The auto was a Browning BDM, a badly recieved DA auto from the 80’s. The High Power, on the other hand, is a fine weapon.
I love my Canadian Inglis-built No. 2 Mk 1* Hi-Power. It has a very sweet trigger pull and is dead-on at 25 yards.
Yes, the poor ol Browning BDM is now sold as the; wait for it, wait for it, the SIG P220. Browning just marketed it too early- the 1911 was still king of military arms when teh BDM was designed. Now, the SIG family of weapons is one of the best sellers/performers on the market. I traded off my M11 (SIG p226) for a M92 as the SIGs are not too left handed friendly. Not that I like the M92 at all, but no one had 1911s for issue at CENTCOM...
Back to bullet diameters, bo, they are not in exact inches or mm, rather the standards were made , espc. for english/standard calibers, way back in the 18th century. 44 cal has always been .429, 45, .451. 38, .357, 32, .308 40, .395, 54, .530, 50, .490, etc. Alot had to do withteh need for a patch around the ball which filled teh space between bore/grove diamters and teh ball diameter. simple as mud.
Rifle calibers are even more non-standard. a 30 cal has a .300 bore, .308 groove diamter, a 303, a 303 bore, 312 groove, 416 either a 400 bore and 410, 12, or 416 groove, 404 has a 423 groove and a 404 bore, 470 has a ....got it? Exam next wednesday.....
For those who may know, a .223 rem (aka 556 Nato) has a bore diameter of 218 and a groove diamter of???? .223? Nope, .224. See how much sense this makes?
***The High Power, on the other hand, is a fine weapon.***
I have two Belgian made St Louis Brownings made in 1968. Fine weapons! too fine to carry. Unfortunately they fell out of my pockets when I visited the Grand Canyon and went way, way down!
Or was it Black Canyon of the Gunnison or the Rio Grande bridge at Taos.
Can’t remember!