H for Hi-Power

Hello All,

  Hope your weekend went well. Hi-Power doesn't look like the name of a weapon right? Well, it actually is. Hi-Power, HP, BAP *Browning Automatic Pistol* are the various names given to Browning Hi-Power pistol, the most widely used military pistol of all times. As always, I am participating in the A-Z blogging challenge and posting about weapons. You can find more here

Browning Automatic Pistol

   If you ever need a pistol that is compact, has at-least 10 rounds in its disconnect-able magazine, safe, robust in design, simple to assemble and disassemble and can kill a man at 50 meters, then Hi-Power is for you.

  Dear Weapon geek *aka weapon freaks*, the specifications, as mentioned by Wikipedia which can interest you are as follows:

Browning Hi-Power Pistol

Weight	1.0 kg (2.19 lb)
Length	197 mm (7.8 in)
Barrel length	118 mm (4.7 in)
Cartridge	9x19mm Parabellum 7.65x21mm Parabellum .40 S&W
Action	Short recoil operated
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity	335 m/s (1,100 ft/s) (9mm)
Effective range	50 m
Feed system	Detachable box magazine; capacities: 13 rounds (9mm)[1] 10 rounds (.40 S&W)

Hi-Power

   So, in simple words, the range, the weight and the accuracy of the Hi-Power are its pros. To my knowledge Desert Eagle is the only weapon in this class that beats Hi-Power in popularity among geeks.

    Ever shot one? Ever tested one? Love the looks of the gun? If you were to choose a gun what would its specifications be? What would it be?

with warm regards
Abhishek Boinapalli