, and Berettas, and some other high capacity pistols are too large for me to grip properly. These are outstanding pistols.