Hi Power Experts

[gaijin]

I shot BHPs nearly exclusively for a few years. The “hammer bite” was irritating and contributed to some bad habits/technique for me.
I ordered a Cyl. & Slide “no bite” hammer. While the Ring/Rowel was a bit different than an OEM hammer, the biggest difference was the shank had been thinned and radiused where it would contact web of hand with a high grip. There were a couple other companies offering a similar “no bite” hammer that I don’t recall.
I modified a couple of OEM hammer shanks and installed in pistols. This worked as well as the C&S hammer.
It helped to diagnose just what portion of hammer was pinching my hand.

I have “medium large”, not X Large hands however.
This may be of no use to most folks, but it did help me make friends with my P35’s.

[markm]

Here's some more pics of the right side grip panel. They are fit beautifully to the frame.

[markm]

Sexy Milt Sparks gun leather courtesy of Gajin thru Pappabear:

[SteyrAUG]

Couple of my old Hi Powers on the bench with a pair of AUG 901s.

[Heavyweight]

I love the platform but I’ve always found the Hi Power quite snappy with even moderately warm loads. It might have been insanely ergonomic for 1935 but pistols like the P30 or VP9 have spoiled me.


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[mrbieler]

Love my Hi Powers. Have bought and sold more than a few but these I still have. It is a bit snappy and I shoot my CZ75 better. My 9mm 1911 is a complete pussycat in comparison, but the HP carries easy and fits the hand nicely.

A MkII, a Practical, and a FN

All three have BHPSS triggers with a changed geometry for a better reset and are just a little wider. I like the feel and function. Also very fond of navidrex micarta grips.

These two WWII Inglis pistols are also fun.

[markm]

I love the platform but I’ve always found the Hi Power quite snappy with even moderately warm loads.

Exactly. Part of it is the skinny barrel. We were doing a pistol clean up and with some stripped guns laying on the table we noticed that my sons Sig X5 barrel was remarkably beefier.

I'm going to dial in a milder load for sure.

[gaijin]

Agree. I’ve ALWAYS considered BHPs more difficult to shoot than say a 5” 1911.
In the day, the trade off being mag capacity.

[Diamondback]

Agree. I’ve ALWAYS considered BHPs more difficult to shoot than say a 5” 1911.
In the day, the trade off being mag capacity.

This may just be subjective perception, but I've always felt more *perceived* recoil from 9mm than .45 regardless of platform, even at similar size pistol. I suspect this may be because of powder ignition, again stressing this is a THEORY from PERCEPTION with no scientific data, I suspect it's that 9mm ignites in a shorter time and dumps its recoil energy all at once while .45 the bigger case and bore despite having MORE to burn and more total recoil energy it starts smaller and builds.

Again, just a theory, I could be talking out of my ass for all I know.

[jsbhike]

This may just be subjective perception, but I've always felt more *perceived* recoil from 9mm than .45 regardless of platform, even at similar size pistol. I suspect this may be because of powder ignition, again stressing this is a THEORY from PERCEPTION with no scientific data, I suspect it's that 9mm ignites in a shorter time and dumps its recoil energy all at once while .45 the bigger case and bore despite having MORE to burn and more total recoil energy it starts smaller and builds.

Again, just a theory, I could be talking out of my ass for all I know.

.45acp max pressure is 19,900 psi vs. 35,000 psi for 9mm also.