Other than the Browning Hi-Power being one of the truly great hand guns ever made, it's very much a nostalgia thing for me. The BHP was the first firearm I had to qualify with in my former life while I was still working. Prior to this (early '90s), I had hated anything associated with the 9mm, because...you know, stupid European pussy round, military should never have replaced the 45ACP, etc., etc. Before I deployed for my first overseas PCS in 1994, I was required to qualify with handgun and shotgun. At that time, my organization's standard issue side arm was the BHP. I remember the first day of class, when all the desks had shiny BHPs sitting on them, and I'm grumbling internally about these "pussy 9mms", all prepared to hate these things. Then, when we were instructed to pick them up, the feeling in my hand was immediately a revelation. The BHP felt like it was custom fitted specifically to my hand. It just felt so natural and well balanced. You know how instructors say that the sidearm should feel like an extension of your hand? Well, this weapon really did feel like a part of my hand. I've never had a weapon feel as natural in my hand has this one. It carried over to the shooting range, too. From the first shot I took, through the thousands of rounds we fired during instruction and qualification, it was like I couldn't miss if I tried. I love this weapon, and I've wanted one ever since, but the Fabrique Nationale versions were very difficult to find, and when you did, very expensive. Now that Springfield Armory is making them, I'm sure they will be much more easily obtainable, and high quality, and will let me check one more box off the "must-have" list.