Browning Ends Hi-Power Handgun Production

[Rick]

I saw this earlier today. (I tried to do a search and didn't see it mentioned anywhere else).

Browning Ends Hi-Power Handgun Production

In February 2018, Browning announced its Hi-Power pistols are no longer in production. “Current dealer inventories will be the last available from Browning for the foreseeable future,” the website explains. Supply is scarce, however, because availability to dealers ended sometime in 2017. New Mark IIIs or Standards are easiest to find because they were the last models to come out of the factory.

 

[Dan44]

I thought they stopped a couple years ago and just farmed out production to other manufactures

 

[28Shooter]

What a shame - the granddaddy of the modern 9 m/m and my favorite Browning handgun. I guess the plastic krunchentickers were just too much competition.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

The tooling is worn out and they don't build and sell enough anymore to financially justify new tooling. That was reported a year ago. Economics 101.

 

[ohen cepel]

I can see them coming back when demand builds up enough to justify their investment in new gear. Anyone's guess how long that may be though.

 

[JHE1956]

I wonder if Inglis in Canada still has tooling?

 

[Dan44]

Other countries make them under license, FM of Argentine for example. They'll take up the slack.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Like Colt expect limited nostalgia runs for the collector (and cash rich) market.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Browning ( and presumably FN ) are stopping production for foreseeable future , but still leaves plenty of Hi Powers .

FM of Argentina , as noted , makes 100% correct pistols under license.

Philippines, Hungary, Bulgaria , and Israel all make various Hi Power "clones " , that vary from nearly exact , to significantly changed DA/SA designs.

 

[Vetted84]

I have an Argentinian I bought from Lou some years back. Have several 9 mm's but the Argentinian is my favorite.

 

[Doctor_M]

This gun was definitely a game changer. I salute the old veteran.

 

[VG-10]

This just in:
Serpico rolls over in his grave.

 

[Doctor_M]

As far as military service goes, pretty impressive resume:

Browning Hi-Power pistols were used during World War II by both Allied and Axis forces, and produced for Nationalist Chinese use against the Japanese.
Post WWII, it was adopted as the standard service pistol by over 93 countries.
At one time most NATO nations used it, and it was standard issue to forces throughout the British Commonwealth.
As of last year, the MK1 version remained the standard service pistol of the Canadian Armed Forces.
It is also still the standard sidearm of the Belgian Army, Indian Army, Indonesian Armed Forces, Australian Defense Force, Argentine Army, Luxembourg Army, Israel Police, and Venezuelan Army, among others.

Now that is a track record.