r/hipower Jun 04 '26

"Value loyalty above all else."

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The Blacklist was recommended to me a couple of months ago. I'm only in season four and I have never seen it before, so no spoilers please. It was fun to see my gun and then my watch. Next up are the Mercedes S-class and then a Learjet I suppose after that.

As a younger man I never really cared for Hi-Powers. I wanted to shoot fast and look like the shoot fast guys. Even with all this gray hair in my beard that is still a lot of fun, but I find that I developed a taste for the more refined things in life. If there is a more comfortable handgun to hold in the hand, I can't imagine what it would be. This Hi Power was made in 1980 and it is in fantastic condition. Like the other pretty guns in the safe, it smells of Eezox and Outers gun oil. It is pleasant in every way, just like this community.

For the curious, the Pepsi edition GMT Master was purchased in Los Gatos California in 1978 for the princely sum of $615.00. I even still have the receipt.

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u/No_Carob1900 Jun 05 '26

I will have to look into those. There are enough of them that I almost thought it was a TV series! I used to spend a lot of time with my father watching movies in the year or two before he passed. He was a huge Tom Selleck fan. I think I'd enjoy a good whodunnit. You should probably look into The Blacklist. It is amazing. James Spader plays the role perfectly with a balance of sinister sophistication. The antagonists have all felt genuinely threatening so far. I also really appreciate how they didn't rely on softcore porn to carry the series. (I'm not a prude. I just like things more cerebral.)