The eyes follow 50 lpi serrations to the handsome, serrated front sight with gold inlay.

And it will see those rounds. The first thing I have to do is send it back to Ted--not because something is wrong but because I find I’ve become something of a show-off. I’ve become enamored with French borders on slide flats, and this Hi Power doesn’t have them. So I’m going ask Ted to mill them in. And while a blue finish is nice, this gun deserves something showy but understated--and maybe more durable.

Why do all this? you might ask. Why find a relatively rare pistol and then spend a bunch of money to make it look nice? For the cost of a .40 Hi Power (probably around $500) and the SRT package ($1,295) and the waiting, you could have bought three polymer pistols and not have had to do anything to them.

True, but when was the last time you were looking forward to showing the guys at your gun club your brand-new polymer pistol?

Accuracy Results: YOST-BONITZ SRT HI POWER
9mm Luger	Bullet Weight (gr.)	Avg. Velocity (fps)	Avg. Group (in.)
Black Hills (blue) FMJ	180	967	2.5
Magtech SCHP	130	1,181	3.0
Corbon JHP	135	1,367	3.0
Corbon JHP	165	1,109	3.0
Hornandy TAP	180	929	2.0
Hornandy TAP	155	1,171	2.0
Velocity recorded 15 feet from the muzzle with a PACT chronograph. Group size is an average of three five-shot groups fired at 25 yards from a sandbag rest. Abbreviations: FMJ, full metal jacket; SCHP. solid copper hollowpoint; JHP, jacketed hollowpoint.