Help with Browning Hi-Power

[massman]

My brother has a Hi-Power made in Belgium and is experiencing the following problems. When the gun is loaded by racking the slide, the gun will not fire when the trigger is pulled. When I cocked the trigger manually, the gun would fire, cycle a new round, and cock the hammer. Pull the trigger and nothing. Re-cock the hammer and it fires, recycles, etc. I am now well versed with the gun but am guessing it needs a new hammer spring. Does this sound right? Anything else I should be looking at, firing pin spring, etc?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

[RickB]

When you say "will not fire", you mean the hammer doesn't drop, or it drops but the gun doesn't fire?

[Clifford L. Hughes]

Massman:

Field strip your Browning Hi Power, clean it, lubricate it and then reassemble. If that doesn't work send it back to browning for repair.

Semper Fi.

Gunnery sergeant
Clifford L. Hughes
USMC Retired