Who make a replacement BHP barrel in...

jrothWA · March 14, 2013, 04:30 PM

.30 Luger??

Need another plaything for the BHP!

rock185 · March 15, 2013, 01:46 PM

jroth, I have owned Hi Powers since the 60s, 9MMs, .40 S&W and .30 Luger. I have never come across a .30 replacement barrel that would fit the standard 9MM Hi Power.

A factory Hi Power .30 Luger barrel might be found, but has a smaller outside diameter and does not fit the 9MM. I bought a new Hi Power in .30 Luger years ago when a U.S. distributor was closing them out, thinking I would add a 9MM barrel and have a two caliber gun, WRONG! The .30 Luger version has the aforementioned small diameter barrel AND a lightened, almost fragile looking, slide...

BTW, you'd think both calibers would use the same BHP magazines, but the .30 magazines are marked for the .30 Luger caliber. Can't remember what the difference was.

Sharpsdressed Man · March 15, 2013, 01:55 PM

Several ways to do this. Find a company that routinely makes BHP barrels, send them a .30 blank, and negotiate. 2) sleeve the exterior of a .30 BHP barrel (found on gunbroker or ebay) and fit to a regular 9mm HP slide, or 3) have a 9mm barrel "lined" and rechambered, as is sometimes done to improve a shot out or damaged barrel on a rifle.

March 14, 2013, 04:30 PM	#1
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 1,813	Who make a replacement BHP barrel in... .30 Luger?? Need another plaything for the BHP!

March 15, 2013, 01:46 PM	#2
rock185 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 161	jroth, I have owned Hi Powers since the 60s, 9MMs, .40 S&W and .30 Luger. I have never come across a .30 replacement barrel that would fit the standard 9MM Hi Power. A factory Hi Power .30 Luger barrel might be found, but has a smaller outside diameter and does not fit the 9MM. I bought a new Hi Power in .30 Luger years ago when a U.S. distributor was closing them out, thinking I would add a 9MM barrel and have a two caliber gun, WRONG! The .30 Luger version has the aforementioned small diameter barrel AND a lightened, almost fragile looking, slide... BTW, you'd think both calibers would use the same BHP magazines, but the .30 magazines are marked for the .30 Luger caliber. Can't remember what the difference was. __________________ COTEP 640, NRA Life

March 15, 2013, 01:55 PM	#3
Sharpsdressed Man Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2009 Posts: 855	Several ways to do this. Find a company that routinely makes BHP barrels, send them a .30 blank, and negotiate. 2) sleeve the exterior of a .30 BHP barrel (found on gunbroker or ebay) and fit to a regular 9mm HP slide, or 3) have a 9mm barrel "lined" and rechambered, as is sometimes done to improve a shot out or damaged barrel on a rifle.