Browning Hi Power Informational Sites
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Browning Hi Power Informational Sites
Sites for reference, information and discussion of the Browning Hi Power and all of it's variants
These sites should be bookmarked by any owner of a Browning Hi Power (BHP) pistol. They provide a wealth of historical and technical information, and the members of the discussion groups are a great resource for answering just about any question you have on the pistol, it's design, and it's operation.
FN Herstal's Official web site From the menu at the top of the page choose "Small Arms", then "Handguns", then "MK3S".
Stephen Camp’s Hi Powers and Handgunssite is mandatory viewing for any Hi Power owner, no matter what variation IMHO. His Hi Power Disassembly Guidewas worth it's weight in gold when it came time to replace the extractor in my .40 BHP. Highly recommended, a must buy if you plan on doing anything more than field stripping your pistol.
The Handguns and Ammo Hi Power Forumwas the gathering point when the late lamented FNHIPOWER.COM site became defunct. Requires free registration to view, but I have not received any spam or had any other problems since registering a couple of years ago.
1911forum.comalso has a section for the Browning Hi Power.
A newer (to me any site) is the Browning Hi-Power Owners Forum
Browninghas information on current commercial modelsand a serial number chartfor help in determining when your pistol was manufactured, so long as it was a commercial Browning/FN, not a military variant.
Numrich Gun Parts Corporationhas online schematics and parts lists. I've done business with them several times and have had fast, reliable service. An alternate to Browning as a source of parts.
An autoloading pistol is no better than it's magazine. The Browning Hi-Power Magazine FAQis an excellent discussion about what is available both commercially and as surplus, what to look for and what to stay away from.
Mec-Garnot only sells after market magazines with an excellent reputation, they are also the OEM for magazines shipped with pistols produced by FN/Browning.
Wayne Novakand Bill Laughridge of Cylinder and Slideare 2 of, if not THE 2, premier gunsmiths in the US for work on the BHP platform. Another gunsmith highly recommended by many in the online community is Jim Garthwaite. Other names that come up regularly are Ted Yostand Don Williams. Even if you never plan to send your pistol to one of these smith's, the sites are a wealth of information about what can be done, and they have lots of pretty pictures too!
To add flexibility and cheap practice, there are .22LR conversion kits available. I do not own any of these nor can I recommend any, just listing them for your information. Florida Gun Works, JLD, Ciner. Crufflerhas discussion about some of these.
