Customer Reviews

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Review by Mel on 3/13/13

Quality

I have always been a fan of the hi power but the price was the biggest deterent to keep me from purchasing one. I saw other good reviews on this clone and I figured for the price I would gamble on buying it. I have put about 150 rounds through this pistol and love the way it feels. The trigger really smoothed out after the first box of shells went thru it. I feel this is a great purchase and I'm surprised nobody knows about the Arcus pistols.

Great gun disappointing finish
Review by Michael on 2/18/13

Quality

Received the Arcus, cleaned it and went straight to the range. First the finish, it is not 'blued' as advertised, it is a 'dead matt black' finish that scrapes off with a finger nail on the edges, a paint rather than blueing. It is difficult to clean because it is rough to the touch and holds fibres from the cleaning cloth. If the finish had been different I would have marked it much higher, but it WAS cheap after all. I find the trigger extremely light and maybe a little inconsistent, not bad, maybe just different to my other pistols. I took it to the range and checked it out against an old worn Ruger 89, at 25yds supported the Ruger groups 3ins, the Arcus 6ins, not too bad. No loading or feed issues with either factory or reloaded ammo. I would have rated this at 4 or even 5 for the price if the finish had been better. Classic were great as always, many thanks.

Worth twice the price
Review by pmharder on 2/17/13

Quality

This pistol (Arcus 98DA) was worth the wait! The first impression is that this is a solidly built, sturdy firearm that will last my lifetime plus! The balance and weight are perfect. It points itself, but those three dot sights reassure you that you are on target, easily and quickly. I am highly impressed, especially at the price! Classic Firearms made the purchase a pleasure, and I'll keep checking back for more special finds like this one!

Bought arcus 98 DA from Classic firearms.
Review by reloader 101 on 12/9/12

Quality

Classic firearms sold me a Arcus 98 DA.
They ship fast and the Arcus 98 DA is a well made pistol. I gave the pistol a 4 stars . I would have gave it 5 stars . But got some lite primer hits . Ive cleaned it and getting better primer hits . All the ammo I shot did go off lite hits or not . For $ 300.00 You can't go wrong.
Reloader 101.

good gun
Review by cary on 11/6/12

Quality

hi i ordered the arcus 98 from calassicfirearms 2 weeks ago through my gun dealer at joplin pawn and purchase i got it today i have had a few brownings in the past and a few clones this high power is one of the best upgraded high powers i have seen the action is smooth yet stiff it needs to be broke in they are machined tight the internals have sharp edges watch your fingers cleaning of the cosmoline , i put a clip through and it functioned well,the only problem i had with the weapon is a small cosmetic issue with the rubber hoage style grip mine had a split in it ,iam sure classic will handle it, iam going to take some pics and send it to them its just a tiny issue that did not affect its preformance it shoots great like a true high power, i will probably go ahead and slap on some real hoage grips for this fine gun i love the beaver tail and the double action they have modernized the high power,buy one if you can they are great and the price is great too,

Excellent pistol!
Review by Issa Akhbar! on 10/25/12

Quality

What he said. I have both the 98DA and the 98DAC, love both of them for all the reasons stated above. Buy one, you'll see!

Great Pistol - Great Price!
Review by woodeye on 9/29/12

Quality

This pistol shoots extremely well - accurate and easy to get back on target. The Arcus fixes all of the shortcomings of the Browning Hi-Power on which it is based. The beaver tail has been lengthened which eliminates the hammer bite, the magazine is 15 rounds rather than 13, the finger grip has been added which makes the grip more comfortable and secure, it is DA/SA rather than SA only, and most important, the magazine safety has been removed which makes the trigger so much smoother. The magazine safety on the Hi-Power rides and slides on the front of the magazine which makes the trigger very gritty and difficult to make break cleanly. It is much easier to shoot tight groups with the Arcus and the sights were dead on at 15 yards. Overall the Arcus is well thought out and made. I give it an A+ for quality, accuracy and price.