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Penny Auction Hi-Power
raskil
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Auction 466064926..I've read these are in fact Browning clones. Is there any down side to these other than "Branding"?
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The price seems kind of on the high side to me. I would hold off for $400. Save my dinero, to get a authentic FN made Hi-Power.
Later ones have SW59 like internals and only LOOK like Hi-Powers. Unfortunately, I think this is one of the later ones. The direct HP clones are supposed to have a small metal "oval" on the frame right above the trigger, and I don't see that in the posted images from the auction.
Downsides, well this isn't a Browning. . .fit and finish won't be as good, resale won't be as good. On the other hand, you're getting something that's effectively a serviceable Hi-Power at much less money to begin with, so that's not bad!
Assuming this is one of those Smith 59 clones, it should still work fine, but if something breaks, you might have a hard time getting parts to fix it. Personally, I'd rather spend my money on something else.
If this were one of the "real" BHP clones, IMO $400 is still a bit steep, but for under $300, that's potentially a good buy.