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I had a Browning Hi Power from Novak. It is Number 11 of their 1-100 series. I gave it to my son for his home protection. It looks similar to this one from Novak, except the grips are Craig Speigel and the match barrel is from a different maker.

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I had a Browning Hi Power from Novak. It is Number 11 of their 1-100 series. I gave it to my son for his home protection. It looks similar to this one from Novak, except the grips are Craig Speigel and the match barrel is from a different maker.

Beautiful and badass at the same time.
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I had a Browning Hi Power from Novak. It is Number 11 of their 1-100 series. I gave it to my son for his home protection. It looks similar to this one from Novak, except the grips are Craig Speigel and the match barrel is from a different maker.

Wow! That could be my pistol that I had worked over by Wayne several years ago! Beautiful

The Novak Hi-Power started life as an FN with the SafetyFastShooting system. Hated that so off to Wayne it went. Only thing left original is the slide and the frame!

I have another FN HiPower that I rebuilt myself, and a Browning that belongs to wifey.
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Got one of these:

It's the FN built competition Hi Power "GP" built in the late '80s.

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Very nice shooter . Would love to have one .
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I would also like to hear from guys with them.
Sounds like everyone wants to fix hammer bite, trigger job and magazine hammer block. Any info, quality on new ones. Never understood why somebody besides browning didn't make them, like DW, Kimber, and so on.
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I would also like to hear from guys with them.
Sounds like everyone wants to fix hammer bite, trigger job and magazine hammer block. Any info, quality on new ones. Never understood why somebody besides browning didn't make them, like DW, Kimber, and so on.
It is my understanding that there have been Hi Power clones. FEG comes to mind, but I believe that there has been others, including CZ years ago. I think that Israel made one years ago. They also were made in Canada for awhile, under license Although an outstanding pistol, IMHO, the HiPower has never shared the following of the 1911.
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I would also like to hear from guys with them.
Sounds like everyone wants to fix hammer bite, trigger job and magazine hammer block. Any info, quality on new ones. Never understood why somebody besides browning didn't make them, like DW, Kimber, and so on.
I have 2 FMs that I have done the mag block on . It is easy if you know how to take the pistol down . There are some videos on Utube on the procedure .
Also on how to disassemble the pistol . Not real difficult but you do need to do it right . If you are not confident in doing this then don't do it .
The mag drops clear now and does help with the trigger pull a bit . Less creep.
I personaly have never had any hammer bite on the one pistol that has a spur hammer . You can't limp wrest it or you could get bit . My wife has been bite .
Though both of mine are good shooters I do not ike the sights but have not change them out .
I think the prices of the orig. Hi-Powers are way of line but I would gladly pay it for the Browning if I could afford it . I love them .They are the most comfortable pistol I have ever held .
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