Browning HiPower slide stop lever

[sendtoscott]

I just bought a Hi Power (I made my first gun trade in and bought my first automatic). I put 100 rounds thru it at the range on the way home (one brass failed to clear the ejection port, but I'm not sure if that's because of the cheap range ammo they made me use).

Anyway, my question was if anyone knows of a replacement for the slide stop switch. I don't mean just a new one like the stock old one - I mean something easier to manipulate, with a bigger "button" part, if that makes any sense. My thumbs still hurt.

Does anyone have any experience with one of these?

shop.cylinder-slide.com/clickcartpro/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?usr=50X5476652&rnd=9895768&rrc=N&cip=65.71.43.220&pg=prod&ref=31&cat=20

Thanks.

[Slick]

I don't have any experience with that extended doo-dad, but I haven't noticed a problem with my Hi Power's slide release. Wish I could help you. Are you sure your thumb doesn't hurt from stuffing magazines?? It'd be the same thumb, after all, unless you're left handed.
Slick

[DoubleAction]

Send To Scott, I do not have a Browning Hi Power but I do have a number of 1911s with the slide stops.To manipulate the slide stop I use the thumb of my non gripped hand from the two hand hold to thumb the stop.Extended stops have a tendancy in failing to lock the slide to the rear as the magazine's follower rises to engage the stop.In my earlier day I used an extended slide stop and found this fault,as did many others.

[sendtoscott]

Thanks. I bought a speed magazine loader, maybe that will save wear and tear on my thumbs. The fnhipower.com gang basically agreed w/ y'all (and said I definitely should work with it as-is for awhile before I start changing it).

[DoubleAction]

Scott,order some dummy rounds to practice the slide release technique using the two hand hold from your non gripped thumb of your left hand.Until you form some hard calises on your thumb you can expect it to be sore from loading magazines.Try not compressing your magazines fully until you get your thumb broken in.I use my other thumb that I hold my magazine with in assisting the compression of the spring.Welcome to our forum.

[send to scott]

Thanks. A range near my house sells dummy ammo (I bought a couple dummy 12 gauge shells so I can practice loading and unloading my shotgun w/o taking my life in my hands :-) ). The gun was made in 1985, so it should be broken in by now (but it does have that extra heavy spring in the slide).