I just picked up a 9MM Browning Hi Power in excellent shape. It is hard chrome with the gold trigger about 1980 vintage. I love the gun however it does not cycle as well as my Trojan 40 s@w or my series 80 colt in 45. Even though I have the gun very clean and lubricated, it fails to eject about 5% of the time on manufactured ammo. I notice Browning had gone back to the external ejector. I was wondering if this design is inferior or if there is another problem and possibly a remedy. Or is that the nature of the beast?
Browning Hi Power
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@Glitz.
...must you blaspheme the wholly name of John Moses Browning!? Recant! Recant! You foul fornicator of all that which is filthy! 
...must you blaspheme the wholly name of John Moses Browning!? Recant! Recant! You foul fornicator of all that which is filthy! By failure to eject do you mean clear the gun? stovepipe? or is the extractor slipping off and leaving the fired case in the chamber. Are you "limp-wristing" the occasional shot? What weight/type of ammo are you using? Tried any different kinds of ammo? I have that particular model of Hi-Power and have had no reliability issues with eagle ammo, S & B ammo, reloads, etc.
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It is leaving the spent casing in the chamber. I am shooting Federal FMJ 115grain ammo. I have large hands and grip the pistol firmly with my right hand. I then wrap my left hand around and apply pressure releasing the pressure of my right hand and pull the trigger. I am not sure what limp wristing is however I do not think it applies to me.
It is leaving the spent casing in the chamber. I am shooting Federal FMJ 115grain ammo. I have large hands and grip the pistol firmly with my right hand. I then wrap my left hand around and apply pressure releasing the pressure of my right hand and pull the trigger. I am not sure what limp wristing is however I do not think it applies to me.
Sounds like you have a failure to extract issue.Check that the extractor isnt damaged or chipped and clean under the extractor hook,also,the extractor spring may need replacing as it hasnt enough tension on it and the extractor isnt gripping with enough tension.Also check that the chamber is clean with new damage in the chamber walls(scratches etc).The external extractor on the "newer"Brownings is thought of as being a better design than the original internal extractor
I had a Remington Rand 45 that did crush the casings and hang up. I was told to lower the ejection port however I did not want to alter it. My 45 Colt series 80 does fail on occasion. My STI Trojan runs very well. I was just out with a friend today. One hundred rounds and 4 fail to ejects. My friend has a Mosquito 22 cal and his fails to eject on almost every magazine load. That's a bad record.
"...not sure what limp wristing is..." It's when the shooter doesn't hold the pistol firmly enough for the slide to recoil against. The assorted forces don't act on the pistol correctly. Highly unlikely to be your issue though. Usually an FNG thing.
Change ammo before you do anything else. (Ditto for your buddy and his .22. .22's are particular about the ammo they'll both cycle and shoot well.) I'd try slightly heavier bullets. 121 cast or 124's work well out of my Inglis. Then look at the extractor and its spring, then the recoil spring. Isn't likely but somebody may have put a heavier one in. It's an inexpensive fix.
Change ammo before you do anything else. (Ditto for your buddy and his .22. .22's are particular about the ammo they'll both cycle and shoot well.) I'd try slightly heavier bullets. 121 cast or 124's work well out of my Inglis. Then look at the extractor and its spring, then the recoil spring. Isn't likely but somebody may have put a heavier one in. It's an inexpensive fix.
