inglis browning hi power

Ganderite said:
I hate taking an Inglis to the range with that stupid washing machine logo on it.

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Do you still have that old piece of junk hanging around? Why not sell it to me?

Who knows, I might even give you enough to buy something useful like a decent used Glock. ;)

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You do love to torture people with photos of that gun don't you?:d
 
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fwiw, Inglis made a damn good washing machine.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.
 
^^^^ They sure did, I got 26 years from my original Inglis washer and dryer, and only replaced a couple minor parts in all that time.:)
 
I have an early Chinese contract Inglis with a SA Ltd shoulder stock and a few newer BHP's. I shot the Inglis once just to confirm function but it's really more of a collectible to me.
 
Magellann said:
I'd like to get one with the shoulder stock one day, and a C96 as well.
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The original SA Ltd stocks are getting crazy expensive. I have seen 4 sell at auction in the last year. The first two went at $450. Then at the next auction one sold at $500. There was one in the most recent Switzer auction and it ended at $600. Remember, all those prices are plus a 15% buyer's fee and plus tax...You do the math! OTOH US prices on Gunbroker are no better and maybe even a little higher after exchange.
 
I know that they have been going for huge amounts lately, I'll keep my eyes open at some gun shows. I have seen a couple in the past, but there are also a lot of fakes out there as well.
 
I've had my Inglis for 50 years and up til 2 years ago regularly put 4-5000 rounds through it each year. Still has all the original parts and no appreciable wear other than from handling it.

And early on it was all surplus Cdn Army ammo
 
Cameron SS said:
What is the lunch bucket? Do you have any pre war belgian made Hi Powers? Do you want one?



Which sandbox is that? After 10 years in Afghanistan, there were a lot of brownings carried, not a lot of shots fired in anger. Most units don't actually train much with their pistols. I doubt all the pistols combined sitting in my vault right now have fired more than a box of ammo in the last 3 years.

"in use" usually means in the holster, getting neglected by the owner.
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it would be a sad day if a soldier has to fall back on his sidearm,LOL,but these Inglis HP are still used my our military,if you think they are weak,you need to see what they go through in military shoots every year,these things have had more rounds through them you you can ever hope yo shoot,
 
Cocked&Locked said:
Be aware that with their soft slides and frames, they aren't a pistol for shooting regularly so much as for having due to the collector value and history. Mine gets occasional range trips, maybe once a year. For regular shooting the modern browning guns are much better and much better able to stand up to it.
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Browning commercial guns had a real problem about 15 years ago. They were soft and deformed quickly.

The 2 biggest issues with Inglis High Powers, just like any other old gun is the replacement of service parts, specifically springs and worn magazines.
 
Magellann said:
Are new magazines not available that will fit in the Inglis pistols, or are they different from other Hi Powers?
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My modern mags (Browning OEM and MecGar) seem to work fine in my Inglis

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Mine has a 2 digit serial number so pretty early I'm guessing....don't know if that makes a difference when it comes to the mags.
 
I have one -- a No2 MK1*, made October 1944 with 2 JI marked mags and a 1945 marked Holster & Cleaning rod. Not one of the ultra rare ones but still an especially interesting part of Canadian history, especially the parts about the Belgian engineers escaping to England as the Germans overran Belgium, then on to Canada and Toronto to manufacture ~150,000 of them in just a couple of years. Add in the fact that Britain's SOE (special operations executive) air dropped them to French and Dutch resistance fighters (with a "made in Canada" decal on them printed in English, Chinese and Russian) Some went to Russia too ! A bit of nostalgia for me too because one of the first men to help me with reloading was a WWII vet who had landed on Juno Beach at Normandy -- he had an Inglis Hi-Power and a German MP40 that he brought home from the War.
 
Needs a few more pictures....

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