Browning Hi Power question

velocette · September 9, 2016, 03:19 PM

Will the slide from a Mkll Hi Power fit on a MKlll frame?
Or will it with minor fitting?

Scorch · September 9, 2016, 05:01 PM

Trigger connectors are different (old style vs new style, or straight vs paddle). If you are adept, you can fit it.

velocette · September 9, 2016, 08:57 PM

Just learned some good news. Bar-Sto make a 9mm barrel that will fit in a .40 S&W hi power & it is supposed to work. That would save a lot of time and money since I was going to buy a used BHP slide and a Bar-Sto barrel to convert my .40 BHP.

T. O'Heir · September 10, 2016, 12:14 PM

"...9mm barrel that will fit in a..." Still requires fitting by a smithy and a heavier return spring. And it'd still be less expensive than a whole slide.
The .41 AE barrel I put in years ago wasn't a great idea. (Would have been worse if I hadn't bought 500 cases too.) Suspect it needs a far heavier spring than was suggested in the gun rag article that sucked me in.

larryh1108 · September 10, 2016, 07:20 PM

Going from a .40 to a 9 will require a lighter spring. A .40 barrel will not fit in a 9 slide. The barrel top lugs are different.

September 9, 2016, 03:19 PM	#1
velocette Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 924	Browning Hi Power question Will the slide from a Mkll Hi Power fit on a MKlll frame? Or will it with minor fitting? __________________ Trigger control + Breath control + Sight alignment = Gun Control. http://www.hrpclub.info/ NRA Smallbore Prone Master, High Power Master

September 9, 2016, 05:01 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Trigger connectors are different (old style vs new style, or straight vs paddle). If you are adept, you can fit it. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

September 9, 2016, 08:57 PM	#3
velocette Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 924	Just learned some good news. Bar-Sto make a 9mm barrel that will fit in a .40 S&W hi power & it is supposed to work. That would save a lot of time and money since I was going to buy a used BHP slide and a Bar-Sto barrel to convert my .40 BHP. __________________ Trigger control + Breath control + Sight alignment = Gun Control. http://www.hrpclub.info/ NRA Smallbore Prone Master, High Power Master

September 10, 2016, 12:14 PM	#4
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...9mm barrel that will fit in a..." Still requires fitting by a smithy and a heavier return spring. And it'd still be less expensive than a whole slide. The .41 AE barrel I put in years ago wasn't a great idea. (Would have been worse if I hadn't bought 500 cases too.) Suspect it needs a far heavier spring than was suggested in the gun rag article that sucked me in. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 10, 2016, 07:20 PM	#5
larryh1108 Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2008 Location: NC Posts: 813	Going from a .40 to a 9 will require a lighter spring. A .40 barrel will not fit in a 9 slide. The barrel top lugs are different. __________________ Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.