High Power was made for my hand. prolly the most comfortable pistol out there.

 

Turkish clone of the Browning High Power variant for the British military called the L9A1...

Of course, the authentic military markings have been left off... but them some folks would have probably tried to pass these clones off as originals.

Congrats on your new pistol! The reviews are good and I am happy with my other three (different) Turkish High Power clones. I want one of these in my stable. Maybe the fancy looking version... maybe all three versions.

The marketing, however, is quite misleading. They "bought" the Inglis name and made a reproduction/clone of the FN Mark lll High Power. It is not a reproduction of the Inglis.

There is no way anyone could pass these off as an original Canadian Inglis.

Cheers,
Tim

 

There is no way anyone could pass these off as an original Canadian Inglis.

Cheers,
Tim

Never underestimate the gullibility of people!

 

FN has the "new and improved" High Power on the market. It's a somewhat bigger and heavier gun than the original. Wonder how well it's selling at around $1200 each?

 

They seemed to have a “new kid on the block” kind of appeal when they were introduced, but they also seem to get overshadowed by the various Turkish clones that are much less expensive and more faithful to the classic design.

The “new and improved gun” looks very nice when we judge it as its gun and not in the shadow of its older brother, but the issue is that 2011 style pistol builders like Stacatto pretty much dominate the modern SAO pistol market to a point where a new entry is fighting an uphill battle for market share. The lack of the RMR cuts and dust cover rails on the new FN guns do not help them much either.

At the end of the day, the new FN gun is a nice pistol that no one really asked for, and the various Turkish clones have everything from basic MKIII clones to satisfy purists to tricked RMR cut and railed dust cover pistols that still stay faithful to classic pistol’s mechanical design while having the ability to accept RMRs and lights. If the new style FN gun is still in production by the end of next year, I’ll be surprised.

Honestly, if the new gun was compatible with the old gun’s grips, magazines, and holsters, I’d look past the other mechanical changes and give it a try. I’m a sucker for backwards compatibility.

 

Nice. Thinking about getting one. Like the retro look.

 

Portrait of the older & younger brother-SDS version. I really like them both. Different grips for both, and the addition of a USGI Grip Safety for the older brother, but other than that stock. And they both shoot well.

 

Good looking P35 clone, I like the lanyard that was included.

 

Good looking gun! A hi-power is next on my pistol purchase list, but I haven't yet figured out which model to buy from which manufacturer.

 

Family Firearms has these for $408. I have the SA35 , but I'm tempted on this.

 

Oooh, 400 hundred bones is mighty tempting!

 

At least with the clones they are owner/user repairable with a little legwork and hands on tweaking for those who are capable. A replacement FN OEM or aftermarket extractor will almost always be good to run w/o tuning unlike a 1911. No VIS 'bowtie' to machine nor quirky grip safety.

 

I don't yet possess tweaking knowledge or skills, but I'm picking up tips from members left and right. I'm sure I'll take a stone or file to something in the near future.

 

Aside from early internal extractor guns, most Hi Powers I have messed with don’t seem too picky from various manufacturers about taking mismatched parts and seem to be nearly 100% interchangeable outside of minor fitting. There are some minor issues that sometimes come up, like the little nub on the top of the chamber area of the barrel (If you have a new style slide without the recess for it, you can just grind it off.) Grip panels sometimes don’t always fit two different frames quite the same either.