Browning High Power 40 S&W

[SM Bob]

Anyone out there own one? If so, how do you like it?

               Robert

[williamlayton]

Without ever seeing it---if it is a Browning Hi-Power it is a good gun--regardless of the caliber.
IMO
Blessings

[drdougrx]

I have one!!!

A 2 tone and I love it.  It's my 3rd HP.  It was in the shop no more than 24 hours when I bought it and clearly a safe queen ( I doubt it had more than a few rounds through it).   It's a bit larger than the 9mm but not so noticeable.  It is fairly accurate...could be better if I did some load development but I bought 500 155gr 40sw American Eagle and i haven't shot them all yet.  Also, I'm not a 1000 round a day shooter, so 500 rounds lasts me.  I paid $1,100 for it cause it's considered pre-ban (pre-1998...don't ask...Massachusetts).  The only tweak I did was put a set a micarta thin line grips on it as I'm not a fan of the factory supplied rubber grips on an auto and it reduced an already thick grip significantly.

It has the cool factor to be sure and I'd not part with it!!

[SM Bob]

Thanks guys!

         Robert

[FN in MT]

   I'm going to be the dissenter....I don't like the BHP  in .40 S&W. Recoil is too sharp and the hammer bite is too painful. Got tired of getting blood on my pants when I would shoot mine.

  This from a 9mm BHP LOVER too. I simply think their are better platforms out there for the .40 than the BHP.
I'll stick to my nines.

  I'd suggest shooting one before buying one.

FN in MT

[williamlayton]

The bite with the .40 comes from a high grip due to the recoil.
Loosen the grip and lower thr grip a tad--see how that works.
If you think the recoil from the .40 is snappy---try the .357sig.
Blessings

[drdougrx]

I will agree that there are better 40sw platforms!  I own mine cause it"s different and cool.  Haven't had the same problems that you have and I do think that fully loaded it's heavier than my 1911 LW commander.  Just the same....it's different and it ain't goin nowheres! 

BTW...an HP in 357sig.....hmmmmmm

[FN in MT]

The bite with the .40 comes from a high grip due to the recoil.
Loosen the grip and lower thr grip a tad--see how that works.
If you think the recoil from the .40 is snappy---try the .357sig.
Blessings

 Mr Clayton....I think my size 12 , meaty hand is part of the issue as well.



 I've fired thousands of rds of .357 SIG in my SIG229 with zero issues...apparently the BHP in .357 SIG is a handful??  Like I said...There ARE better platforms out there.

[mrussel]

Anyone out there own one? If so, how do you like it?

               Robert

 I used to have one in 9mm and loved it. Everyone I knew loved it too. In fact my friends and I went to the range once,one of them shot it,and ran out the next day to buy one of his own. They are alot more expensive now than they used to be though,but certainly worth it in my opinion. Its one of those classic designs like the 1911 that just dont become obsolete. My experience has been,everyone whose handled a Browning Hi Power has loved it.

 One thing to keep in mind is,an FN High power (with an 'N') is a very good gun. FN makes the Browning Hi Power and they just put the Browning roll mark on it for them. FM Hi Powers (with an "M") are a clone (I think its a licensed clone). Ive heard they are OK,but no one has said to me they are as good as an FN/Browning Hi Power and some say they are not. FEG is another clone and some people tell me they are OK and some people say they are junk.

[SHOOTALL]

Got one , the police model ( some black coating for finish and plastic grips ) love it . After getting it and shooting it got rid of my 40 Glocks as they don't even come close . That thin slide is easy to carry in a IWB holster more so than the square block slides of the plastic guns ( much like putting a brick under your belt )

[unclebart]

Got a FN-Browning .40 from my wife for Christmas one year. Very nice peice. Never any issues. Put Pachmyer grips on it and nothing more . Very accurate with, if I remember correctly, 5 grains Unique and a 180 grain cast. Bragging accurate. Put Hydra-Shoks in the clip for social purposes. Gave it to our youngest son and he has gotten very good with it. In his opinion it shoots flatter than most other cartridges he has used. Just traded an XD .45 and don't miss it. Nice pistol though. Not to criticize any others for their choices in handguns, just love the steel ones. But just to prove that i can "co-exist" I have a 22/45 that I enjoy. Oh yeah' never got hammer bite like I do on a 1911 w/o an extended beaver tail.

[mrussel]

Got one , the police model ( some black coating for finish and plastic grips ) love it . After getting it and shooting it got rid of my 40 Glocks as they don't even come close . That thin slide is easy to carry in a IWB holster more so than the square block slides of the plastic guns ( much like putting a brick under your belt )

I honestly dont consider glocks or other similar designs well suited to concealed carry. They are rather thick and square and blocky for their weight and size. Thats not to say they are bad,or that you cant conceal them,they are just not optimally shaped to do it.

[dogsoldier0513]

Of the .40S&W handguns I've owned, only (2) impressed me:  a little SIG P239 and a Browing Hi-Power.  FWIW, the Houston, TX Police Dept. SWAT team carries(carried?) the BHP in .40S&W loaded with W-W 155gr. SilverTips.

[1marty]

I have the hi power in a 9mm. It is a sweet gun. I had problems from the get go with hammer bite. I use to take a box of bandaides with me when I went shooting. I sent the gun back to Browning and when they returned it-no more hammer bite. The receipt only said "minor adjustment-no charge". When I called Browning they said the gunsmith couldn't remember what he did. It appears they may have cut down the hammer a bit. Anyway I love it.

[Heavy C]

Got one for my brother-in-law.  He likes it a lot.  I shot it and thought it was nice.   I then got one in 9mm, gift from my brother, and like it a bit better.  It just seems right in 9mm like a 1911 in 45 ACP.  One thing I'll say about both pistols is that the trigger pull is horrible.  I will remove the magazine safety on mine to help remedy that issue.  I'm mindful of my grip to avoid the hammer bite, but eventually will replace the hammer with a no bite model.

[Arizona Jake]

Of the .40S&W handguns I've owned, only (2) impressed me:  a little SIG P239 and a Browing Hi-Power.  FWIW, the Houston, TX Police Dept. SWAT team carries(carried?) the BHP in .40S&W loaded with W-W 155gr. SilverTips.

I own both a SIG P239 and an FN HP FSF in .40 and if I were forced to give up all my handguns except 2, these would be the ones I would keep!