My New FN HP. ~Range Report and more pics

[jdlv4_0]

First the reading...

Stonghold Package Includes:
Stippling on front and rear strap, high polish blue slide with matte blue frame,
reliability and tuning work including trigger job, bobbing and reprofile of stock hammer.

Additional Options:

• C&S HP Extended Safety
• Cylinder and Slide Extended Slide Stop
• C&S Type II Commander hammer and sear
• C&S Silver Combat Trigger
• Brushed Blue Custom Finish
• French Border Cuts on Slide
• Flatten and serrate top of slide at 40 LPI.
• Cut Dovetail for Heinie Front Sight
• Cut dovetail for installation of Heinie rear sight
• Heinie HP Straight 8 Night Sights
• Hand stipple front strap of Hi Power
• Hand Stipple Hi Power rear strap Arrow Pattern
• Alumagrips Custom HP Grips
• Tighten fit between frame and slide for optimum accuracy and operation. Hand lap to fit

Enough with the reading, here's the pics from Jess at On Target Custom Gunworks.

This is an upgraded version of his "Stronghold" package, and I think it's absolutely gorgeous.

The gun should be in tomorrow evening, range report and more pics to follow.

[billamj]

I am totally jealous! That looks gorgeous!

[ALS]

Nice piece,
Your sig needs updated:
As a Marine Sniper instructor once told me.
If you show up for a fight,
and it's a fair fight,
You were not prepared.

[jdlv4_0]

I've got the "New Gun Butterflies" like you wouldn't believe.

I have an HBE COM3 IWB and mag carrier that should be here in about 3-4 days that Jess offered for an additional $100, and I also have two existing orders out for a UBG Canute and a Milt Sparks Versa Max II on order. 4-6 weeks for the Canute, another 5 months on the Sparks rig.

I'm thinking some 15rd nickel Mecgar mags need to be ordered...

[billamj]

If you don't mind the suggestion, I wouldn't go with the Mecgars. I've never had any luck with them in my Brownings and there is no reason to believe that the would work any better in your baby. Constant FTFs and occasionally they wouldn't lock the slide back after the last round.

[jdlv4_0]

If you don't mind the suggestion, I wouldn't go with the Mecgars. I've never had any luck with them in my Brownings and there is no reason to believe that the would work any better in your baby. Constant FTFs and occasionally they wouldn't lock the slide back after the last round.

What would you recommend?

[45 ACP]

If you don't mind the suggestion, I wouldn't go with the Mecgars. I've never had any luck with them in my Brownings and there is no reason to believe that the would work any better in your baby. Constant FTFs and occasionally they wouldn't lock the slide back after the last round.

However I got two mecgar mags for my kimber 1911 and so far so good, not a single failure yet (500 round thru them).

[billamj]

This is the strange part. I've been strictly using Browning mags in the HiPowers but they are supposedly made by Mecgar. From what I understand Browing has had Mecgar as their sole source for OE mags so I just don't understand the situation at all. Perhaps I just got a couple of bad ones but that has been my experience.

[jdlv4_0]

Bill,

Are you using Browning 13 rounders, and tried Mecgar 15 rounders?

I've heard of a possible issue with the chopped skirt on the 15 round follower, but that one issue really doesn't seem plausible.

I was kind of curious as to what you were using as like you said, the Browning mags are reported to be made by Mecgar.

I'm getting a factory (Mecgar) 13 rd and an after market 15/17 round convertible mag from the smith who did the FN, and he guarantees these two mags.

I was wanting to go with the 15s over the 13's solely because more ammo is always good.

I think I'm going to buy a Browning "factory" 13rd mag, a Mecgar 13rd mag, and a Mecgar 15 round mag, see what works best and go from there.

Thanks for the feedback.

[billamj]

I use Browning 13s at this point. IIRC it was Mecgar 15s that I had problems with but it was two or three years ago and I'm starting to suffer from CRS so... It won't hurt to try all three and see what works for you. Like I said, it could be that I just got a couple of bad mags.