The Browning Hi-Power: Browning's Best Design Kindle Edition

Short and sweet. Good read. Very helpful for fans of the hi power. Factual and easy to read and follow.

Numerous typographical and grammatical errors; worse, it contains a significant number of factual errors.In terms of information, there's nothing (factually correct) here that couldn't be found with a few minutes' searching on Google.All in all, a disappointment.

While not an in depth history, it is a well written quick overview. The best praise is maybe to say I enjoyed reading it.

Typos galore. A fun letter to a friend at best.

VERY INFORMATIVE. WORTH THE READ.

The Browning Hi-PowerFrancis, Mike (2015-07-21).Kindle Edition.In a very short book, entirely too much time is spent on material other than the firearm itself. You can certainly make a case that a brief biography of John Moses Browning, and the discussion of the 1911 both belong in a book which provides a good treatment of the Browning Hi-Power; just not in a book this short. At the same time, there is MUCH about the development of the pistol that is absent.I am not sure what Francis was working with, but his statement:“The manual safety can only be engaged with the hammer down, or in the half cock position. You cannot cock the hammer and then throw on the safety.”is not accurate. These pistols were designed from the beginning to be carried with a round chambered, the hammer cocked, and the manual safety engaged, exactly like the 1911. I just checked with my very own pistol, just to verify.As with his other firearm books, Francis includes live hyperlinks to external resources. Unfortunately, the three videos describing the field-strip procedure are no longer available, nor is the complete detailed take-down video (although others are available).The most helpful subject matter has to do with a disassembly of the gun. In that section key engineering decisions are clarified and identified, along with the limitations Browning labored under having sold the patent for the 1911.Francis is quick to credit the innovations Browning made with this pistol which were eventually adopted by other firearm manufacturers; he specifically cites features in the Glock which can be traced to the Hi-Power.Notably, the high capacity of the pistol was far ahead of it's time. Today it is not unusual to find a 9 mm pistol with a 14 round magazine; they even refer to these as 'Wonder Nines.' Well, the first one was the Hi-Power, and in my opinion, the only advantage to the later pistols is the fact that the first round can be fired without cocking the hammer first (double action mode). But after that first shot, they all shoot just like the Hi-Power or 1911.The book really didn't bring me any new information, but that might not be a fair evaluation, as I have been studying this pistol even before I purchased one. However, I am taking away one star for the egregious error regarding engaging the safety with the hammer cocked, and another for failing to provide more historical background on the development of the pistol.

The book is a good short read. It covers the essentials of the weapon in a clear and concise manner.

Very general information available to anyone who knows how to use Google. Do not waste your time reading this book