***UPDATE TONS OF PICS LAST PAGE*** Should I buy a Browning high power 9mm

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edit: Bought BHP not the one from my GF uncle found another one see pics last page ...


Hey Guys

Well I had a familly party this week end, while chating with one of my GF uncle I found out he had a Browning HP 9mm.
He said he would sell it to me , he bought it in the mid 70' and has fired less then 20 rounds with it. It's still in the original box with all the paperwork in a NEW condition. he still have 2, now prohibited, Factory Mag with 3 OEM newer 10 roundd mag. He said : Boy give me what I paid for it and it's your , which is $700

I wanted to 1911 have style pistol , maybe in .45 was planning to get a STI or PARA from EE they go for around $700-800. Now with the price of the .45 rounds maybe 9mm is a option to consider.

Do you guys think I should buy his old Browning HP or stick with my first choice. I only do recreative target shooting no competition in sight for me.
I really dont know much about Browning HP any feedback would be nice
thanks:D
 
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The BHP is a proven design used for decades by police, military and civilians around the world and if properly maintained (true of any pistol) are one of the most reliable handguns ever made.
 
volks_r_us said:
He said : Boy give me what I paid for it and it's your , which is $700

I wanted to 1911 have style pistol , maybe in .45 was planning to get a STI or PARA from EE they go for around $700-800. Now with the price of the .45 rounds maybe 9mm is a option to consider.

Do you guys think I should buy his old Browning HP or stick with my first choice. I only do recreative target shooting no competition in sight for me.
I really dont know much about Browning HP any feedback would be nice
thanks:D
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I don't go back to the 70s as far as shooting is concerned, but I am surprised to hear that BHPs cost that much then.

I was never a fan of the BHP, had one in the 90s and sold it within a couple of years because it wasn't shot much...just didn't like the feel of the grip, could be the thickness or the angle is too steep compared to 1911s. Trigger was too stiff for my taste. Perhaps that is the reason for mediocre accuracy I got. But that's only my opinion.

For 700 bucks, I'd buy two Norinco 1911s in 9mm if that is your desire. Check the EE.
 
That's a made in Belgium Hi Power, pretty much as good as they get. It's easily worth what he's asking, the new ones don't have the same level of finish and they're a couple of hundred more. Simply put, they don't make them like that anymore and there are damn few in new condition.
 
A Browning commercial HP was not $700 thirty years ago.
If it is worth 700 2009 dollars to you, go for it.
For the use you describe, it would be just fine.
 
I've only shot about 8 different pistols (glock 17, 21, cz75, BHP, super blackhawk .44, norinco tokerevs, .22's etc), so I might not be the guy to ask... but I thought the CZ 75 was a fat uncomfortable slob of a pistol compared to the BHP. It just felt like it fit and gave me the feeling it was the right tool for the job. I got the same feeling with the S&W M&P9. Just fit right.

Ryan
 
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Go see the gun and handle it. If it feels good, ask him to take it to a range with you to try shooting it. If that feels good, buy it and try it for a while. The Hi-Power is a classic because it is a very good pistol and it won't be too hard to sell on if you later decide you don't like it enough. A 9mm will be noticeably cheaper to feed than a .45 if you shoot regularly. You can always get a .45 later.

$700 is a good price for a 1970s commercial production example that has hardly been shot and has all the original package and paper and five magazines (it is an offence to be in possession of those 13 round magazines if they haven't been pinned to the legal max - do him a favour and make sure he isn't thinking they are exempt because they came with it before that regulation was made.)
 
Didn't JMB first design the Colt 1911 and when he perfected the design produce the BHP?

Yes, I know its not quite like that but it gets the 1911 guys going :)

Its a historic pistol - try it, if you like it shoot it, if not can keep it as collection piece or sell it - either way its under a grand so...
 
I dont how he his ending up to $700, maybe the 3 extra mag at $38 a pop. He might have bought it in late 70's
Im am pretty sure he still have the Original receipt.
I know the gun also have ajustable sight , dunno if they all come with these.
it's blue with wood grip made in belgium, also come with a leather holster
 
The adjustable sight was an enhanced version. Anyway, its a fine gun, if it is worth that to you, get it.
 
Nothing wrong with the Browning HP it is a quality gun. As others have mentioned, cheap to shoot in 9mm.
 
If you but it and don't like it you can always "donate" it to me.:rolleyes:
well i tried right??
You can't go wrong with a BHP old or new and the older ones like your uncles were finished nicer IMHO
Andy
 
Buy it. The BHP is a great gun. I hated it at first in the CF but after firing it a bunch it grew on me. All those double feeds I had heard stories about were caused by crappy worn out mags, not the pistol so that was the turn around point.
 
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