FN High Power 9mm
Model: 66-100256
FN High Power 9mm
Model: 66-100256
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The FN High Power is a full-size single-action steel 9mm built for range work and home defense. It has an MSRP of $1,199, and FN rebuilt its own 1935 Browning design around a 17-round magazine, which it calls an industry first for the pattern.
The magazine disconnect is gone, so magazines drop free and the trigger does not drag against one. The thumb safety is ambidextrous, the beavertail is extended and the hammer sits higher, which keeps the web of the hand clear under recoil. The sights are driftable steel and there is no optic cut. Two 17-round magazines and two sets of polymer grips come in the box. At 40.0 oz on a 4.7-inch cold hammer-forged barrel, the single-action trigger breaks at about 5.0 lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, a Springfield Armory SA-35 is the other modern High Power, 8.5 oz lighter at 31.5 oz with 15 rounds and the same barrel length, at an MSRP of $799. A CZ 75 B is another steel-framed hammer gun, 35.2 oz with 16 rounds and a double-action first shot, for an MSRP of $899.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Both magazines in the box are full-capacity, so there is a spare from the first range trip.
- Takedown uses a captive lever, so the part that the original design let you remove cannot be left on a bench.
- FN lists a ten-round magazine, so the pistol is available in states where the standard one is not.
- At 40.0 oz it is heavy on a belt.
- A dot means paying a machine shop to cut the slide.
- The grips in the box are polymer, and the walnut and G10 panels that suit the pistol are a separate purchase.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which magazines fit it?
FN's 17-round High Power magazines, with a ten-round version listed for restricted states. Magazines from the older Browning-made pistols are a different part.
What finishes and grips does FN offer?
Three frame colors, and seven accessory grips across the line including walnut and several G10 patterns.
How are the sights adjusted?
They are driftable steel, so windage comes from tapping the rear sight across its dovetail and not from turning a screw. There is no elevation adjustment.
Where is it made?
The United States.
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