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So I acquired a Browning HI Power mrk iii 9mm.
Beautiful pistol BUT I find it to be small.

Someone has offered me a Beretta px4 storm 9mm for trade.

Value wise I believe I'd take the hit.

What are your thoughts?
 
I can't imagine you'd find there is a big diffference. The PX4 isn't all that big either.

If you have hands that are so large that you feel the Hi Power is small feeling try a Beretta 92fs on for size. It's one of the more bulky grip size guns out there.

Barring that if you do like the feel of the PX4 then gun plus a bit of cash for your HP would seem to be a more proper deal than a straight across.
 
BCRider said:
I can't imagine you'd find there is a big diffference. The PX4 isn't all that big either.

If you have hands that are so large that you feel the Hi Power is small feeling try a Beretta 92fs on for size. It's one of the more bulky grip size guns out there.

Barring that if you do like the feel of the PX4 then gun plus a bit of cash for your HP would seem to be a more proper deal than a straight across.
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There seems to be a good difference in value.
The CZ shadows seem to get a lot of good rep talk.
I sold my CZ 75 pre B.
That new CZ shadow 2 looks sharp. Or the orange
 
If the cz75 was a good fit...they are all similar grips....as stated..the beretta has a good size grip...Hk usp and tactical series too...
 
I had the PX4 and sold it. I hated it. It fit my wife better than me. I have big gorilla hands, so that might have been the reason.

Cannon
 
tinymike66 said:
Actually the HI Power was smaller.
I had them side by side.
Very noticeable.

Heard hk usp are also nice
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Forgive me the confusion....I meant that all the Cz range were similarly gripped...with the exception of my 97...that was a little bigger...and awesome....
 
The bhp is beautiful well built.
I haven't even shot it. But it feels so small and I can see getting bitten by that hammer as it comes back.
Value wise I dunno what to trade it for.
I see them time to time on EE highly priced though.
 
Yep..that spur hammer can get you if you have a high hold...same can be said of the pre-b 75...only took me fifty rounds to get quite sore....lol
 
tinymike66 said:
The bhp is beautiful well built.
I haven't even shot it. But it feels so small and I can see getting bitten by that hammer as it comes back.
Value wise I dunno what to trade it for.
I see them time to time on EE highly priced though.
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Hi Power is a classic gun from another era. They are excellent guns but the grip is quite small for a double stack.

I am not a fan of the Beretta PX 4. I think you have a much better gun in the Browning. I think Hogue made rubber grips with finger grooves on the front which would add a little girth to the grip.
 
Pachmyar grips on the Mk.III have a "swell" in the middle. I have long fingers and they work well. The short tang can cause hammer bite though if you're not careful.
The only thing I don't like about the Mk.III is the awful gritty and heavy trigger. Removing the mag disconnect can help, along with a trigger job. Otherwise, I think it has more character than the PX4. The Mk.III, evolved from the P35 which, along with the 1911s, the Makarov and 92S are guns with history. I would keep it over the Storm.
 
agreed, the hi power is a far better pistol than the px4.
i would put on a set of hogues or pachmyar grips & see if that fills your hand better.
easy & cheap solution before committing to a trade.
 
tinymike66 said:
So I acquired a Browning HI Power mrk iii 9mm.
Beautiful pistol BUT I find it to be small.

Someone has offered me a Beretta px4 storm 9mm for trade.

Value wise I believe I'd take the hit.

What are your thoughts?
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I advise you to shoot a PX4 enough to see how you like it before you give up a HiPower for it.
 
tinymike66 said:
The bhp is beautiful well built.
I haven't even shot it. But it feels so small and I can see getting bitten by that hammer as it comes back.
Value wise I dunno what to trade it for.
I see them time to time on EE highly priced though.
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Now I'll also advise you to shoot the HiPower enough to see if you dislike it before you give it up for a PX4.


I've been trying to sell my HiPower for some time but I can't persuade myself to advertise it.
 
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