FN High Power 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2023
- Hello and welcome. Today we take a look at the @FNAmericaLLC High Power. This is FN's modern version of the classic Browning High Power. What are your thoughts on this gun? I look forward to your comments.
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Nice review. As you have pointed out, it's an interesting combo of old and new features vs. other similar pistols. Having more options in a BHP design is always a good thing. 👍👍
It is a good thing. As always, thank you so much for stopping by.
Love your videos! Some of the finest, most informative table top reviews on youtube. Keep it up! Hope to see a Kimber KDS9c on the channel soon!
I appreciate your comment very much. Yes, I’m trying to get my hands on one.
I would like to have one but for the money it's hard to justify buying a pistol at that price point that isn't optics cut. Having said that, I really would like to add a BHP to the collection. Thanks for showing it off!
You’re very welcome. Thank you so much for stopping by.
Same
Thanks. Fascinating.
Thank you for watching.
Nice explanation of the "new" design and features.
Thanks for watching!
Nice review! I bought one for my birthday. The one thing that gets me is that you and I and a few other TH-camrs have videos on the new High Power. I don't know how sales are for this firearm. It's sort of a niche firearm. I like the way this shoots compared to the SA-35. It's accurate. I'll just put a brighten front sight on mine.
I really liked it. As always, thank you for stopping by.
Picked one up last Saturday and it's easily one of my favorites. Could you says it's a bit over priced? Yeah but I love it
Congratulations. I’m glad you like it very much. Thank you for stopping by.
The more I look at the Hi Power, the more I see how much Bill Ruger took from this to make the first P Series.
I agree. Thank you for watching!
They should have done all that work to the Hi-Power DA 9mm. It was a waste and Irrevelant on the regular HP-35. The New Take down lever was Unnecessary and a Fatal Flaw in any pistol design as it gives a up close assailant and opportunity to disable Your Pistol by Disassembling it.
Thankyou, I want both.
I’ve always wanted one of the original High Power but never got around to it because of the price. This updated version, however, has most of the improvements my buddy and I always wanted have been incorporated in the design, boxes checked! I think I’d like one of the matte black ones instead of the tactical colored ones. I’m sure one of these will find a way into my gun safe at some point!
Great review, thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome. Something that should be in everyone’s collection for sure. Thank you for stopping by.
I like this gun. I was prepared to like it from it's announcement. But FN hasn't done a lot to promote it; and they haven't done a good job of getting the gun to distributors. For the price, this gun should have come with (3) magazines. I also think that a white dot front sight should be the default option; not a blacked out front sight. I have an SA-35. It is a handsome gun. The SA-35 enjoys aftermarket support, via it's compatibility with the original. Apex Tactical makes a well executed, but overpriced (in my opinion) magwell for the SA-35; and they also sell some pricey 17 round magazines (+2 baseplate equipped); allowing the same capacity as this gun. Although it is considered an evolution of the design, I do not consider this new, FN gun, to be a High Power. Just as I do not consider a Springfield Prodigy to be a 1911.
Well said and I agree with your comment. I’ve held both and in my hand, the FN feels better than the SA35. Thank you very much for stopping by.
I totally agree with your view. I have 2 FNs, a Practical and a MK II, and 2 Girsans. I have no desire to get the new FN.
I’d only get the new FN if the price was 1/3rd LESS. To me, it’s just not a “Hi Power.” I like the SA-35 better and I don’t need an Apex mag well nor their over priced 17 round magazines. Sometimes “good enough,” just is.
@@colt10mmsecurity68 I managed to pick up a FN High Power for $1049 slightly used. I really wanted the SA-35 but my hands are too meaty for the hammer. I love the FN it runs like a dream and is so smooth. The aftermarket will eventually catch up. If you can get it for a good price get it.
From what I recall FNH put out the P35 9mm in 1935. I think John M Browning passed ⚰️ prior to wide release of the P35, Hi Power.
Died in 1926
It would be nice if one could acquire the Springfield grips for the new FN model; especially with that flat dark earth version. Thanks for the insights!
That would be cool. You’re welcome and thank you for stopping by!
The trigger alone would make me pass on the Springfield. Big difference.
Yes, there’s a big difference between those triggers. Thank you for stopping by
Back in the 1980s 1990s gunsmith Karl Sokol of VT's Chestnut Mountain Sports was widely known for Hi Power 9mm, .40 model work. Work for US special ops, FBI/DEA/Secret Service agents. I read a few articles saying how impressive Sokol's skill was in the 1990s.
I want to get this in FDE as my primary range gun. I would would expect it to hold up for a lifetime because its all steel, but im curious of anyone thinks that maybe the FDE coating wont last that long? Any opinions?
I don’t have long-term experience with this FDE coating. It looks well done, but I don’t know how long it’s gonna last. Thank you for stopping by.
Never have seen one in person yet but I'd cd it hange the grips immediately. 40oz and the barrel lock up etc to a modern design I mean I'll take it. My option the branding of the gun was poorly executed. People have questioned if this new gun is actually a Hi Power and it clearly is. FN should of called it the Mk4.
I've always wanted a Hi Power, but for that price? Way too much. I could buy the Chiappa 1887 model for around that amount (a gun I would LOVE to have, but again, too much money) That's not the only gun at that price range I'd look at for something else. Even the Springfield version is just a bit too much. I don't know, I guess I'm just a cheap penny pincher. Overall though, they're both beautiful guns and are a part of history. The Hi Power is definitely one of my favorite classic guns, and is shadowed by the 1911, Luger, etc. They deserve more love.
I agree with you. They do deserve more love but this FN, in my opinion, it’s over priced. Thank you for stopping by.
Im curious to know if FN America used Ceracote Elite FDE. Bronze. I see this new model has no grip safery, ✔️. Im not sure if the newer 9mm uses 3 dot night sights.
I don’t know what kind of Cerakote they used.
Does th FN have a magazine disconnect? That’s a deal Breaker for me if it does.
No magazine disconnect. Thank you very much for stopping by.
Will it feed/cycle FN 24 round mag? I need to know
Hello. I have not tried that. So I cannot answer your question. Thank you very much for watching.
@@MDpolo thanks for responding, ive owned a number of FNs, my first being an FNX 9 mil. Surprisingly enough, the standard 17 rnd fn mag has cycled my fnsc and my 509c. This hi power is a goal of mine. And it would be totally awesome to see it run the 24rnd mag.
I do think the changes are all good, but I also think they went too half and half with it. No light rail, no red dot mounts, plain sights, etc. seems like obvious oversights given the entire goal of this gun was to modernize the original Hi Power.
Also, while it’s nice that changes were made, not sure if all the changes were necessary since it also means all aftermarket support is thrown out. The added capacity is really the only absolutely necessary improvement since I did think even the SA-35 with its 15+1 capacity was too low, but other stuff probably could’ve been retained and I’m sure no one would complain.
I usually like to contrast this gun with double stack 1911s like the 2011 or even Para-Ordnance guns where the guns do add all those nice modern features like higher capacity, light rails, better sights, etc. but the frames still retain as much compatibility with standard 1911 parts as possible. You can use just normal 1911 parts for the entire upper as well as most of the frame. Only a few parts are truly proprietary. Does mean some of the old holdovers in the 1911 design are retained, but as long as you upgrade the important parts, maintaining compatibility with the large 1911 aftermarket is probably more important than updating everything.
You bring up some very good points. Thank you for sharing them with us and for taking the time to stop by. I appreciate it!
@@MDpolo Thanks. Ironically it was also double stack 1911s that made me want the added capacity of this current FN High Power, to the point where if a rail and red dot mount were added to this gun, I would declare it superior to the classic Hi-Power in every way. The SA-35 has a capacity of 15+1 9mm, while my custom double stack 1911 has a 15+1 capacity of .45ACP.
Given the original Hi-Power was famous for having significantly higher capacity than the 1911, there’s something sacrilege about having a 1911 in .45ACP with the same capacity as a Hi-Power, so the FN gun going to a properly modern 17+1 is nice.
Does the FN only come in that color. Is black available?
To be honest with you, I don’t remember.
@jrogers1809 I checked and it comes in FDE and also all black.
@jrogers1809 black or FDE for now and when it first released it also had a SS option.
I love this firearm. But 1400 bucks after all said n done is way too much for a range pinker. Too heavy and complex to edc. Still want one.
I feel the same way! Thank you very much for stopping by.
To me its a hipower in the way that a 2023 Mustang is a 1960s Mustang
It ain't
Weird. I always thought they were called CZ75SPs.... 😐
It's the equivalent of car companies using the name of one iconic, beloved car to smear it across all their models while almost everything is changed but the name. I still think it's a good, reliable firearm but there are lots of others that don't have that bad aftertaste.
The big ejection port allows for machining from above saving cost using the browning-whiting like locking shoulder and brings more profit while the name holds up the price tag.
Afaik, the main reason besides the tooling was that they had to deal with servicing that insane amount of hipowers and they wanted to stop. At the same time there is similarity to iconic guitars where the fans moan if a big flaw is changed cause it used to be the same.
Isn't the F35 of SA also discontinued?
The hipower was changed a lot after Browning's death and his 'assistant' that had the idea to make it double stack which made it so popular could do more. That then head engineer Dieudonné Saive made lots of Browning's projects a success after he was gone like the baby browning. He also made what became the FAL. I highly recommend the playlist 'Hipower University' of BHSpringsolutions: watch?v=ZbuDgA5b4R4.
So much useful information in this comment. Thank you very much.