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**joeyCanada** · 08-30-2012, 05:33 PM

The Hi Power clones are somewhat reasonably priced. Get a trigger job and some sights and thats one hell of a pistol.
People have Glockitis in the DR all the plastic crap is ten times what it costs in the US.

Yeah i actually got some hiviz fiber optics sights installed. But get this, The front sight came overmolded so that the gunsmith could file it down to fit the dovetail, And the idiots Made the dovetail the same exact size as the overmolded sight!!!!!

then Superglued it into place

now im stuck with a sight that moves side to side freely with an oversized dovetail, and possibly a damaged slide! Horrible! if i wouldve known this, i wouldve left the tiny sights on! now im going to try some red loctite to see if i can do something about it. the guys in the shop around the monument just laughed, and said there was nothing they could do. To top it off, the rear sight is crooked, and sits farther than the rear of the slide. It often touches with the hammer upon firing. I know in the U.S. theyll fix it. Even spoke to a couple of smith friends of mine, and showed them pictures no problem. But in DR the smiths just tell me that theres nothing they could do. Incredible! If i could find someone that ACTUALLY does the repair of the slide, and the proper refitting it would be great! Other than that, i say its a great gun! Fits the hands perfectly, fits in almost any 1911 holster, and is easy to find parts for. Either in the U.S. or on DR. Highly recommend it.

08-30-2012, 05:33 PM	#17
joeyCanada Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	The Hi Power clones are somewhat reasonably priced. Get a trigger job and some sights and thats one hell of a pistol. People have Glockitis in the DR all the plastic crap is ten times what it costs in the US. Yeah i actually got some hiviz fiber optics sights installed. But get this, The front sight came overmolded so that the gunsmith could file it down to fit the dovetail, And the idiots Made the dovetail the same exact size as the overmolded sight!!!!! then Superglued it into place now im stuck with a sight that moves side to side freely with an oversized dovetail, and possibly a damaged slide! Horrible! if i wouldve known this, i wouldve left the tiny sights on! now im going to try some red loctite to see if i can do something about it. the guys in the shop around the monument just laughed, and said there was nothing they could do. To top it off, the rear sight is crooked, and sits farther than the rear of the slide. It often touches with the hammer upon firing. I know in the U.S. theyll fix it. Even spoke to a couple of smith friends of mine, and showed them pictures no problem. But in DR the smiths just tell me that theres nothing they could do. Incredible! If i could find someone that ACTUALLY does the repair of the slide, and the proper refitting it would be great! Other than that, i say its a great gun! Fits the hands perfectly, fits in almost any 1911 holster, and is easy to find parts for. Either in the U.S. or on DR. Highly recommend it.
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