Browning HP
Happy after I got a Belgian Browning Hi Power. Belonged to an Air Force surplus.
Almost mint it is a military early 80's model. My first SA pistol as I have already gotten a CZ75 and Tanfoglio 9mm. Now waiting a trip to the woods to shot it.
Breech
Almost mint it is a military early 80's model. My first SA pistol as I have already gotten a CZ75 and Tanfoglio 9mm. Now waiting a trip to the woods to shot it.
Breech
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I have a Browning Hi Power, mentioned here previously. I wonder if other owners find the hammer spring to be overly strong and the recoil spring to be the same. I am experiencing arthritis in my thumbs and find it difficult to operate the slide even with the hammer cocked. I'd like to replace those springs with ones of less tension with out harming the functioning of the gun. You folks have always put me on the right path. Last time I asked about a clip for a Mossberg bolt action shotgun and now I have it and a servicable gun for turkey or deer. 0 -
cylinder & slide can steer you in the right direction. they have all kinds of high quality hi power parts. 0 -
If you go too light on the recoil spring, you could end up damaging the frame and/or slide from them hitting. Too light on the hammer spring and you might get misfires.
I am disabled in one hand and feel they are a little heavy also but haven't reached the point yet where I can't cycle the gun.
You may be able to cycle the slide by pressing the lower portion of the slide against something, like a table or belt, and pushing the gun down against that. This is a drill thought to clear a gun when you can only use one hand.0 -
Hello I am of the age that my grip is not as strong as it once was. HOWEVER in my opinion one of the most important two things when it comes to semi auto pistols and how long they last is matching both the hammer spring and recoil spring to the load. . When a round is
fired the weight of the slide along with the recoil spring and hammer spring are what keeps the slide from slaming back into the frame if you reduce the weight of the two springs and don't reduce the recoil impulse then you will damage the pistol in short order.
Reduced loads can be made IF you reload. Have you tried with both hands in front of your belt buckle push the slide with one hand and push the grip frame with the other . That is how I teach people of small size to chamber a round. Be aware you may have to turn your body to have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.0 -
I agree that one should be especially careful about using lighter springs in a HiPower. C&S has a very good reputation on the HiPower and will steer you right. I had them slick mine up and dovetail for changeable front sights. 0 -
The BHP uses a rebounding firing pin so a healthy hammer fall is pretty much necessary. You can check on line with Wolf springs to see if a lighter hammer spring is available. Going lighter here wont be unsafe but going too light will reduce primer indentation, resulting in failure to fire.
The spur style BHP hammer should be easier to cock than the ring type but I have found they bite the web of my hand.
If you end up experimenting with lighter slide springs, research polyurethane buffers to reduce battering.
These BHP's were set up to handle hot military loads, leading me to suspect you could safely go a little lighter on the slide spring using non +P 115 grain factory loads.
1911 shooters tailor their slide springs to function with reduced target loads.0 -
I'm starting to get Arthur Riteass in my thumbs also. Perry's way of chambering a round works very good.
I'vs shot HP,S for years and don't recomend lighter springs in them.
The standard recoil spring is a 17lb. The hammer spring is a 32lb. I wouldn't go lighter than a 28lb forit.
You might try a variable power recoil spring. I found they feel lighter.0 -
A recoil spring that is too light may not only make for excessive battering on recoil, but can also affect a gun's ability to positively feed. 0 -
Correct, the recoil spring is to be strong enough to reliably cycle with the ammo used.
Wolf Spring has recoil spring calibration kits for some guns.
The correct spring is to be determined by owner when using a fully loaded magazine.
The polyurethane buffer recommendation was made in consideration of using a recoil spring having a minimum spring constant.
The firing pin rebound spring acts against the hammer impulse.
It must be sufficiently strong to resist primer indentation (plus a little for safety factor)when the slide slams forward with no mag in the gun. This should be a consideration if hammer spring is lightened.
Always work down from heavier springs to lighter, not the reverse.0 -
A change in technique might help.
Instead of trying to pull the slide to the rear with primarily the thumb and a finger or two, obtain as solid of a hold on it as possible and instead push the grip frame forward.
I find that this helps when dealing with those who have grip strength issues.0
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