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czgunner
10-01-19, 20:47
I finally got it back, and it looks awesome.
I’m not a photographer so I don’t do it justice.
I had Don Williams do a nice trigger with the reduced reset package, Garthwaite trigger sear and hammer, stipple the front and rear grip straps, Heinie sights, Roguard slide and NP3 frame, extended safety, and some stuff I’m forgetting.
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In the custom Privateer Leather holster they made for it.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191019/f386fe1deb7f617ce5b25c81e217a6ba.jpg

mysak
10-01-19, 20:58
Awesome! I am a big Hi Power fan as my Yost Hi Power was a carry gun for sometime

Bantee
10-01-19, 20:58
Beautifully done piece!! I love two-tone pistols. It's great seeing nicely executed steel.

Delta-3
10-01-19, 21:04
That is a beautiful Hi-Power!

Drifting Fate
10-01-19, 22:40
Sweet, and just in time - can't get those finishes anymore.

Personally think the Hi Power is one of the nicest guns ever made and you have a great one.

RWH24
10-01-19, 23:21
GORGEOUS, BEAUTIMUS, Work of Metal Art.

kaltesherz
10-01-19, 23:45
Don did mine, he's the Hi Power whisperer

Pappabear
10-02-19, 19:11
U crushed that shit. Well done. Still don’t own one, I’ve wanted a NH build but they quit making them and prices are rediculous. Congrats.

PB

jsbhike
10-02-19, 20:29
That is nice! What is the straighter trigger like?

czgunner
10-02-19, 20:52
That is nice! What is the straighter trigger like?

I sure like it (dry firing). I hope to shoot it Saturday.

militarymoron
10-02-19, 21:33
Very nice. Love the BHP.

DD_USMC
10-10-19, 14:56
BHP has a great feel to it and it is a true classic. Owned a few, but something else was calling me more.............some regrets because those replacements are gone too.

Don Williams is one of a handful that does the BHP justice.

RWH24
10-11-19, 08:56
BHP has a great feel to it and it is a true classic. Owned a few, but something else was calling me more.............some regrets because those replacements are gone too.

Don Williams is one of a handful that does the BHP justice.

Me too. I had a BHP back in the mid 80's with adjustable sights. I was finally able to carry it on duty so I sent it to Bill at Cylinder and Slide shop for thumb safety, hammer and action job by removing the mag safety. It shot like a house on fire and fed Federal 9BP ammo easily.
Then the changes of carrying a condition 1 pistol were scorned by admins. Sold it to a LEO that could still carry them at another agency.
Like always, I carry bruises on my backside from kicking myself after the fact. The S&W Gen 3 5906 was not nearly as nice as the BHP, Crunch click.

m4brian
10-11-19, 10:24
Nice HP. What are the grips sir?

JimmyB62
10-13-19, 10:26
Nice HP. What are the grips sir?

Not the OP but I think they’re VZ Grips.

https://vzgrips.com/search.php?search_query=Hi%20power&basic_search=true&section=product

gaijin
10-13-19, 12:09
Excellent P35.
It will, no doubt, be a shooter.

Don is one of the top three or four BHP smiths in my book.
His short reset mod is really nice- not unusual for a 1911 shooter to short stroke an OEM trigger.

And I love the proper two tone, which is; blued slide/HC frame.
There was actually a legit reason for this back in the day. The slide rarely, if ever, rusted from contact with a sweaty hand- and they were usually wiped off after a range session.
The frame was prone to corrosion due to direct contact with the shooters hand however.
A couple of mine are two tone guns.

Pappabear
10-13-19, 17:08
Im joining the BHP family next week, pretty excited.

PB

26 Inf
10-13-19, 21:19
Don is one of the top three or four BHP smiths in my book.

I can tell you through experience that his customer service is above reproach.

czgunner
10-14-19, 18:29
Nice HP. What are the grips sir?

Those are VZ grips.

The Dumb Gun Collector
10-17-19, 23:08
Fantastic piece!!

Bret
10-18-19, 13:06
Beautiful!

.223Pound
10-18-19, 15:47
Looks a lot like Kimber, looks good though.

czgunner
10-18-19, 15:59
Looks a lot like Kimber, looks good though.

Ouch. You know how to hurt a guy!

Bret
10-18-19, 18:44
Ouch. You know how to hurt a guy!
+1 What a kick in the balls.

Pappabear
10-19-19, 16:11
double post

Pappabear
10-19-19, 16:14
Looks a lot like Kimber, looks good though.

That shit is way wrong, don't even say the K word. If it resembles a Kimber, its going back for repairs.

PB

yellowfin
10-25-19, 14:53
Timeless beauty. I often wonder what life would be like if these had gotten the respect they deserved back in the day.

gaijin
10-25-19, 15:02
Timeless beauty. I often wonder what life would be like if these had gotten the respect they deserved back in the day.

They did with all the Free World except the US, which embraced the 1911- and that wasn’t a bad thing.

68fan
10-25-19, 15:22
Wow, that is a beaut!

ralph
10-25-19, 16:16
A hi power is one pistol that sadly I’ve never owned..seeing pics here, and on other forums just might motivate me to start looking for one. I figure they’re like 1911’s, everybody should have at least one...

MAUSER88
10-25-19, 17:09
OUTSTANDING! Looks like a top notch job!

trader
10-25-19, 18:41
That is very nice. The one I have is much plainer. Mine does have a severely bobbed hammer when at rest in the slide is unseen from the side profile.
Too much hammer bite for me so I bobbed it. Also fit a new safety as the old one broke and it needed a new sear so I fit that too. No idea how to post pictures.

Docwade
10-25-19, 18:43
Love it!

vmr357
10-25-19, 20:09
Great looking pistol. I really like the Hi Power Practicals. Don does great work on sights and setting up a gun. Good choice on the holster too. Did Don supply it or did you order directly from Wes?

czgunner
10-25-19, 20:50
Great looking pistol. I really like the Hi Power Practicals. Don does great work on sights and setting up a gun. Good choice on the holster too. Did Don supply it or did you order directly from Wes?

I ordered the holster

vmr357
10-25-19, 21:55
Again, that's a really nice gun you have. This is one of Don's guns in one of Wes' holsters. He made a cross draw for me. Both of them are really nice guys who do great work.

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