It’s only when placed side-by-side with an original Hi-Power that the differences in the High Power become readily apparent, like parking a new Dodge Challenger Hellcat next to a 1971 original.You can click to RTWT.
The High Power is a beefier handgun. It’s slightly…but only slightly…larger in every dimension. The grip feels the same in the hand, but the mag well dimensions have been reshuffled to allow a capacity of 17 rounds with flush fit mags (alas, not interchangeable with the originals; sacrifices had to be made.)
The new pistol is just shy of a half-pound heavier than the original and it feels like most of the weight increase is in the nose of the slide. The new High Power shoots flat. If they make a slightly longer-slide version intended for gaming it would shoot super flat and…wait… (checks IDPA rule book) …huh, whaddaya know, this new pistol squeaks in at one ounce under the allowable weight for Enhanced Service Pistol. A remarkable coincidence, I’m sure.
