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Dport
10-04-07, 16:12
Last year I bought one of those police surplus Hi Powers from AIM. I set aside a budget and went about doing some minor customization. First of all, it functioned fine, and it isn't going to be a carry piece. That defined what I was going to have done.

I sent it to Cylinder and Slide. I had them cut the slide for Heinie sights and install straight 8's. They installed a wide trigger without the magazine safety, and I could swear they tweaked the ambidextrous safety I had installed. Finally, they refinished it in graphite black.

I found a place that custom grips and added a bit of bling.

Here's the result.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/benellim4/FN-1.jpg
MAP
10-04-07, 16:17
Very nice. How does it shoot?

Mike
TOrrock
10-04-07, 16:19
That's a very sweet piece.
Dport
10-04-07, 16:20
Very nice. How does it shoot?

Mike

Shoots well enough. It's not the most accurate handgun I own, that still goes to the FN FiveseveN, but it does just as well as my M&P and my heavily modified Glock 17.
snacks
10-04-07, 16:50
Very nice HP. A real nostalgic piece that has been updated. Like the finish seems real dark and matted.
DrMark
10-04-07, 18:11
Very nice!
AirNavy
10-05-07, 01:25
Love the grips. What's on the other side?
hp35
10-05-07, 04:32
Great looking pistol.
Striker5
10-05-07, 06:52
I totally misread you. When I saw the title of thread, I looked like spongebob when squidward stepped on the crabby patty. "The Hi Power is finished? Nooooooo!"
Dport
10-05-07, 08:36
Love the grips. What's on the other side?

The same thing.
KevinB
10-05-07, 14:38
Nice

I've been thinking about putting that trigger into my BHP. How do you like it compared to the normal?
Submariner
10-05-07, 16:04
Surface line. Mighty fine.




I'm off my meds.;)
Dport
10-05-07, 16:15
Nice
How do you like it compared to the normal?
I like it, but to be perfectly honest, I probably have 100 rounds through it in each configuration. So I couldn't give you any type of in depth opinion on it.
Dport
10-05-07, 16:15
Surface line. Mighty fine.



I thought for sure you were going to say, "it would look better with dolphins on it.";)
Dport
10-05-07, 16:17
Very nice. How does it shoot?

Mike
I took it out today to shoot. It's been 6 months or more since I've shot a pistol for more than a couple of rounds. I was getting 1" five shot groups at 10 yards pretty consistently. I'm sure it shoots better than I do.
DrMark
10-05-07, 16:39
I thought for sure you were going to say, "it would look better with dolphins on it.";)

I so totally do not get Navy humor. :(

;)
UVvis
10-05-07, 18:24
Very Nice,

I really like HP's.

So, what type of wood are the grips?
Dport
10-05-07, 18:36
They say Rosewood.