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United States  Old 18th October 2006, 14:35
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FM Hi-Power Detective

What experience has anyone had with an FM (Argentina) Hi-Power Detective Model?

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I have one. It's solidly made, fits tightly, and it's accurate. I don't have a lot of rounds through it, but I have not experienced any malfunctions of any kind with it.
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Hi

The FM High Powers I have seen seem to be pretty good pistols. I don't have one, but they seem to be a good deal.

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I had bought one of the Detective uppers & put it on a FN MKII & has worked out great for me.

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I had bought one of the Detective uppers & put it on a FN MKII & has worked out great for me.

Are all the FM parts interchangable with BHP's?
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Absolutely not.

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Are all the FM parts interchangable with BHP's?


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Absolutely not.

That's curious. I don't have a Belgian Hi-Power on which to try swapping parts, but everything I have read says the FMs are built under license from FN Herstal and that all parts interchange. This would be consistent with the way Argentina seems to operate. When they wanted 1911s, they licensed the design from Colt, bought the machinery from Colt, and the Sistemas are 100% interchangeable with Colt for parts.
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I tried swapping FN & FM MKII ejectors & wouldn't fit. The FN would fit in the FM but the FM wouldn't fit in the FN.

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Detective Slide on Mk.III

New guy here.
Thinking of buying a Detective slide to put on my HP. Looking at the photos of the slide, there does not appear to be recess for the amidexterous safety. What to do - machine the the recess into the slide?

 


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