Noslack71
10-10-2007, 06:21
Gentlemen:
I have a Browning HP in .40S&W that I purchased around 1997. I have put about 4-5000 rounds through it without any problems. A fellow that I have been shooting with tells me that Browning created the .40 during this time frame (1990-1999) to fill a market void. The pistol was not engineered to be a .40. It is (according to this gentlemen) a 9mm pistol that was hastily put together around a .40 barrel and, the frame was not designed for the added stresses of the .40 cal rounds. He suggested that, I send it to Bar -Sto and, have a 9mm barrel put into to the pstol so, that the caliber round it shoots matches with what the pistol was originally designed to shoot. I have done some rsearch and, the standard 9mm magazine seems to fit though, I obviously did not test the magazine fully. I have used the Google-Fu a bit and, have not found a great deal of information on ths topic. The possibility exists that my search parameters are inadequate for the information I am seeking. I did see an article in a commercial gun magagzine that alluded to the possibility of this being a problem. I am somewhat sceptical of the agenda in regards to the information in those commercial publications. I use the pistol primarily for home defense and, occasionally a carry gun. Currently, I run anywhere to 200-400 rounds per month through the pistol and, those are primarily commercial ball ammunition. Is this gentleman correct about the Brownings .40 HP's manufactured during this time frame (1990-1999)? With the relativly low round count that I put through the pistol, could this level of use lead to stress problems and, or some type of catostrophic failure? Does the fix he suggested sound like a reasonable cost-benefit fix? (It is about $250.00 and a six to eight week wait). This is not the only home defense system I have avaliable. Any experience, suggestions or insights about this issue that any of you miht have have and, would be willing to share would be appreciated. Thank you for your time!
Noslack
I have a Browning HP in .40S&W that I purchased around 1997. I have put about 4-5000 rounds through it without any problems. A fellow that I have been shooting with tells me that Browning created the .40 during this time frame (1990-1999) to fill a market void. The pistol was not engineered to be a .40. It is (according to this gentlemen) a 9mm pistol that was hastily put together around a .40 barrel and, the frame was not designed for the added stresses of the .40 cal rounds. He suggested that, I send it to Bar -Sto and, have a 9mm barrel put into to the pstol so, that the caliber round it shoots matches with what the pistol was originally designed to shoot. I have done some rsearch and, the standard 9mm magazine seems to fit though, I obviously did not test the magazine fully. I have used the Google-Fu a bit and, have not found a great deal of information on ths topic. The possibility exists that my search parameters are inadequate for the information I am seeking. I did see an article in a commercial gun magagzine that alluded to the possibility of this being a problem. I am somewhat sceptical of the agenda in regards to the information in those commercial publications. I use the pistol primarily for home defense and, occasionally a carry gun. Currently, I run anywhere to 200-400 rounds per month through the pistol and, those are primarily commercial ball ammunition. Is this gentleman correct about the Brownings .40 HP's manufactured during this time frame (1990-1999)? With the relativly low round count that I put through the pistol, could this level of use lead to stress problems and, or some type of catostrophic failure? Does the fix he suggested sound like a reasonable cost-benefit fix? (It is about $250.00 and a six to eight week wait). This is not the only home defense system I have avaliable. Any experience, suggestions or insights about this issue that any of you miht have have and, would be willing to share would be appreciated. Thank you for your time!
Noslack