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1960s Browning Hi-Power & shoulder stocks

grcwt55grcwt55 Member Posts: 51 ✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
Can anyone please tell me if my Browning 1960s Hi-Power can accept the various Hi-Power stocks? Or are these for only WW2 pistols? Thanks
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Great caution has to be exercised, regarding the late production Browning H-P's, that were cut for stock. Many that were imported DID have the long range tangent sights, but didn't have the " T " shaped machined dovetail in the backstrap of the grip. Their was quite a little cottage industry that started up, ( at that time ) of shade tree gunsmiths machineing these pistols for the dovetail. I've seen some of their work and it leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes the the "T" slots are machined so much oversized that when the stocks are attached, they are as loose as a goose.
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  • grcwt55grcwt55 Member Posts: 51 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Would this modification devalue the pistol? Is it easily and cheaply done? I do not believe mine can accept a stock without modification.
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    I seem to recall that it was illegal to fit a stock to a pistol that didn't come with one when it was manufactured.

    D.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The guy who did them back then used a milling attachment on a lathe, in his garage. You would have to compare a factory original Browning that you knew was correct, to yours. If you could measure the dimensions on dovetails of the original Browning(s) and compare them to yours, you might identify the difference in dimensions or machine marks and blued finish inside the "T" slots.
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