The Browning High Power is the number two pistol I see most often in my gunsmith shop, second only to the 1911. Smith and Wesson revolvers are at the top of the general “most seen” stack, with Ruger single actions running a tight tie. Right now I would like to talk about something new for the most well designed pistol of all time — the Browning High Power.

Quality parts for the Browning HP have always been in short supply and only available from a couple of vendors. Most aftermarket parts have been marginal at best and are in need of considerable improvement, but none have been forthcoming, until now. The great American pistolsmith, Jim Garthwaite, in Watsontown, Penn. has come up with some high quality High Power parts and tools that will make all others obsolete — or surely a distant second.

Jim Garthwaite, one of the finest men I have ever known and a gunsmith second to none, has emerged as a Browning High Power aficionado. He and Sue, Jim’s wife of 30 years, and I get together about once a year, usually at the Shot Show to “shoot the bull” about guns in general and the Browning High Power specifically. Our discussion usually ends up talking about the poor quality of custom after-market parts with which we must deal and how much extra work they create. Jim is one of those guys who takes a look at something and says “I can do it better” and sets himself to doing just that. That was the case two or three years ago in Las Vegas. This year in Orlando Jim showed up with his brand new, shiny High Power hammer, trigger and armorer’s tool kit. They are all superb and what we Browning guys have been wanting/begging for many years!

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