johnnydollar
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Buy it.
I'm pretty sure that the date makes it a "Made in Belgium" rather than the "Made in Belgium Assembled in Portugal" model......if that's the case, they're more desirable to collectors.
That one will be buried with me....
The "Made in Belgium, Assembled in Portugal" guns are just as good as the "Made in Belgium" only guns. In fact there are rumors that even the "Portugal" guns are assembled in Belgium, and FN only puts it on the gun for trade issues. Not sure if that is true or not so take it with a grain of salt.
I've had a MK III Silver Chrome Hi Power since 1994 when I bought it new, and it has been FLAWLESS all these years. It is box stock, and my most accurate centerfire pistol.
The MK III's have cast frames which are stronger, and are fine for +P ammo.
Not many people buy a Hi Power and then regret it. And if you do regret the purchase, it's one of those guns that people line up to buy.
The key is to not over pay up fron I only get in line if the price is right...
They are so hard to find in some areas that many people will overpay to get one. When people get one they generally end up as "keepers" so there's not as many on the used market as other pistols. I've shot handguns for 40 or 45 years. Nothing feels as good or shoots as good in my hands as a BHP. I can do things with a BHP that I can not do with any other pistol, and I could do that almost from the first time I picked one up. There's not much of a learning curve, you just pick them and shoot them and the slugs go where you want them to go, without much effort on your part.