Hi Power Experts

[Bret]

Man that turned out VERY Nice. I was going to leave my stock, with the exception of some new grips to replace the shitty Hogue rubber, but now you have me thinking.

Thanks. I do have another of the aluminum framed ones that has the original finish. It doesn't have near as much cosmetic wear as this on did.

[yoni]

I'm not as comfy as Yoni with just leaving the safety off, and I'm not in hostile territory where that would be as prudent.

just for clarification safety is on when I holster the Hi Power into a kydex holster. Once in the holster I take the safety off, I did this back in the day when the safeties on the Hi Powers was tiny. I happened to carry my Hi Power today, which is a MK3 with a bigger safety, but due to lack of shooting a hammer fire gun very often I took the safety off once it was in the holster. I don't see it as being any different once it is in the holster as a Glock

[yoni]

Does any one here have a MK3 firearms built Hi Power?

I watched their video on Hi Power triggers and it looks like they have an almost 1911 trigger pull.

[markm]

just for clarification safety is on when I holster the Hi Power into a kydex holster. Once in the holster I take the safety off, I did this back in the day when the safeties on the Hi Powers was tiny. I happened to carry my Hi Power today, which is a MK3 with a bigger safety, but due to lack of shooting a hammer fire gun very often I took the safety off once it was in the holster. I don't see it as being any different once it is in the holster as a Glock

Totally agree. I won't carry this pistol for the same reason of not shooting a hammer fired pistol often enough too.

[markm]

Here's the Sig X5 barrel compared to the Hi Power. I believe it's a big part of why the Hi Power is less than enjoyable to shoot.

[Bret]

Thickness, locking mechanism, weight or color?

[yoni]

I just bought a 40S&W Hi Power, also 2 KKM barrels one in 357sig and the other 9mm.

It is all going to MK3 Firearms in Vegas to get the barrels fitted and their single stag trigger, with a flat trigger.

The KKM barrels were ordered 0.7 inch longer than stock, the exposed portion of the barrel will get mag-na-ported, then the barrels will go off for black nitride finish.

The pistol will also be fitted with a red dot.

This pistol will fulfill my desire for a 2011 type gun but with great flexibility in caliber. It also fits my nostalgic love of my old issued pistol.

[markm]

Thickness, locking mechanism, weight or color?

Beef! I mean... I assume the locking mechanism is effectively the same thing, but I could be wrong. The two smoother shooting 9mm pistols I've shot are the X5 and the Staccato... both have hog barrels.

[gaijin]

The .40 S&W guns have/had 3 locking lugs as opposed to 2, as on the older 9 mm guns.
This obviously provides a beefier lock up for the hotter cartridge.
If you were going to run a .357 Sig barrel, like Yoni, this is the way.
A lot of guys were doing this with 9mm as well. Advantage being longevity with hot +P or “+P+” ammo.
From memory KKM produces 3 lug 9 mm barrels. (Yoni?)

[Bret]

I have a 40S&W HiPower. It has the most difficult slide to rack that you'll ever encounter. I still like it though.