Picked up a Hi-Power on the cheap!

anothernewb · December 10, 2012, 03:22 PM

Got super lucky at an estate sale last week. Buddy sent me a few rough pictures of a Hi Power that they had listed for $500. I thought the deal was too good to be true - but I guess every so often they are real.

Ended up walking away with it for a shade over $570,
here she is

anothernewb · December 10, 2012, 03:23 PM

loose_holster_dan · December 10, 2012, 03:24 PM

lucky jerk

Coltman 77 · December 10, 2012, 04:10 PM

Great looking Hi Power and excellent pics. Congratulations!

A Hi Power was my first handgun purchase in the mid 70's ( 225.00 NIB ) I love them.

blchandl2 · December 10, 2012, 04:43 PM

Excellent! Nice looking gun at a great price.

Quincunx · December 10, 2012, 04:50 PM

Not too shabby, indeed!

Ronbo1 · December 10, 2012, 04:52 PM

Nice, I like the two tone and sights

Billy Shears · December 10, 2012, 04:59 PM

Very nice. You'll enjoy this pistol. Hi-Powers are an awful lot of fun to shoot.

So, what's in the bag? Looks like it might be the pieces of the magazine disconnect safety.

Congratulations.

anothernewb · December 10, 2012, 05:02 PM

yep, the pistil came to me with the mag disconnect removed already. saved me a bit of work!

It appears virtually new. only wear marks I can find is on one of the magazines.

sgms · December 10, 2012, 05:02 PM

Outstanding find congrats. Estate sales and tag sale do sometimes turn up cheap treasure, if the people running them don't know anything about what they have and are to lazy to find out. Has worked for me 3 time over the last 8 or 9 years.

Sparks1957 · December 10, 2012, 05:04 PM

Very nice... it does look virtually new. I'm envious

Yung.gunr · December 10, 2012, 05:10 PM

Wow. Lucky you. I need buddies like yours. Well maybe not.... My budget could probably not support those kinds of good deals.

Mrgunsngear · December 10, 2012, 05:21 PM

That is a beauty for sure. Congrats.

For those looking for good deals on HPs, aimsurplus.com has LE turn ins (no were near as nice as this) for $389 shipped...

Hal · December 10, 2012, 05:49 PM

Check out the Crai Spegle thin grips.
I put them on both my Hi Powers.
My Practical (same two tone but - mine has fixed sights) wears a set of checkered Ebony ones.

Nice score.

Dashunde · December 10, 2012, 06:05 PM

Now that is a nice score!

PH/CIB · December 10, 2012, 06:11 PM

Great Buy! Last time I looked a High Power like that would bring $800 to $1000 or more on GunBroker...I have one just like it in 40 cal in the safe.

SCDeac82 · December 10, 2012, 07:20 PM

Gun ****! That is a beauty!

Joe_Pike · December 10, 2012, 07:46 PM

I had to pass one up the other day that was priced at $599. It had the target sights and came with three mags but was all blued. Sucks being poor.

Pahoo · December 10, 2012, 08:00 PM

As Hal mentioned, that is the "Practical" model and that is how it came from the factory. You will be doubly pleased when you find out how well it shoots. You did very well and please come back and let us know how it shoots. .....

Be Safe !!!

WIN1886 · December 10, 2012, 09:47 PM

Very nice find....for some reason I pick out my BHP more often than any other handgun I own just to check out and admire between trips to the range !

ripnbst · December 10, 2012, 10:35 PM

That is sweet, I've wanted a BHP for a while now.

bitttorrrent · December 10, 2012, 11:56 PM

nice,

I wish to find guns at estate sale. this one last summer i just missed. the house was open and when i went up there were about 7-8 full sized gun safes but they were all empy. they probably took to a gun store to get appraised etc. and not leave to the auctioneers.

darn.

you found a very nice pistol.

anothernewb · December 11, 2012, 09:59 AM

Got a chance to go shoot it last night. It might just be my new favorite thing. Normally it takes me quite a few rounds to really know if I like shooting a gun, in addition to getting comfortable with it. Not so much with this little gem. By the second mag I was putting almost everything in the black at 50'. Actually put enough close together to tear a large hole in one target last night (there were a few fliers though...) but I've never done that with my 1911.

I MAY (maybe) have to give the SR1911 a rest for awhile and play with the Browning this winter.

Only two downsides so far,
1 - there is a wear mark on the front left edge of the slide now. Looks like it's contacting the frame and there's a bright shiny mark worn through the paint. It's small, but really annoying now that I know it's there Might have it looked at to make sure it's not just normal wear.

This is the area that's wearing, but it's really bright silver now. really stands out against the black

2. 13 rounds magazines burn through ammo faster than I'm used to. blasted 100 rounds away last night and I had a big frown on my face when I reached into an empy box.

Billy Shears · December 11, 2012, 10:10 AM

Quote:

13 rounds magazines burn through ammo faster than I'm used to. blasted 100 rounds away last night and I had a big frown on my face when I reached into an empy box.

Nothing will turn a casual shooter into a dedicated reloader faster than that. Christmas is coming. Time to invest in a good press.

anothernewb · December 11, 2012, 10:53 AM

^ Agree completely. I already have the SDB (in .45) and a single stage. Guess I'll be looking into a caliber conversion

December 10, 2012, 03:22 PM	#1
anothernewb Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2012 Location: West Central MN Posts: 143	Picked up a Hi-Power on the cheap! Got super lucky at an estate sale last week. Buddy sent me a few rough pictures of a Hi Power that they had listed for $500. I thought the deal was too good to be true - but I guess every so often they are real. Ended up walking away with it for a shade over $570, here she is

December 10, 2012, 03:24 PM	#3
loose_holster_dan Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2011 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,461	lucky jerk __________________ Favorite range gun for the money - CZ 75B or STI Spartan V 9mm Go-to carry setup - Walther PPS or PPQ in FIST kydex holster 1AK Favorite semi-auto design - HK P7 "A Sig is like a lightsaber - not as clumsy or random as a Glock."

December 10, 2012, 04:10 PM	#4
Coltman 77 Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,244	Great looking Hi Power and excellent pics. Congratulations! A Hi Power was my first handgun purchase in the mid 70's ( 225.00 NIB ) I love them. __________________ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". Ernest Hemingway Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights -- Join the NRA

December 10, 2012, 04:50 PM	#6
Quincunx Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2005 Location: People's Republic of Maryland Posts: 421	Not too shabby, indeed! __________________ A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation. --- Cicero

December 10, 2012, 04:52 PM	#7
Ronbo1 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2004 Location: MN Posts: 136	Nice, I like the two tone and sights __________________ When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves Abraham Lincoln

December 10, 2012, 03:23 PM	#2
anothernewb Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2012 Location: West Central MN Posts: 143

December 10, 2012, 04:43 PM	#5
blchandl2 Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2008 Location: TN Posts: 525	Excellent! Nice looking gun at a great price.

December 10, 2012, 04:59 PM	#8
Billy Shears Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2011 Posts: 606	Very nice. You'll enjoy this pistol. Hi-Powers are an awful lot of fun to shoot. So, what's in the bag? Looks like it might be the pieces of the magazine disconnect safety. Congratulations.

December 10, 2012, 05:02 PM	#9
anothernewb Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2012 Location: West Central MN Posts: 143	yep, the pistil came to me with the mag disconnect removed already. saved me a bit of work! It appears virtually new. only wear marks I can find is on one of the magazines.

December 10, 2012, 05:02 PM	#10
sgms Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2010 Location: Arizona or Ohio depending Posts: 1,021	Outstanding find congrats. Estate sales and tag sale do sometimes turn up cheap treasure, if the people running them don't know anything about what they have and are to lazy to find out. Has worked for me 3 time over the last 8 or 9 years.

December 10, 2012, 05:04 PM	#11
Sparks1957 Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,552	Very nice... it does look virtually new. I'm envious

December 10, 2012, 05:10 PM	#12
Yung.gunr Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2010 Location: Phoenix area Posts: 1,442	Wow. Lucky you. I need buddies like yours. Well maybe not.... My budget could probably not support those kinds of good deals.

December 10, 2012, 05:21 PM	#13
Mrgunsngear Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2011 Location: Carolina Posts: 3,415	That is a beauty for sure. Congrats. For those looking for good deals on HPs, aimsurplus.com has LE turn ins (no were near as nice as this) for $389 shipped... __________________ Mrgunsngear Youtube Channel

December 10, 2012, 05:49 PM	#14
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	Check out the Crai Spegle thin grips. I put them on both my Hi Powers. My Practical (same two tone but - mine has fixed sights) wears a set of checkered Ebony ones. Nice score.

December 10, 2012, 06:05 PM	#15
Dashunde Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2004 Posts: 2,018	Now that is a nice score!

December 10, 2012, 06:11 PM	#16
PH/CIB Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 281	Great Buy! Last time I looked a High Power like that would bring $800 to $1000 or more on GunBroker...I have one just like it in 40 cal in the safe. __________________ Life Member,,,Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Amvets, Disabled American Veterans, 173rd Airborne Skysoldier Association, National Rifle Association, Member,,,IDPA, USPSA, Iowa Sheriffs and Deputies Association,,Website http://www.handgunholsters.net

December 10, 2012, 07:20 PM	#17
SCDeac82 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2010 Location: Southeast-USA Posts: 222	Gun ****! That is a beauty! __________________ "No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government." -- Thomas Jefferson

December 10, 2012, 07:46 PM	#18
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	I had to pass one up the other day that was priced at $599. It had the target sights and came with three mags but was all blued. Sucks being poor. __________________ Stay Groovy

December 10, 2012, 08:00 PM	#19
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	It will exceed your expectations !! As Hal mentioned, that is the "Practical" model and that is how it came from the factory. You will be doubly pleased when you find out how well it shoots. You did very well and please come back and let us know how it shoots. ..... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

December 10, 2012, 09:47 PM	#20
WIN1886 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 604	Very nice find....for some reason I pick out my BHP more often than any other handgun I own just to check out and admire between trips to the range !

December 10, 2012, 10:35 PM	#21
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	That is sweet, I've wanted a BHP for a while now.

December 10, 2012, 11:56 PM	#22
bitttorrrent Senior Member Join Date: April 21, 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 703	nice, I wish to find guns at estate sale. this one last summer i just missed. the house was open and when i went up there were about 7-8 full sized gun safes but they were all empy. they probably took to a gun store to get appraised etc. and not leave to the auctioneers. darn. you found a very nice pistol.

December 11, 2012, 09:59 AM	#23
anothernewb Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2012 Location: West Central MN Posts: 143	Holy new favorite thing batman! Got a chance to go shoot it last night. It might just be my new favorite thing. Normally it takes me quite a few rounds to really know if I like shooting a gun, in addition to getting comfortable with it. Not so much with this little gem. By the second mag I was putting almost everything in the black at 50'. Actually put enough close together to tear a large hole in one target last night (there were a few fliers though...) but I've never done that with my 1911. I MAY (maybe) have to give the SR1911 a rest for awhile and play with the Browning this winter. Only two downsides so far, 1 - there is a wear mark on the front left edge of the slide now. Looks like it's contacting the frame and there's a bright shiny mark worn through the paint. It's small, but really annoying now that I know it's there Might have it looked at to make sure it's not just normal wear. This is the area that's wearing, but it's really bright silver now. really stands out against the black 2. 13 rounds magazines burn through ammo faster than I'm used to. blasted 100 rounds away last night and I had a big frown on my face when I reached into an empy box.

December 11, 2012, 10:53 AM	#25
anothernewb Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2012 Location: West Central MN Posts: 143	^ Agree completely. I already have the SDB (in .45) and a single stage. Guess I'll be looking into a caliber conversion

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