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Posted: 5/10/2013 10:43:03 AM EDT

I'm looking at older weapons like Browning High Power and S&W 5906. Can they handle +p ammo? How about newer firearms? Thanks.

Posted: 5/10/2013 10:48:32 AM EDT

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In the owners manuals for my last three handguns they say it's fine for home defense but don't use it on the range for practice as to the + status will wear out your firearm faster.

ETA: as for the older ones at ones own risk is what I would say.

Posted: 5/10/2013 7:24:55 PM EDT

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I'm looking at older weapons like Browning High Power and S&W 5906. Can they handle +p ammo? How about newer firearms? Thanks.

If you get a MK3 Hi Power it will handle +p easily. If you get a MK2 or MK1 it will not handle them well, plus the feed ramp on a MK1 or MK2 might not feed hollow points reliably. Get a MK3 Hi Power and you will be GTG, granted they are not as pretty as MK1 and MK2

Posted: 5/11/2013 4:45:12 AM EDT

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I'm looking at older weapons like Browning High Power and S&W 5906. Can they handle +p ammo? How about newer firearms? Thanks.

If you get a MK3 Hi Power it will handle +p easily. If you get a MK2 or MK1 it will not handle them well, plus the feed ramp on a MK1 or MK2 might not feed hollow points reliably. Get a MK3 Hi Power and you will be GTG, granted they are not as pretty as MK1 and MK2

A MKII will feed any hollow points just fine, but the MKI will not. You are correct about the older Hi-Powers not liking +P. The newer models are a bit more robust.

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