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I held a newer one recently and it seemed a little different.
Just be aware that todays made High Powers are a far cry from the originals. Not that they are worse than the plasicky crap being made today but here is a run down on how they have changed.
1. New High Powers have frames made of casting not forged steel. (After 1994)
2. After 1989 they installed a passive firing pin safety that only left 1/16 or less metal behind the firing pin stop which can lead to slide cracking especially with dry firing.
3. The Barrel extended barrel hood projection that helped stabilize the barrel for accuracy was done away with to save machine time and increase profits.
4. The safety for quite some time has been made of a brittle casting instead of a forging. Its ok unless you bump it too hard.
5. The frame is now wider because it is made of a casting, not a forging and this exacerbates the problem of a fat grip that is often too big for some peoples hands to wrap around and still reach the trigger. The extra wideness for me makes the gun feel not at all like the original High Power did.
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Jeff
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