Almost 10 years ago, I briefly owned a MK III Browning Hi Power while trying to figure out which platform to settle on. I fell in love with the graceful lines and how it fit my hands, but sold it to buy an M&P 1.0 or G19.3. Yeah, I was a dumbass. As I matured as a firearm owner and the HPs were no longer made, I came to deeply regret that sale. Over the years I've seen the clones, the SA-35, and the beat up surplus pistols, but something kept telling me not to bite just yet.
Fast forward to this past weekend, and I see a local ad for two nearly pristine MK IIIs listed at at an unbelievable price with a discount if both are purchased together. I couldn't believe they weren't gone yet, and after a super smooth transaction, I'm the proud owner of two like new Hi Powers. One was made in '02 and the other in '09.
The owner had the spur hammers replaced with hard chrome ring hammers and had a trigger job done including removal of the mag safety. The triggers feel about 4.5 lbs, but have no tactile reset at all, and the return feels way too light for a combat pistol. One of them has the ugly dovetail adjustable sights. rubber Hogue grips, and an ambi mag release. The thumb safeties are positive on both. I initially planned to add Navidrex or VZ grips, fit a C&S extended safety, swap out the main spring and trigger springs, and set them both up with the OEM fixed Browning rear (blacked out) with a Dawson fiber optic. After going through both posts by @
Tokarev, I'm now seriously considering a trip to Karl Sokol for both. I really want stippled front and back straps, and Novak or Heinie ledge sights would look better. Do his prices include parts, or are they just labor?