My favorite gun to carry is the Browning Hi-Power. It is comfortable to carry in a well built shoulder holster and fits my hand perfectly. In fact I think old John Browning must have had a hand similar to mine.
Nothing wrong with the original Belgian 13 round mags but I prefer the Mec-Gar 15 round ones for carry in the gun and their 24 round ones for spares. I also have a 30 round mag which I sometimes conceal in my clothes as it fits well and looks well and has been totally reliable. My carry load for just about everything would be Reminton Golden Saber HPs. They seem to be reliable, actually very reliable in tests I have read of.
I always carry the Hi-Power loaded with the hammer cocked and the safety on. I also keep a strap between the hammer and firing pin. For some reason, I have always thought the Browning was easy to hit with. Maybe it is just the way it fits my hand but I nail small game with it better than even my .22s.
If I were just starting out I might just change that to a double stack full size 10mm Glock 15 round mags would be OK with oversize ones as spares. The Glock would be carried cocked.
A late, greatly missed bartender I knew carried a Hi-Power even though as a USMC enlistee in VN, he was exposed to a dozen weapon varieties.
I don’t think he ever claimed the ability to hit anything with it.
I’ve made a lot of bad decisions in my life. Selling my Belgian Hi Power is in the top ten.
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I had not had my Hi-Power out of the safe since Sandy Hook, due to the ammo prices, I’ve just been shooting my Buckmark .22.
I took it to the range Sunday and it reminded me why it is my favorite gun. Completely agree with everything you said.
A true masterpiece.