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Quoted: <snip> Mags are cheaper if you have a browning or clone. FN HPs have their own mags and are not compatible.
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A Browning HiPower and a FN HiPower are fully compatible right down to the mags. They are the same gun, with different roll-marks. That's all.
The HiPower has a shorter reach for the trigger than the CZ 75B and the grip length is shorter, too. Both are quality firearms, but I prefer the double-action of the CZ. But I will not be selling any of my three HiPowers soon, either. :)
-- Mike
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I would not go quite that far, but Mike is on the right track.
-both locking systems are the brain-children of the great John Browning.
-both are strong, though in IPSC/USPSA use, the browning (of all countries) has been found to often crack - particularly with the powerful ammo we use. CZ and Tanfoglios hold up fine.
-the BHP has a mag safety that f--ks up the trigger pull.
-most BHPs are SA only and they have really small safeties. Most CZs are traditional SA/DA though they make a Single action for target work and a de-cocker model.
The CZ is really a refinement of the BHP concept.
Overall. I think the CZ is MORE gun for LESS money. For CCW, look at the 9mm P-01 or the .40 cal 85 Compact (possibly re-named the 75 compact) or the RAMI in .40.
CBR/ AKA TY 44934 on czforum.com and on www.czshooters.com