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ID this pistol
« on: August 25, 2025, 09:40:54 PM »
I saw this beautiful pistol in a video on youtube, but the host never said what it was since it's not the subject of the video.

So what is it? I'm pretty certain it's not a Beretta.



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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2025, 09:57:28 PM »
So..er..you have a firearm where the identifying information on the left side of the receiver has been filed off...?

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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2025, 06:36:13 AM »
So..er..you have a firearm where the identifying information on the left side of the receiver has been filed off...?

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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2025, 08:27:39 AM »
There's a Browning emblem on the hand grip. And from the mag size I'd say it's smaller than a .45 cal. My best guess would be a Browning 9mm High Power. Need more pics to see if it's Belgium made or not.  :salute
« Last Edit: August 26, 2025, 08:36:58 AM by uptown »
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2025, 09:05:55 AM »
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2025, 09:13:31 AM »
There's a Browning emblem on the hand grip. And from the mag size I'd say it's smaller than a .45 cal. My best guess would be a Browning 9mm High Power. Need more pics to see if it's Belgium made or not.  :salute
It's not a Hi-Power, but it does look like a John Browning design.

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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2025, 09:15:46 AM »
I was going to say .380 too
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2025, 09:17:03 AM »
Based on the size relative to the hand holding it I'm guessing a Browning .380

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/fn-browning-bda-380-pistol-380-acp-435-c-5854a00b1c?srsltid=AfmBOorLDXnaqKoNvnGAPYwFVcDdVyjmp9dRIwnlH6w1auRiUo24-zby
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2025, 03:34:00 PM »
I need to get me a small .380. The Bodyguard I had didn't fire reliably. Common problem with the S&W .380 I've read. I put in a trigger mod that was supposed to correct that. It didn't.
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2025, 03:37:23 PM »
I love my Glock 42 but it isn't very small compared to the Bodyguard.
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2025, 09:51:03 PM »
I need to get me a small .380. The Bodyguard I had didn't fire reliably. Common problem with the S&W .380 I've read. I put in a trigger mod that was supposed to correct that. It didn't.

Got a close friend who has two of the small P365 pistols, one in 380, one in 9MM. The 9MM shoots better, in every respect. Less flash, less blast, less perceived recoil, more accurate.
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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2025, 03:12:24 PM »
I would be very cautious of new Sig Sauers. I love the P2xx series, I have a p220st .45 a p229 .40 and a p239 .40 .... About 5 to 10 years ago Sig started making the p2xx series with plastic/polymer recoil spring guide rods. Then they started trying to make Glock (Striker Fire) clones that go off on their own.

We had a school resource officer's Sig p320 go off in her holster and it was caught on video.

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Re: ID this pistol
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2025, 06:11:58 PM »
The P320 and the P365 do not share a fire control or a safety system, two entirely separate designs.

That said, I've owned a P320 for four years, without any uncommanded discharge incidents. I don't doubt something is going on. It appears to me to be a combination of tolerance stack, holster design, and operator habits. I was actually surprised that I like my P320, I have a distinct dislike of striker fired pistols. But the P320 and P365 seem to work for me. Do I think SIG Sauer should do something regarding what's going on with the P320? Yeah, I think they do.

The SIG Sauer pistols are not "Glock clones". I actually despise everything about the Glock, there's nothing about it I like. Especially not requiring the trigger to be pulled in order to tear it down. And the term "Glock leg" wasn't invented out of thin air or whole cloth. There were multiple agencies that experienced a 1,000% increase in "negligent discharges" when they adopted the Glocks. There's a guy here who is without a right leg because his Glock discharged when he was reholstering it. It was on video, as it was at a local jail, where he had to remove his duty weapon to enter the facility. He didn't have his finger on the trigger when he put it in his holster.

Again, SIG Sauer isn't without guilt or fault concerning the P320 uncommanded discharge issue. However, I don't  think they are the only problem, and I think there are a lot of people with an agenda who are magnifying the issue.
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