How a Browning Hi-Power works

[@natjonestower3035]

So basically John Browning almost perfected this setup before he died, the company finished it and everyone else copied it. The End. Genius man he was.

[@joeyoung1973]

In some ways this is still better look how flat the that thing stays

[@Reupload-Kanal-Von-Lukas-Heil]

Amen

[@TheRealSwampOperator2]

It really puts into perspective how genius he was when you consider the time he created this. A century ago. Thanks john.. my home and life have much more security thanks to you.

[@AirborneMOC031]

So basically, what happened is that Browning had very, very little to do with either the initial design or all the development that led to the final design that is the High Power... the real history of the High Power that we in America don't like. The reality is that Browning initially refused to have anything to do with the project because he believed that high capacity magazines would make pistols that had them unreliable. As a result FN had their in-house resident firearms genius Sauve invent the first prototype, which he did by modifying FN's current blowback Model 1903 and fitting the double stack magazine he invented to that prototype. The French rejected that first prototype by Sauve, now saying the pistol could not be a blowback design. FN approached Browning over in America again and shipped him Sauve's prototype. Browning sent them back two new designs, both of which were striker fired and not hammer fired, with one still being a blowback design. The French rejected Browning's two designs as they had Sauve's original design. Browning shrugged his shoulders, sold his the two patents on his designs to Winchester (who never manufactured either pistol) and went back to working on his Superposed shotgun design until he died a year later. France lost interest and came up with their own design about this time. Sauve continued to work on the design for many more years and multiple further prototypes until the 1928(?) variant caught the attention of the Belgian military. Sauve made further changes to meet the specifications required for the Belgian contract, and the Browning High Power as we know it was borne. Sauve was also a firearms genius, just as JMB was. As far as the design of the High Power, Browning had very, very little involvement in either the initial prototype or the long development of the pistol after his one time involvement was rejected by the French. For those who have a hard time believing this, an online search will find you Browning's patents of the two pistols he designed for the French contract. Aside from the fact that you quickly see that neither has a hammer, when you look at the internals you will see a lot of differences in the mechanism that don't relate to the mechanism of the High Power.

[@HypocriticYT]

They still work today. Canadian Inglis HP made in 1944-45 are still in service, a testament to the design and quality of manufacture.

[@AJCzarkowski]

To be fair though, I've heard they are experiencing major problems with them (I bet they haven't had the springs, extractors and/or ejectors replaced since WWII either).

[@HypocriticYT]

@@AJCzarkowski it seems you don't know how maintenance schedules work, should not have major problems when serviced correctly. Only highly used pistols experience minor problems. Easy to bad mouth an old design when you want to purchase new pistols under contract. I've pulled out new old sock out of original wrap and grease and they function flawlessly. There were plenty of parts for the Inglis and if any got used up it's no more difficult to make them than it is for a modern pistol.

[@johnferguson7235]

Nice graphics. The combination of the X-ray view and the cut-away view is interesting and well done. Thanks for posting. The sound effects are also well done.

[@DryPsylocibin]

It's from a game called World of Guns. There's paid content but the base game is free to play. Available for Android and Steam. Very interesting and fun, give it a go!

[@kwmoore3464]

What a great job of animation. Really enjoyed the video.

[@RedMcCloud]

That trigger is remarkably simple.

[@mashedpotatoes2593]

I just got mine today at a gun show, I absolutely love that the trigger bar is integrated into the slide. It simplifies the mechanism by a lot.

[@alanwitton5039]

Beautiful weapon

[@keeto56]

That was very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

This is a nice version of the P35 Browning but, it's the later version not the original version. I was wondering if you have an original version with the old extractor.

[@LieutenantTheJackal]

I love this gun 💕

[@brianonthego]

Thank you. I was wondering how things worked inside the BHP.

[@kayskorr1749]

Wonderful post. Thank you.

[@maureencora1]

13 Rounds of Ammo, I Like It. Nice Animation.

[@slthbob]

nice animation.... however how the safety functions is not displayed well.... specifically how it interfaces with the other components and prevents a discharge... my whole reason for seeking and animation of a high powers operation :(

[@jcwonder]

Gracias, muy buen trabajo.

[@wacky6136]

Great animation. . . . .Superb. . . .

[@jasonfarrar1513]

Great stuff. Would love to see slower

[@bsdnfraje]

Use settings

[@Based-wn9jg]

The _left_ arm of the free world

[@connerymilne6466]

Need an update for the new hi power

[@willieterblanche9417]

Where can I get drawings for the 9mm 1911 hi power barrel

[@halifax4345]

You really need to upload some slowed down footage, so we can see the cycle of operations more clearly.

[@kenanelicanov2327]

Əladı

[@johnferguson7235]

You can adjust the speed of the video using the Settings menu on the screen. Select Speed and replay the video at speed 0.25 or 0.50.

[@nadeemahmednadeemahmed9759]

NICE VIDOS

[@torresfrederick9987]

Hal Ifax

[@pologamero2648]

And still I can't see if the cannon is at level or angled when the bullet exits.

[@a.t6066]

What cannon?

[@schl0tte]

barrel

[@a.t6066]

The barrel is level when the bullet exits. The bullet Is moving far faster than any mechanical bits.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

What software was used to produce this awesome video?

[@skmcryder8334]

It's an app called World of Guns

[@ahall1459]

Slow down the graphics so the actions of the internals can be seen clearly would make this 1000% better....some scenes are too quick to follow

[@ronnyfranciscohernandezrod7205]

Learn me to madificate the hi power in full automatic pistol thanx!

[@Pwj579]

Thanks for highlighting the dreaded magazine safety.

[@hebrewhammer5989]

The magazine disconect serves multiple purposes,if it was dreaded browning would have never incorporated it into the design

[@AirborneMOC031]

Ever wonder why it's only our kitchen table gunsmiths and gunfighters here in America who talk and post about "the dreaded magazine safety"? The British SAS did not remove it on either their original Inglis High Powers or their later MkIII HPs with the modified thumb safety and sights. Nor did the SAS anti-terrorist units of New Zealand, Australia, Canada, etc. The Royal Marines didn't remove it, nor did the Special Boat Service. Nor African anti-terrorist units of Rhodesia and South Africa in their bush wars with communist terrorists and Cuban troops in the 1970's and early 1980's. No regular NATO military that issued the High Power that they carried prior to NATO in WWII or Korea or after that through Afghanistan and Iraq removed the "dreaded magazine safety". No police force that issued the High Power removed "the dreaded magazine safety". Not only specialist forces like the SAS and Special Boat Service can tell FN what they do and don't want on the handguns they purchase or build themselves under license; the same goes for the armies of the world that order them in the tens of thousands. If they agreed with the kitchen table experts, they would have told FN to leave "the dreaded magazine safety" out of the pistols they purchased. Which leaves a fair question: what do our resident kitchen table gunsmiths and gunfighters here in America know about "the dreaded magazine safety" that these warfighters like the SAS are too dumb to figure out like those kitchen table battalions can?

[@AirborneMOC031]

@@hebrewhammer5989 True - other than the fact that JMB had little to do with either the initial prototype design or what ultimately became the HP. JMB's two designs came after Sauve's initial design was rejected by the French. Both his designs were striker fired as Sauve's original prototype was, and one was blowback which was why the French had rejected Sauve's initial prototype, specifying it had to be locking breech. When the French rejected Brownings two designs, he sold the patents to his two prototypes to Winchester and went back to working on his Superposed shotgun design before dying a couple of years later. There is little to nothing in the modifications that led to the final prototype version that can be traced to the two designs that Browning submitted. You can find the mechanical drawings in his patents of the two pistols by doing a little internet search of American copyrights. That doesn't throw shade on Browning, it's just that Browning had very little involvement in the design and development. FN later attached Browning's name to it for marketing purposes - just as they did with the "Baby Browning" which Browning also had little to nothing to do with inventing and designing. FN isn't dumb: they've always known you can sell lots of shotguns, rifles, and handguns to Americans by attaching JMBs name to them. And as far as I can think about it, none of the ones they attached Brownings name to were a dude.

[@darkmendes5864]

Wow! Hi-Power :O

[@avinashpatel4486]

very nice

[@jakefromstatefarm9721]

I’d say this was a fail after the 1911. The sear lever is in the slide and that gets pushed up by the trigger. So if your slide is out of tolerance to the frame for whatever reason, when you pull the trigger the slide will move slightly. Well the sights are mounted in the slide so if you’re all ready to shoot, you squeeze the trigger to the wall and then it will move just a little more and that last bit of movement causes the slide to move and that causes a misalignment of the sights and in turn causes you to miss your target. He perfected the trigger in the 1911 and all he needed to do was to increase the capacity in the 1911 not invent a completely mew mechanism.

[@SheilaPeterson-e2i]

John Browning had sold the Patent Rights of his 1911 pistol to Colt Firearms , and Colt would NOT allow John Browning to utilize the 1911 trigger design in the Browning Hi-Power pistol . So , he had to design a different trigger and sear system for use in the Hi-Power , a design with many more moving parts , that can NOT be made as smooth , simple , and light-weight trigger-pull as on the 1911 pistols .

[@jakefromstatefarm9721]

@ that makes sense. I couldn’t figure out how you go from a perfect trigger to an ok trigger at best.

[@thecornastore]

I have a clone of this...its the FEG..its a old gun...its loud and it shoots..

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Needs a slow mo

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The work is not shown very detailed. Many spinning and rolling

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[@five5105]

The 1911's hotter sister

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Why it's blowblack

[@a.t6066]

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[@hereb4theend]

This is recoil. Not blowback.

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