Canada to replace WWII era pistols

JF89 · January 30, 2020, 3:59pm

Wonder what thier general opinion of the Hi Power is? is it as hated as the 92 or as loved as the 1911?

JF89 · January 30, 2020, 4:01pm

Neat pic from that article

Equin · January 30, 2020, 4:19pm

I was expecting to read what the replacement was, but according to the article they haven’t decided yet. And at first I thought their old BHPs might be available as milsurp imports for civilians like us until I read they only had less than 14,000 left.

Robert · January 30, 2020, 4:20pm

seriously?

JF89 · January 30, 2020, 4:23pm

We don’t know anything aboot Canada, eh.

Equin · January 30, 2020, 4:30pm

Reading it again reveals it’s a 3 year old article from 2017. Not sure if a decision has been made since that article was published.

0null00 · January 30, 2020, 4:53pm

So when do the cheap guns drop?

JF89 · January 30, 2020, 4:58pm

Might be awhile
“Sources from the Canadian Ministry of Defense say the replacement of the existing pistols should start in 2026”

0null00 · January 30, 2020, 5:02pm

Yeah hopefully by then I’ll be looking for not cheap guns lol

Robert · January 30, 2020, 5:02pm

thats bureaucracy at its finest, replace something thats not needing replacement with an unknown replacement and take a decade to do it

Equin · January 30, 2020, 5:17pm

So true!

ArmedEyeDoc · January 30, 2020, 6:48pm

Right after the cheap 1911s from the CMP.

srdiver · January 31, 2020, 3:40am

carried one for fourteen years
the 14,000 is war stock (other words brand new / unissued)
but some of the pistols are showing their age - the one I carried in the eighties was 25 years old already. There were even some WW2 Chinese Contract that had been refurbished for issue (so made around 1943ish).

JF89 · January 31, 2020, 12:15pm

Did you guys like the Hi Power? Was it generally liked by soldiers?

Stumpkiller · February 1, 2020, 1:39am

I owned one (FN) and - foolishly - sold it off long ago. It was a sweet shooter. Had outstanding adjustable sights (same rear as on the BLR at that time).

srdiver · February 1, 2020, 2:50am

having used both a government 1911 and the Inglis No1Mk2, much preferred the 9mm (plus the 13 rounds compared to 7 didn’t hurt).
They were quite accurate as long as you know the hold over for that specific pistol (you would go and shoot a mag at paper to see where it hit and adjusted your aim accordingly).
Not like I own two or three…

system · November 5, 2023, 9:07pm