Regent BR9 Hi Power Stainless clone

[AndyH]

These came out recently and Brownells had them for $510 OTD with a $50 coupon and free shipping.
Being some what of a Hi Power freak i could not resist. I picked it op on Monday and had not had any free time to do more that take it out of the box and look it over.

Finally got to spend some time with the BR9 today, Out of the box the trigger pull on mine was in the 8+ lbs range and gritty. I did the standard mag safety removal and that was a huge improvement and took me down to just under 6 lbs and no more grit. I also did a light polish on the sear and hammer surfaces with some 800 grit and installed a Browning ambi safety. The safety dropped in and worked great, This was a pull from a another gun that had about 1000 rounds on it.

I am very pleased with it in its current state, probably need to upgrade the trigger spring one day as it could have a little better trigger reset but for what will be a range gun it is very solid.

Found a set of Larry Davidson Bio Hazard grips in my stash and I think it put the icing on the cake as they say.

Now its time to schedule a range trip.

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[Andy54Hawken]

Nice looking pistol and looking forward to a range report.
Andy

 

[Certaindeaf]

Ooh, neat! Imna link this to the Hi-Power thread just so people know there's these out there.

 

[cade]

Very cool. Let us know how it works out at the range.

 

[GOG]

That's a nice looking unit. If it's a shooter too, you dun good.

 

[Mistman]

Excellent Andy, I've been eyeing those too. Looking forward to hear how you like shooting it!

 

[spookshack]

@AndyH do they more closely resemble the MKII or MKIII?

 

[AndyH]

I would say the MKII

Andy

 

[EPS]

These came out recently and Brownells had them for $510 OTD with a $50 coupon and free shipping.
Being some what of a Hi Power freak i could not resist. I picked it op on Monday and had not had any free time to do more that take it out of the box and look it over.

Finally got to spend some time with the BR9 today, Out of the box the trigger pull on mine was in the 8+ lbs range and gritty. I did the standard mag safety removal and that was a huge improvement and took me down to just under 6 lbs and no more grit. I also did a light polish on the sear and hammer surfaces with some 800 grit and installed a Browning ambi safety. The safety dropped in and worked great, This was a pull from a another gun that had about 1000 rounds on it.

I am very pleased with it in its current state, probably need to upgrade the trigger spring one day as it could have a little better trigger reset but for what will be a range gun it is very solid.

Found a set of Larry Davidson Bio Hazard grips in my stash and I think it put the icing on the cake as they say.

Now its time to schedule a range trip.

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I like those grips

 

[nammac]

Waiting for a range report...

 

[AndyH]

I hear ya, Between work, building an outdoor kitchen for the Wive/Boss and trying to keep up my brewing schedule to keep the beer flowing i got no free time till mid June. I need to reprioritize and make some time.

 

[CountryGent]

Looks quite neat-o. Looking forward to more info.

Parenthetically, I was at a sporting goods store today and they had an original blued Browning Hi-Power in the case. My father had one, along with an Astra in 9㎜, back in the day. I've bought too many revolvers already this year (who am I kidding, there is never too many) and their price was a little high, so I couldn't justify the acquisition. But, man, what a nice piece.

 

[drstrangelove]

The words Regent, Newark, and Turkey bother me. I would get all that crap refinished out (simple in stainless) and have a sterile gun with only the serial number left, so long as its legal to do so.

 

[aasbra]

I picked one of these up as well and have enjoyed it the few times I've had it out to the range. So far, it runs well. As AndyH outlined above, I worked on the trigger a bit, and today, I installed some Craig Spegel grips. Time for another range trip!

 

[Certaindeaf]

I picked one of these up as well and have enjoyed it the few times I've had it out to the range. So far, it runs well. As AndyH outlined above, I worked on the trigger a bit, and today, I installed some Craig Spegel grips. Time for another range trip!


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Nice. I like that safety the best. Less likely to be moved unintentionally, one way or another.

 

[aasbra]

The factory safety on this one is small, and fairly stiff to operate. As a range gun, I don't engage the safety often.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The factory safety on this one is small, and fairly stiff to operate. As a range gun, I don't engage the safety often.

Yea, I hear you. Better than two great big paddles in my opinion.