Was quite surprised to find two that were available at a local store and priced reasonably.
Picked out this one, the other had a wee bit of slide overhang from the back of the frame - sort of a Springfield trademark on their 1911s.
Anyway, I got it home and apart to clean/lube for it's first range trip and found the workmanship to be excellent. No slide to frame play like my real BHP, nice and smooth with some Mobil1 on the rails.
The enlarged safety is a godsend, it's easy to swipe up/down and has a positive click. Trigger is good, way better than a HP w/ mag disconnect, but my only real complaint is the reset is a bit faint, not very tactile. Also, the mags drop free which my real HP has issues with.
Now to the range, I put 100 rounds of 115 Blazer brass down the pipe with no malfunctions. Not sure it needs any break in, but I wanted to clean and re-lube after that number, and look it over. Nothing out of the ordinary was noticed, good to go.
The only thing I see adding is a fiber optic front sight. The little white dot is a bit hard to see indoors, but I'm just used to bright front sights.
At it's MSRP I think it's absolutely worth the money. I'm not really into collectible guns anymore, but this is a nice way to enjoy a HP design. I'll probably update as the round count gets higher, but I'll probably feel a little better when it's had 1k through it.
Picked out this one, the other had a wee bit of slide overhang from the back of the frame - sort of a Springfield trademark on their 1911s.
Anyway, I got it home and apart to clean/lube for it's first range trip and found the workmanship to be excellent. No slide to frame play like my real BHP, nice and smooth with some Mobil1 on the rails.
The enlarged safety is a godsend, it's easy to swipe up/down and has a positive click. Trigger is good, way better than a HP w/ mag disconnect, but my only real complaint is the reset is a bit faint, not very tactile. Also, the mags drop free which my real HP has issues with.
Now to the range, I put 100 rounds of 115 Blazer brass down the pipe with no malfunctions. Not sure it needs any break in, but I wanted to clean and re-lube after that number, and look it over. Nothing out of the ordinary was noticed, good to go.
The only thing I see adding is a fiber optic front sight. The little white dot is a bit hard to see indoors, but I'm just used to bright front sights.
At it's MSRP I think it's absolutely worth the money. I'm not really into collectible guns anymore, but this is a nice way to enjoy a HP design. I'll probably update as the round count gets higher, but I'll probably feel a little better when it's had 1k through it.
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